Autobiography of A Yogi

he cremated her body with heavenly fire which he caused to spurt from his upraised hand.

Sri Yukteswar also ignored the restrictions, in a fashion less spectacular. When his mother passed on, he arranged the crematory services by the holy Ganges in Benares, and fed many Brahmins in conformance with age-old custom.

The SHASTRIC prohibitions were intended to help swamis overcome narrow identifications. Shankara and Sri


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he cremated her body with heavenly fire which he caused to spurt from his upraised hand.

Sri Yukteswar also ignored the restrictions, in a fashion less spectacular. When his mother passed on, he arranged the crematory services by the holy Ganges in Benares, and fed many Brahmins in conformance with age-old custom.

The SHASTRIC prohibitions were intended to help swamis overcome narrow identifications. Shankara and Sri


570 of 2134