Christine here: A man I got to talking to in the park gave me a rather beaten old booklet published by Self Realization Fellowship called "Bringing Out the Best In Our Relationships With Others," part of their "How to Live Series," 3rd printing, by Brother Premamoy.
Those of you who are a familiar with the Elvis story know that Elvis sometimes retreated to the Self Realization Fellowship property to be alone and to do his version of meditation. We'll be talking more about that in some future blog.
Reading through it, I am sure that this excerpt is about Elvis Presley, during the time that he was exploring other religions, though he remained a true Christian devotee to Jesus Christ to the end of his life. As Wes says about Elvis "Jesus Christ was it for him."
Page 11.
"There was a famous "rock-and roll" singer who used to come to the ashram to pay his respects. I met him here at Mr. Washington. He was an idol to many. Yet he was extremely respectful. He always addressed me as "sir," and was very polite, very dignified. He once told me that he was taught at home to address as "sir" any man who was older than he was. He was a "king" in the world of popular music, yet never lost this quality of being respectful to others."
Elvis met with Sri Daya Mata, who was the person chosen by Psaramahansa Yogananda, the founder of what was to become the Self Realization Fellowship, in his years of spiritual exploration. After his death Priscilla also met with Sri Daya Mata to talk to her about Elvis.
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