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A moving firsthand record of Paramahansa Yogananda's final days, drawn from the accounts of close disciples and friends. Includes more than 40 archival photos; his last words - the full text of the speech he gave just before his passing on March 7, 1952; and Forest Lawn Memorial - Park's notarised letter attesting to the "phenomenal state of immutability" of his body after death. "As I looked into his face, my eyes were almost dazzled by a radiance - a light of spirituality that literally shone form him. His infinite gentleness, kindliness, enveloped me..." - Dr. Binay Ranjan Sen Former Ambassador if India to the U.S.