A Selection of Lee Lozowick's Handwritten Poetry to Yogi Ramsuratkumar

Hohm Press
Page Count: 272 pages
Trim Size: 8 1/4 x 10 1/4 Cloth
ISBN 978-1-963433-00-5

A Note from the Compiler

In a poem dated October 2, 1988, Lee Lozowick begs Yogi Ramsuratkumar for “Just
a glimpse, Just a glimpse” before declaring that this is too much to ask for. Then “a
touch, a touch” before stating that certainly this is too much to expect. Well then, here
we have both a glimpse and a touch of a very precious legacy, Lee’s handwritten poems
of a broken heart. Dedicated to the One he so ardently wished to be the dust of the
dust before – Yogi Ramsuratkumar.

These poems were given to me by Yogi Ramsuratkumar’s great devotee Sadhu
Rangarajan. This was shortly after Lee’s samadhi. I was at Rangarajan’s home in what
was then known as Bangalore, now Bengaluru. “I have Mister Lee’s poems, do you
want them?” he exclaimed brightly one morning. As I was leaving, a large brittle plastic
carrier bag was placed into my hands. And there they were. A hundred or so poems
and a variety of envelopes.

Once back in Tiruvannamalai, Volker Augustyniak had them packed, and they were
sent by courier back to the ashram in Arizona. I was not about to let them slip through
my hands without viewing them though, and I did. A vivid impression of the most
extraordinary tenderness emanated from the fragile paper. These truly were sacred
artifacts of a high order. It is, I believe, our great good fortune to be able to cast our
eyes over them, allowing them to touch our own broken hearts. May they serve all of
our sadhana. May all our hearts burn brightly in remembrance of Lee Lozowick and
continue to bear witness to his wonderous devotion to his God, his Ishtar Bhagavan
Yogi Ramsuratkumar.