The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-16

ton of his so-called miraculous powers,
and their curiosity is never gratified. 1t is
explained by his friends that Sri Agamya
is able to suspend at will his physical life
for periods long or short, and TO do
other strange things which, as he says,
may excite wonder, but are snere trivial
physical phenomena compared with which
the powers oil the MINI are infinite.
One who recently conversed with him
describes the interview in what follows:
We found a man of tall and powerful
build seated in an armchair by the fire,
the features rugged; the head, turbaned
in dark blue with glintings of gold. was
intellectual and massive. He wore khaki
oolored Indian garments of soft wool.
With a steady questioning look at each
person ushered in, he asked in a modulated
deep voice, not unkind but with a ring of
authority in it, what we wished To know Of
him. In answering our questions he ex-
pounded his wisdom, giving at the same
time the sense of one who would not will
ingly throw that which is holy unto dogs or
pour out pearls unavailingly to the trivial.
There is something Of the judge in him
still as he sits in his armchair, the great
steady eyes either darkly dim OF burning
with magnetic fire. He has given up great
social position and riches in order TO be a
teacher of men and proclaim to them their
true and eternal selves otherwise, -the
kingdom of God within"
He has millions OF followers in India, and
though a high caste Brahmin, belonging to
an ancient and great Puniab family, he
holds himself singularly free from prejudice
and the superstitions with which the We
dantic teaching has through the ages be-
come encrusted. He Is a reformer, or rather
q ~reviver of what he considers the true and
mighty traditions of his race.
He embodies the philosophy OF the Vedas,
having passed through the many stages OF
development to that of a perfected Yogin,
and having acquired on the way the we'll
known power to produce physical phenom-
ena, so-called miracles, among which is
the power Of voluntary suspension OF the
body's life and its deliberate resumption
after any predecided period Of time.
That P-aramahamsa possesses this power
has been fully authenticated in the pres
ence of scientific men at Oxford, among
whom were Prof. Max Miller ION the occa-
sion Of a former visit in 1900 and Prof. J..
Estlin Carpenter and at Cambridge in the
presence Of the late Frederick Myers and
DR.. Hodgson.
Prof. Carpenter said: AS he sat in my
study on the day OF his first visit. he showed
me hat he could entirely suspend the nor
NAL circulation of the blood and the pulse
ceased TO beat as I laid my finger on it,"
The Mahatma has no desire 10 become
famous as a wonder worker. He thinks
true faith is not melted by that means, and
says:
The exhibitions Of this control Of physi-
cal phenomena are only for small people;
they are not for the full grown. The visi-
bic world is a small thing in comparison
with the mind.
The mind controls all things and Gre
stes all things. The control which | eX-
ercise over my body is in no way whatever
miraculous; any one could learn TO do the
same il he would take the time and trouble
required
When he consented to show this power
his body was TO all appearance IifeIess.
though subjected 70 svery known medical