Copyright – Jan Wayne Fields
CITY OF SPARTA, a steam ship sailed from Calcutta on 20th August and reached US in September 1920.
A man claiming to be a reincarnation of William the Conqueror alighted in the land of liberty to add another dimension to liberty. The passenger was Paramhansa Yogananda author of “Autobiography of a Yogi”. He also started the Self Realization Fellowship with the aim to advocate cultural and spiritual understanding between East and West, and the exchange of their finest distinctive features.
It is because of people like him that the modern practice of yoga is a distinctly American cultural phenomenon.
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Yogananda beleived that the future religion of the world will be Self-realization. It is both a universal principle and the underlying religion of the whole universe. It was to this universal principle that Yogananda referred when he called his Hollywood church – a church of all religions.
Thanks for the prompt Rochelle Wisoff-Fields. SHALOM.
Yarnspinnerr 
This made me smile because I do love practicing yoga. 🙂 Great use of the prompt.
Thank you, Anja 🙂
A completely different and, at least in my case, informative story. 🙂 Thanks.
janet
Happy to see you here Janet.
Thanks 🙂
It’s good to be back.
I learned something new again, which is not surprising when I know you’re the author! Thank you for educating me again this week 🙂
Somehow the story overtook me. I wanted to write something in a lighter vein but my moose wanted a vacation.
Thanks for the lovely comment 🙂
a rich diverse culture to be sure
True.
Thank you 🙂
Dear Yarnspinner,
A very nice story about the origins of yoga in America. I like the historical detail and respectful tone you used.
Aloha,
Doug
Thank you, Doug 🙂
Dear YS,
Thank you for teaching me something I didn’t know. 😀
Shalom,
Rochelle
Dear Rochelle,
Thanks for the read 🙂
Very different take on the theme. I have read ‘ “Autobiography of a Yogi”. Beautifully write up.
Thanks Indira ji 🙂
I wrote ‘ beautiful write up’ for your post.
Yes it is a write up 🙂
very informative, Aesop, and thanks for visiting my blog today
It was my pleasure, friend.
Thanks for the read 🙂
i enjoyed reading both the book and your flash fiction story. ♥ joy!
Thank you 🙂
I may be from Southeast Asia, but I have that guy to thank as well for spreading yoga to the west (the west brought it to us). His book had a lot of gems that made me laugh and cry at times. Thanks for writing this 🙂
You are welcome.
Thanks for reading this
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