HALF-HOURS WITH FAMOUS
MAHATMAS. No.1
Yocr Mauatma Sri AcGAMyA PARAMAHAMSA GURU SWAMIJI
is a certain Punjabi lala, who, on account of his tremendous
voice and ferocious temper, has well earned for himself the
name of The Tiger Mahatma.
My first acquaintance with His Holiness was in November
1906, when he paid his second visit to England. I had seen
his name in the daily press, but before calling upon him, I had
read up what I could about him in his book: “Sri Brahma
Dhara,” in the preface of which he is praised as follows:
“He seeks to do good, he accepts money from no one, and
lives a very simple, pure life . . . I. . . was much impressed
by his great breadth of mind, his sweet charity, and his loving
kindness for every living thing. ... These teachings...
breathe love and kindness, and dwell upon the joys of pure
clean living.”
Forewarned is to be forearmed, and I had read the same
type of “ puff” on many a patent pill box!
On entering 70, Margaret Street I was shown upstairs
and ushered into the den of Tiger Sri Agamya. Besides
himself, there were three people in the room, two men and
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