"
"What's the rush?" I thought.
"The sooner you attain enlightenment, the sooner you can help
others transcend this world of pain and suffering."
"How did he do that?" I wondered, unsure if he were addressing
typical doubts, or if he were actually reading my mind.
Atmananda continued to look at me. I found myself gazing,
without blinking, into his eyes...I began to feel as if I were
floating... somewhere far away I sensed my body breathing...I
heard "bzzzzzzzz" droning on and on and on...
He turned away, and I returned to normal consciousness.
"Holy cow," I thought. "He did it again!" Suddenly, I imagined
that he was a sorcerer and I, his apprentice. I forgot about Anne
and carefully followed his words.
"Advanced seekers say that after they attain enlightenment they
will return to earth to help others. But most of them end up
choosing eternal ecstasy instead."
I vowed to come back and help the downtrodden.
"It is even rarer for fully enlightened souls to return," he said,
pointing out that his Guru was fully enlightened.
Fully enlightened souls, Atmananda explained, were aware
of those who meditated sincerely on their photograph.
Atmananda then instructed us to meditate on the Transcendental.
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