teasures Against Time

Paramahansa Yogananda
with Doctor and Mrs. Lewis

Brenda Les,is Rosser

Borlego Publications
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Dedicated to Mildred Margaret Lewis

for her strength, love, and wisdom

l,ilfarv of Colg]ess CÀi,alosnrg in-Publicatlon Dàl^

Roser. Brenda Lewis, 1919
't.Il:asureg against time : Paramalansa \bgànanda íith Doctor and NIrs
l.,,wis / Brenda Lè\Íis Rósscr.-. 2nd ed.

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I \, I iL,,L'rh, l'trdmaliansa, 1893-1952. 2' Lewis Nlildrèd
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 Table of Contents

l\tfu(ti to the Fxrst Edxtian bA Brenda Leuis R.a*?.r

l\t'.:«'r ta the Secantl, Edítían b,g Blpnda Leuis Rasser xiii
l,l't rnrtL by John Rosser

l';rrt I - Remembering the Master

l. Mildred Lewis Reminisces

Nll, nil Lewls XÍ ris S$'àmi Yoganardà, 1 . Sister
\ia frrrata N{eets Swami Yogam da 2 . Doctor Veets
Swfuri YogaDandà, 3. God's LiBhi and rhe RotliDg
l'r, I. X1ildre.i Lewis Becomes a Disciple. I.The
I { li,tr L.aves,6. Tir. Drive,{rourd Vysri. Lake
l!,rlN,r!, 7 . The Boarding Ilouse: \t'inrer. 1921, 7
. ( lrrlrrs, LiD{rade. ànd Tàsty Indian !'ood, 8 . 1'trc
ll rL rl,\' SlcDr.r SioD, 10 . The Firsr FtoÍrr Cerc
1r, r\, 12 . N{ohaNk Tràil. 13 . The Fnst Ashràm:
\\,,1rlrL l, l,l . No S.crers. 15 . Tlic Fllsl Advcrrisr-
|l[r] . l1', . 'Sit Doirn. Ssamiji," 16. The Ycrs Spcc(i
ll\ /. l'lr. lcvRoàd, 19. The Dercssior Y.{$, 2ÍJ
. I 1, li nr's Bhssing. 21 . Godrs tnstnnr IIo\), 21
. l'i,\, | ,rr Srrir Làndnrs, 22 . E vdop.(t in à Blue
lr,tr ,'r. .t. ,i.r'u'. trr.r.--ron. lt. ttr -\1o..
r,r I i,l i,,,1r,,-). TIc Àrizora FlaAsionc Snl.walk.26
r \\ ,rlirrl irL tl). (hïenhousc 27 . Docror's Hat, 28
. \\,,r ,[ ],l,fr St,nv :10. Remenrlxrring Sisrer cvanà.
r$i r ill . l),r i,,.'s (h(càsinB Dcdicatjon. 32 . The
ll ,r,1,' ll, r,!ii. lJ2 . The Smàllcst Desn.e, 34. The
ll 'll, r, ll,, ,rii l,i1)lv(is. i];
 Ttea.sur* Against Tirne 'Iàble oJ Contents

2. Doctor Lewis Reminisces 41 8. The Word 249

A l]\€-Hour Nlediiàtion at Plum Island. 45 . Nlaster Pmcticing thc Prcsence. 250 . H€lps Along the Way,
Tàkes Oarc of Doctor's Fàmily. 47 . A Time of Great 253 . Obstacles in the Pàrh. 254 . How to Pràírtice,
Blessings, 48 . The Nlaster Helps Doctor and His Fàm-
il),, .18 . Docior NcàÍly Gets \Vet, 49 . The NrÍaster
Res.rres Doctor's Heàlth. 52 Í). Yoga of Inner Hearing 259
HoÍ'to I.Iear the Aum. 261 . TLe Alt of God. 262
3. Letters from Paramahalsa Yoganalda . The Sensoriuxr, 263

Pàràmàhànsa Yollànanda wrote many ]eii€rs ovcr the

t. Yoga of Inner Sight 27L
Sí\rnrg the Astràllorces requires Humility. 281
).eàrs (1921 1951) to Dochr and N'lildred Lewis. Ofier
ing Àrare arld ininraie accoutri, ofthe Curu with two of
hjs carltusl (lis(iitnos, nilrcty-fivc leiters are presented. ll. Yoga of Love 291
'l'lrc Two Forces, 29.1 r God must Posscss the Heart
Al(nre. 301 . $risdom of Broiihir Lawr€nce. 304
Part II - Doctor's Lectures
l'.1. 'l'he Astral Body 302
I lr' lil Sensesr Fi1€ of Knowlese and Fiq, of Action,
4. Divilre Friendship 195 ir(r7. 'IIrc Five Pranasj 309 . Th€ Ntlind (Mun"r),316
(l(xls ln,v. is tllrc.,ndiiiolial, 197 . Rccàllinc the Nllàs .'t'fi: EBo (.Ahamkara).323 . Feelins (Chitta:),328
l.Í's lÍrl.tor, 198. Familv Love Becones Tlansmtted
Divi Love. 200 . \,Iàster's Rules for Ftiendship,
irrto lx, 'l'lr(! Soul must Re-ascend 335
201 . Gurlr Disciple tltlàtionship, 202 I'lrr!,ru(Jra versus NouÍrcna. 336 . Omnipotcnt Force
rril Oruiscient Feeling 339 . Br€aking tl1€ Sout's
5. Inteltect versus Intuition 205
StilliDg thc Nllind, 208 . Compàring ih€ Two ^tirI.lrr(xri,342
Approiidres, 210 . Dc\Éloping Inl,uiilon, 212 I'1, 'l lx, Iustrument of Intuition 349
I li. St,lrliual Eve, J51
6. The Cosmic Dream 215
Br€aking ihe Cosnic Dreàrr, 217 . The N{ai§ial lÀ lrlrolographs from the Family Album 1163
iz(l Thoqhi of God, 218 . Nleditaiion is the Ke)', l,,r ,, lrorr Swani Sri Yuktesrvar, 378 . Lahiri À,Ía
221 . ,{tlàchment Brings Sorroir, 222 . Thc Role oí 1,i,,,\,,s (rli,rlir.a Ch.irt, 379 . \Íildrcd Lelvis'Kriva
lrili{ior, 226 l,l,,1r , , ilil)

?. 'l l'(, Sclrir of Virtue 229 lfl 381

llrt, r\slnlts ol ihe Wbrd, 232 . The Light, 233 lr,
^,l,l,,rxlI
r,,r',, Slst{! Dollv ncminisc€s. 382
Lcfier from .
. I ll. S] )l!, l, 2i1,1 . The Vibràtion or Feeling, 235. Al1 \r,!r!llr Nl,)lhr l,rliri.385. Tw,:, Lettcrs liom Bana,
I i\ lnri,,r , ,, rll, l]rily of CoNciousness, 240 . Paradise r1,,, II rL ri i. llsl) . [,Iusi{i by Doctor Lc{.is, 393
il Ili, fl' rL ,,1'Vlnir.,246
llrr ll x 397
Preface to the First Edition

I lrrrr think of ro rnorc rr diflicult assignment thàn to $,rite

rrlxrrrl ml mother and father in an obiecti\-c wa"1. Horv can
,,r ,, lrc objectil.e r.hcn one has had a great aIïection_ tespect,
rrr rl irdcccl reverencc f'or one's pàrcnts? Fron mv
1ea,rs of
rl , í ! ittion r-ith grcat spilitual pcople. I har-c coIne to thc
, rri lrsiou thàt thev ate the most misuuderstoocl of a1l souls
trlr,r 1r'rxl tLis earth. ,{nd ret the)- possess thc character
il[fl]lir.s most people try to e]nt ate: tLeÏ arc calm. calmcr
llrrlrr rrlosli the1, arc kind. kindcr than rnost: thet are un
rl, rrLrrrrrlitrg, more unclerstanding thar most: and they pos-
nrr r,istlorn f:rr bev-ond thc attàinment of those t-ho do
lrrl li!(, llre spirltuai life and pelhaps knorv nothing about
ll i\rL,l so thcn mt,mother. Nlildred Lewls, enjoi ed mc
lo lllli iog(]ther a ï,.ork thÀt r.ould rcflect l,he early davs
rrl l'rrrrrrrrrrlLarrsa Yogànandà an.l the relationshlp ol his trvo
rÍrlllilrl rlisciplcsj it was irrdeecl a titanic task I Írlccxl.
r\r, rrrrrr4 loving childrcn do. I al§,à),s krl)t àwr\), fior11
I llt i 1rorLlllrl thàt D\ rrrother \\:orrkl one drw k:arc 1.lris earth.

