Editor's note

Cover photo: Lahiri Mahashoy's photograph. His signature is shown above.

Photo credits: www.kriyayogalahiri.com, Paramahansa Yogananda, Autobiography of a Yogi (1988 edition), Swami Satyeswaranda Giri, Lahiri Mahasay: The Polestar of Kriya (1991 edition), Unmesh