UNIT 6 / SPIRITUAL/RENEWAL MAGAZINE

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SPIRITUAL/RENEWAL MAGAZINE____________    

 December 1986 
               
IN THIS ISSUE:

·       Monastic life in the Alps.

·       Ramadan: Islam in its search of the Divine

·       Live ascetic and live more

·       Gratitude to God... is it possible in inner turmoil?

  FRAGMENT OF AN INTERVIEW CONDUCTED BY HIS HOLY GRACE PRUTAPAVAHRH KYORIN GRUSAK WITH THE HIGH PRIEST OSKAY FROM HOLY MONASTERY GRAND DIVINE, LOCATED IN THE NORTH OF INDIA. PUBLISHED UNDER THE AUTHORIZATION OF NBC NEWS INTERNATIONAL.

Published with authorization

Senior editor

Sai Baba

  Oskay: I remember perfectly when my dad used to tell me those odd stories. I did not understand them clearly, but I did my best to follow him from the beginning. He once mentioned Sai Baba, a modern Indian prophet, and the way he said that name called my attention profoundly, and since that very moment I began to seek everything related and connected to those characters that seemed to come from a place, beyond earth, I mean not from this planet. They called themselves prophets and monks.

  Kyorin: What do you exactly mean when you say “beyond this planet”?

  Oskay: Well, it is difficult to explain, but it feels as normal as taking the sun and feel the energy as it touches your whole body. It feels the same when one starts fasting and goes till certain climax or culmination; because a bond is created between the reality and the Divine.

  Kyorin: and how about those normal people outside who just live and never ask themselves... er... what is all about?

  Oskay: My dad used to say few things about it, but I was not able to understand his saying at that time. Now I do. The satisfaction they find living their lives, full of action, and hectic competence fill them up thoroughly to the point they see nothing beyond what is normal, because for them  it is hard to pull back from what they call normal...

 Yogananda

I personally felt really attracted by Yogananda's teachings related to fasting, pray, and deep meditation, but I was not able to get what I was really seeking, and I am still seeking it, while I face sporadic  episodes of inner turmoil.

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