Autobiography Chapter 37, Part 1: Yogananda is going to America

This episode covers the start of chapter 37 to: 
“Surely the Lord will bring us together once more.” 

Swami Yogananda makes his preparations to travel to America. We explore how he received divine assurance from his guru Swami Sri Yukteswar and material support from his father for his journey. We examined Yogananda's vision of Western faces and his announcement to the Ranchi school about his plans, noting the historical significance of his invitation to speak at the International Association for Religious Freedom congress in America. We discussed Yogananda's concerns about speaking English and his father's initial resistance to his son's plans to leave for America, highlighting the emotional challenges of parental sacrifice for spiritual calling. 

0:00 Introduction; 
0:30 Expectations from the chapter; 
1:35 Goodbye to Ranchi School, for now; 
16:24 Blessings from Sri Yukteswar; 
26:00 Blessings from the human father; 
44:55 Looking Ahead. 

Homework for next episode— Read, absorb and make notes on the next part of chapter 37 from: 
“As I went about my preparations to leave Master and my native land...” 
to 
“an artist to draw, for this book, a true picture of the Yogi-Christ of modern India.” 

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