"curtisdeltablues" <curtisdeltabl...@...> wrote: > I do find Yogananda's miracle saint stories far fetched and a bit naive. He > seems inclined to take claims at face value. His experience of seeing Krishna > waving at him seems very, very silly to me. > > I forget what I read from Vivekananda but I do remember that he got > physically pushed around by Westerners who didn't appreciate his Eastern > message which makes me think he was pretty brave. He was a real trail > blazer. I should read his biography, I'll bet it is very interesting. >
I had a Ramakrishna/Vivekananda phase. Very fulfilling time. Yes, I did take something away from it. Autobiography of a Yogi was one of my first spirtitual reads. Made a big impact on me. > If you see value in either of their teachings good on ya mate. My loss, your > gain. > > > >