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Mukunda Lal Ghosh was born in Gorakhpur on January 5, 1893. Great saintspredicted that his life would be extraordinary. Even as a little boy, Mukunda had areligious bent of mind. At seventeen, he met his guru, Swami Sri Yukteswar Giri,through whose guidance Mukunda attained divine enlightenment. Sri Yukteswar gavehim the sannyas name, Yogananda, and the title. Paiamahansa.

Although Yoganandaji wanted to live as a hermit, he submitted to the desire expres-sed by his Guru and his Param-paramguru, Mahavatar Babaji, that he should spread allover the world the ancient knowledge of Kriya Yoga: a spiritual science for realizingGod and making Him a practical part of one's life. To_ accomplish his mission,Yoganandaji founded in 1917 the Yogoda Satsanga Society of India. Later, in 1920, heestablished in America an international society called Self-Realization Fellowship. +

Yoganandaji's sublimelove of God inspiredteciprocal love inthe hearts of others; hecame to be known as Premavatar: an incarnation of divine love. He taught that all mencan know God personally, and that this is the only lasting cure for humAn suffering. Asone of India's truly great spiritual masters, he did pioneering work abroad to establisha living link between East and West, and to demonstrate how vital it is for man totnite every action to the love and wisdom of God.

India paid formal tribute to her great son on the 25th anniversary of his Mahasamadhiby issuing a commemorative postage stamp.

This Amar Charitra Katha is based on Paramahansa Yogananda's Autobiographv of aYogr, which is acclaimed all over the world as a classic in Yogic literature.

Scri'pt approVed by the lnternational Publications Council of Self-RealizationFellowship/Yogoda Satsanga Society of India.

@ India BooK House Publishing Co., Bombay-400 039,1982 All rights reserved.Published by H.G. Mirchandani, for lndia Book House Publishing Co.,Rusi Mansion,29, Nathalal Parekh Marg, Bombay 400 039 and printed by him at IBH Printers,Marol Naka, Mathuradas Vissanji Road, Andheri (East), Bombay 400 059.

Editor: Anant Pai Artworks: Souren Roy

PARAtvIAHAN9AYOEANANDA

BABAJ. HAD RETA/NED H/5 EVER-qOUTHFUL PHYS/CAL FO&A TO WORK A57HE /N9TRUMENT OF OOD FOP |HE UPL/FT

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/N THE qEAR 1894, HE V/9/TED ALLAHAEADDUR/No r,ce l<uaEHl /uELA,rk r-

THAT MAN OVEP fHERE19 AN ENL'OHIENEO BUTTROUBLED 1OUL,60AND

BRIN6 HIM TO fu\E,

* A REL/GIOUS trE5T/VAL HELD ONCE /N TWELVE VENB'

THE sCIENTI575 OF THEMATERIALIST'C WESTERNcouNTRlEs, wHo lvoRKrcR 7HE PRACTICAL OOODOF A4ANKIND ARE PERHAPSMORE PLEASINE 70

N OCHRE ROBE9.

SIR.OIJRUDEV#IS,CALLIN6

#X{iI AM NOT INTERESTEDIN A4EET'NO ANY€URU.

TOWARPS THISONE.I WILL

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I HAVE SUMMONED

I KNOW HOWTROUBLED 'IOU

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4 BLEND'NE Otr THE SPIRITqALI7OF THE EA57 AND THE ZEAL FORACT'ON OF THE WEST CAN HELPMANKIND. I PERCEIVE POTENTIAL5AIN75 IN AMERICA AND EUROPEWAITINE TO BE AIVAKENED.

SOME CEARS HENCE, I SHALLSEND VOU A DISCIPLEWHOM VOU CAN TRAIN 7OTEACH YO6A IN TT4E

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THE D/5C/PLE PROA4/6ED 7P 6HR/ TqKTE9WARWAS EORN /N OORAKHPUPX ON sTH JANAARI/895,7P EHAOAVAT/ CHARAN OHOSH AND OVANA

I,VE SHALL CALLouR 50N

MUKUNDA.

