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Date Posted: 11:06:54 12/19/04 Sun
Author: anon. - 28 Nov 2004
Subject: Re: Bidyananda
In reply to: Sundarar - 28 Nov 2004 's message, "Bidyananda" on 11:05:51 12/19/04 Sun


My friend could spent some hours with him. Bidyanda was sitting like a statue deeply withdrawn within, in his hut. Just a brass cup of milk was placed before him. (My friend was told before by YSS monks, to not disturb him, because SB is very old and could be resting and sleeping.) After a long time he opened his eyes, and told my friend, "Son, what do you want from us in India? See, we are very poor, we have nothing to give you." My friend replied, "Swamiji, THAT what I want, only India can give It to me." Bidyanandaji's face lighted with a smile and he exclaimed in utter joy, "Om Narayan!" and blessed my friend with his both hands upon his (my friend's) head.

Then Swamiji told him, "They say I am very old and could be sleeping..." (how he could know? Only though intuition, of course!) "But I sleep only two hours a day. Most of time I am doing Kriya and Hong-Sau."

He also said to my friend, "One day, years ago, Ma [Daya Ma] entered through that door in ecstasy chanting 'Om Guru, Om Guru'. Then she touched me, and we both went into samadhi together."

He told my friend this story. Yoganandaji used to take his friends to visit Sri Yukteswar. But they were afraid, due to the fiery personality of the Great One. So Master would cling the steps to the ashram first, in order to test the "mood" of the Jnanavatar, while his friends would hid himselves behind the wall. After bowing to his Guru, he waived to his friends and called them, "Come on, you can come now."

He said Sri Yukteswar was too stern, but Master was full of love, very, very loving.

I don't know if he gives Kriya by himself, independently from YSS, but the monks have him in the highest regard. A true saint still in body, there is no question about this.

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