So exhausted I hide in my closet
This is one of the stories in our Story-Gems project, a collection of our experiences with our Guru, Sri Chinmoy. Project homepage »
Now I'll tell you one story I've told many times but I rarely tell the ending to the story. We were playing tennis in Bali and it was very, very hot and humid. Finally the game ended and I went back to my room. I was exhausted.
Just a few minutes later I heard some boys and my roommate screaming, "Mahiyan, Guru wants to play some more." I was so tired that I hid in the closet in my room. They couldn't find me, and finally they left.
The end of the story is that I started feeling guilty because I thought that since Guru wants to play tennis, I should play. I put on a dry shirt and went back to the tennis court, but Guru never played with me anymore that day. He played with other boys.
That was a lesson for me: Always try and do what Guru requests.
There is no special right moment.
Every moment is the right moment
To please your Master.Sri Chinmoy 1
- 1. Seventy-Seven Thousand Service-Trees, part 18, Agni Press, 2000
Cross-posted from mahiyan.srichinmoycentre.org
Story-Gems: Dynamic Spirituality
More stories from Sri Chinmoy's students.
I see infinitely more than I say
Agraha Levine Seattle, United States
The oneness of all paths - personal experiences
Nirbhasa Magee Dublin, Ireland
No Fear, Only the Heart’s Concern
Jogyata Dallas Auckland, New Zealand
A vision at 3 a.m in the morning
Abarita Dänzer Zürich, Switzerland
Learning to love songs ever more
Patanga Cordeiro São Paulo, Brazil
In the Right Place, At the Right Time
Eshana Gadjanski Novi Sad, Serbia
My wife's soul comes to visit
Jogyata Dallas Auckland, New Zealand
In the Whirlwind of Life
Pradeep Hoogakker The Hague, Netherlands
The most beautiful and fulfilling of all possible experiences
Jogyata Dallas Auckland, New Zealand
An intense, concentrated Fire
Toshala Elliott Auckland, New Zealand
'Always say things in such a way as to inspire people, not discourage them'
Pradhan Balter Chicago, United StatesSuggested videos
interviews with Sri Chinmoy's students
My favourite part of Sri Chinmoy's path
Muslim Badami Auckland, New Zealand
Meditation: you make progress just by doing it
Jogyata Dallas Auckland, New Zealand
Progress-Pilgrimage: A 1200km run from Vienna to Paris
Shamita Achenbach-König Vienna, Austria
Experiences of meditation
Preetidutta Thorpe Auckland, New Zealand
Sri Chinmoy's vision of the Peace Run
Harita Davies New York, United States
Sri Chinmoy's inner guidance
Kailash Beyer Zurich, Switzerland
Beginnings of a spiritual journey
Mahatapa Palit New York, United States
Except where explicitly stated otherwise, the contents of this site are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License. read more »
SriChinmoyCentre.org is a Vasudeva Server project.