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Moments of Truth: Excerpts from the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam Explained, Volume 1 (HARDBOUND)

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I've enjoyed reading these excerpts again and again. This book makes a great gift for anyone who is a fan of Khayyam's Rubaiyat. Yogananda's interpretations and paraphrases add new meaning and life to an old classic.

I quote one here, from Stanza 6:

"God is Eternal Silence. To those who love Him purely He speaks through the voice of silent intuition."

I've read some of Yogananda's original Rubaiyat commentaries in a long out of print magazine. Contrary to reader by the sea's 'opinion', this is definitely not a watered down version. Both the spirit and intent of Yogananda's efforts are well represented here.

This is an inspired and profound work. Poetic, deep, mystical, and beautiful. I can't recommend it highly enough. The other version that he refers to is very definitely not a word for word reproduction of Yogananda's original.

It's just amazing how someone could write something so deep

In editing the commentaries of Yogananda, JD Walters has lost a lot of the beauty that his master was bringing out. Most of the master's wordings are completely changed. Instead of normal editing, this work contains a mass paraphrasing and watering down of Yogananda's fine work.

Also recomended:WINE OF THE MYSTIC, by Paramahansa Yogananda,(SRF publishers)contains a very beautifully edited true representation of the masters expressions.Plus many commissioned works of art and a unique forward.