The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, Explained - Paperback

"This book was an instant classic the day it was published. A rare treasure of spiritual wisdom that will take your breath away and fill you with gratitude." — Light of Consciousness Magazine

Unlock the Mystery of One of the Great Spiritual Treasures of the Ages.

Omar Khayyam's famous poem, The Rubaiyat, is loved by Westerners as a hymn of praise to sensual delights. In the East, his quatrains enjoy a very different reputation: they are known as a deep allegory of the soul's romance with God. Even there, however, the knowing is based on who and what Omar Khayyam was: a sage and mystic. As for what the quatrains actually mean, most of them have remained a mystery in the East as much as in the West.

Now after eight centuries, Paramhansa Yogananda, one of the great mystics of our times, a master of yoga and the author of the now-classic Autobiography of a Yogi, explains the mystery behind Omar's famous poem.

This book contains the essence of that great revelation. Unavailable in book form since its first penning more than sixty years ago, The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam Explained is available at last, edited by one of Yogananda's close disciples, J. Donald Walters.

Dimensions: 6" x 9"
Details: Paperback, 400 pages
Author: Paramhansa Yogananda

Testimonials

"The most enchanting reading experience I've had in a decade."
—Wayne Dyer, author of Wisdom of the Ages

"Yogananda's interpretation of The Rubaiyat is a must-read for all spiritual seekers."
—Louise Hay, author of You Can Heal Your Life

"For the lover and the poet, the philosopher and the sage. In this volume, sages from the great traditions of the Muslim and Yogi, the East and the West, have stepped together to untangle an intricate dance and explain its meanings. It helps to restore our soul."
—Rabbi Michael Paley, Chaplain, Columbia University

"This is the alchemical wedding of body, mind, and spirit through the resonant words of poetry."
—Stan Madson, owner, Bodhi Tree Bookstore

"Like the fine wines of which it speaks, the book has elegance and style, and is an educational experience. It goes far beyond the immediacy and pleasures of the book itself to concepts of understanding and love which can be of great meaning to all of us."
—Robert Mondavi, Robert Mondavi Winery

About Paramhansa Yogananda

Paramhansa Yogananda (sometimes spelled 'Paramahansa' Yogananda) was born on January 5, 1893 in Gorakhpur, India. He was the first yoga master of India to permanently live and teach in the West. Yogananda arrived in America in 1920, and traveled throughout the United States on what he called his 'spiritual campaigns'. His enthusiastic audiences filled the largest halls in America. Hundreds of thousands came to see the yogi from India. At some packed venues thousands were turned away nightly. A national sensation, Yogananda's lectures and books were extensively written about by the major media of the era, including Time Magazine, Newsweek, and Life. He was even invited to the White House by President Calvin Coolidge. Yogananda continued to lecture and write up to his passing in 1952.

Yogananda's initial impact was truly impressive. But his lasting impact has been even greater. Yogananda's "Autobiography of a Yogi", first published in 1946, helped launch a spiritual revolution throughout the world. His message was nonsectarian and universal. Yogananda's Guru, Swami Sri Yukteswar, sent him to the West with the admonition, "The West is high in material attainments, but lacking in spiritual understanding. It is God's will that you play a role in teaching mankind the value of balancing the material with an inner, spiritual life."

Yogananda brought clarity to hundreds of thousands of people regarding the ancient teachings of India - previously shrouded in the cultural assump