SHORTL? AFTER H/5 B/RTH-TOMORROW WE WILLTAKE MUKUNDA 1O THEHOME OF OUR OURU,

YES. MUKUNDAMUST RECEIVE

7HE 5AIN7 '5BLEgsINO,

LITTLE MOTIIER,gOUR rcNW'LL BE A OREAT qod, HE

WILL LEAD MANT/ 5OUL9

7HE NEXT DAY AT LAH/R/ ,1,1AHASAYA,5 HOU,9E _

(rLAH/R/ /\4AHASAcA D/D NOT L/VE TO SEE THE FuLtr/L/UENTOF H/S PROPHEC?. 9OON AFTERWARDg, HE PA59ED AWAY.

THE 5A/NTL7 NATARE 6H/5 PARENTS HELPED70 AWAKEN A4AKUNDA,S SP/RITUAL/T? A7 AN

EVEN WHEN HE WAS lERqfi,UKUNDA I/,EDITATED EVERL/ DAV,tAotN/No AND EVEN/NO.

,( /N EASTERN U. P.

ONCE, WH/LE HE WA5 /IIED/7AT/NO,LAH/R/ hlAHASAqA'5 PHq€/CNL ,/FOR/U ElilE,reED FRO/y1 H/9

WHEN HE WAS ElOHT qEARS OLD' /t'luKuNDA FELL SER/OUOL? /LL.

TI{ERE 15 NO IIOPELEFT NOW. MEDICINESCAN'7 DO ANYIHINoAAORE FOR HIM.

DON'T WORRV, CHILD, WHAtr AAEDICINE-

in-lr ;r bo, orjn on,t ru tpc_esENT. €uRucAru. AOW,rb HIM AND PRAY. HE

WILL CURE qOU, /

lUAKUNDA HAD OrcWN TOO WEAK 70 EVEN RA/SEHlS HAND9. gO HE /UENTALLV BOWED 70 LAHL?/

THERE WA5 A BL/ND/NO FLA5H_

MOTHER. IFEELMLICH BETTER

Or OMNIPRESENTA4ASTERI I THANK

ALL THE5E SUPERNATAFAL HAPPEN/NOgPROV/DED /UUKaNDA'9 /NHERENTLIDEVOTDMAL NATURE MTH A DEF.NITE

oNcE, ryHEN /|4UKANDA WA6 AEDITATINO-

WHAT 15 THATWONDROUS LIOHTWONDROUS LIOHT?17 rg MovlNo lN Mq

DtRECTION !

THE L/OH7 STARTED TAK.NO VAEUE, AUTD/aCEPNIBLE SHAPES.

AM I WITNESSINGA SUPERNATURAL

WI{O AREvou?

WE AREHIMALAVAN

voot5.

AT 7H/5 JUNCTURE, frE V/6/ON OF Tt'lE

H//vlALAqAN qOO/6 bpnppe,qnso AND AS/LVERq 9EArt4 OF L/OHT APPEAPED.

, Ft 15 L t(?Ft I

FILLS ME WITHOREAT PEACE.I I^/ONDER

WHAT IT 15?

S',"/

I LON6 TOOOTO THEHIMALAqASAND BE LIKE

I WANT TOBE ONE WITH

YOU.

AFTER 77lE6E EXPEP|ENCE5, A4UKUNDA COULD FEEL 5plFlTaAL pOWEpS OROMNGMTH4N H//n. ONE DAy, A9 HE WAS STUDq/NO W/TH H/9 €/978R, 4/uA-

I HAVE A BOIL

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AFTER APPLV/NO 9O/t4E O/NT/\4ENT ON H/gs/s7EJ?:O LEO, /nUKUNDA ALaO APqL/EDgn4E ON H/5 AP/YI.

EECAU9ETO/1/1ORROWI WILL HAVE A

BOIL HERE!

I4OU HAVE CALLED MEA LIAR! TOMORROI,V

qOUR BOIL WILL BEDOUBLE IN gIZE!

7HE NEXT DAq, TH/NOg HAPPENEDJU6TAE ilUKUNDA HAD PRED/CTED,

MOTHER, MUKUNDA CURSEDME AND Mq BOIL HAS 6ROWN

BIOGER, IT HURTs.ME A LIARrAND THATHURT TOO!

MUKUNDATTHE pOWERqou PoggESS lS AOIFT OF EOD. NEVERU1E IT TO HARM

/zIUKUNDA /UEI/ER FOROOT HER COUN€EL.