,1tr,l ,, r,l111,.",, *.oltred togethcr (Jioul 19[i6 r»r) to asserrÍrlc

lh, rr,,i,r r Lrl lctters pertincnÍ to Lltc rrr;rxuscril)t §.e werc
lrlrrrrrrr r1,. I ll\\àys felt that she Í,oukl b(i \\,ilh me to gulde
llr llLr,,LrJ,lr lhc diflicult pàfis ànd Lo roucn1bcr' those things
llr,rl ll.,.l ll,rq,,rr.n .r,. hrd r l,r.uJiui,,rr-rr,.nor1.
l\r" rrl of kccn discritlirration. mÍ mother sclected
l rr, r,l i r,r s I nrrr Pnramahansà Yogànanda r-hich r,otld be
!l,lrriflr irrl)ortancc and ilspir-ation. To lLis shc added
 Trcatures Aga'inst Tir e

storios Iiom hcr expe ence $,ith the Guru which n.ould be rr(l to prcvont certàir distortions §,hich might occur in thc
of intr:Iesl to thc general readeNhip. r,. -. ,lic.e'rir .risn ul "cr-erl rc",r jlrg-.

I never dctected in her any ego or desire to màgrriff It is difficult for me to categorize my fàthor às à saint,
the LeÍ'is nanre. Corrversell', hcr greàt Pleasrue was to live lir lrc r.as rny dearest friend. protector. àr1d guide. But as
in Borrego as mrlch às she could, as a needed break ftom llri, y(yus have pàssed, and I hare reflc.ctcrl on his sp ittal
a bnsy schedulc, \\''hich included many interr,lews and ac_ ,,ril)(.ricnces aÍd the fact that he never spoko of t"hirrgs hc
tivities during hcr 1,ears at Encinitas a d. later on, at her lrrr,l rrot realized, I har.e come to the conchlsiol 1,hat ho r.as
horne on thc grounds of the San Diego Temple. There rr r,rrirrt oÍ the highest order.
..r", rh.. L,onk ,lu.-' rror r(.pr,-.nr .rnJ $ur,0 ot ortà'Iza l,rrlriri NllaLasaS,a and Swarri S Yukteswa{i Írcrc
tion that {'ould disscrlilate thc tcmhirrgs of Pàrarnahansa It,'Ltsllurldcrs, carrying thc blàzing spiritual torch oí SelÍ:
Yrrgana,rt<la irr aly llrqr. llr rr izrrl,ion down through the yeàrs. À,tll, tather. às à housc-
Vrr rvill Íirxl tlràl tlro lo rcls to rny mother and Íàther llrilr,r, picfted up thàt torch arrd carrlcd it higtr during
lirrrr [)rrlirrrrirlriIrsa \irgarralldir, as $,c]l às the stodes, speak lrlr r,rrtilo lilè, lighting the rvorld with the hope that those
lrrtrrl,rrcrl rvith heavy worldlv responsibilities can still Íind
lirr llxrrrrsrlvrs. \{auy oÍ tlx'lcttels arc completely unedited.
ll,,,l.
l)rr|lrrr])s xrrrrrr oí' rrrlt rcadcrs Jrà\.e not hcretofore seen the
Ir{lrls rrl tlrc (iruu irr unodited Íörm. althougli there are ll lrl r'<ucLcr will kindly excusc the relerence to mvself, I
srvr.ral irr llxr wort, ,l{c7do, by Sananda Lal Ghosh, printed rurirrl,l lil«r to stàte that ul), life has bccn of service. I ncvcr
lrv Solí-lloalizir(iorL Fcllowsh\r. Our purpose irr pnblishing
llli,rluir(xl the thought that I would one day be askcd to
llrurrr irr llLis Íirlrrr is to provide the tmthsceker with a re- $rlli r lxx)i(. AII I knorv is that 1t is God's rvil1 that it be
ll I ll li,rL, rrr(l those who are touched b), Him. and only those.
àlistic pictrno, glirnpsing both the ràdiant Divirrity oí the
Grrlu arrd tlre !\,arm hlrmarity he uanifested in all his ac- *lll flt ilrr' Íirll import of these rÀ' tings.
l'lr,,rn, wlro knolr, me krror. well that I could not ha,e
tir»rs. It is hoped thàt thcsc letters §,ill reveal sornethirrg of
thc Divine relatiousliip thich borrded the Guru and tt'o of t,rllrlr,,i,\I {llis nànuscript $ithout itssistaxce. I gràtefully
Xr I trlu,lrr 11,3, i lr{, support of NIr. Ed Ntlartin, whose ta]etrt ir
his cnrliest disciples.
In carlier times. some cvcnts alld stories rer.calcd in tltc ll Í|llrl, ri r r ls rr)(l publishing brorrght together thosc aspccts
Itl llrr l,ro]i; lrirwoler. the guicling hand arrrl srqrrcmr: cflori:
Look would not have been published. Those plivileged to
l)c proscnt when the worcls wcre uttered would simply havc
Itl Àlr lrrrus \i. Roberts. dcsenes the higlcst pr:rise, Íbr
l«I)t thcm as silent treasur-es in their heaxts. (It is evident ll rr,r,,,,r lr lirrorrgh his friendship ancl aliligcrrce, phN Lis
llrrl sorllo of the teàchings of a rrue Guru càn not be trans- lltrlrlrlrti rrlllr(,illlo thc spiritual lilè. that thc màmNcript
rril(r'rl lry tlru rvritten word, but only b1, the spoken word tld llrrlll\ r,rt lo t»'css.
ol llr(, ( lu r to (liscipIe; hotever, one shouid not be discour-
rrt,rrl lry ilris 1r{1, ànd ihe fact that the Guru is not with rls
irr tlrr, lrlrysicrrl lilm. Ifone follorvs the true teachings oftho
N lrurl|r , orrr' will Íirrr1 rrote blessings than oxe can sometimol

lrolrI ) Sorrrr,oí 1lrI alorcrnentioncd utterànces are §, tt(]tl

l o l rrlr, ir lr, l r r ri lrll i r rsig)Ll, into tho guru-disciple relàtionslil)
Preface to the Second Edition

l'lr| socond edition àims to corr-cct a Íèw orthographic.

rlrlisli., ànd other erro6 r.hich inevitably crept into the
llrrrl r{lition. In additioo, I $.antcd to add ot}rer material
wlri|lr lxlongcd in the first edition. but \\,as uot available iD a
nrilrl)l(,fbrm at the time the book was first puLrlishcd. This
trrl,,rirl iffludes Doctorrs lectrues on "Yoga Explained." a
lrl|lllr(, (r'the Lahiri \lahasa)'a's chakra chart (also pub-
llrrlrrrl lrv Sclf-Realization Fellowship) which Ananda NIo-
Itrrr l,rrlrili sont to Doctor Lc\\'is, and fllall1-, an index.
Itr llrc lntet tears of his IiIe. Doctor Lewis gave a se
tlt,rt rrl rrrlvarLced lectures cntitled "Yoga Explalned." These
ltrt ittt,,rr rvclc olTered, usually Thursda5' fig[15 at the Self
lllrrllzrrlior IroJlorvship hcrmitage irr Encinitas, CaliÍornia to
lltirrrr,li|s rllíl nrlvanced lay clisciples. The lecttrres covcrccl
ll Íi,l ,,1 1(,1)i('s iri à particr ax order, and pror.,idcd detailccl
lltrllr]irrs oÍ spiritual things usually givcn ollï to ad
ftrrr,,Lliru.ilrlrs.
llrr lor l,r,lis ilhrstrated his talks r.lth cyuotaLiorrs frorn
flrr, ltil,t, , t1,,, liLagarad Gita. tlrc aphorisrns ot Patarrj.rli.
tl ltlrr vrrr'iorrs saints. The lecturc scrirs w»s errorrnoush,
tlrttl,rt. rrrr,l irs a r'()sult, Doctor- r-cpcated the series o\,_ct'the
llxr i,l f,ll v(jàrs.
rk,\,,
l1rrtrr ,,1 llrfsr'l({rlures Í,erc rccorded. X,lultiplc rccord-
r rl lltr rr rrr k,clrrr'c topic \\.crc sorDetirnes rnade in diller-

ll,rrt,, rtrrlirrlrtrralcly, olr othct lccture topics. few or no

rllttt,,, u, ,' r'vlt trra<lc. Such 1s the harrd of proviclcnce-
xtv Tftu" rer Agalnat T)ne

