▁the ▁country , ▁U . S . ▁E pp erson , ▁and ▁quickly ▁worked ▁his ▁way ▁up ▁in ▁the ▁company . ▁By ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 3 0 , ▁Lyn n ▁had ▁taken ▁out ▁a ▁significant ▁and ▁ris ky ▁loan ▁to ▁buy ▁the ▁U . S . ▁E pp erson ▁Under writing ▁Company . ▁That ▁step ▁launched ▁a ▁successful ▁business ▁career ▁that ▁included ▁ins urance ▁under writing , ▁oil ▁well ▁and ▁orch ard ▁ownership , ▁and ▁large ▁invest ments ▁in ▁the ▁rail road ▁business . ▁He ▁would ▁become ▁a ▁prominent ▁business man ▁in ▁the ▁Kansas ▁City ▁area ▁as ▁head ▁of ▁vast ▁oil ▁interests ▁and ▁as ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁world ' s ▁largest ▁reci pro cal ▁fire - ins urance ▁exchange . ▁ ▁Dis ci ple ▁of ▁Param ah ans a ▁Y og an anda ▁Lyn n , ▁" a ▁self - made ▁business ▁magn ate , ▁was ▁suffering ▁from ▁nerv ous ness ▁and ▁diss atisf action ▁when ▁he ▁met ▁Param ah ans a ▁Y og an anda ▁in ▁Kansas ▁City ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 2 . ▁Lyn n ▁later ▁said ▁of ▁that ▁meeting : ▁' I ▁became ▁aware ▁that ▁( for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁years ) ▁I ▁was ▁sitting ▁very ▁still ... I ▁had ▁found ▁entrance ▁into ▁a ▁spiritual ▁real m ▁previously ▁unknown ▁to ▁me .' " ▁In ▁spite ▁of ▁his ▁material ▁success ▁Lyn n ▁was ▁unh appy , ▁and ▁acknowled ged ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁a ▁short ▁temper ▁and ▁nerv ous ▁problems . ▁In ▁January , ▁ 1 9 3 2