Swami Kriyananda narrates Doctor Lewis experiences of being with Yogananda
"The Master," Doctor told us, "asked me to join him one morning in practicing the energization exercises on the hotel porch in San francisco." Doctor chuckled. "I nearly died of embarrasment! But what good reason can there be, after all, to feel embarrassed about doing a good thing? My self-conciousness had no worthier basis than the fact that our exercises aren't known to most people! Master decided to cure me of this false notion.
"As we were exercising, a policeman walked by on his beat. Master, affecting a guilty conscience, stepped hastily behind a pillar, and continued to exercise there. The policeman glanced at us suspiciously. I was praying for a miracle that would dematerialize me on the spot! But master went right on exercising as if nothing as happened.
"Minutes later, the policeman returned. Again master ducked behind the pillar. This time the policeman, his suspicions thoroughly aroused, came over to us.
"Whats going on here" he demanded. He probably suspected us of being two crooks planning a crime.
"Oh nothing, Officer!" Master assured him with an exaggerated air of innocence. "Nothing at all. We're just exercising. See?" To demonstrate his utter sincerity. he repeated a few movements, then smiled as if in hope of a reprieve.
"Well," muttered the officer, "see that you don't get into trouble." With massive dignity he moved on. By this time I was shaking so hard with suppressed laughter that my embarrasment was forgotten completely."
Excerpt from "Paramhansa Yogananda - A Biography"
"The Master," Doctor told us, "asked me to join him one morning in practicing the energization exercises on the hotel porch in San francisco." Doctor chuckled. "I nearly died of embarrasment! But what good reason can there be, after all, to feel embarrassed about doing a good thing? My self-conciousness had no worthier basis than the fact that our exercises aren't known to most people! Master decided to cure me of this false notion.
"As we were exercising, a policeman walked by on his beat. Master, affecting a guilty conscience, stepped hastily behind a pillar, and continued to exercise there. The policeman glanced at us suspiciously. I was praying for a miracle that would dematerialize me on the spot! But master went right on exercising as if nothing as happened.
"Minutes later, the policeman returned. Again master ducked behind the pillar. This time the policeman, his suspicions thoroughly aroused, came over to us.
"Whats going on here" he demanded. He probably suspected us of being two crooks planning a crime.
"Oh nothing, Officer!" Master assured him with an exaggerated air of innocence. "Nothing at all. We're just exercising. See?" To demonstrate his utter sincerity. he repeated a few movements, then smiled as if in hope of a reprieve.
"Well," muttered the officer, "see that you don't get into trouble." With massive dignity he moved on. By this time I was shaking so hard with suppressed laughter that my embarrasment was forgotten completely."
Excerpt from "Paramhansa Yogananda - A Biography"
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