Part 29 (1/2)
”That poor crazyfor a cauliflower,” he explained between outbursts of ot one of yours, so ill-guarded!”
I dashed to my rooetable fixation, had left untouchedopenly on the blanket He had crawled instead under the bed where, coht, one of lehearted desire
I asked Sri Yukteswar that evening to explain the incident which had, I thought, a few baffling features
My guru shook his head slowly ”You will understand it someday
Science will soon discover a few of these hidden laws”
When the wonders of radio burst some years later on an astounded world, I ree-old concepts of time and space were annihilated; no peasant's home so narrow that London or Calcutta could not enter! The dullest intelligence enlarged before indisputable proof of one aspect of man's omnipresence
The ”plot” of the cauliflower coy Sri Yuktesas a perfect huentle vibrationsin the ether Just as a sensitized radio picks up a desired rauru had been able to catch the thought of the half-witted hts of broadcasting human wills in the world {FN15-2} By his powerful will, Master was also a hu station, and had successfully directed the peasant to reverse his steps and go to a certain roouidance, appearing naturally inthose instants when his mind is calm Nearly everyone has had the experience of an inexplicably correct ”hunch,” or has transferred his thoughts effectively to another person
The human h its antenna of intuition all the functions of cohts, and tuning out undesirable ones As the power of a radio depends on the amount of electrical current it can utilize, so the hu to the power of will possessed by each individual
All thoughts vibrate eternally in the cosmos By deep concentration, aor dead
Thoughts are universally and not individually rooted; a truth cannot be created, but only perceived The erroneous thoughts of oal of yoga science is to calm the mind, that without distortion it may mirror the divine vision in the universe
Radio and television have brought the instantaneous sound and sight of remote persons to the firesides of millions: the first faint scientific inti spirit Not a body confined to a point in space, but the vast soul, which the ego in most barbaric e, very wonderful, seely very improbable phenomena may yet appear which, when once established, will not astonish us ht us during the last century,” Charles Robert Richet, nobel Prizey, has declared ”It is assumed that the phenomena whichaccept without surprise, do not excite our astonishment because they are understood But this is not the case If they do not surprise us it is not because they are understood, it is because they are faht to surprise us, we should be surprised at everything-the fall of a stone thrown into the air, the acorn which becomes an oak, mercury which expands when it is heated, iron attracted by a net, phosphorus which burns when it is rubbedThe science of today is a light matter; the revolutions and evolutions which it will experience in a hundred thousand years will far exceed the , a, unforeseen truths-which our descendants will discover, are even now all around us, staring us in the eyes, so to speak, and yet we do not see theh to say that we do not see them; we do not wish to see them; for as soon as an unexpected and unfamiliar fact appears, we try to fit it into the frae, and we are indignant that anyone should dare to experiment further”
A humorous occurrence took place a few days after I had been so implausibly robbed of a cauliflower A certain kerosene lauru's oht he would demonstrate that it was child's play to locate the laravity he questioned all ashra disciple confessed that he had used the laave the solemn counsel: ”Seek the lamp near the well”
I rushed there; no la heartily, without compunction for my disillusionment
”Too bad I couldn't direct you to the vanished la eyes, he added, ”I am not even a satisfactory Sherlock Holmes!”
I realized that Master would never display his pohen challenged, or for a triviality
Delightful weeks sped by Sri Yuktesas planning a religious procession He asked me to lead the disciples over the town and beach of Puri The festive day dawned as one of the hottest of the summer
”Guruji, how can I take the barefooted students over the fiery sands?” I spoke despairingly
”I will tell you a secret,” Master responded ”The Lord will send an umbrella of clouds; you all shall walk in coroup started froned by Sri Yukteswar, it bore the syaze of intuition
No sooner had we left the here than the part of the sky which was overhead becaic To the accompaniment of astonished ejaculations fro the city streets and the burning seashore
The soothing drops descended during the two hours of the parade
The exact instant at which our group returned to the ashram, the clouds and rain passed away tracelessly
”You see how God feels for us,” Master replied after I had expressed ratitude ”The Lord responds to all and works for all Just as He sent rain at my plea, so He fulfills any sincere desire of the devotee Seldom do men realize how often God heeds their prayers
He is not partial to a few, but listens to everyone who approaches Hily His children should ever have i-kindness of their Omnipresent Father” {FN15-6}
Sri Yukteswar sponsored four yearly festivals, at the equinoxes and solstices, when his students gathered from far and near The winter solstice celebration was held in Serampore; the first one I attended left
The festivities started in thethe streets The voices of a hundred students rang out with sweet religious songs; a few musicians played the flute and KHOL KARTAL (drums and cymbals) Enthusiastic townspeople strewed the path with flowers, glad to be su praise of the Lord's blessed nae There we encircled our guru, while students on upper balconies showered us with uests went upstairs to receive a pudding of CHANNA and oranges Itoday as cooks Food for such large gatherings had to be cooked outdoors in huge cauldrons The i brick stoves were shed ious festivals in India are never considered troublesoetables, or his personal services