Autobiography Chapter 3, Part 4: Lahiri Mahasaya’s divine intercession

This episode covers the next 8 paragraphs of the chapter from:  “The master sought to banish...” To... “...eyes behind any screen of delusion.”  Swami Pranabananda inspires Paramahansa Yogananda by reminding him of the greatness of Lahiri Mahasaya. With sublime supplication and humility, the young devotee Pranabananda sought out Lahiri Mahasaya’s assistance in overcoming the final hurdle to embracing the Infinite form. Some important themes are touched upon in this beautiful section of the chapter and we dissect them with devotion.    0:00 Summary of episode; 1:13 Guruji’s divine English; 3:50 Homage to Lahiri Mahasaya; 9:14 The gaze of a Guru; 22:12 Long meditations; 45:27 Group meditations, Bhadraka and years of dedicated saadhana; 1:01:45 Petitioning the Guru; 1:11:42 Emmerson’s poem - Brahma; 1:19:05 Giving thanks to the grace of the Guru – Namo Namaste; Homework for next episode— Read, absorb and make notes on the last 12 paragraphs of the chapter from: “Pranabananda’s face was suffused with divine...” to “...Alas, two bodies are not yet for me!”  References from the chapter:  Yogananda on Meditation yogananda.com.au/gurus/yogananda_quotes31meditation.html https://www.meditationbench.com/yogananda-on-meditation/ https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/ralph-waldo-emerson https://bookstore.yogananda-srf.org/product/the-importance-of-a-true-guru/?_ga=2.122436098.829121879.1680814996-794184172.1673628159 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jguc-vhBdc   Namo Namaste  God Talks with Arjuna - Bhagavad Gita 11:39-49 namo namas te ’stu sahasrakṛtvaḥ punaś ca bhūyo ’pi namo namas te namaḥ purastād atha pṛṣṭhatas te namo ’stu te sarvata eva sarva  To Thee praise, praise without end! To Thee my salutations thousandfold! O Endless Might, O Invincible Omniscient Omnipresence, O All-in-All! I bow to Thee in front and behind, I bow to Thee on the left and the right, I bow to Thee above and beneath, I bow to Thee enclosing me everywhere!  #autobiographyofayogi  #autobiographylinebyline  #paramahansayogananda Autobiography of a Yogi  awake.minute Self-Realization Fellowship #SRF