Dearest Mazie:

What a lovely sharing of love and fine realization. I am sorry to
hear of the serious illness of Brother Anandanoy, as I also,
benefited much from his loving discourses and discussions. I will
meditate and perform my humble form of Darshan on his behalf...as
well as send you also my blessings.

How lovely and true are Sri Ramana's words to the questioning
student/visitors. Always, his humor, patience and love are expressed
as genuine caring rather than superiority and he always gently guides
the student back to their own understanding of their own heart,
experience and inner knowing...for that is how a true teacher leads a
student to comprehend a greater truth and to find understanding...we
can all be shown a thing or technique in a book, but until that
lesson or thing has been made "alive" within us, it has no truth...it
has no fixed reality and it never becomes a part of us.

It is funny to me that Americans often ask, "What do you think about
so and so?" rather than to ask, "What do you feel about so and so?"
as the latter form invites them to engage in a deeper emotional
process of validating the truth and also examining one's heart.

There is one other picture of Yogananda that I love...it is of him
playing the autoharp and looking like a delighted young boy...despite
the fact that he must have been 55 or 60 in the photo! perhaps you
have seen this? I have his recordings somewhere...packed away of
course. Must dig them out. Always enjoyed the "Divine Mother" and
"Blue Lotus Feet" chants best of all.

Well, must trundle off to sleepy land as I have had restless sleep all
week. Cannot explain why, as I am usually always a very sound napper.


Much Love & Peace,

Zenbabaji