A P/CTUQE OF THE DIV/NE /,4OTHEQ,KAL/,9ANCT/F/ED THE BALCON? OF/rtuKuNDAtS HO/t48.hV THAT oACRED PLACE, /I4UKqNDA FELT H/5 EVERl PRAVER WOULD 8E WaWE,?Ea

UMA,I5N'T IT WONDERFULHOI,V THE DIVINE MOTHER

6IVE5 ME WHArEVER, >.\\VHY ARE10u frOqIET?

I SUPPOSE aHE WILLGNE qOU TI@SE

TWO KITES

/I4UKUNDA EEOAN A 9/LENT PRAVER,

THE K/|ES FLOATED TOWAPD9 7HE/vl! !

/q\T/KUNDA 9RAEBED THE K/TE5 AND HANDED THE/U TO H/9 5/9TER,

TNDEEDT THE DtVrNtMOTHER DOE9 LIsTEN10 rtou t. aur rHtS ts

TOO UNCANNY

SHE RANAWA? /./KE A trR/O/4rE/VED FAWN,

/IIUKUNDA'5 I4'OTHER WA5 H/g DEAREATFR/END ON EARTH. AND HE LOI/ED TO ,

HEAR HE ETORIffi gTE 7PLD,

PLE-E -A9E ! ONEMORE TALE ArcUT

4OrHER, LtouR, grAq oN EARTHSHALL END SOON. A SILVERAMULET W'LL MATERI ALISE

IN VOUR HANDS WHENqOU MEDITAI,E.

A3K qOUR sON, ANANTA,lO OIVE ITTO IAUKUNDA ONE C/EAR'AFTER

!1OL/R DEATH. IT WILL VANISH WHENIT I.IA5 SERVED ,79

PURPOSE,

A SILVER AMULET.I.JUST A9THESADHU

PREOICTED!

l4oTHER, ^loTHER,THEI| ARE 1'M'N6

qou AwAtlFROM IAE,

cHlLD, lr 15 I l^/HO HAVEWATCHED OVER g/OU LIKEA MOTHER, LIFE AFTERLIFE,g,EE IN MV EYES

BEAUIItrUL 3LACK EqES

l4tlKUNDA ALjO OOT A 6URPP/68 FRO/vt H/9EROTHER, ANANTA.

ON I.IER DEpfrH.BED,MOTHER A'KED METO O|VE qOU THt9.

THE /UOA4ENT /qIUKU/VDA TOACHED THE

OH' WHAT A WONDERFULtrEELINO THE EIVE3 MEI.

IFEEL I AM RECEIVINo 6U'FROM THE 6REAT IAASTER,SI HAVE KNOWN IN MY PAgT

THE UROE TO EECO/fiE A COO/ WAsCO/vr/NuOug LV OROW/NO /N /Uu KUNDA.

LET U9 OO TO l.HE HIMALAqASAND BECOME qOOB, I HEARTI.I,Etl CAN CONTROL EVEN

WILD BEAsTs!

I|4UKANDA SECRETL? LEFT HO/|4E MTH THErWO 80?6 AND BOARPED A TRA/N.

BUT ANANTA, /'IUKUNDA2S ELDERBMHER, HAD NOT/CED H/9 ABaENCE.HE ALERTED THE POL\CE AND THEBOVS WEEE /NTEPCEPTED.

L4OU ARE MUKUNDA, AREN'TL/OU? YOU C4N'T 60 ANVFURTHER. VOUR BROTHERHAs SENT A TELEoRAM.

HE WILL SOON BE HERETO TAKE YOU HOME!

6OON N4UKUNDA WA5 EACK /N CALCUTTA WHERE H/5FAlvtLq NOW I/VED,

I DO NOT WANT TO PREVENTYOU FROM SEEKINO OOD, MgsON. ON THE CONTRARL4, TO

HELP L4OU ACHIEVE L/OURAtMrt HAVE ARRANeED

TO TEACH qOU

N-{IIBUT FIRST qOU

MUST FINISH 9OURSCHOOL EDUCATION

A3 VOUwlgH,

FF' I F1EK.

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IT 15 COMFORTINE TOKNOW THAT Mq FATI{ER15 NOT AOAINST MqSPIRITUAL PURSUITS,

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MTH /Fo/v DETEP/h/NAT/ON, /nuKuNDA Co/wNuED To €EEK @D. oNE DAg-...THEN WHq CAN'T

I sEE HIM?YOU CAN! TONIoHT

WE WILL MEDITATEUNTIL sRI KRISHNA

.a\ r'.-'- ) r.'-1, trfi I ,tt

I'VE HAD ENOU6H,MUKUNDA ! I'M6orN6 ro BED!