Lecturcs on the same topic presented in diÍÏerent 1.ears rlere

thfil combilled itto à single chopter, retaining Doctor's tonc
ànd style.
Some people suggested thàt the lectures should be
pub
Iished as a separate volu e, but it seemed to make the
rnost
sense fol posie ty to keep all the material together in a sin- Foreword
gle volume. Not having the rcsources of a publishing house'
Ër,en reptblishing this second edition required a herculean
eíIort ancl took se-vcral -vcars. NIv silrcere thanks again to al1
those rvho he$ecl in this c eal'or' NÍv apologies to read- lilrrrr lrisl,oly bcgàn. theologians, scholars, and truthseekcrs
cls of thc Íiïst voltrrttr wltc, nray lcel lhey alreadv purcha'sed ln!r, slr(iied thc lives oí the saints. Their concluslons havc
rrnl(lr of t|i$ nlrkxlrl. rrrrflr,rl liom thc assurarrce that saints tere spokesmen for
(hro rrlrr lrol< lirl rrrrtl wi&r ànd still not Ílnd the wisdom
llrrl to llrc notion that saints wcrc farratics. Sainthood is
rrrrrl lirrowLxlgrr wllitlr is corrtaircd in these lectures' Doctor
iílllr,lillr{is detennincd in an out vàrd manner, based upon
ollirnxl irr lris lrrlrtrcs tr Íirst-Latrd account of spiritual states rltr lr llrirgs as Daxtyrdon, ànd various miràcles of healing.
wlriclr is t'rtolv glirrrpstxl; and toda'v his lectules still con- 'l lrlrL ,l,x,s little. howcver, to reflect that a man has risen
lirllc (o ollin ir lrti<rrltss doscription of manl' deep spiitual Itlu worlrllv consciousless to spiritual cotsciousness, or
rrrnll,rrrs. l'rrrrrr rralal)slr Yogarranda told a group attendlng
lllrl I lu, srrirrl possesscs a charactet "Softcr thall the flower,
orro ol tLc Sll.l" sttvicos. "I am 31àd you attend Doctor's
Wlrlrr, kirrrlrrcss is concernedl stronger than the thunder,
llxrl,u($. U(! Ílivlrs not only the words, but the Spirit behind l1r,rr, lrlirrriPlcs are at stake."* Indeed, we look to the
l,]I(r worrls." 'Ihus, this second edition seems ca'lled
for in or-
llrlrr lir i lroir character rather than thcir miracles. \trhsn't
(lcr to presolt thc readcls tr'ith Doctor's advanced lecture8
Ittlnt ,,rr llrr Liross portraving the greàtest hurnan char-
,,rr YuAo Lxnlailr.,' 11i."fl" eJroa1l rrur hspeLet' lollou ing
lrrt lv,,r lxlriLilccl. (his miglrty miracle of love,t) in fbr-
rlr, l,ath ol vn5, o un'on wilh Cod' vltH I lrirrr(, wllo uniustlv crucified him, crushecl ir crown of
tlttr orr lris lu,ad. spat orr him, lashecl him fortv l,imos 1.! ith
lrlrl llrilrs, lrrd iabbed a spear itlto his sicler? Tnragirrc
l} rrrrla Levis Rosser r lrlrrrr lr,r ,rl ir nran rvho endured such tcrriLlc cruelties
'l'lrrrrrl<sgiving. 1999
llilll lrrrrl ,,rrough liÍc in hirn to uttcr', 'FàtLer, Iorgi\-c
lI l'r llr,! lirolv not Í,'hàt they do"1 By lis trenen-
F r llr rr i,,r r lrrrrlilis of love and Íiorgivt:rxrss, tunling the
rlrrr lr, rrrrrl lrrrrirlrling his rlisciplcs to "Love ye oue
I I rll,, §,,, li' L V,\li( 1Lcturitio,i ol à xH) ol God, lrom ihe .hàpler
I \t,,r, Lr,, ! Nl,,sr,x's IloriiaAc" n\ ÍlÉ \LÍóbiosru,phy oJ a Yogi.
{n lïri,r !r1 ,ri tr, \',,ar,,rr(là s Clfisim.s nbsàge of Dcccmber 23,
xvl Treasltres Attotnst Time

à1rother," Jesrs prol,ed catcgoricà1ly that he ,r,as one of the Paramahansa Yogananda. onc of the greatest ]-ogis who
grei:lt prophets of all time. Ivcr' livcd. drew to hiniselí variorrs disciples, rr,hen ltc latded
It would seem that il rc could detect in hu[ràn riatule à irr lloston in 1920. One of thesc disciples wàs Dr. llinott
person rvho had this samc strength and love, plus krrowledge W. Lcrvis, a married màn $iith tÍ''o children. Dr. Lern*is had
oI God, the[ re would bc truly blessed and be r.it]ril the lrrr|srrcd truth in his ortliodox Christiarr cl[uc]r. but ii had
purview of a Divlnc Personage. It was rrlv greàt lortune ànd rírl sÍrtisficd him. not at all. Subsequcnt to his baptisltL into
blessing to encounter such a man. r.ho, without a shadow l(riyrr Yoga and his visio s of the "thlngs of Spirit" wi rin,
of a dorbt, maniÍèsled ihc af'orcmentioned qualities. Not l )r l,cwis askcd Yoganànda. "Why can't these niristors lell
or t' were these qualities evidcnt to son1e extent to those rrr rlurw mc something of these eternàl truths?" Yogaoanrla
who wel'e closc cnough to hilll to dctect tliem, but àn even rr,lrlirrrl succinctly with the tords of Jesus: "Can the blind
greater indication ol snirrthood rnarrifested itself when he I,rrrl llrc blind? Shall they both not fa]] into the ditch?".
rrroivorl rrrr irrier sàn(Íiorl to displ?ry tremendous powers. I l)rrrirrg Paramahansa Yogananda's first thrce years iIr
1<rurw, I saw l,]rorr) Íirst lratul. Àru,r'ilrr. he spent much timc in Nerv England. Iiving for
Irr llrr Irrrliarr (ulluro, sirints iuc dcemed to hare the I'n| tnlio(ls Í.ith the Leu'is familri \\ihen the Nlastcr finaliy
lxrrvcl lur rrplil'l ?ur(l 1,o l)l(iss thlough their presence. One lu! lr) llrc point in his ministry irr which he kne$,it was
lrrrrcivcs llrril lrkssirg nurrly lry <rrrning §,ithin the range l|r,l'rr uill lLat he expand the lirnits of liis teachings. he
oÍ llr{rir rr^urol.isrri tho Hindr$ call this blessing a dàrshàn. lrrlll l),x ir» ihàt he must go §,est.1 \\'ith the great sccuritl
'l'lrrr rlrrlslurrr arrrl spiritnàl initiation Dr. Lewis reccir''ed from nrl rlrlillrrcnt one lèels in the prese ce of à yogi who is
1,11c yr»uLg Swllli Yogarlanda* in 1920 immediately ar.ak- Iltrl u,illr (lrrrl. Doctor Lewis wanted to go with him rather
olxrl stàtcs ol spiritual coDsciousncss that had been lying illrrr 1,,[,ít lo his own deviccs. The N'laster, horvever, told
dornrant, r.aiting for that special da5, t'hen his Guru totld llI llrri lr(, l|ust stay in Boston, continue his practicc. and
rc estaLlish the lever-seveled link. The Íirst mceting (in ,lrl,r lrr rrlly.
tlis irrcarrratiorr) betweeD tlie Guru and his grcat disciplo Ir tr)r rr) firnr«l to press in his request until the Glull
cstatrlished the beginning of a life-long bond and sct tho lrlrr, "'l'lr Light rvhich you see is greatcr than I am:
young 111ànis couNe toward spidtnal attainment rather than lrr (llrl llirrs<lf!" (The N,Iastcr showed Doctor Lcwis
s«rrld1y accornplishmert. l,llqlrl .rr ( )lrlistrnas Eve, 1920.+) I once ashed Doctor
What an unlikely begitning for a saintl Dr. Lewis lr, lr,\! li,rti it took lillr to see that Light at will, àrd h{)
rvirs lrorn in Ner, Ergland and Í'as raiscd in thc vcry coD. llrl, ll rrr,v.r' l(,Ji rne."! The ring ol golt1, surou ding
rx,rvlr{ivrr ortvilolrment. estàblished 300 r-ears bcforc by rIl rrl rrtr,rrrrl lrluc liglrt rvilh a fivc poírt, pàlpitating
l'rr ilrrrs rurd the Pilgrims. And although the cxtrcme ri I ,,lrr irr ilLr,(1,rÍol is the "Door of l{oncrr, by which
i,,rrrrrrrr,ss iurrl rnoralit-Í oftlre eàrly settlerc was. in a waÍ
Jt,,,,l ,,rriurrrrru,ut lor spilituà] living, the restrictivc cod ll ll,i,ll',rr,,, li l,trvsl)lt) *?N tórmcrLy louudcd as a loÍ-proíii church
,,1 ilri, Nlw l')rglarrrlers àllowed ]ittle latltude Íor tru rrrl \\{ l,,,rl L ,, lÍ)s in 192í.
',
, t , trrlrr wlro u'orrlrl seck the counsel of a swami from L:dl tl'r rn "l lr \ , L,t)r, N,^rsitcs
l)(nÍo, ,ixl NIrs. Lesis shoe in their o{n
rrrllrlr i lrrrrr rrrr lsirrlrlislurl Christian rnirrister. llB,r,,| ,, h,r i, 1,,,,rrl ,iigl,r..
liu !'rllr'! l, !, Llris l,lAhr. {nrnrlL I n,igLi add, talc greai dnÍ
Itrr,rIV,rr! r 11,, ,,i ll,i,rnalLursa b1 Swmi Sri Yukteswarji. ltrl,ll, rr , ,, r,, r,l rL l,! SrlLll., izalnr
 Treasurcs Against Tir e x1x

