Autobiography Chapter 13, Part 2: Sacrosanct and sacred customs

Yogananda Podcast

This episode covers the next part of chapter 13:
“The following morning I sought out Behari Pundit...”
to
“...walked briskly toward the outlying village of Ranbajpur.”

Summary:

Mukunda is ecstatic to have a starting point for his much sought-after sojourn to the Himalayas via the sleepless saint: Ram Gopal Mazumdar. Along his route he visits the blessed Tarakeswar Linga shrine, that is compared with Lourdes in France, but does not bow down as is the custom. What do these pilgrimages mean for us on our path? Why does Paramahansa Yogananada emphasise some customs such as this in the book?

0:00 Summary of prior episode;
02:00 Ram Gopal Muzumdar;
10:51 The journey starts;
18:46 Famous Tarakeswar Shrine;
34:47 Not bowing;
47:34 Looking ahead to the next episode.
Links discussed in this episode:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taraknath_Temple

Homework for next episode— Read, absorb and make notes on the next part of chapter 13:
“I was not sure of the way...”
to
“...Such faith in the directions given.”

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