The deep yearnings for divine love and joy that are within each of us found many-faceted expression in the life of Paramahansa Yogananda - recognized as one of the preeminent spiritual figures of our time, and author of the acclaimed classic Autobiography of a Yogi. Songs of the Soul is an outpouring of his direct perceptions of God - God in nature, in man, in everyday experiences, and in the spiritually awakened state of samadhi meditation.Most of these poems were written during Yogananda's early years in the United States. His writings are not the considered renderings of a poet's fancies, but a revelation of the interior expereinces of a soul ever awake in Spirit, responding to the wonders of nature; to the memories of his beloved motherland; to the deep impressions made by new friends and acquaintances; above all, to the divine realizations born of that soul's intimate communions with God.