pass through' Doctor Lc'À'is \\'rote ir a poem'

as rlririlual grorvth is possiblc ànd, most of àll, leàd to the
§É à11
r rri.lirrg of his r11i11d, rhich is thc tcchnical goal of 1-oga
Hot,cr.cr. cvcrr in his high state of realizàtion. Dr' Lewis
harl rrol rcachccl the poillt irr his sadhana $'here 1]e ilbso- lrrrr lice.-
lrrlrclv l<ncw the significàÈce of thàt Light lt is àxiomatic
'l'lrc Gnru's en4)hàsis, ho\\,rrvcr, was on xreditation, ÍoI
r1 llrrrlc were any character flaÍ,s irr à disciplc. thc successlul
i,irat ihe Guru's rvoi,ls shattercd the 1àst vestige of ignorance
rbout thc irllcr perceptiox of his disciple and 'atapultcd lr rcii(r of Íreditàti.r1 1\:ould soon corr-cct thrxr.l I'llrprac
hirn tol,irrd SPirit- tlrl r)í rueditation às a sciencc has becrr lost irr 1,Lc. íi»c,slr oJ'
ilrrrlrrg1', but if one looks lbr signs of its irrportarrco. llrcl
No ouc rvoulcl evel h:ive suspccted bàck i the early
,rrr lrl fourrd. Christ simply said. "Bcholcl, the kirLgclorr
192ll s that tlris vorrrrg Ncrv Englnnrlel uas il sàilÍ ir
the
rual<irrg, Íi» )ris )x'girrrrillgs wcl'li sirnilàr to an)'other .\'oung
rl llr,rrr'ru is within vou"t N{ohamnred §.as pulpoÍled to
Irrr,, rrrrrlitated in a cave near Nlccca for six montls belore
ll,,st,oiriarr: alirrrrlilrg srlrool, oblainirrg n degree (in den-
lisl|y), rlrrlrr'tirlg, arrrl lrcrotrrilrg thc J!ther of a sorr and Ir, lorLrrrlcd the Islamic lirith. Brrddha \'-o§.ed to meditate
rrrr,lr,r 1lrc banl an tree until thc flcsh Í.ouicl no longer clear.e
,lrrrry,lrt{,r. lt wrrs irr llrrrs| Lll('llorrlo )-ears that his desirc
li)r lrrllr wrs,llivirrg lrirrr, trllÍlgjrrg lirll' to Íind out whàt lr lrir lrrrnes. if that is rvhat it took to firrd Nirvana.!
'l lr llilclu scriptures. pàrticr àrly thc Bhagar.ad Gita,
lili,wrrs rrll rrlrorri. llt'wattl<rl alsw'rls to: 'tr\ihere hale I
rorrrl lrorrr'/ \\lrv rrrrr I lrcl<r'1 \Vlrr:rc am I going?" God tÍrl lrl! rcfcr- nany times to the practicc of meditation.
llirrrslll rrrrsrllr.ri tlr.srr Lrllgirrg plt»s when He responded lrtri rrlr, rllirrcate irrstructions on ho$'to practice it. Lessel
llrror4llr IIrl voitl irrrrL aclivill oí Paramahansa lbgananda tÍlrlrL, il lLcy càn be called that, such a^s Omax Khayyan,
r»r ( llrlislrrrrrs llvc, l1)2(1. f'rrtr,rrLtlr, Brother Larvrerce. and Thomas à Kcmpis, have
rrr[r,rL ol rrrcditation ànd its value. Blothcr Ltrt rcrrce said
'l'lr<r (lrr|rr lolrl tl)(i YounB dentist that al] he $'ould e\rcl
\\,ll1r1. ll(r worll(l lirrrl irr Go<i. But hc wàrned the doctor
Ityrlr "l,rxrk for IIim r,ithiu and no\À'here clsc."
llral rc dist:ilrlirrc wix sevcle and that liis formerr IiÍè "wrw llrrr lrrrrtÍico ofmcditation §.às not new to Dr. Lcrvis. for
r»or." Wlilc allucling lo the net' life in spirit he rvoulrl Irrr,l lrtrr rlcdltating before he rrret his \,laster, his soul's
krarl. thc uaster acldecl that the re'r'ards rl'ere be1-onc1llrmatt
ltllli,rr l)n)lrrpting him to the practice. Doctor oncc to1(l
,. r,rprchension, for the soul afirc \\'ith the Great Liglrt alrcl llrrrl rli»r he met his Guru, he uscd to s<r: a light ati
lr,',,i ol'thc Inínite coulcl stànd arllthi g the torld «rrtld 1rlrr1,1rr,r'y ol'his consciousness. After baptisrrr bv Swaui
rlrrr rr'1 io tc'st, hirrr. lrrrrr, r. lrowcver. it r.as as if a curtairt Lad bccrr laisccl,
I lr, l,lrrrr to see "signs and ll.onders." Fl'o]rl rllat liirrre
tlri rl u,»s no darkness in his rncdiiiatiím.
'rr,l
$ lr| lr i r ilr| lx,nchÍrark for the initiation into à11v spi'jtll lr ,,, r lirrrnd that his cxpericrrccs talliorl *,ith othcr
,,f,lr l,rri lri. (li(l not krloÍ' thàt the techniques,* lvli| llL r L1,, krrnv r.lhL I n Godl" Psrln,s 16:ll).
llr, llrrrrr r.,Ltl,l lgivc him, would be ther "Kels to the Xit l,trl ,r ,,r ,,r,si,nnrs,ess flositrg iino à vosi dislodses terdercies ló
,lrrrrr I | ,,,, 1t! lrri(ttcs would accelerate his spiritu.rl
('v rrr,
' r L,r! il(xndrl,, resU.ssncss, attachm.rnt rtrd desire.

,ru,rl,, rlrir lirirrrlaliri n-ithout t'hich no pertxlrlilt

lr,r,, tr, ,ll,,r,s nxiodecuJ deBoibcd as 'notl,irgness" but it is
l',1, lrr L,,i i I dlllilation olthc min(i so tlÈt tl]è Spirii can shine
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sairts ihosc l'er,rvho recorded §,lrat they sar,__ behind the Doctor's rery spiritual wile reÍlected in silence toward
darkrress ol closed eyes. Likc al1 other saints. Dr. Lewis r.as llrc crrd of his life. "\Vhat àre )-ou. ilnpvay?'r NIrs. Lervis
tosted to ihe r.ery limit of his tolerÈ,nce \ïith ph-ysical pain. lrlsclf tas no ordinary mortal. She ll,às pethàps the rrost
persecution, and, r timately, psychological crucilixion- Brtt riltlr{(xnls ànd moral individual uho ever trod t}ris eaftL, ànd
Le was equal to thc occ:rsion, for his lor'_e of God shoq,ed llrlrrrnahansa Yogananda deemed her one oí the sÍiàrtest
briglrtll' 616's all outrvard tlials: in the deep re\'.erie of his wÍrrrrrrr he had ever kno\\:r1. N4an1' d61,619€is (er-err Lcr Lus
meditations he \!as able to rcalizc that those "little tests" lrrr rLrl) rclied on her snperliuman psyclological strclgtlr. Dr.
Inea t lrothiDg conpàrcd to the great Llessirrgs God had l,r wls conlldecl in me thàt she r-as \-ery spirituall), advancccl.
bestowed oD him. ( )llrors became arare of Doctor's tremendous pofi.ers as