I SHALLNEVER 6IVE

AJDDENLC A BL/ND/NO L/OHT F/LLED THE

KR0gfiCfllA0

/,4UKANDA OENTLq TWCHED H/9 FP/END ONnlE uEeT, AND HE\TOO. gqw EHAOAVAN,

/N QBED/ENCE 70 H/9 FATHERTS MsHE1./vtuKtJNDA D/D h'or o/rE up H/s ecHooLEDUCAT/ON. BUT A F/PE COT,IT/NUED TO BA,EN lN H/S HEART.

ALL 7HI5 I5 EARTHL\ KNOIVLEDoE.WHAT I 5EEK E SPIRITUAL TRUTH,

I MU97 FIND MY 6URU,

ftOAffi NOT 9ER/OU€LV /NTEPEfiTED /N Ht€ €TUD/FI9., lylUKuA/DA CO/UaLETED H/9#coNpAR./ &HOOL EaUAT/ON.

, MAKE ONE LAgT PLEA,sON. DO NOT FORSAKE

qOUR FAMILV.

NOW I WANT TO

/I4UKUNDA'€ HEAPT WA) TOUCHED,BUTTHE €P/R/TUAL CRAV/NO WA6 I/ERq.

PLEAgE DON'T KEEPME FROM SEEKINO Ht}T

WHO EAVE qOU TO ME,LET ME SEEK OODwtr1 qouR

BLESgIN@5,

/TIUKUNDA WENT TO I/ARANAS| ANDENTERED AN A5H,?AM:

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lT glD NOT TAKE lvluKuNDA LONO TO,EENL/EE THAT THE AaHFAA4 DlD NOT HAVETHE @/R/14AL AT/UOSPHEPE HE WAs

t uKuNDAtg EFFOFT9 AT /I'IED/TAT/ON WEPE

wHq Do qouSPEND SO MUCH TIME

IN MED'TATION?

I SEEK DIRECTPERCEPT'ON OF

ooo,

DON'T TRqTO REACH 6ODTOO gOON!

hIUKUNDA WAS O,?EATLY PERTaRBED BqTH/o CONSTANT RID/CULE. ON 5UCHoccAS/oN6, HE WOULD TOUCH THE STLVERA/z4ULET WHI(H HE KEPT /N A SEALED tsOX,

THE VERLI TOUCH OFTHIg AMULET OIVES ME

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THE A/v\ULET HAD D/5AQPEAPED Ag PRED/1TED BL/ THE 6AD|/U. I4UKUNDA WAS ToPNANdJ/6H, HE CR/ED TO THE D/V/NE hIOTHER.

MEPCIFUL MOTHER.I BE9,EECH YOU-TEACH ME LIOURSELF

OR SEND ME AeuRu.

MUKUNDA, WE HAVE TOBUI4 SOME THINOSFOR THE AsF{RAM.

COME WITH ME.

ALL RIEHI,f LL COME.

/I4UKUNDA WAS LOOK/A/O STEAD/Ly AT

THAT gAINT IgDRAWINo ME

TO HIM !

ARE qOU

CRAZV?

50 qouHAVE COMETO ME AT

LAST!

* NEAR CALCUTTA

BUT HE SPENT ALL H/€ 6PARE T//t4E AT 6HR/ qUKTE€WAR,9 ASHRA/y| AND ,?EOUL4PL?

A4UKUNDA, TRUTHCANNOT BE €RASPED

WITHOUTCONCENTRATION.

KETtrAI EVEKYWORD 9OU

SA|DtgURUOEV,

I KNOW, 1UT ttOU AREDREAMIN€ OF THREElNSTrruTroNS. t/ouRDREAMS WILL MATERI.ALISE LATER, BUT NOW

qOUR, HEART'SDE9IRE SHALL gOONBE FULFILLED !

AT SHp/ qUKTE€WAR tg TOUCH, /UUKUNDAENTEPED THE STATE OF 6A/I4ADH/-THE COg/t|/C CONSC/OUSNE65 OF 7HEO/IIN/PRE5ENT, EVER-NEW BL/53 OF OOD,

qou Musr NoTGET LOST IN ECSTASV;MUCH WORK REMAINS '

FOR VOU IN THIS

A4UKUNM SPENT IIAN? BLE66ED "EAR6

/N H/96URL/r9 CO/|4PANq.

