Author acknowledgments
I would like to acknowledge my teachers: Gurudev Dilipji, Masta Baba, Sri Lalji and Sri Krishna Ojha. I am grateful for the inspiration I have received from Swami Vivekananda, Dhirendra Brahmachari and Swami Vishnudevananda. And finally, my thanks to Mary Attwood for collecting and writing up my teachings for this book; she is a creative visionary!
Picture acknowledgments
The publisher would like to thank the following people, museums and photographic libraries for permission to reproduce their material. Every care has been taken to trace copyright holders. However, if we have omitted anyone we apologize and will, if informed, make corrections to any future edition.
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