Qualities of a Devotee and Other Talks by Sri Daya Mata, 1st ed.

Qualities of a Devotee and Other Talks, Sri Sri Daya Mata. Yogoda Satsanga Society, Dakshineswar, India. First Indian edition, 1971. “Copyright, 1971, by Self-Realization Fellowship.” “Foreword” spelled “Foreward.” Printed in India by Yogacharya Hansa Swami Shyamananda Giri (a revered leader of Yogoda Satsanga Society) in Ranchi. Paperback. 56 pp. In fair and fragile condition. Images of the SRF/YSS gurus. Cover with stains and flaking spine, and the front is barely attached to the book. The title page is stamped with “Yogoda Satsanga Society of India. Meditation Group, Ahmedabad Centre.” The pages are tanned with two small notations in red ink in the margin. In the various editions of “Only Love” by Sri Daya Mata (1976), the title page states “Formerly Qualities of a Devotee.” This previous version has only eight of the articles that appear in the greatly expanded “Only Love.” Daya Mata, a revered disciple of Paramahansa Yogananda, was the president of Self-Realization Fellowship for more than 50 years.