The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-11
ACCOMPLISHED MAHATMA
HINDOO, NOW VISITING NEW JER-
SEY, DOES WONDERFUL THINGS.
Annihilates Time, Space, and Sleep
and stops His Own Heart Beats
-Other Wonders.

Correspondence OF the Indianapolis Journal.
MONTCLAIR, N. J., Oct. 9.-One of the
six great religious teachers of India has
been spending several months In this coun-
try sightseeing, and within few days will
sail for his home from New York city.
This teacher is none other than the
famous Mahatma who visited Max Mueller,
the great linguist of London, and whose
visit is recorded In the Life and Letters
of Frederick Max Mueller on page Alb.
Professor Mueller regarded the distin-
guished Indian as a "first-rate Sanskritist,"
man of remarkable intellect, and the only
real saint who has yet come to English
speaking lands.
The Mahatma has been spending some
time in Montclair with friends here, and
has shown himself wonder in many ways.
He can actually stop the action of his
heart for sixty seconds and even many
minutes. project his spirit into space. leav-
ing his physical body here while his astral
body" is across the continent in California.
and perform other seeming miracles.
OF course, all this seems unbelievable,
and yet the people with whom the Mahat-
ma stopped here, DR.. Morgan Wilcox Ayres
and family, of Upper Montclair, prominent
founded on facts DR.. Ayres himself is
wealthy and retired physician of Brooklyn,
and has witnessed with his own eyes the
distinguished Indian in the act of stopping
the action of his heart.
Said DR.. Ayres, In speaking of the mat
ter: THE Mahatma certainly stops his
heart. But how to explain it, is another
question. He dumfounds every one."
DR.. Ayres's son. Mr.. Harry Morgan Ayres.
has just returned from a trip around the
world. While in India he met and became
well acquainted with the great Mahatma,
whose full name Is Agamya Guru Panama.
hansa.
ONE OF THE SIX GREAT TEACHERS.
The Paramahansa means that he has
reached the highest rank among the Mahat-
mas, and that he is one Of the six In ex-
istence (and there are only half a dozen)
who have completely mastered the myster-
les of the Yogic philosophy.
Young Mr.. Ayres and the Mahatma trav-
eled all over India together, and visited
, the latter's home In Cashmere. Conse-
| quently, when the Mahatma came to this
country to sight see, he naturally called
upon the Ayres family
The Mahatma is a wonder in every way
He Is nearly 200 pounds In weight, and a
perfect athlete. And American athletes will
| be interested to know that this perfect
condition Is brought about by only one
meal day, and that entirely of vegetables
That such beautiful specimen of the
genus homo can keep himself In perfect
physical condition by means Of one simple
meal day, purely vegetable and eaten
between and p. m, seems next to
| marvellous.
| The Mahatma is accompanied by his
chelah, young Brahmin priest, who In
| time will become another Mahatma This
chelah does all the cooking for his master,
and looks after him in every way, being
faithful valet, servant and friend all in
one. The meals were prepared in the room
in DR.. Ayress home. the Mahatma dined
by himself, and did not partake of the
bounteous fare at the Ayres's family table.
1t should also be explained just here that
the Mahatma is master linguist, and
speaks English most fuently. He has
studied all the physical sciences, and now
discards books, and gives his days and
nights to introspection. His ability to
| project himself himself into space, and see
things hundreds Of miles away, is said to
be wonderful. 1t is then that the functions
Of the physical body cease. In order to
do this the Mahatma must prepare for It,
PREPARATION NECESSARY
DR.. Ayres says 1t makes the Mahatma
quite Ill to do this wonderful feat as he is
under an awful stress. He must not eat
before hand for fear that the chyle will
tnjure him.
As regards the stoppage of the hearts
actions, there are plenty of witnesses to this
wonderful effort OF the Mahatma.
The Mahatma came to see America, but
Is here with very moderate means, as his
wants are extremely simple. One meal q
day Of few vegetables and a small room
however, don't make a big hotel bill. The
Mahatma's faithful followers provide fol
all his needs. When he is in India, they
flock to him in crowds. remove his sandals
wash his feet, and then drink the water!
The Mahatma was educated for lawyer
| at his early home in the Himalayas later
became a judge, and lastly turned his at.
tention to matters of religion. The grea,
Indian teacher apparently eliminates time
space. and sleeps In his daily life DR.
Ayres says that the Mahatma don't care to
sleep, and will sit up all night and talk with
you. If you care to hear him. In word, ht
seems TO have lifted himself above the
plane of the average mans existence.
The Mahatma will go home with some
curious ideas Of America. His appearance
on the streets is the signal for bad boys tc
throw stones at him, and one of them hurt
him severely.
When he came to New York city, landing
at the Grand Central Station, a policeman