Part 50 (1/2)
They bowed at ent foruru asked me to receive initiation into KRIYA YOGA
”'Of course,' I responded 'I a earlier in my life'
”'The tily 'Much of your kar and ready'
”He touched ht appeared; the radiance gradually forold and centered with a white pentagonal star
”'Penetrate your consciousness through the star into the kingdouru's voice had a new note, soft like distant music
”Vision after vision broke as oceanic surf on the shores of my soul The panoramic spheres finallyblessedness When I returned hours later to awareness of this world, the ave ht on, Lahiri Mahasaya never slept in ain
Nor, thereafter, did he ever sleep He remained in the front room downstairs, in the coht”
The illustrious lady fell into silence Realizing the uniqueness of her relationshi+p with the sublii, I finally ventured to ask for further rereedy Nevertheless you shall have one more story”
She sainst an to feel forlorn and neglected OneLahiri Mahasaya entered this little room to fetch an article; I quickly followed hily
”'You spend all your time with the disciples What about your responsibilities for your wife and children? I regret that you do not interest yourself in providing lanced at htened, I heard a voice resounding fro, don't you see? How could a nothing like me produce riches for you?'
”'Guruji,' I cried, 'I implore pardon a million times! My sinful eyes can see you no more; please appear in your sacred form'
”'I am here' This reply came from above me I looked up and saw the
His eyes were like blinding fla at his feet after he had quietly descended to the floor
”'Woman,' he said, 'seek divine wealth, not the paltry tinsel of earth After acquiring inward treasure, you will find that outward supply is always forthco' He added, 'One of uru's words naturally came true; a disciple did leave a considerable su withday I returned to her home and enjoyed several hours of philosophical discussion with Tincouri and Ducouri Lahiri These two saintly sons of India's great yogi followed closely in his ideal footsteps Both men were fair, tall, stalwart, and heavily bearded, with soft voices and an old-fashi+oned charm of manner
His as not the only woman disciple of Lahiri Mahasaya; there were hundreds of others, including raph He handed her a print, re, ”If you deem it a protection, then it is so; otherwise it is only a picture”
A few days later this wohter-in-law happened to be studying the BHAGAVAD GITA at a table behind which hung the guru's photograph An electrical storreat fury
”Lahiri Mahasaya, protect us!” The wo struck the book which they had been reading, but the two devotees were unhurt
”I felt as though a sheet of ice had been placed aroundheat,” the chela explained
Lahiri Mahasaya performed two miracles in connection with a woman disciple, Abhoya She and her husband, a Calcutta lawyer, started one day for Benares to visit the guru Their carriage was delayed by heavy traffic; they reached the Howrahfor departure
Abhoya, near the ticket office, stood quietly