Awake Minute 29: The Power of Initiative

We are joined by our friend Josh, from the Young Adult Sangha, to cover in detail Swami Yogananda’s momentous move to LA. His journey from the East to the West coast was intriguing; as will be seen from the fantastic stories from we discovered about the events along the way. In this minute we also have appearances from Varun Soni, Felicia Tomasco, Stefanie Syman and Mas Vidal all setting the scene and exploring the immediate impact Paramahansa Yogananda had in Los Angeles, the city of angels. 0:00 Meet Josh; 9:42 Summary of Minute; 12:00 Why LA?; 18:50 What is a seeker and what is he/she seeking?; 25:49 Prophesies and visions of LA; 32:51 Transcontinental road trip and plucking out devotees; 49:48 The most important picture in history; 52:10 Biltmore Hotel; 53:21 Power of initiative. SRF Denver website has a great history section for Guruji's travels: http://www.srf-denver.org/History.html