"From the spiritual point of view," he said later on, "eating junk
food is fine--as long as you do so in moderation and as long as you
exercise regularly."
Jaws dropped. I figured that many of them ate unprocessed rice
and seaweed.
When the meditation began, Atmananda played fast-paced electronic
music by Tangerine Dream.
More jaws dropped. I surmised that many of them meditated to flute
and chime melodies.
During the meditation, Atmananda briefly gazed at each person
in the audience, as if he were sending them Spiritual Light.
I closed my eyes...tried to slow my thoughts...opened my eyes...
gazed intensely at Atmananda...perceived light emanating from his
eyes!...kept gazing without blinking...perceived the entire room
go white!....
"How many of you saw Light in the room?" he asked several minutes later.
No response.
"Be honest now."