Message #16774

[Jitendra Hydonus]

Actually Yogananda didn't devote an entire chapter to Ramana Maharshi. He included a short mention of him and a photo at the end of his chapter on his visit to South India. Of all the saints in the autobiography, his account of his meeting with Ramana was conspicuously brief. I read somewhere that someone asked Yogananda about this and he is reported to have said it was because Paul Brunton had already written about him (i'm not sure the validity of that quote). Still, I get the feeling that there may have been some philosophical tension when he visited Ramana Maharshi' ashram.

There is a more detailed account of Yogananda's visit and conversation with Ramana online somewhere which didn't make it into Yogananda's autobiography.

http://www.scribd.com/doc/59658814/Paramhansa-Yogananda-and-Richard-Wright-Interview-Ramana-Maharshi

i will tell you a story about Yogananda. Someone came to the Lake Shrine and tried to convince him that he needed to follow his view of the Bible. The Master simply listened to him and replied that he may be right several times. When the man left he told the monks who were there that he would like to see them as enthusiastic about their spiritual life. i doubt that Yogananda would let very much tension transpire on spiritual matters but it would be interesting to read a more extensive version of the meeting between Ramana Maharshi and Yogananda.

Steve



http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=Yogananda+meets+Ramana+Maharshi&qpvt=Yogananda+meets+Ramana+Maharshi&FORM=VDRE#view=detail&mid=71C696250B9C25A7B37271C696250B9C25A7B372


http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=Yogananda+meets+Ramana+Maharshi&qpvt=Yogananda+meets+Ramana+Maharshi&FORM=VDRE#view=detail&mid=3B07A1C3B4506DBF04A93B07A1C3B4506DBF04A9