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Yogananda's 'Tis All Unknown
The speaker in Yogananda's "'Tis All Unknown" likens the dawning of day to the unfolding of rosebud petals, hinting at the beauty of the opening of human consciousness.
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Yogananda's Consecration
Paramahansa Yogananda, the great Guru/Poet, dedicates his book, SONGS OF THE SOUL, to his earthly father and consecrates it by offering it to the Divine.
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Yogananda's Freedom
The speaker in Yogananda's poem, "Freedom," declares his spiritual freedom, insisting that his soul is free regardless of the status or condition of his physical body.
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Yogananda's Luther Burbank
A esteemed Eastern yogi and an accomplished Western scientist find they have much in common in their pursuit of truth.
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Yogananda's My Native Land
While demonstrating the nature of a true patriot, the speaker in Yogananda's "My Native Land" offers a loving tribute to India, the country of his birth.
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Yogananda's The Cup of Eternity
The omniscient speaker metaphorically compares a thirsty traveler to a spiritual seeker on the path to God-realization.
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Yogananda's Thy Call
In this poem, the speaker dramatizes the spiritual oasis that he can summon even in the midst of the day's hustle and bustle by merely focusing on the call of the Divine.
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Yogananda's Thy Divine Gypsy
The speaker in "Thy Divine Gypsy" insists that he will follow an uncharted path to the Divine, enjoying all of the creation, which reminds him of his Beloved Creator.
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Yogananda's Undying Beauty
The speaker dramatizes the life and death of a rose, averring that the rose's soul of beauty outlives its physical vehicle, as does that of the human being.
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A Soul Talks to God
When a great spiritual leader is also a great poet, the reader receives a double blessing from a good reading of his poetry. This essay reviews Paramahansa Yogananda's <i>Songs of the Soul</i>.
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God Speaks in a Poem
The great yogi/poet, founder of Self-Realization Fellowship, dramatizes the spiritual journey in his poems. They uplift the mind and direct it toward God.
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Living for Spirit
Paramahansa Yogananda's poem portrays the attitude of the spiritual aspirant who understands the spiritual goal of realizing the divine nature within.
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Maya's Delusion
Even though the power of mayic shadows is very strong, the power to transcend them is even stronger when we understand their value in educating and entertaining us.
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The Tattered Dress
Paramahansa Yogananda's two poems, "The Tattered Dress" and "Tattered Garment," portray the act of dying as shedding old clothing.
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Yogananda's 'The Harvest'
In Paramahansa Yogananda's poem, "The Harvest," the speaker metaphorically compares the beauty of the autumn sky with the inner beauty of the spiritual sky.
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Yogananda's Blood of the Rose
The speaker in the great guru's "The Blood of the Rose" dramatizes his connection to the soul of the rose, won through his remorse after picking the flower.
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Yogananda's Breathe in Me
In Paramahansa Yogananda's "Breathe in Me," the speaker addresses the Divine, seeking the ability to increase his love for his Creator.
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Yogananda's Dream Hermitage
Paramahansa Yogananda describes his experience upon receiving a gift of the grounds of his Encinitas Hermitage and Meditation Gardens from his beloved disciple, Mr. Lynn.
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Yogananda's I Am He
From this poem the great yogi, Paramahansa Yogananda, also created a chant, "No Birth, No Death," which is used in the meditation services of Self-Realization Fellowship.
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Yogananda's I Am Lonely No More
The speaker in Paramahansa Yogananda's "I Am Lonely No More" celebrates his freedom from the human malady of loneliness.
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Yogananda's In Stillness Dark
The speaker in Paramahansa Yogananda's "In Stillness Dark" dramatizes the results of calming the body and mind and thus allowing the spiritual eye to come into view.
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Yogananda's My Cosmic Mother's Face
At age eleven, Paramahansa Yogananda grieved the loss of his mother, but his spiritual nature impelled his search for and ultimate success in realizing his Divine Mother.
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Yogananda's One That's Everywhere
Paramahansa Yogananda, in his poem "One That's Everywhere," reveals that Divine Omnipresence strives to reveal Itself through all creatures, even the inanimate.
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Yogananda's Silence
Paramahansa Yogananda's poem, "Silence," dramatizes the importance and power of silence in allowing the meditating devotee to connect with his/her inner Divine Glory.
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Yogananda's Some Treasure of my Own
The speaker in Yogananda's "Some Treasure of My Own" elucidates his understanding regarding the importance of loving the Giver more than the gifts.