SO/YIE T/I/IE LATEP, aHRl qqKTEgWAR APRANOED 70 TAKE OUT A REL/oloL/g PRocEgsloN/N R]R/ TO CELEBRATE THE €U/14/V1ER @L67/CE.

ouquDev ! HowCAN WE WALK BARE.FOOT OYER THOSE

FIERq sAND5?

MUKUNDA, PLEASELEAD THE DISCIPLE3ACROs5 THE TOWNAND ALON6 THE

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T,HE LORD WILL SENDAN UMBRELLA OF CLOUDSiC/OU WILL ALL WALK IN

A3 frON AE THE OROUP LEFT THE A1HRAM,CLOUDS F/LLED THE 6Kq, A9 /F Bq IAAO/C, '

#-..-jl*"\-

IT'5 AMJRACLEI

THE /UOA4ENT THEq PETURNEDTHE C(PUDS D/OAPPEAPEDAND 7HE RA/N STOPPED,

YOU sEE HOW6OD CARES FORUS.JUST A5 HE9EN7 RAIN AT IAL/

PLEAr SO DOESHE LIgTEN TO ALLWrc APPROACI{ I{IM

wlTt{ TRq97.

,UUKUNDA WENT AT&/CE TO gH,E/qUKTESWAR.

MUKUNDA, AMONK's LIFE 15

VERq HARD. WILLYOU NOT MISS THECOMPANIONSHIPOF A W'FE AND

CHILDREN IN YOUR

ouRuoEv, MqFATHER, WANTg METO TAKE UP A JOtsBUT I WANT TOBE

NOTGURUDEV. OODWILL ALWAYS HAVE THEFIRST PLACE IN MY

THE PE qOOA NA NDA DEV/ 6 ED A PROOFAI4/t4 EFOR TEACH/NE AAP/CULTAPAL, 1NDU9.7R|AL, CO/n/UERC4AL AND ACA2AT'4CaUEJECTO, AND /NIADED qOO/CilEATAT/ON /N THE COURaE,

-THROUOH THE qOGATECHN|QUE, A PERSONMAV CONSCIOUSLg ANDINSTANTLV RECHAREEHIS LIFE -FORCE.

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THE CORRECT EDUCAT/ON FOR THE DEVELOP-IUENT OF BOD?, /n/ND AND @UL HADALWAqS BEEN Au tOent CTOSE TO gWA/14/q2aANANDA'S geeer. /N /g/7, HE FOTJNDEDTHE qOGODA SAT5ANOA aOC/ETq ANDE6TAAL/5HED 7HE ERAH/UACHARCA V/DYAIA SCHOOL FOR BOq€ A7 RANCH/.

X BL/65 CANAND) THROUOH D/[,//NE UN/ON CqOOA)

TWO CEAR6 LATER, RAA/NDRANATH TAOORE /N//TED H/14 70 6HANT/N/KETAN.

I AM VER9 HAPPL/70 N TE THATOURVIEWS ARE SO

SIMILAR.

A CHILD 15 IN HIsNATURAL SETTINE

WHEN AMIDgTFLOWERS AND

, ,1 ,

ONE DAq' WH/LE I|49D/TAflNO /N RANCH/ /NTHE SECLU5\ON OFA 67ORE-ROOfuI,VOAANANDA HAD A V/9/ON,

AMERICAI, SURELqTHESE PEOPLE AR,E

AMERICAN9!

AMERICA' I SEE MANL,I

6R,EAT 3OUL5 THER,EWAITINO TO BE

SPIRITUALLq

THE LORD 15

CALLIN€ ME TO

,\_

SHORTLq A FTERWAPDE, COaANANDARECE/VED AN /NV/TAT/ON TO V/5/7 AA4ER/CA. HECONaULTED gHRl VUKTE5WAR,

FIPST I HAD A VI5ION ANDNOW I RECEIVE ANINVITATION TO A?PRESETHE INTERNATIONALCONoRESS OF RELIGIOU9

ALL U(JUK|'ARE OPEN TO

YOU NOW!

