Autobiography Chapter 17, Part 3: Academic excellence vs. spiritual ascent

This episode covers the next part of chapter 17 from: “The first two years of my course at Scottish Church...” to  “...mixed with ejaculations betraying their astonishment.” Summary: In this short and seemingly simple section of the chapter lies some gold dust, but you have to explore underlying meanings behind the narrative as experienced by Paramahansa Yogananda (and orchestrated by Swami Sri Yukteswar!). We weigh in by sharing our personal experiences and reflections on the importance of faith, perseverance, and balancing spiritual pursuits with academic responsibilities. We also felt it right to include some readings on concepts of success, hard work, and reincarnation, as well as the gleaning on some messages from the book Mejda.  0:00 Prior episode; 3:05 A controversial regularity; 17:15 A lifeline; 27:27 Art of Cramming; 44:15 Scraping through an exam; 59:00 Looking ahead. Links discussed in this episode:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish_Church_College https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_alumni_of_Scottish_Church_College Homework for next episode— Read, absorb and make notes on the last part of chapter 17: “On his return from Puri, Sri Yukteswar...” to end of the chapter (and the long footnote). #autobiographyofayogi  #autobiographylinebyline  #paramahansayogananda Autobiography of a Yogi  awake.minute Self-Realization Fellowship Yogoda Satsanga Society of India #SRF #YSS