Excerpts from James Joseph Slavos Memorian :- From SRF magazine winter 1976
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Excerpts from James Joseph Slavos Memorian :- From SRF magazine winter
1976
“My earliest recollection of our dear frd James Slavos goes back many
years , to March 7 1952. We were at t he Biltmore hotel in LA, when
Gurudeva Paramahansa Yogananda left His body. Ananda Mata and I were
1st to reach Guruji’s side. As we knelt there , we became aware of the
presence beside us of a man we had never seen before. I remember
thinking , as I looked in to his face. ‘This man really cares, he
really loves God’. That impression has never dimmed thro’ all these
years. James had the wonderful quality of caring, of serving, to a
degree I’ve seen in very few human beings. We knew we could always
rely on his total loyality and devotion, his unflinching dedication of
heart, mind and soul to God,Guru and Their work. He was a great pillar
of support throughout his life and this path.
“when Odell called me on the phone to tell me James was stricken, I
immediately went into Gurudeva’s room to pray for him.I sat there
imploring Master to look after this blessed devotee of His.
I don’t usually talk abt these experiences , but somehow I feel led
today to tell u that as I was deeply, deeply invoking the presence of
Master and pleading with HIM to look after James, a great and blissful
joy suddenly poured over my soul. In that experience master made known
to me these thoughts:”why weep? James is allright. I am looking after
him”. After a few moments , bathed in marvellous sense of well being
and comfort and joy, I left the shrine. And in a matter of moments I
learned that James had left his body. I knew then that master was with
him and was ushering him in to the astral world.
Having had many experiences of that realm myself , I have often wished
I could somehow relate to mankind something of the astral world, which
is beautiful beyond description. You and I are encased in the fleshly
form which is so real to us. But have u ever , after meditating
deeply , looked at ur body and thought”this Iam not, I am not this
fleshly form” – Daya Ma
1976
“My earliest recollection of our dear frd James Slavos goes back many
years , to March 7 1952. We were at t he Biltmore hotel in LA, when
Gurudeva Paramahansa Yogananda left His body. Ananda Mata and I were
1st to reach Guruji’s side. As we knelt there , we became aware of the
presence beside us of a man we had never seen before. I remember
thinking , as I looked in to his face. ‘This man really cares, he
really loves God’. That impression has never dimmed thro’ all these
years. James had the wonderful quality of caring, of serving, to a
degree I’ve seen in very few human beings. We knew we could always
rely on his total loyality and devotion, his unflinching dedication of
heart, mind and soul to God,Guru and Their work. He was a great pillar
of support throughout his life and this path.
“when Odell called me on the phone to tell me James was stricken, I
immediately went into Gurudeva’s room to pray for him.I sat there
imploring Master to look after this blessed devotee of His.
I don’t usually talk abt these experiences , but somehow I feel led
today to tell u that as I was deeply, deeply invoking the presence of
Master and pleading with HIM to look after James, a great and blissful
joy suddenly poured over my soul. In that experience master made known
to me these thoughts:”why weep? James is allright. I am looking after
him”. After a few moments , bathed in marvellous sense of well being
and comfort and joy, I left the shrine. And in a matter of moments I
learned that James had left his body. I knew then that master was with
him and was ushering him in to the astral world.
Having had many experiences of that realm myself , I have often wished
I could somehow relate to mankind something of the astral world, which
is beautiful beyond description. You and I are encased in the fleshly
form which is so real to us. But have u ever , after meditating
deeply , looked at ur body and thought”this Iam not, I am not this
fleshly form” – Daya Ma
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