BUT H/5 FATHER D/DN'T WANT H//V TO

HOW CAN qOU GO?WHO WILL FINANCE

flA

7I1E l3EO WILL FINANCEME, PEPHAPS THROUOH

ME! NEVER!I HAVE OTHEP

HERE 15 THE A4ONEY FORYOUR TRIP. Ag A FA|THFULDIgCIPLE OF LAHIRIMAHASAYA, I WANIYOU TO CARRT/

THOUAH YOOANANDA HAD SET H/5 HEARTON OO/NO rO A/|4ER/CA, HE HE5/TATED.

O OOD, PLEASEESSUPE METHATI WILL NOT BE LOSTIN THE FO65 OFMODERN UTILITA

@/UE HOUP,9 LATEP-

tr,ll/tlllt

(4'

WHO COULP IT BE.I S,AIP I PION,TWANT TOBE

pErueeep!

H/AHEST 574rE Ot D/v//tE REAL/,'A7/ON /UAq 8E

t 600 HAg HEARD YouR'penvee. @ 10 AMERICA-.YOU RCE THE ONE I HAVE

CHO9EN TO SPREAD1|I{E MES/9AOEOF KRIL/A qOgA

KRIqA qOOA,, THESCIENT'FIC TEACH-

GOD-REALISATIOI-wlr-r-' u5t/AATELqSPREAD TO ALL

LANDg.

EABAJI 6AVE LlOOANANDA SqUEPER^ONAL INaTRUCT/ON' AND UTTEREDA FEW SACRED Prcfl4EClE?,

WHAT L'ESAHEAD?

LOR4 PLEASEBE Mt/ SOLE

INSPIRATION.

oN THE SH/P, HE PPAqED.

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-.-.-'t,il, --WE-t6\

/N LATE Seereaaee rczo, we 1H/P DOCKED NEAR BOSTON, ilo6r AIAEP/MNEVER €EEN A SWA/,4/ BEFORE. NO, I TELL

PEOPLE HOW TOMEND THEIRFORTUNES!

ARE qOU A FORTUNE-

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ON OCTOBER6, /92O, qOOANANDA /|4ADE 4SPEECH AT THE REL|O/OU5 CONOPEa5 WH|CHCAPTIYATED THE I/457 AUD/ENCE.

RELIoION 15 UNIVERSALAND IT 15 ONE. WE

CANNOT UNIVERSALIsEPARTICULAR CU57OM5AND CONVENT'ONS...

luts wews,oN"THE sc/ENcE oF REL/o/oN" uERE go uELL REIE/zED THAT. FoR FoupI '/EAP51 HE LECTURED /N THE EASTEPN PART OF THE {JN/TED STATE', -__-_--

6OD IS ONE. THE PATHSTO HIM MAL/ DIFFERI BUTTHE ACTUAL EXPERIENCE

OI OOD 19 THE SAME

EI/EN THE S/NFUL WERE /NFLUENCED Bq H/5PERSONAL/Tq. ONE DAq_

RA|SE qOUR

THE SWA/vt/ WENT /NTO A STATE OF TRANCE

NE DOES NOT HATEt/9 EVEN !\HEN WE

| -AAt, rv\./, t4t\ FEEL

aWAfuI/J/'5 LOI/E HAACHANOED 7HE/R HEAR7j,

WE BEO LIOUR

PARDON' BUT WECAN'T ROB

HlS LOVE WAi EXPERIENCED B'/ uIULT/TUDE5AND 60 COOANANDA WA5 CALLEDPBENNUETER- THE INCARNAT/ON OT LOVE,

/ttEEL9VEU 9\)I)qWHq HAVE qOU

SROUOHT METOAMERICA P

ffirue v/s/oN rHAr HE sHouLD o0 ro aL.F,RN4A.

/N /925. qOOANANDA AR,Q/VED /N LOO ANOELES AND BEAAN LECTUP/NO THERE, ONEPAq. WII/LE L@K/N6 FOP A PLACE 70 E€TAaL/9H H/9 HEADQUARTEP5, HE FELT AN/NNER D/RECT/ON. THE PARTq DROYE UP TO THE TOP OF /I4OUNT WASH/NOTON.

tr r5 0uR5! 60D 9HOrvEDIT TO ME IN A VISION,

BUT, OURUJt, tT g4q5..PRIVATE PR5PERTL/,,.

h THROUOH OODg ORACE, qOOANANDA FOUNDTHAT 7HE PROPERTV ry4$ FOR 6ALE./BT/THE HAD NO /VIONEq TO PAg FOR /7. THEN

WE HAVE FOUND THEPERFECT BUILDINO, BUTWE DO NOT HAVE TIIE

5WAMIJI , ARE qOU

NOT OOINO TO ESTLISH A MATHI IN

LO5 AN6EIES?,

THE AN5WER TOM\1 PRAqER9I.ooo aLESs

I AM MOST GRATEFULTOqOU FOR HEALINO ML1HUa3AND. WILL L4OU

ACCEPT THIS DONATIONTO HELP TOWARDSTHE PURCHASE?

