Buddhist-Meditation-Systematic-and-Practical

That night the landlord could not sleep, tossing and
turning until the early morning. Then, about four o'clock,
he attained a little trance state in which a divine voice
clearly spoke these words to him: "You should go to the
Lama and pray with him."
He came to me as soon as he could, telling me what had
happened. Full of joy that his God had spoken to him,
he asked me with tears whether he could pray with me.
"Certainly," I replied, "yes, here is a crucifix and here is
my Bible." I remembered the passage saying, "To love
money is the root of all evil," and quoted this to him.
After that, he was full of gratitude and told me to pay
him whatever I wanted. However, I promised that at the
end of the original agreement, I would give him an extra
5 rupees per month, and after three more years, he
should have another five. I kept this agreement in spite
of the slump in rents following the collapse of the Tibet
trade and even now, from thankfulness to this God, I
pay a higher sum than my neighbors.
This is my experience with the Christian God, and there
is another story about Hinduism.
When first came to India, I could only get a pass for a
short period, which was very troublesome. Despite this,
I managed to stay for 100 days of meditation at
Rajagrha. During this time I did not speak to anyone nor
leave my room except to fetch food and go each day to
bathe in the warm springs nearby. Near these springs
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