To dispel iho mvth that c\rcrlore Íràs lneditàting when lrl lo thcm in detail ot' their pàst and gà,e thern hi1lts
tLcï c:rnlo to SolÍ-llcàlizrlti(nr to try to uraster this most diÍ'- rlrrIll tlrc Íirture. N,lanv ofthese hints in the lives o[devotees
Íj(rll1r ()1 s(iiol(Írs. I)(x 1(» L(x\,is usLxl to tell truthseekem thàt r Nrr, {nx) i1l the fullness of the logirs prediction.
ilrcrrr rvrr'll lrvo kirrrls ol rn(\lili:1k)rs: thosc r,ho had contact l)lr 1r» rould spend long hours after the Sunday ser-
rvillr (|xl rrrrrl llrosr) wlro dlrlrr't. ILr cxplairred that those Vl I r r)rrs(lli1lg the man)' truthseekers rÀ,ho came to him for
rvlro rlirlrr'l !!(,r'(' gnnloli g grcat) good lcrrma for rraki
(lrrr r'Ílir|1, lo srurrurxl hy lollor,ing a tnrc instrument of God
Itlllll (1, Not kno\ïing the spiritual status of Doctor, à
lrrl ii,rrI ol ihe cornselitg concerned family. firranciai, and
l'rrlrrrrrrrlrrrrrsa Yogal:rrrcla, ànd àlso gleaning a little ha ,rltlr rr.'r, r-. Fprr'..n.pd lrrt l1 looktre l,elond rl è rèm-
lrirrr,ss Íir»rr qrLirtrir)il thc mind. Blrt thosc \\.ho rtirrr prolrlorns of life (rvhich er.er e d)) this great !.ogi
tlrc ln'{iscr(xr ol Cod \\,ele electrificd by His presence lltll lrrrvl lold them how to ràce quickl), to the lrrflrrite.*
rlrargtrl rvilir His consciorNness and cncrg)r The dar Iltrr irrl, olo of m)' Sunday afternoon i terviews rvith Doc-
and delusion oí ircàrnations u,as donc away rvith by , I ,lirli rrssrrl some of the .levotees with §.hom I §,as r[ed-
po,r-er of God flo*.ing through them. Psvchological abcrr Itrtl rrrrrl sllvjng at HolhÍ.ood Church. I had noticed
tions such as lust and anger t'ere dislodged b), Gocl's p lrrlr,lr lil(,rIlrndLeerrasignifica t umber of ràrriàges
never agàin to distràct the logi Í'ho Í,as bent on God rttll trri lirrrrrr» singlc de\-otee mcn friends. Bccausc of
aliziltion. But most of all thc )'ogi who attains contàct wi I rrlr,Ir,,lislra agirrgll' al]out the $'o1re1l irrr,olvr:rl r.lro
God feels a supernàtural Bliss that no $.orl.lly lrrl,irrl llrosc rrcn frorr tlre path to Go.l. I prt:surne
fa irr anv way àpproximate. It is this Bliss and its hal llrr l, u,rrs lr xr rluch rregativit)' in rrly voi(!, fol Doctor
rrr.ss ilrot age after àge the great yogis seek. Dr. Lcwis i
rrllrilvrxl Ihat goal. 'lllrrr \ lr) rl(i: "\'ou shoulcln't spoak tlat rlrà-1,_ {bout
t,ll llrr r,, is i) c irr 1-our futuro!" Llcirrg sirrglc arrd corr-
t\s l)r'. l,rrrvis cortinued his upward climb toward s]Í tlrrlírlt llr,, rrrol)rstif lifc, thc«: lr,'orrls.arrrc as a shock
lrrrrl lilr,,rrrliorr. lLose close to him sà\r a great changc ( , rrr'l I rlrrclrrl crnotionall)'. but worrllcssly, tor,ard
,rrr,r lrirr. llis sl)irilirLàlity escàlàted at such à pàcc thal tt llr,,rr lrr, |rrl<<rL at nc mrd sairl. 'That's all I can
r\,ill,rLrrt,,tf,r.l|rl Ilrrl ho slreàk itl terlns that the parishi(n
lotrrl rrrorl r,rrsiLv rrrrrlrtsl,rurd. Dr. Lervis replied with klt lu,r( flr l"I I'riiLrnl (nrr*rl. h(: §1nrld o11 l,iues opeÍ up
trr,rrr. "'llrlr will lrnr l,o r'(ucL." Paramahama Yogàrlr
,,i,r ),,,r lr t!)ir1 r,rl, rr cl,erul truth iihat wouLd
I t " , l, il I Mr,.r lNari,.hild. hc lold n. ihat
rrrirl, "Wlrlrr orr rrrrrlr'r'slrrrrtl à sàint, you §,ill be oní),"
v,
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lr'll t,rr. ,lolrrr." 'l'lrrce years after his death I w:rs nt;urrrl Irnvr saicl, there is a state bevond ordinary character
ll u'i*i irrrl.rrrl ,wesome to be in his presence and r.t,r,ir,,,rrr* llrrrt, scparates a saint ÍÏorn a sirlnelr: one's state of
lrlr,rrrrirrli', rr,rrd then have him tell you something
t,lr;rt rr,rc Iililslrcss. When the truthseekcrs lrt:cotrtc sensitive to
lrr'ltirrg i, the deep recesses of your brain about t,lnuill()ss, then there is no qucstiott tllrottt l,trtl state of
a sPirrrrrirr
trris*rlve,ture) or an action that you had done that
ll|t.r{on. one begins to Í'eel sclrrrcthittg
wiur rr,rr tt,ttittrttl otteself
go,d for your spiritual rife. He would speak stror*r\, ,,rr otrr, ÍCOIS arOUnd nO One else: tr trrllrlt:tttltltts lrtttlytlrrcy,
such occasions with such words as, ,,Whyào yo, l,lrat, is
au,,i,i rt,,, llf rlil'trrrcnt, a happinessT a state of cotlstriottstt«rss
presence of God within you?" on occasion
he worrlrl ;rlr,,, trtrrl llrc abilitv of words to descri|e, Íbr tlrgytr is trgl'|itrg
tell me something about the practice of yoga. Many oj'rrr,,r,,, flttt,w,rr«l consciousness with which it ca1 be cgrrtptrrt:tl'
things were not writteit rlown, ancl can never be, fb,.
can only ber tr.:rnsrnitturl Írom yogi to yogi.
t1,,,1 Itr llr«rir teachings, the true men of God go beyorrd ortli-
v nr:r.i1>tural references and plumb the eternal truths of
c.,rrl,krss t,r'rrt,hs.«rk.r's travel to Irrdià with the hrlrr, ,,1
fi,rlirrg rr (lr<l*ll.,liz.rl saint or a fully ilrumined l, 'l'lie sutras described in Sri Yukteswarjt''s The Holy
Gur,,, r,,,t Iril,r'rr are example of truths not heretofore
broached in
srrr:]r souls il,r'() r.il,r.«r iu rlrry lancl in any age. paramalrilr ulr
vrgir,rrir,rrrlir, sir,irl tlru,l, hc tromped
h .vrrga. But perhaps the most vital truths yoga have of
(lorrncrirr l,o t,lrc llirrralayas, irying
his le[s off frorn I)rirrr ,,,ri by men who have gone beyond the pale of
to find a Guru wlr,, ',i,tut"d
'llrtrrrai injunctions and have penetrated to the very
core
w.rrlrl slirl*r lris s1ri,ir,,al thirst. It wàs onry when it is
he me1, srr ri,rrlil,v. Few know what the spiritual eye is'-although
Yrrkl,«rswrrr. ji (wlro rlrrrry consider the wiseÀt yogi of all tirrrr,) and Buddha through-
il'rrscnted on the images of Kristrna
llrirt lris lr.rr,r'(, wu,s satisficrl. yogana,da have ever seen it, much less
à,i1, ttn, world-and fewer still
said that he se,s.rr
lris (.lrr.rr l<rr.w (lrrl a,,cl coulcl làad him to
Him. It was wiilr
this s,rrur so,r.i() t,lr*l I Íi,rrrcl i, Dr. Lewis a soul itntr,,tr',r,ted
it. Doctor Lewis. tpol" 1" t"'-:, beyoig t}:
ïirhr,l ora inteilect when he described what it was
whose spir. like to
itual a,l,ta,irrr,.,r, wim rr.voncr human comprehension (thcsr, spiritual eye. He described visions beyond
a.e the sarlc worcls*sri y,kteswarji used when iit,rr,,r,r:ate the
the Great Babaji). Babaji,s spiritual state is described
describir,li ilu, s1>iritual eye where the "Sun of Righteousness" rises,
$trl «»re realizes at last (after many incarnations) that hc
Íur.-
is
ther by sri Yukteswarji: "The clwarfed vision of
men cannor, Orrc with God.
pierce to his transcendentar star. one attempts
in vain everr orre christmas meditation at Mount washingtott rlttrirtg
to picture the avatar,s attainment. It is inconceivable.,,*
i,lrrr Master's (Paramahansa Yogananda) tirne,
Do<rkrr Lcwis
Dr. Lewis' spiritual state was likewise inconceivabre. the meditation. when the
Few had any idea of his spiritual achievement. 1Vil,s scheduled to assist in ieading
And most t,irrru arrived for the meditation to begin, Doctor''s
back was
trcated him just like anyone erse. ïn ail walks of
life, it usu- givirrg him real pain: he was flat on the floor, unable to
ally takes a peer person to recognize the true geniu,
rnrmician, an artist, a scientist, etc. It would
of u ,i,,,u,, He told Master that he had done his best to shake it
níl', but he coulcl not do it. Paramahansa Yogananda
seÀr that the told
s,,r'r: la,ws for diag,osing human qualities would took part
be eve, lririr he must. And so Doctor went downstairs and
l,oru ,clevant when it comes to identifying a saint. irr t,he meditation. Doctor told me that during that
Ancr medita-
ffi, ,,Babaji, yogi-christ l,iott, a great Spiritual Eye came to him, so expanded that
of Modern India,, in
lrc coulà easily penetrate through it and look on "the other
the Autobi,ography of a yc,toi..
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Treasures Ar\u,i,rt,.,l L,

