My Guru & His Disciple
“They are all inside, in the shadows, cowled and black-robed, waiting for me. Within a moment, they have stripped me of my clothes and forcibly robed me. I stammer the irrevocable vow. I vanish into silence and an eternal indoors, trapped by the Trappists, a monk!
This youthful fantasy-farce—inspired by The Garden of Allah and the anti-Catholic horror tales of my Protestant upbringing—kept recalling itself to my mind and making me grin as I took part in the events of February 6; the service in t...he temple, the dedication of Brahmananda Cottage with a homa fire in its living room, the reception afterwards, at which the inmates of the Center mingled with the householders of the congregation, amidst much eating, photography, gush, and chatter. The atmosphere of this last scene reminded me strongly of life in Quakerdom.
We four male monastics were on display, embarrassed, robeless, and quite unmonklike, in our Sunday suits. Prabhavananda wore his robes for the occasion, and only he seemed at ease, beaming and delighted because Maharaj’s work was going forward, the Center was growing bigger.MoreLess
This youthful fantasy-farce—inspired by The Garden of Allah and the anti-Catholic horror tales of my Protestant upbringing—kept recalling itself to my mind and making me grin as I took part in the events of February 6; the service in t...he temple, the dedication of Brahmananda Cottage with a homa fire in its living room, the reception afterwards, at which the inmates of the Center mingled with the householders of the congregation, amidst much eating, photography, gush, and chatter. The atmosphere of this last scene reminded me strongly of life in Quakerdom.
We four male monastics were on display, embarrassed, robeless, and quite unmonklike, in our Sunday suits. Prabhavananda wore his robes for the occasion, and only he seemed at ease, beaming and delighted because Maharaj’s work was going forward, the Center was growing bigger.MoreLess
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