86 The kiss of consciousness, Human and Divine. 3. Evidently refers to the physiological sensa- tions experienced in some mystical practice — perhaps Pranayama or one of its congeners. 4. Kir — membrum virile. 5. This simile, like that of the lotus-leaf in India, is the invariable expression of the life “ unspotted from the world.” 6. Hajj — here used of the actual procession of pilgrims. 7. The official leader of the Hajj, usually ap- pointed by the Padishah.