From the Producer: “I have spent the last several years searching for the right person to sing on this album--someone who is both devoted to Paramahansa Yogananda and who is trained in India's traditional music. I found the perfect person in Naren, who has been a disciple of Yoganandaji for most of his life. One wise man said to me, 'You can be the greatest musician in the world, but without devotion it’s just good music.' Not only does Naren sing with deep devotion, he also brings his ability to adapt these songs to the traditional Indian rhythms.... I hope you enjoy his renditions as much as I do.” –Phil DeCardo
Release Date: November 1, 2014 by Sangita Yoga Music, BMI
Hymn to Brahma
by Paramahansa Yogananda
Full of bliss, giving joy transcendent,
Of higher knowledge, the abode,
Dual no more, clear as the heavens,
Known to all as: “Thou art That”.
He is pure, permanent, unmoving,
The everlasting Seer of all,
Far, far beyond qualities and thought,
Guru-Lord, I bow to Thee.
Sanskrit transliteration:
Brahmānandam parama-sukhadam kevalam jñāna-mūrtim
Dvandvā-tītam gagana-sadṛśam tattvam-asyādi-lakshyam
Ekam nityam vimalam acalam sarvadhī-sāksi-bhootam
Bhāvā-tītam triguna-rahitam sadgurum tam namāmi
Dawn Chant
by Paramahansa Yogananda
Night has flown, dawn has come
Wake my children, wake!
Sitting in the asana of meditation
Think ye of thy guru’s lotus feet
O Thou Blue Sky
by Paramahansa Yogananda, based on a beloved Bengali chant
O thou blue sky
Under blue cover
Hast thou hidden my beloved Lord?
Open thy cover, let me discover
My beloved Lord in thy heart of hearts.
Who Is In My Temple?
by Paramahansa Yogananda, 1938 Cosmic Chants
This chant is an English translation and adaptation by Paramahansa Yogananda of one
of his favorite Rabindranath Tagore songs.
Who is in my Temple?
All the doors do open themselves;
All the lights do light themselves.
Darkness like a dark bird flies away, oh, flies away.
Paramahansa Yogananda and Tagore: “The songs of Rabindranath have been on my lips since early youth. All Bengalis, even the unlettered
peasants, delight in his lofty verse.” From his book, Autobiography of a Yogi in the chapter, “Rabindranatha Tagore and I Compare Schools”
I Am the Bubble, Make Me the Sea
by Paramahansa Yogananda
So do Thou my Lord
Thou and I never apart
Wave of the sea dissolve in the sea
I am the bubble, make me the Sea,
O I am the bubble, make me the Sea,
Make me the Sea, O make me the Sea
I am the bubble, make me the Sea,
O I am the bubble, make me the Sea.
Door Of My Heart
by Paramahansa Yogananda, based on a beloved Bengali chant
Door of my heart
Open wide I keep for Thee
Wilt Thou come, wilt Thou come?
Just for once come to me!
Will my days fly away
Without seeing Thee, my Lord?
Night and day, night and day
I look for Thee night and day.
O God Beautiful
by Paramahansa Yogananda (based on an arati temple chant by Guru Nanak)
O God Beautiful; O God Beautiful; At Thy feet, oh, I do bow.
In the forest Thou art green;
In the mountain Thou art high;
In the river Thou art restless;
In the ocean Thou art grave.
O God Beautiful; O God Beautiful! At Thy feet, oh, I do bow!
To the serviceful Thou art service;
To the lover Thou art love;
To the sorrowful Thou art sympathy;
To the yogi Thou art bliss.
Thousands of Suns
by Paramahansa Yogananda, based on a Bengali chant to Mā Kālī
Who tells me Thou art dark
O my Mother Divine?
Thousands of suns and moons from Thy body do shine!
Wink Has Not Touched My Eyes
by Paramahansa Yogananda
Wink has not touched my eyes ever since I saw Thee.
Without Thee my breath does not want to flow.
Wink has not touched my eyes ever since I saw Thee.
Thou didst say Thou wouldst come but Thou hast not come.
Restless is my soul day and night.
Wink has not touch my eyes ever since I saw Thee.
I Give You My Soul Call
By Paramahansa Yogananda
Mother, I give You my soul, soul, soul call.
You can’t remain hidden anymore.
Give my Mother a soul, soul, soul call.
She can’t remain hidden anymore.
Come out of the silent sky
Come out of the mountain glen
Come out of my secret soul, Mother
Come out of my secret soul
Come out of my cave of silence.
Mother, I give You my soul, soul, soul call.
You can’t remain hidden anymore.
Give my Mother a soul, soul, soul call.
She can’t remain hidden anymore.