An excerpt from Autobiography of a Yogi. Chapter 34 - Materializing a Palace in the Himalayas.

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"Come, brother,' my companion said. "The master awaits you. '

"He led the way through the forest. The somber night was suddenly lit by a steady luminosity in
the distance.

"Can that be the sunrise?’ I inquired. 'Surely the whole night has not passed?'

"The hour is midnight.' My guide laughed softly. "Yonder light is the glow of a golden palace,
materialized here tonight by the peerless Babaji. In the dim past, you once expressed a desire to
enjoy the beauties of a palace. Our master is now satisfying your wish, thus freeing you from the
bonds of karma.' 34-4 He added, 'The magnificent palace will be the scene of your initiation
tonight into Kriya Yoga. All your brothers here join in a paean of welcome, rejoicing at the end of
your long exile. Behold!’

"A vast palace of dazzling gold stood before us. Studded with countless jewels, and set amidst
landscaped gardens, it presented a spectacle of unparalleled grandeur. Saints of angelic
countenance were stationed by resplendent gates, half-reddened by the glitter of rubies.
Diamonds, pearls, sapphires, and emeralds of great size and luster were imbedded in the
decorative arches.

"I followed my companion into a spacious reception hall. The odor of incense and of roses wafted
through the air; dim lamps shed a multicolored glow. Small groups of devotees, some fair, some
dark- skinned, chanted musically, or sat in the meditative posture, immersed in an inner peace. A
vibrant joy pervaded the atmosphere.

"Feast your eyes; enjoy the artistic splendors of this palace, for it has been brought into being
solely in your honor.' My guide smiled sympathetically as I uttered a few ejaculations of
wonderment.

Brother, ' I said, ‘the beauty of this structure surpasses the bounds of human imagination. Please
tell me the mystery of its origin.

"T will gladly enlighten you.' My companion's dark eyes sparkled with wisdom. 'In reality there is
nothing inexplicable about this materialization. The whole cosmos is a materialized thought of
the Creator. This heavy, earthly clod, floating in space, is a dream of God. He made all things out
of His consciousness, even as man in his dream consciousness reproduces and vivifies a creation
with its creatures.

God first created the earth as an idea. Then He quickened it; energy atoms came into being. He
coordinated the atoms into this solid sphere. All its molecules are held together by the will of God.
When He withdraws His will, the earth again will disintegrate into energy. Energy will dissolve
into consciousness; the earth-idea will disappear from objectivity.

''The substance of a dream is held in materialization by the subconscious thought of the dreamer.
When that cohesive thought is withdrawn in wakefulness, the dream and its elements dissolve. A
man closes his eyes and erects a dream-creation which, on awakening, he effortlessly
dematerializes. He follows the divine archetypal pattern. Similarly, when he awakens in cosmic
consciousness, he will effortlessly dematerialize the illusions of the cosmic dream.

Being one with the infinite all- accomplishing Will, Babaji can summon the elemental atoms to
combine and manifest themselves in any form. This golden palace, instantaneously created, is
real, even as this earth is real. Babaji created this palatial mansion out of his mind and is holding
its atoms together by the power of his will, even as God created this earth and is maintaining it
intact.' He added, 'When this structure has served its purpose, Babaji will dematerialize it.'

"As I remained silent in awe, my guide made a sweeping gesture. 'This shimmering palace,
superbly embellished with jewels, has not been built by human effort or with laboriously mined
gold and gems. It stands solidly, amonumental challenge to man. 34-5 Whoever realizes himself
as ason of God, even as Babaji has done, can reach any goal by the infinite powers hidden within
him. A common stone locks within itself the secret of stupendous atomic energy; 34-6 even so, a
mortal is yet a powerhouse of divinity. '

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