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MAN:
Yogananda hadbeen told since infancy
by saints and seers,
that he'd be taking
these teachings to the West.
But he thought,
"How is this possible?"
You know, it was absurd,
because he barely
spoke any English.
NARRATOR:
One day, my mindwent away from Ranchi.
I went to the storeroom
to meditate,
and I fell into an ecstasy.
America.
Surely these people
are Americans.
It's scary to the mind.
I think the first
thing was, "Oh, my God."
VISHWANANDA:
Imagine inyour own life, having
a message so strong
that it totally changes
your life, in a moment.
And at that time he'd been
Probably thought
this was his life work.
NARRATOR:
I had foundeda school following
the educational ideals
of the rishis
the ancient seat of learning.
Overcoming restlessness
of the body and mind,
my concentration techniques
achieved astonishing results.
He established
a "How to Live" School,
I wish we had
"How to Live" Schools.
You have to learn
your grammar, you have
to learn your math
and your science.
But you also have
to learn how to live.
FEMALE TEACHER:
One, two, three, four, five.
One, two, three, four, five.
(SPEAKING NATIVE LANGUAGE)
Love conquers all.
Love conquers all.
Very good.
MEHROTRA:
He's in lovewith his country.
He is being respected
by his community,
he is seeing his
vision manifest
where children
are learning the art
and science of yoga.
And then he's sitting there
and all of a sudden,
he becomes aware
that he has to
leave all of it.
YOGANANDA:
God is taking meaway to America.
SRI DAYA MATA:
He never wanted
to come to America.
That was not part
of his dream at all.
"Let me just go
to the Himalayas
and just live in a cave there.
"I can do good there.
I can pray for people."
But his teacher said, "No.
"You must go to the West.
Go to America."
my eyes as I cast a last look
at the little boys,
and the sunny acres of Ranchi.
I knew, henceforth,
How alone I was here.
Not a soul I knew.
I had heard many stories
about the materialistic West,
a land very different
from India.
It was somewhat of
a daunting experience,
to go out on the streets.
boyish mockery and catcalls.
BOY:
What's that?VIDAL:
There were kids thatcalling him names.
VISHWANANDA:
I thinkhe was called a magician
at one point, a snake charmer.
BROTHER CHIDANANDA: In 1920,
many Americans were still
not used to having Jews here.
And now comes
NARRATOR:
I noticedsome hot dog signs.
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