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Spiritual Power of Yogananda
By Swami Kriyananda, from Do You Need a Living Guru?
Clarity Magazine,
Spring 2003
We can get the
false impression that this was the first life in which Yogananda
found God, but our line of gurus has been coming around for a long
time. Yogananda said that in a former lifetime Lahiri Mahasaya was
King Janaka, one of the great sages of ancient India. Babaji was
Krishna. Yogananda also said that Babaji, Lahiri, and Sri Yukteswar
were the three wise men.
There is a great
difference between an ordinary master and an avatar such as Yogananda.
A master still must free himself from this body but an avatar is
already free. A master can free maybe six people, maybe a few more.
An avatar has the power to bring thousands, perhaps millions to
God.
In Autobiography
of a Yogi, Yogananda's mother brought him as a babe in arms
to Lahiri Mahasaya for his blessing. When Lahiri saw him, he said,
"Little mother, thy son will be a yogi. As a spiritual engine,
he will bring many souls to God's kingdom."
What does an
engine do" It draws many cars of people behind it. Lahiri meant
that Yogananda had the kind of power that would distinguish him
as an avatar. These are esoteric statements that you won't catch
with a casual reading, but if you look for subtler meaning, you'll
see what a powerful statement this is.
Next: Paramhansa
Yogananda: Seeing God in Everyone by Swami Kriyananda
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