Kashi Moni: Lahiri Mahasaya’s Wife
Although aged, she was blooming like a lotus, silently emanating a spiritual fragrance. She was of medium build, with a slender neck and fair skin. Large, lustrous eyes softened her motherly face.” —Paramhansa Yogananda, describing Kashi Moni, Lahiri Mahasaya’s Wife Lahiri Mahasaya’s grandson (second from right). It was years before I came More...
How Lahiri Mahasaya Became a Well-Known Teacher of Kriya Yoga
Unknown to society in general, a great spiritual renaissance began to flow from a remote corner of Benares. Just as the fragrance of flowers cannot be suppressed, so Lahiri Mahasaya, quietly living as an ideal householder, More...
The Teaching Style of Lahiri Mahasaya
Rarely fortunate, I was able to remain near Lahiri Mahasaya for ten years. His Benares home was my nightly goal of pilgrimage. The guru was always present in a small front parlor on the first floor. As he sat in More...
The Saint With Two Bodies : Mystical story from Yogananda’s Life
“Father, if I promise to return home without coercion, may I take a sight-seeing trip to Benares?” My keen love of travel was seldom hindered by Father. He permitted me, even as a mere boy, to visit More...