A throb of wonderment stole over me as I realized that twenty-eight
days had elapsed since the Benares meeting with my guru. "You will
come to me in four weeks!" Here I was, heart pounding, standing
within his courtyard on quiet Rai Ghat Lane. I entered for the first
time the hermitage where I was to spend the best part of the next
ten years with India's JYANAVATAR, "incarnation of wisdom."
{FN11-1} See chapter 25.
{FN11-2} The world-famous mausoleum..
{FN11-3} A DHOTI-cloth is knotted around the waist and covers the
legs..
{FN11-4} Brindaban, in the Muttra district of United Provinces, is
the Hindu Jerusalem. Here Lord Krishna displayed his glories for
the benefit of mankind..
{FN11-5} Hari; an endearing name by which Lord Krishna is known to
his devotees.
{FN11-6} An Indian sweetmeat..
{FN11-7} A mythological gem with power to grant desires.
{FN11-8} Spiritual initiation; from the Sanskrit root DIKSH, to
dedicate oneself.
CHAPTER: 12
YEARS IN MY MASTER'S HERMITAGE
"You have come." Sri Yukteswar greeted me from a tiger skin on the
floor of a balconied sitting room. His voice was cold, his manner
unemotional.
"Yes, dear Master, I am here to follow you." Kneeling, I touched
his feet.
"How can that be? You ignore my wishes."
"No longer, Guruji! Your wish shall be my law!"
"That is better! Now I can assume responsibility for your life."
"I willingly transfer the burden, Master.
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