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A Series of Lessons in Gnani Yoga852
We have recently heard of a similar case, told by an old lady who formerly
lived in the far West of the United States. She states that upon one occasion
a party was wandering on the desert in her part of the country, and found
themselves out of water. As that part of the desert was unfamiliar even to
the guides, the prospect for water looked very poor indeed. After a fruitless
search of several hours, one of the party, a perfect stranger to that part of
the country, suddenly pressed his hand to his head, and acted in a dazed
manner, crying out “I know that a water-hole is over to the right—this way,”
and away he started with the party after him. After a half-hour’s journey
they reached an old hidden water-hole that was unknown even to the oldest
man in the party. The stranger said that he did not understand the matter,
but that he had somehow experienced a sensation of having been there
before, and knowing just where the water-hole was located. An old Indian
who was questioned about the matter, afterward, stated that the place had
been well known to his people who formerly travelled much on that part
of the desert; and that they had legends relating to the “hidden water-hole,”
running back for many generations. In this case, it was remarked that the
water-hole was situated in such a peculiar and unusual manner, as to render
it almost undiscoverable even to people familiar with the characteristics of
that part of the country. The old lady who related the story, had it direct
from the lips of one of the party, who regarded it as “something queer,” but
who had never even heard of Metempsychosis.
A correspondent of an English magazine writes as follows: “A gentleman
of high intellectual attainments, now deceased, once told me that he had
dreamed of being in a strange city, so vividly that he remembered the
streets, houses and public buildings as distinctly as those of any place he ever
visited. A few weeks later he was induced to visit a panorama in Leicester
Square, when he was startled by seeing the city of which he had dreamed.
The likeness was perfect, except that one additional church appeared in the
picture. He was so struck by the circumstance that he spoke to the exhibitor,
assuming for the purpose the air of a traveller acquainted with the place,