J.D. SALINGER & YOGA

Many of us who read he late J.D. Salinger's many novels and short stories, especially the 'CATCHER' (IN THE RYE) know of his interest in ZEN and the many times he made use of such items in his writings....but perhaps not many of us realize that he was deeply into YOGA and a very important book that he read(around the same time that I did or shortly afterwards) was THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A YOGI, by Yogananda and that he kept contacts with the SELF-REALIZATION FELLOWSHIP all his life it seems.. Moreover, he also was interested in RAMKRISHA(Ramahchrisna) and also read a lot of materials on or about him, apparently. Although I cannot actually verify this, I was told on good authority by a late friend of mine who 'knew' him, by sight and some conversations in Windsor,VT, for example, that he also had an interest in 'witchcraft' and had done some reading on the subject......donating a number of book on the subject to the Cornish Library.....