Transcriptions of informal spiritual discussions with Yogacharya J. Oliver Black with students and friends who attended the Self-Realization meditation services and lectures led by Yogacharya at the Detroit Institute of Arts, during late 1960's to early 1970's. Yogacharya J. Oliver Black was a lifelong disciple of Paramahansa Yogananda and an ordained minister and yogacharya of Self-Realization Fellowship. He is the founder of Golden Lotus, Inc. and the Song of the Morning, a Yoga and Meditation Retreat dedicated to the world brotherhood community vision of Paramahansa Yogananda.