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Yogananda's The Garden of the New Year
In Paramahansa Yogananda's "The Garden of the New Year," the speaker celebrates the prospect of looking forward with enthusiastic preparation to live "life ideally!"
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Yogananda's The Great Lightland
The speaker in Yogananda's "The Great Lightland" is an advanced yogi who gives listeners a glimpse of what he sees and then demonstrates gratitude for his attainment.
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Yogananda's The Human Mind
Paramahansa Yogananda's "The Human Mind" from Songs of the Soul dramatizes the mental struggle that engages every spiritual aspirant who seeks soul-realization.
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Yogananda's The Noble New
The theme of "The Noble New" is individualism; the speaker is urging the devotee not to be dragged down by a herd-mentality when journeying toward self-realization.
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Yogananda's The Royal Way
Many of Yoganandaji's poems offer introductory glimpses into the science of yoga, on which his teachings are based; "The Royal Way" dramatizes one such glimpse.
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Yogananda's The Toiler's Lay
The speaker in "The Toiler's Lay"expresses a sentiment that is universally common to humanity laboring in this material world to keep body and soul together.
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Yogananda's Thou in Me
Paramahansa Yogananda's "Thou in Me" celebrates the union of the individual soul with Divinity or the Over-Soul, as Ralph Waldo Emerson called it.
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Yogananda's Vanishing Bubbles
Worldly things are like bubbles in the sea; they mysteriously appear, prance around for a brief moment, and then are gone. This speaker dramatizes their brief sojourn.
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Yogananda's Wake, Wake, My Sleeping Hunger
Yogananda's "Wake, Wake, My sleeping Hunger, Wake!" from Songs of the Soul dramatizes the theme of humanity's intense craving for that mysterious "something more."
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Yogananda's When I Am Only a Dream
Paramahansa Yogananda's "When I Am Only a Dream" offers all devoted disciples the reassurance and comfort that the guru is always guiding and guarding them.
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Yogananda's When I Cast All Dreams Away
Guruji often likens the unreal nature of the material world to "dreams"; the speaker in "When I Cast All Dreams Away" dramatizes his awakening to true Bliss.
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Yogananda's Divine Love Sorrows
The epigraphic inscription accompanying "Divine Love Sorrows" says, "The music of Fritz Kreisler's 'Liebesleid' inspired Paramahansaji to write these words for it."
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Yogananda's God! God! God!
Paramahansa Yogananda's poem, "God! God! God!," dramatizes the speaker's one-pointed concentration on the Divine from waking, through daily activities, to sleeping.
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January Poet – Paramahansa Yogananda
Paramahansa Yogananda's "The Screen of Life" dramatizes the manic dance of life with all its many activities and myriad natural objects that continually come and go.
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A Liquor Never Brewed: Spiritual Intoxication
Indian-American poet offers valuable interpretation of often misunderstood poem.
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We Are One
Walt Whitman and the Soul Children of Chicago are helping to establish a heritage of musicianship for gospel artists in the Windy City. They sing a variety of high-powered, energetic gospel music in there latest album "We Are One".

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"My greatest desire has always been to use my songs as well as my life to glorify God."

Divine Oneness
The great guru's poem portrays the concept that each individual is a spark of the Divine, using the metaphor of tiny pieces of wood likened to sparks of Divine love.
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New Album By The Fray
The follow up to their highly successful debut How to Save a Life, the new album by The Fray has Isaac Slade in similar form, with hits "You Found Me" and "Syndicate."
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Prince Rocks the Penultimate Jay Leno Show
Anyone who thinks 50 is over the hill didn't catch Prince's appearance on last night's Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Leno packs it in tonight after 17 years.
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ROMANCING THE STONES : The Romantic Poetry of the Ancient Greeks
Take a short walk through Ancient Greece and the origins of Greek romantic poetry.
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UK Band The Cooper Temple Clause
The Cooper Temple Clause defied classification throughout their short career, combining hard indie rock with electronic elements like mini-moog, backmasking, and samples.
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Yogananda's City Drum
The speaker in Yogananda's "City Drum" dramatizes the glory of simply waking up in the morning to the sounds of a city as it begins an ordinary yet miraculous day.
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Yogananda's For Thee and Thine
In Paramahansa Yogananda's poem, "For Thee and Thine," the speaker dramatizes his spiritual journey, which includes the enjoyment of all wholesome earthly things.
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10 Anti-Valentine's Day Songs
Valentine's Day can leave the un-coupled feeling like they're missing out on something. Here are songs to help shut out Cupid and pretend Feb. 14 is just another day.
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