"lrfr ll'' 'lr,rrur, irr(r witressed countless sours co,rirr1,,,,,l

rr'trlrrl! rr, rlrr r rr. irsr,r'a,l world. The first-hand
accou.t, rr,, ,,,r,,, y yogls
l'lir<rcs wlrct'r' sit,ittts :lnd vogi
\r,r,i;,,, r,rl,r.;r,rrl with truth that it had
a lasting
r rr r r( r rl; r'r ry tls it brought home the
,, "ff",,t,,,,,
,,,,
lilrilrlrnnr', I rvillr lotl it,s it
( vi{,it,l , livirlg r'«rirlit,y.
short tenure oÍ' r,;rr r rrrr
Irlr, irrrrl llrc eternal nature of Spiritual I nltl urllution wltctt llttl wt'i1,«rt' wirs llrr,virr.q rlifficrrlty
Consciousness
l,crrctration of the spiritual eve brings ll ut lrrttt ,lislilllitttt, I)1 . Lcwis t'ottttltt'tll,t'<1, "l tli<l it.
to the yogi 1,,r.irt 'r, tt lr\' I rrtrr Ír'rrc." 'I'ltosc sitttllltr wot'rls t't'vutltt<l l,ltal,
s,iritual powers, not the least Jf whià
t.ansmit spirituar consciousness-a Í'eat
; ;-h;ïïi,,, ,,, Iill lltrnllt tcir,cltc<l the goal oÍ'trll lttttttittt itltritt'ttitl,iott,
that ,,,,i, lr'.J.r \\'rllr ( lorl. Salvation hatl corltt lttlt'ltilt,l )s (x)lls llÍlol
accomplished when the transmitter "." r',,,'i,,,,
has penetrateJti,,,
star in the center of that right. on
more than one oc(.ir,iir.rl
llul ulr lotrg wtly frorn final libelatiorr irl Clotl: tt, sl,irl,tr
Dr' Lewis was observed bressing nronks by r, llrr.rl iri rrl, lirst, no separation betweett the yogi's crott-
this meth.«r ;rrr,l
causing the disciple to wilr urrà lèillí,rrn rrrr,l (lorl's consciousness; a state whcre the yogi
ful f.o_ th" ;;;;;';,,,,^,,, ;11r,;rrr,scrrcc of God all the time; a state where thel
th:rt the yogi caused to flow through them.
Dr' Lewis often remincled the writer that t,l,n'rr l,lro worlrl as a vast dream of God and fincls that
he ,,spoke íi.,,rrr tr lri rrollrirrg but bliss in liis consciousness all the at-
1,.<r Liglrt" and to listen to
everything he said. Such w;*, illllrrrrlrr rrrrrI tlcsires are gone.
l'lrr *l'urrla,rrce of Bliss that saïurated Dr.
Lewis du.irrli F'ilrrrr,'llrilly years aftel Doctor's first rneeting with Para-
s'rrrr srl'vi.r:s th:lt he wo,rd risten to
the lecture on a tirlrr,
..<:,r'rl.r' irír,.r' t;ht: service, for there lmrrlr \oga,tta,nda, the great guru entered mahasamadhi.
was nothing operatirrl,
irr lris lrlr.vsi<rir,l lr.rl.y to recall the
words that he ï*ïrp"fr,,,
tll tril,,lrl, a heavy rain fell on Los Angeles; it was very
íl,,trr rr gt.r';rl r,l. r.ollsr.iolti_iU(,ss. fltttl, rrtr,l st,«rt'rrry-somewhat reminiscent of Jesus' death,
(lrrl lrrr's lr.rrrr l,,il<.<l illr,rt by rninisters *ll'tr llrc ciu'l,h bccame dark and quaked. As you can imag-
*.r,«u'i,r, [,r1, 1,lur rrrrsl, proÍb,,à blessing from time irrr l;1r,, llro$r, «:lose to the Guru were very shakcn at his death.
comes when t]rr, lh,r'rl,r,r,s wclc driven into worship and rneditation bv their
t',thseekcr has ,cariz.rr Gocl not rnerely
studied the teaclr
ings of the Great o,cs. Doctor
Lewis often spoke-puru.r_
§tir'|. llrrt, God does not deny those drawn to His purc in-
tremenclous truths utter.ccl by his of thr, àltltrrltrl,, and so He appearcd as the Guru to severa,l wllilc
Guru ura ïn" llr(,\' w(rt() cleep in thcir reveries.
Gurus of the self-R.earization path,
but he would arso courr-
sel devotees that God courd not l)oc(,ol knew of these visions arrd wondcrccl why lttr w:ls
be'known through the minrr
or the intellect brrt orrly through the intuition 1lr,1r1ivtrrl of the Nlaster's vision. Nevcrthelltlss, lrtl cotttirntcrl
of the soul. Irln trr«rrliL:ttions. Onc night while cleep irr rne<li1,atiort, a great
As an example, Doctor taught that
Swami Sri yukteswarji,s
profound treatise on the parallel l,iglrl Íilled his inner forchead. Doctor wers taken aback by
truths of Hinduism a,cl
(lhristianity (The Hoty Siien
r) .outJ oó ;rï;Ë.ï,""0 Itr lrrilliance, until he hearcl a voice, soÍt like rnurmuring
lrv rralization, ancr he co,clud"à. i'ii lhrrrrls, which spoke from within that Light and said, "It
took me thirty years wrr,s I who came to you as your beloved Master."ï
l,ri rrrrrlerstand it.,,
o'cc the truthseeke. has rearized God, then "l'lris refers to a statement ntade by Paramahansa Yogananda.
t;hc rer'nge of his magnetism are
all within
upliftecr, for the vibratio, l'l'lris reveals one of the most vital truths in tlre Gum-disciplc relatic'u-
is high, and its residual effects .àri, rilriP; t,liat is, to advance on the spirituai path, one must re:rlize that the
in the place where ( lrrnr is rrcure oLhcr than God Himself.
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l)rrrirrg l)r.t,or''s years in california, he lived al, r,rrr, rrrr ls, 1,1 lr,tttrr. N'lt's. Ltrwis woultl lcave the little house
lr*r ( lrkrrr.y (part of Self-Realization Fellowship). As \ r,, llr rlrry rrtttl lt'1, ltittt lrtr it,lolttr with God' To him,
l'r.sirl.rrl, ,f the Fellowship, he carried u,"ry he.,vy 1,,,,,1 ItIt,,,,,,,,,t. lrllt,l, wils ll()v()t it' Í'it'{:1'ol , filr in }ris state of
irrt'lrrrlirrg conducting seven services a 'À/eek) carryirrg ,rr ,r,l 6oit,,,,. lr. r'r,r'rt,r'rl ll.y.tttl ttll l,l'ir't'r's,Í'lr.dy conscio,s-
rrrinistrative drrties of the colony where he was in (,lr;rrr,,, \\'lr,,rr ltr. tcl,ttt'tttr<l t,o lllr«rjrtil'it's, tlist'ilrkls would say
turd spending long hours in counscring all those who srrrr,,rrr ;111,1, l1r,rrr,, l il lrrrrl lrucrr vrlry lrot,
Otr l'lt0 rltrstrrl,. I)or:t«rr
his aid. once a week he would drive to the sRF il,,rrr
wood Church and conduct a class for the monks, as w.ll ,r,,
a meditation service for the lav discipres. But all yogis rrrrr,r tft lrlt, tll ttt lt!
find time to be a,lone with Gocl. with his busy sch.rlrrl,, lltttltrr, rr ( llrt'ist,trttls party with the rnonks itt
l)ct:trttrlrct
it was all thc rnoro irnporta,t fbr Doctor. subsequentl.y, rr,, ittf,x r,t llollywoori Church, Doctor was asked to
sptrtrli
and Mrs. Lcwis prrr'<;hamud the desert retreat house of fbr.rrr,,r arrlrl "tiist«rt' Dirya, fnow known as Sri Daya lVlata.] has
otrx)ril sl,a,r Arrrclita Clu,lli-Curci in Borrego Springs. rl rrrr l,o t'clatcr an èxperience I had in the desert' On
ll, w*s rirlv. srra]l rlcsert house with a little bedro,r, nv I , f llirl{, itr l,hc small hours of the morning, God showed
l<i{,«:lr.rr, lrir,l,lr arr<l livirrg room. Doctor relishecl the
thouglrr ir'lltri ( lr.rrirt, I,'àce." Doctor went on to say that this spiri-
,Í lr.irrg irr srr«:lr tr rlrri.t place with time to pursue his goals irr [ii,,l *,,',',rtrrlrlislttne.t had taken him 37
years, and that dur-
spi'i1. llr: w.rrlrl krtr,v. ., Monday night or Tuesday-r.o,.,, iir* rt',,r lirir«r he never missecl his daily morning,
ttoon' and
irrg Íi,rrr l')rrr:ilril,.,s ,,rrrl is incomprehensible bv
'c,turn
on Thursday for theLvenirrl, iifgf ,,, rrrt,rlil,tr,tio,s. This experience
sttt'vi«:c ir,l, 1,lrc (l«rl«ury. Drrring those mid_week periods, lrr, iir,, tnt,,ll,,,rt,, Íbr Doctor had early-on gone beyond the spir-
rrr«rrlil,ir,l,crl Íirr rrrr«:ornrl,illrlc hours.* It was ther.e,
àn a balrrrr llttrrl ,'yc irrrrl had an experience in Cosmic Consciousness'
rilllrrrnor rriglr(,, wlrcr'c Dor:tor beheld a great astral rainbow Wlr,,rr his experie,ce i, Cosrnic Conscio,sness to
,f rr*,y luurs, sp..,rlirrg irr supernal grandeur across tlr. '.1.,1,i,g
1;11,, lrr sitirl, ';I could see
above, below, and al1 around me'
southe,r M,iavc ll.s.r't. crirneo-like, the faces of the G, ll wrrs tlr0 strangest thing." These words were uttered with
rus appeared within tlur larnlient light. Irtttttlrlt,txrss and in the mildest of tones'
The Borrego spri,gs rl.scrt often reaches temperaturers Nitrc years after Doctor's final exit from the bocly' Mrs'
of- 115 degrees; during the surnmer months it has ih" qr".- l,r,wis rxxrstructecl a meclitation chapel in Borrego
by t,lrtl
tionably unique distinction of being the hottest spot in th,, lllllc rct,reat house in honor of her husbancl's sllit'itrtal 3c-
country. In the little roorn where he meditated, the win- fililrlrlishments. On November 1, 1969, the littltr dr:rpcl was
dows were covered with a heavy brack cloth so that no light rh,rlit,ated by Brother Ananclamoy, one of thc serrior broth-
could shaft in.t Doctor would sit up at the head of his r,r.s 0[ the self-Realization Fellowship, ancl a direct
disciple
bed, propped up by pillows, and, sitting cross_legged, woukl ní' I )rlramahansa Yogananda.
*sincc
his experience at plum Island where he meditated Íbr five I)r. Lewis said oÍten in his lectures that when one is tltus
r,st,trblished in God, at the end of the trail, one will not
ho,rs even
o, thr': rocks with the Master paramahansa yogananda,
arr restressness had
of
bccrr p,rged from his consciousness, and he càurd spenci
as much time as lircl a ripple of fear, for the attachment to every aspect
ht wantcd in meditation. allowing the
ï'rhis was done to hrock out alr wrrplly càrsciorsrress wo,ld have been severed,
solar light, so that the Divine Light was
not diffused. *
Presiclent of Self-Realization Feilowship'
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rrr.r lrl,irl irrg yrgi

