The Story Of Swami Rama - Holybook

The Story Of Swami Rama
with my eyes closed and my lips vibrating with
OM, listening to nothing and listening to all.
He delivered a great lecture on "The Secret of
Success" in the Tokyo College of Commerce and its
wonderful glow attracted great attention 12 . The
Russian Ambassador, having seen it reported in
the papers, wrote for an interview but the Swami
had gone on to San Francisco.
―I landed in Japan singing Purnamadah,
Purnamidam and I go singing Purnamadah,
Pumamidam etc."—a Sanskrit verse meaning "the
Infinite is that, the Infinite is this and on and on
unchanged is the Infinite‖ Thus he made, at that
particular time, in an affectionate way, a kind
reference to my name ―I came not for the
Parliament of Religions, but to guide Puran," He
said. And I forthwith became a clean shaved monk
in love of him, and not of anything he taught, for I
understood then nothing of that and I am not sure I
understand everything now.
About two months after his departure to America,
I was photographed at Tokyo, and many friends
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The lecture is reproduced below
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