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\"Fry's<\/a>
If it had anything remotely to do with electronics, you could probably find it at Fry\u2019s \u2014 sadly, the famous chain of gloriously geeky stores is no more.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Speaking of cameras, <\/strong>in the summer of 2018 I conceived the idea of adding a video camera to my photography gear. I hoped to find something small and inconspicuous that I could use during music rehearsals and in the classrooms at Living Wisdom School.<\/p>\n

While investigating the best models, I watched several videos that recommended using a Segway MiniPro two-wheeled hands-free scooter to shoot smooth dolly (in and out) and trucking (sideways tracking) video shots.<\/p>\n

Swamiji loved to find new gadgets that would help him serve Yogananda\u2019s work. Whenever he was due to stay at our Mountain View Ananda community, a group of us would gather in the driveway to greet him upon his arrival. Invariably, we would receive a phone call announcing that Swamiji\u2019s plane had landed, but that he wanted to visit the big Fry\u2019s electronics store in Palo Alto.<\/p>\n

Perhaps thirty or forty minutes later another call would come, \u201cHe\u2019s still at Fry\u2019s \u2013 you can probably expect us to arrive in the community within an hour.\u201d<\/p>\n

Knowing his interest in electronic gadgetry, I wondered if the Segway would pass the test and be useful for the work. At any rate, before setting off to Fry\u2019s I asked God and Master and Swamiji to guide me to do only what they wanted.<\/p>\n

I found that Fry\u2019s had lots of MiniPros in stock, and that there were new and refurbished models. Which should I buy? Feeling that I should be careful with God\u2019s money, I picked up a refurb in its bulky, thirty-pound box and put it in a shopping cart. Before I had gone ten feet, I heard Swami\u2019s cheerful voice say, with his usual boundless enthusiasm, \u201cI would have got the new one!\u201d I duly returned the refurb to the shelf and exited Fry\u2019s with a brand-new Segway and a smile in my heart.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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