" My companion threw a little stone into
the first of the oceanic seventy million square miles. "Encinitas
is a symbolic spot for a world colony."
"That is true, Doctor. We shall arrange here for many conferences
and Congresses of Religion, inviting delegates from all lands. Flags
of the nations will hang in our halls. Diminutive temples will be
built over the grounds, dedicated to the world's principal religions.
"As soon as possible," I went on, "I plan to open a Yoga Institute
here. The blessed role of KRIYA YOGA in the West has hardly more
than just begun. May all men come to know that there is a definite,
scientific technique of self-realization for the overcoming of all
human misery!"
[Illustration: Speakers at a 1945 Interracial Meeting in San Francisco
during the convening of the Peace Conference. (Left to right) Dr.
Maneck Anklesaria, John Cohee, myself, Hugh E. MacBeth, Vince M.
Townsend, Jr., Richard B. Moore--see sanfr.jpg]
[Illustration: The Self-Realization Church of All Religions in
Washington, D.C., whose leader, Swami Premananda, is here pictured
with me--see premananda.jpg]
[Illustration: My venerable father, seated in the tranquil lotus
posture, Calcutta, 1936--see father2.jpg]
Far into the night my dear friend-the first KRIYA YOGI
in America--discussed with me the need for world colonies founded
on a spiritual basis. The ills attributed to an anthropomorphic
abstraction called "society" may be laid more realistically at the
door of Everyman.
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