t,o rnerge consciously into the Grctrr l ,r'lrr
,,1 llrl lnlirritc Íïom which all things have come.
'lirwilr'<l' the end of his rife, he tord
me he n, r,rr,,r
rr.r'rl.tl to meditate, for he felt the presence of Gocl rrll rlr,
l'irrr.. I sometimes hesitate telring devotees this, lesl lr, r
Íirrcl an excuse not to meditate, but it must be notecl
liÍètime of many hours of rneditation and practicing Nrrr,r
1rr;rr ,r l'cil"sures Against Time
Yoga a thousand at a time resurted in his being'o1,r,,,,,
commune with God without bodilv fixture.*
Dr. Lewis was always filled with energy and happirrr,r,r,,
indicative of his c;rnstant state of God tomm,rr.àir, lrr,,
vogi cor.rulrrcs with God witho,t bodily fixation, wrrl,
i.g u, skr.pirrg. Irl. wa,s the pre-eminent minister i, sr,il
Il,.aliz.,1,i,rr r:lrrr.tlrcs Í,orn 19b3 1960. His lectures w(,r(,
«:rrrrlrr.l,.rl rrrrsl,lv irr l,h. San Diego Temple (then calietl ;r
r:lrrr'r,lr). 'l'lr. r:rrrrplt:tc clescription of the great yogi,s li
rrirl .xil, Ilurr l,lr. lrrrly is rlescribed by Mrs. Mildràd'-t
ewi,,
irr llr. S.lí-ll.irliz,,l,i.rr rncrnor.ial booklet dedicated to Dr.
Lcwis, 'l'lrt l,i.fI Slot"u o.f'Dr.. M. W. Lewis.I

,J«rlrrr ll,oss«rr'
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*Those
who knew Doctor, know he was never boastful; publiclv
he never
worrld have said this about himserf. when John Rosser
exclaimed he hac.l
. wo.derful meditation, whiie sitting on the purpit at Holrywood
church
wlr.rc Doctor Lewis was speaking, Dr. Lewis ràptied softly: ;you
were near
1,1u: instrurnent."
11.1,.r'estingly eno,gh,
.bv Pa.ar.ahausa the manner of Doctor Lewis, exit was foretold
Yogananda in a retter written from Encinitas in 1945
(on
ptrge 184), "You will be consciousry ushered
out of body by Guru ireferring
to swarni sri Yukteswar]. you have earned it by alr these years
of Kriya
Yoga practice." -- The trditor
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of his roorn-- Hour after hour passed, and before long it

Mastcr then placed a tiger skin on the floor was miclnight.
a,n<l nsked Doctor to sit cross-leggcd
on it; he sat down I was getting upset, for how \Mere we going
to get the tree
,,frp.ttt" him. Then Master showed him the Light:
Doctor for santa claus before Braclford u*t grlrraa
"irclv
,rrrning downstairs? Now I was really goirrg came
saw the star in the spiritual eye and
the thousand-petaled t,, ,io ,;;"_
llrirrg about this christmas tree business,
loLus. a,d s, I ,r.pa,r.ed
Doctor oÍten has said, over these many years
of discr- .r,y5111f. There was a rocking chair
in thc kitr;h.,r, ,,r,,1 I
those words lrlrr'rrl'rcl mvself in it, sweater sleeves rollecl up,
pline, little dicl he realize [at the time.justl what with r.,,iiirrg
'-*ri, also [little did he realizel w]rat the admonitiort 1'rrr Íi'mly clutched in my right hand. Theie
I sat. As trur
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you to prornise that ' l"r'k rrrared one o'clock, I fiist heard the automobile cor,c
you will IICV(rr irvoirl rn<;'" This Doctor did promise
to do' Itrlo llrc driveway, then the garage doors
closed, the door
discipline of tr
lntt, tttatt.y t,itrt«rs il, wils vtrry «liÍfi<rtrlt, Íbr the the
'rrr''('(1, tr,nd soon footsteps from the
lttlrr l,lrc kitchen. I was truly ready "u,,,"to swing back hail
gttt'tt is ttot, tltt cils.y pill'lt, ilrt' it is always for the
disciple's
that rolling
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AÍ:1,,t' ,ltrsrrt'iltitrg l)oct'or's tnt:cting with

