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Letters to the Zoning Administrator Concerning SRF's Request to Create a Private Mausoleum on Mt. Washington Note: Opinions expressed in letters are those of individuals, and not of any organization Dear Mr. Brown: As you may know in many eastern and Hindu traditions, pilgrimage is considered a spiritual duty. Pilgrimage to, and meditation and prayer practiced in the presence of the guru, even his body left behind after it's death, bestows great blessings upon the devotee. Even Self Realization Fellowship claims to have hundreds of thousands of members, which one would assume are disciples of Paramhansa Yogananda. As the numbers of Yogananda disciple grow, the desire to visit the resting place of his body will be felt by more and more people. This can only INCREASE the amount of TRAFFIC in and out of the Mount Washington neighborhood. The alternative that SRF proposes whereby access may have to be limited is shortsighted and restrictive to the freedom of worship so central to our culture here in the USA!! Based upon their history, SRF has shown a propensity for controlling every situation they can. With most, if not all, non card carrying members of SRF, it is "SRF's way or the highway". There is no historical basis to think they will change this philosophy in allowing access to Yogananda's body in their "private Mausoleum". Leave the body at Forest Lawn where FREE ACCESS for ALL devotees and pilgrims regardless of religious affiliation. Please do not approve this part of the plan. Thank you, Note: Opinions expressed in letters are those of individuals, and not of any organization |
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