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Date Posted: 04:08:14 03/20/04 Sat
Author: Hendrik - 27 Feb 2004
Subject: Re: Guru's testing of disciples.....
In reply to: Anonymous - 26 Feb 2004 's message, "Re: Guru's testing of disciples....." on 04:07:14 03/20/04 Sat


I think it was not Yogananda's way to do even something like that however

Really?

"Master's hair was long, thick, wavy, and blue-black. Many thought he "marcelled" his hair. Once he had a young man who was helping him with his campaign work and one night before going on the stage to deliver his lecture, Master was standing in front of the mirror combing his hair. He parted it in the center and pulled the back hair more to the front on each shoulder. The boy was mentally thinking how vain Master was. Master often demonstrated in his lectures what he did to give this boy a lesson. He said he stood for the longest time in front of the mirror deliberately taking more pains to affix each hair in the right places; petting his hair here and there, combing and recombing; all the while watching the boy's expression change to deeper criticism. Finally, Master turned to him and said, "So you think I am vain, because I comb my hair before going to face an audience. I saw you in the mirror and received your thoughts. That is why I deliberately acted vain. I did it all the more to give you something to criticize me for. Let this be a lesson to you. Never criticize people for things you don't understand, or judge others by yourself. You would also criticize me if I went on the platform looking like I just got up from bed." The boy apologized and and never criticized Master again."

-- Durga Mata, A Paramhansa Yogananda Trilogy of Divine Love, p. 168

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