Part 20 (1/2)
”You have coer skin on the floor of a balconied sitting room His voice was cold, his manner unemotional
”Yes, dear Master, I a, I touched his feet
”How can that be? You ignore er, Guruji! Your wish shall be my law!”
”That is better! Now I can assuly transfer the burden, Master”
”My first request, then, is that you return hoe in Calcutta Your education should be continued”
”Very well, sir” I hid my consternation Would importunate books pursue me down the years? First Father, now Sri Yukteswar!
”Soo to the West Its people will lend ears e Hindu teacher has a university degree”
”You know best, Guruji” My gloo, remote; but my opportunity to please Master by obedience was vitally immediate
”You will be near in Calcutta; come here whenever you find time”
”Every day if possible, Master! Gratefully I accept your authority in every detail of my life-on one condition”
”Yes?”
”That you pro verbal tussle ensued A iven The ie open out vast uru must be on intiate Him to appear!
I sensed Sri Yukteswar's divine unity, and was detere
”You are of exacting disposition!” Then Master's consent rang out with compassionate finality:
”Let your wish be ue search, hither and yon, was over I had found eternal shelter in a true guru
”Coer aze fell with astonisharlanded with a spray of jasuru” Sri Yukteswar's tone was reverently vibrant
”Greater he was, as i, than any other teacher whose life caations”
Silently I bowed before the fae sped to the peerless uided uru, I strolled over the house and its grounds
Large, ancient and well-built, the here was surrounded by a massive-pillared courtyard Outer walls were ray roof, uncerearden was pleasant with jackfruit, o, and plantain trees Balustraded balconies of upper roo faced the courtyard froh ceiling supported by colonnades, was used, Master said, chiefly during the annual festivities of DURGAPUJA
{FN12-1} A narrow stairway led to Sri Yukteswar's sitting room, whose small balcony overlooked the street The ashra was simple, clean, and utilitarian Several Western styled chairs, benches, and tables were in evidence