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Dreamers All

by Paramhansa Yogananda

I am only awake When I enter the chamber of slumber. Then I forsake all dreams of wakefulness Or nocturnal dreams of fancy. I am awake when I silence my mind And its dreams of this cosmic puzzle. The dreams of sleep are one dream for me And the dream of wakefulness is another dream. When both these dreams Disappear ... Read More

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Compassion’s Castle

by Paramhansa Yogananda

While shots and shells of hate Fall around thee Remain castled in love. While bombs of misunderstanding Keep bursting Remain hidden ‘Neath the deep caves of compassion. While poisonous vapors of delusion Seek to choke the life of thy wisdom Mask thy soul with taintless love. For the castle of love divine Is a safe haven From temptation’s armies. Dig ... Read More

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Divine Love

by Paramhansa Yogananda

Thou art the mystic echo from the caverns of heart, and the inaudible voice of feeling. Thou unseen charmer of souls, Thou art the fountain flowing from the bosom of friendship. Thou are the unseen cord of self-bound souls and the rays of secret warmth which break buds of feeling into blossoms of endearing, soulful words of poesy and loyalty. ... Read More

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All Bow to Thee

by Paramhansa Yogananda

Thou art the One Infinite to the monist; Thou art God and Nature to the dualist; Thou art the finite many to the polytheist; Thou art everything, O God, to the pantheist. Thou art the God of monists, dualists, polytheists, and pantheists. Thou art both the Infinite Ocean and all its finite waves of creation. Because Thou art everything— The ... Read More

Paramhansa Yogananda Last Smile

Smile Forever

by Paramhansa Yogananda

Smile when the roses are budding; smile when the petals of pleasure are falling. Smile when vigor is throbbing in your breast; smile when you have dreaming wrinkles in your brow. Smile when the flowers of praise are showered over you, and smile when the world erects statues of you after you are gone; smile at those monuments of glory ... Read More

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