N{aster at Unity ll,r.l,r' came in the kitchen with this divine
smile on
llorrst,, I slt«rttlrl at t'his point about "the rolling piu ltli, lir, r, ;rkrasant as could be-with the glow of n"irg *itl,
"r,lit,,' l\l'r"t''r, rrrr«l so I could not touch hirn. I
incirltrttt,." dropped the rollirrg
Itl* 'l'lrr,r'r' wcre words, but that was all. ft tr"" *urtfrt
God's Light and the Rolling Pin "
ll;' rrrr' I I r ir rrrrrt'd. and Santa claus arrived before the cirit_
to dress the Christmas tree on Cirri lllt tr rrur'1,,'. 'l'lris is the sto'y that Master used to tel fror,
It, was otrr custorn , h'r lrlr'
the next mortti 1rlrll,Íor.rn. Mora-l: When you are in God,s Light,
nrils llvc-'so that it was a complete surprise lrtrli lrrrt .v., a wrathful wife,siolling pin!)
Íbr our children, Bradford and Brenda. Doctor's
app«)it can touch
when Dotll llrr lrr irlwlys said this was his first real Christmas
ment with the swami was christmas Eve, so
left the house, he told me he would be back in time
t;tr
just a \'liklrcd Lewis Becomes a Disciple
the tree. He left thinking he wouid be gone sl
retttrt
time, but it was many) many hours later when he
just sriirl'
I knew nothing aboui where he was going' He
(llrrl
will be back in a little while, and we wiil trim the
rrurs l,ree." I remember his instructions to have
evtx'ytll
t,'rrr ly.'*
Ar lltc t:vening progressed, everything was reatly'
llr,'r,'\r,'rur rr.r Father to put up the tree! I tried to lix t,r,lll, urllr.rrl, rrry l<rrowlcrlgc. Aí.1<rr.tlur roliing pin
ll I lr,r,lrr;rrrl I wrls rr«r1, goirrg l,o g<rt, rrrcssccl up with
the Chrisl'rrtrw
lrtrr lrilr. trrll lrl slilltds. It was no use: l,l irltrl rro llirrrlrr!
11,,1 ,.r,rlrl n,l ril,rty rtllright
in that box' So I gavc ttll IIr IIr,,rr';rIIr,r. Sw;rrrIi yogtLrriltrrla r;nllr:cl Mrs. Lewis
lrlr,* *tt,l 1,, 1,1 llrrrrltirrg, Dclctor would soon come ltttllltr' lt',r t,,,rtrr, r\, lrcr.r, l,lrcy lrirrl ir years
lrrivtt,l,rt nrcc:tirrg.
Irr llt *, ,,L lr'i|.lr 1 lt,rllol Lrrwis 1'ells this story in his
owtt turlll,l .r;rlrrirr rlrir,l, ir vcil lrarl }rccrr rlrawrr ovcr.
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,lr,lrr'l lrrril«l the h.use for us; we built it for thl Lewis.s. rrr,r ltt ,,1,,,t',1 srrrr. t,irne with I\,frr«Lrrrr. Il.«lirr'«l ill, hor. antique
Ir^v tlr. Lewise" have enjoyed the house. Hope it wiil r,,
crr.jo.ycrl by Master's devotees for years {lrcil visit, VIa,rla,rrrc 'l'issol, iu'r'il,nÍl()(l rr trip to
l )trtrrrÍ1
to come.,,
'fhc idea of a house started before Master passecl I,tut, lr lirr Mrs. Lewis nlr«l Arrrrl, l)olly. 'l'lris irllowr:rl
i*r,,1 Ilit,lirrtr,,'l'issot an opportrrrrity l,o visil, ir sir.li lri.rrrl, lrr«lirl,
irr 1952. Doctor often said that he wourrl like tà get
a rilrr, ll1r, rrrrrrrc l,irrrc, it also allowerl Mls. l,cwis rr,rrrl Arrrrl l)oll.y
place in the desert, where the atmosphere
is dri W.ll, rl Iu rrl,r'rrrl sorne time with \,Iada,rrrc ll,c«ltrrrl irl, lru.irnl,ir;rrc
did comel
Each week we would go to Borrego, leaving either. ell r1r,
lrrl,,
on Monday evcning or ca,r.ly Tuesclay morning. We worrl,l Irr rlrr«r course, Mrs. Lewis and Aurrt Dolly tr,r'r'ivtr<l ir(,
stay until Tluusrlav aÍl;ur.rrriorr ilnd return in tiÀe
fcrr Docl,,,r
lll, rrrrl,i<1rrc shop. While waiting for l\{adame RecLlrrl t,o
t,, giv«r l,lr«r 'l'lrru'srlrry .v.rri,g lccture, which took plac. irr Íltrlrlr rr l,r'ansaction with a customer, Aunt Dolly and Mrs.
1,It«r ll.r'lrril,ir,g.. §111111,.r'i,,rl wirrter, l ,r,u'is lrlowsed thlough the intriguing shop. Aunt Dolly qui-
this program went ,,,,.
I)ot'lor worrlrl lrir,vc W«r«lrrlsrliw as his torrg,rr"aitation 1,111' sr,irl to Mrs. Lewis (well away from Nladame Redard's
cltrr,;
w.rlrr.srlirv .vt'rrirrg ir,rrrl 'rlurrsclay, he wourd prepare fo. l1r'rrt'irrg), "If you coulcl have anything you wanted in this
rrr. nlru;r, wlrat would you choose?" Mrs. Lewis selected a very
srrrrrlrry s.r'rr,rr lr. girv. tr,t, r,rre San Diego
ci.rrch. onc. rr llrr,\,ol«l brass iron used for ironirrg tiny ciothes for ciril-
tttorrl,lr, lrc rr,lsr) gir,vc ir I[«r]lywoocl Sunàay ser.vicc
and trrr rlrlrr. 'l'hen she asked Aunt Dolly what she would like. Aunt
cv(]ninl{ rncrlil,;rl,ion fi{rr.y11.,, a1, Lake Shrine.
No «.lurrrgcs wcr.c rrrrr,rkr irr the house on Wagon R,onrl |)oll.y looked around the displays and pointed to a very small
rrrrl,il .'í'1,.r' I)rr:t,rr'pirss.rl irwil,y) arrcl then
not for fór, yea.r. ;rr,wl,rrr pitcher way up high on a shelf. She thought because
I harl r,r llr.g() t. lrrril«l ;r rlr*pcl, but at this time, orr" il wir,s very small, it could be tucked into her suitcase easily,
uÍ
rny Íi'ie,ds wl.r w.s visir,irrg irr l3orrego suggestecl nrrrl would be a reminder of lier visit to Switzerland.
that firs1
I en_large the o,igi,rl h,rs. .r' arrrl a srnarf guest house. AÍïer a while Madame Redard finished with her cus
It was a big decisiorr Ii». nre to take a loan out. Mv I,orrrcr and reioined the two ladies, asking if thev woulrl likc
Rorrego visitor graciously r:a,r.ricrl the loan for r'rorrrcthing irr particular as souvenirs from Zurich. iVkrt,lrrrr'
some tirnc,
then I carried if for about Íivc years, when through srri«l to Madame R,edard, "Why don't you sclcct soruot,lrirrg
God,s
grace I receivecl a gift thr,r,t c,rrrpr"t"ry p"ii-ïrr"ï""I'.n. lor us?" Madame Redard got up from hor cha,ir.a,rr<l wa,lkurl
That was a gr.eat reliefl slraight to the shelf where the tiny ircin was <lis1rlayccl,
lricked up the iron, and handed it to Mrs. Lcwis. Then
The Smallest Desire slrc reached up to the high shclf ancl harrrlcxl Aunt Dolly
llrc pewter pitcher. God fulfills the snra,llost clesires of true
During a world tour in 1962, l\{rs. Lewis ancl Auut
Dolly, r lcvotees!
tho sister of Dr. Lewis, visited lVIadame Herene rissot
switze'li'rnd. During their visit, À,{adame Tissot ar.rangecr
i, *Madame Tissot
a and Madame Redard were devoted disciples of Pararna-
trip to ztric:lt fbr \,{rs. Lewis ancr Aunt Doliy. This alËwecl Iransa Yogananda. N{adame Tissot made a great effort to establish SRF
(lenters in Srnitzerland. This story was written by Brenda Lewis. The
Madarne Tissot an oppo,tunity to visit a sick friend.
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