bliss songs, and beholding hidden wondrous visions.
The spiritual master is, of course, predicting that he will enjoy God's "symphony" and His "wondrous vision" after the yogi has passed beyond the physical realm into the spiritual realm or entered
, the passing of a God-realized soul, but reading his poems, these songs of his soul, we can glimpse those "wondrous visions" and hear, even if vaguely because of our untrained ears, that "symphony."
includes over one hundred poems. The publisher's note offers samples of Yogananda's handwriting. Also included in the preface material are the "Aims and Ideals of Self-Realization Fellowship" as set forth by the yogi himself. The book contains nine photographs associated with the yogi's life, including a photo of Luther Burbank and Yogananda taken at Santa Rosa, California, in 1924. The last photo taken March 7, 1952 and titled "The Last Smile" was snapped only an hour before the yogi entered
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