Paramahansa Yogananda

Name: Autobiography of a Yogi — Chapter 7
Author: Paramahansa Yogananda

Autobiography of a Yogi — Chapter 7 (1946)

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“Autobiography of a Yogi — Chapter 7”, published in 1946, is a work by Paramahansa Yogananda. It explores elements such as yoga, Bhaduri Mahasaya and yogi.

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Paramahansa Yogananda, Autobiography of a Yogi — Chapter 7 (1946)

“ Worldly people do not like the candor which shatters their delusions. Saints are not only rare but disconcerting. Even in scripture, they are often found embarrassing!"
I followed Bhaduri Mahasaya to his austere quarters on the top floor, from which he seldom stirred. Masters often ignore the panorama of the world's ado, out of focus till centered in the ages. The contemporaries of a sage are not alone those of the narrow present.
"Maharishi, {FN7-5} you are the first yogi I have known who always stays indoors." ”

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Paramahansa Yogananda, Autobiography of a Yogi — Chapter 7 (1946)

“ They are discovering India anew, with a better sense of direction than Columbus! I am glad to help them. The knowledge of yoga is free to all who will receive, like the ungarnishable daylight.
"What RISHIS perceived as essential for human salvation need not be diluted for the West. Alike in soul though diverse in outer experience, neither West nor East will flourish if some form of disciplinary yoga be not practiced." ”

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Paramahansa Yogananda, Autobiography of a Yogi — Chapter 7 (1946)

“ The yogi was inaccessible to the general public. A lone disciple, occupying the ground floor, guarded his master's privacy. The student was something of a martinet; he now inquired formally if I had an "engagement." His guru put in an appearance just in time to save me from summary ejection.
"Let Mukunda come when he will." The sage's eyes twinkled. "My rule of seclusion is not for my own comfort, but for that of others. ”

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Paramahansa Yogananda, Autobiography of a Yogi — Chapter 7 (1946)

“ If abandoning one's wife would summon God Would not thousands be eunuchs? Mirabai knows that to find the Divine One The only indispensable is Love." Several students put rupees in Bhaduri's slippers which lay by his side as he sat in yoga posture. This respectful offering, customary in India, indicates that the disciple places his material goods at the guru's feet. Grateful friends are only the Lord in disguise, looking after His own. ”

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Paramahansa Yogananda, Autobiography of a Yogi — Chapter 7 (1946)

“ "You go often into the silence, but have you developed ANUBHAVA?" {FN7-6} He was reminding me to love God more than meditation. "Do not mistake the technique for the Goal." ”

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Paramahansa Yogananda, Autobiography of a Yogi — Chapter 7 (1946)

“ The saint held me with his tranquil eyes. I did not realize that his speech was a veiled prophetic guidance. It is only now, as I write these words, that I understand the full meaning in the casual intimations he often gave me that someday I would carry India's teachings to America.
Wikipedia:Yogananda Image Gallery (BHADURI MAHASAYA, "The Levitating Saint") "Sir," I inquired, "why do you not write a book on yoga for the benefit of the world?" "I am training disciples," He replied. ”

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Paramahansa Yogananda, Autobiography of a Yogi — Chapter 7 (1946)

“ Professor Jules-Bois, member of the L'Ecole de Psychologie of the Sorbonne, lectured in America in 1928; he told his audiences that French scientists have accorded recognition to the superconsciousness, "which is the exact opposite of Freud's subconscious mind and is the faculty which makes man really man and not just a super-animal." ”

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Paramahansa Yogananda, Autobiography of a Yogi — Chapter 7 (1946)

“ His loving disciples had built him a new hermitage, known as "Nagendra Math." {FN7-7}
Although it throws me ahead of my story by a number of years, I will recount here the last words given to me by Bhaduri Mahasaya. Shortly before I embarked for the West, I sought him out and humbly knelt for his farewell blessing:
"Son, go to America. Take the dignity of hoary India for your shield. Victory is written on your brow; the noble distant people will well receive you."
Endnotes {FN7-1} Methods of controlling life-force through regulation of breath.
{FN7-2} The foremost ancient exponent of yoga. ”

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