The literal translation of Sanskrit
MANTRA is "instrument of thought," signifying the ideal, inaudible
sounds which represent one aspect of creation; when vocalized as
syllables, a MANTRA constitutes a universal terminology. The infinite
powers of sound derive from AUM, the "Word" or creative hum of the
Cosmic Motor.
CHAPTER: 47
I RETURN TO THE WEST
"I have given many yoga lessons in India and America; but I must
confess that, as a Hindu, I am unusually happy to be conducting a
class for English students."
My London class members laughed appreciatively; no political turmoils
ever disturbed our yoga peace.
India was now a hallowed memory. It is September, 1936; I am
in England to fulfill a promise, given sixteen months earlier, to
lecture again in London.
England, too, is receptive to the timeless yoga message. Reporters
and newsreel cameramen swarmed over my quarters at Grosvenor House.
The British National Council of the World Fellowship of Faiths
organized a meeting on September 29th at Whitefield's Congregational
Church where I addressed the audience on the weighty subject of
"How Faith in Fellowship may Save Civilization." The eight o'clock
lectures at Caxton Hall attracted such crowds that on two nights
the overflow waited in Windsor House auditorium for my second talk
at nine-thirty. Yoga classes during the following weeks grew so
large that Mr. Wright was obliged to arrange a transfer to another
hall.
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