“Why are you averse to organizational work?” Master’s question startled me a bit. It is true that my private conviction at the time was that organizations were “hornets’ nests.” “It is a tha... Read more
The science of KRIYA YOGA, mentioned so often in these pages, became widely known in modern India through the instrumentality of Lahiri Mahasaya, my guru’s guru. The Sanskrit root of KRIYA i... Read more
“Ananta cannot live; the sands of his karma for this life have run out.” These inexorable words reached my inner consciousness as I sat one morning in deep meditation. Shortly after I had en... Read more
“Master, my father has been anxious for me to accept an executive position with the Bengal-Nagpur Railway. But I have definitely refused it.” I added hopefully, “Sir, will you not make me a... Read more
“You ignore your textbook assignments in philosophy. No doubt you are depending on an unlaborious ‘intuition’ to get you through the examinations. But unless you apply yourself in a more sch... Read more
“As a loyal Hindu wife, I do not wish to complain of my husband. But I yearn to see him turn from his materialistic views. He delights in ridiculing the pictures of saints in my meditation r... Read more
“You are strong enough now to travel. I will accompany you to Kashmir,” Sri Yukteswar informed me two days after my miraculous recovery from Asiatic cholera. That evening our party of six en... Read more
“Father, I want to invite Master and four friends to accompany me to the Himalayan foothills during my summer vacation. May I have six train passes to Kashmir and enough money to cover our t... Read more
“I am often beset by atheistic doubts. Yet a torturing surmise sometimes haunts me: may not untapped soul possibilities exist? Is man not missing his real destiny if he fails to explore them... Read more
“Years ago, right in this very room you now occupy, a Mohammedan wonder-worker performed four miracles before me!” Sri Yukteswar made this surprising statement during his first visit to my n... Read more
