Word: mahasaya
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...drew inspiration from local yogis who were possessed of "miraculous powers." Among his inspirations was Gandha Baba ("The Perfume Saint") who could transform the "mundane vibrations" of the surrounding air into delicious tangerines ("The method, alas! is beyond the reach of the world's hungry hordes"). Another, Bhaduri Mahasaya ("The Levitating Saint"), often hung in the air, meditating without visible means of support. Another, called Krishnananda, shared his hermitage with a lioness, which he had taught to appreciate a strictly vegetarian diet and to utter the mystical word "Aum" (meaning "cosmic vibratory power") "in a deep, attractive growl...
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