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Recieved: 1999/09/16  12:01  
Subject: [K-list] Yogananda 
From: Martin Thompson
  
On 1999/09/16  12:01, Martin Thompson posted thus to the K-list: 
09:27:49 Thu, 16 Sep 1999 
Roger Bose at Roger Bose <bose_45ATnospamhotmail.com> writes: 
>Yes, Yogananda used to comment that the Desert was a good place to go, he  
>believed (As I do...) that the energy is particulary conducive to meditation  
>(I think he was refering to "Joshua Tree National Monument", because it is  
>close to his LA ashram. I found the place had a quality of "stillness") .The  
>reference is found in "Autobiography of a Yogi," and the full book can be  
>downloaded in HTML at their web site, I have the site and can post it if  
>anyone's interested.
 
I read that contrary to what he claimed, he was in fact an ex-plumber 
from Bolton or somewhere similar in England.
 
I don't know if that invalidates his ideas, though. Anybody know his 
background and claims? 
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