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Yogananda, Paramahansa, 1893-1952

"Autobiography of a Yogi"

The human eye sees the physical form, but the inward eye
penetrates more profoundly, even to the universal pattern of which
each man is an integral and individual part."
I returned to Calcutta and purchased a pearl for Nalini. A month
later, her paralyzed legs were completely healed.
Sister asked me to convey her heartfelt gratitude to my guru. He
listened to her message in silence. But as I was taking my leave,
he made a pregnant comment.
"Your sister has been told by many doctors that she can never bear
children. Assure her that in a few years she will give birth to
two daughters."
Some years later, to Nalini's joy, she bore a girl, followed in a
few years by another daughter.
"Your master has blessed our home, our entire family," my sister
said. "The presence of such a man is a sanctification on the whole
of India. Dear brother, please tell Sri Yukteswarji that, through
you, I humbly count myself as one of his KRIYA YOGA disciples."
{FN25-1} The gracefully draped dress of Indian women.
{FN25-2} Because most persons in India are thin, reasonable plumpness
is considered very desirable.
{FN25-3} The Hindu scriptures declare that those who habitually
speak the truth will develop the power of materializing their words.
What commands they utter from the heart will come true in life.

CHAPTER: 26
THE SCIENCE OF KRIYA YOGA
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.


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