9UT EVEN ON THE DAq BEFORE THE PAq/UEA/TwAs DuE, HE D/D /'7 HAVE ENOUOH l4ONEq.

NSLORD, r9 Tl{15 FAIR?lr wAs qOU WHO

THE WEST!

THE gWAlt/J/ WENT 7O/4/AR29H/9 ROO/U.aI/DDENL/, A MNDOU 8U,857 OPEN ANDA OUST OF /4//ND 917 H/9 FACE. HETURNED AND H/5 EqEs trELL UruN THE

AH! I'VE SUDDENLVREMEMBERED ASTUDENT WHO MI6HT

xAOtrngrgRc/

t{E3, SWAMIJI, I HAVE UN-\ EXPECTEDL'| RECEIVED

so//.e MoNEv. t^/lLL t/ou

I wtLL, INDEED t -PLEASE gEATTHEPEALESTAIE A6ENT'5 OFFICEAT NOON TOMORROW

OPPORTUNITqTO OET THAT

7HE NEXT DA</, ANOTHER /hAN WAS THERETTOO, WA|T/NO 70 auq THE PROPERTq,'

I AM 9ORR9.SWAMI qO€ANANDAMADE fHE FIRST BID.

aWAT4I qaAAIuAMH E'TAEL|bHED HlE AilEREAN /,IEADAUARTERS ON T4OUNT WA5/]/N67ON ANDie cAueo Hls opoAN/gAT/oN "€ELF-REAL/'AT/oN FELLaMSH/P!' eonw pe BEG/4N H/9

OIOmNANDA,S EUPU'S PPOPHKq HNPCO|AE TRUE. /N?EREST tN HIS TEnCHt@

I WOULDN'T HAVE BELIEVEDTHAT AT A PUBLIC MEETINOIN AMERICA THE AUDIENCECOULD SIN6 TI{E NAME OF

THE IORD FOR T'{REE

MAN? WERE 8IE59ED AND /U/RACULOIELqHEALED OF CHRON/C D/9EA6ES B'/ THE aWAM4J/.ONCE /N 9AL7 LAKE ClTq'

W'.{AT 15 qOUR NAME!WHq ARE qOU 90

FAC|E WRI6HT.

FOR THE

I HAVE BEENSUFFERINOFeo,rn n BLooDDI3EASE,

OO qOU BELIEVETHAT 6OD CAN

HEAL qOU?

YEifrWITHOUT A

DOUBT.

FROM THIS MOMYOU ARE HEALED,

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A FEW WEEK6 LATEF, CUREDOFHERDREADFUL DlaEAaE, FN?E WR|GHT ENTEREDTHE OUTU,6 ASHPAI4 47 LO9 ANOELE,,aHEWAS LA|ER K/VOWN Ag 5HR/ DAqA ilATA'

/|4ATA OF qOOODA SnTSnN@AND SELF.REALISA7/ON FELLOWAH P,

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SAY,NGS OF SNI SRI PARAMAHANSA YOGA,NANDA ,

God is love; His plan for creation can be rooted only in love. Does notthat simple thought, rather than erudite reasonings, offer solace to thehuman heart? Every saint who has penetrated to the core of Reality hastestified that a divine universal plan exists and that it is beautiful andfull of joy.

There is so much to know! So much to see within ! The answer to everyproblem comes to you straight from the Infinite. The Truths that I

perceive within by meditation reveal the truth that science is discover-ing by other,methods.

The happiness that God gives is greater than anything the world canoffer. Divine joy is enduring, eternal. When everything else melts away,that joy remains.

When you know God, there is no more sorrow. Allthose you loved andlost in death are with you again in the Eternal Life. You don't knowwhom to consider your "ownj' any more, because everyone is yours.

Knowledge prepares the way to love. You ca-nnot love that which youdo not know. Knowledge of God must therefore precede love for Him...When you know God, you will love Him; and when you love Him,you will surrender yodrself to Him.

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