'It was like I was seeing who Guru really was: this extraordinary, beautiful being inside a physical body'
This is one of the stories in our Story-Gems project, a collection of our experiences with our Guru, Sri Chinmoy. Project homepage »
I was asleep in New York when the phone rang, and I was invited to go up to Guru's house. That was about 1:00 in the morning. I went to his house, and there were about six boys and maybe six girls there in the room.
Guru didn't say very much, but he asked us to walk around the room as a walking meditation past him and round the back in a circle. We walked around him about seven or eight times very, very slowly.
When I walked past Guru, I began to see this extraordinary being that I had never really seen before. It was like I was seeing who Guru really was, this extraordinary, beautiful being inside a physical body. Guru looked like some very ancient, very majestic and quite incomprehensible spiritual force. I realised that I was really getting a glimpse of man in God or God in man, that there was this very powerful being inside the finite body that was Guru. I realised that Guru would always be beyond my comprehension, that my mind could not fathom how vast Guru really was.
Cross-posted from jogyata.srichinmoycentre.org
About the author
Jogyata Dallas
Auckland, New Zealand
Jogyata has given classes and talks on meditation for the general public for over 30 years, both in New Zealand and around the world. He has published a collection of stories about his experiences as a student of Sri Chinmoy.
A barrage of Candy Bullets
A disciple re-incarnates
Meditation: Touching The Infinite
Visit Jogyata's homepage »In this interview, Jogyata talks about how his life journey led him to meditation and spirituality, and how it has changed his perspective on so many things. Part of the 'Seeker's Journey' series of interviews.
Play VideoRelated stories
Sri Chinmoy's students describe their inner and outer experiences.
Regaining My Inner Joy
Sujata Muto Kyoto, Japan
The Random Dog
Toshala Elliott Auckland, New Zealand
The day I made a useless and ridiculous weightlifting machine for Guru
Devashishu Torpy London, United Kingdom
The Swimming Relay
Toshala Elliott Auckland, New Zealand
The connection between Sri Chinmoy's music and my soul
Kamalakanta Nieves New York, United States
I was just so transported by the atmosphere
Pulak Viscardi New York, United States
People see something in Guru and want to be part of it
Saraswati Martín San Juan, Puerto Rico
How my spiritual search led me to Sri Chinmoy
Vidura Groulx Montreal, Canada
Bhutan, A Country Less Travelled...
Ambarish Keenan Dublin, Ireland
My inner calling
Purnakama Rajna Winnipeg, Canada
Learning to love songs ever more
Patanga Cordeiro São Paulo, Brazil
Now you are in the boat
Kaushalya Casey Toronto, CanadaSuggested videos
interviews with Sri Chinmoy's students
My well-scheduled day
Jayasalini Abramovskikh Moscow, Russia
How can we create harmony in the world?
Baridhi Yonchev Sofia, Bulgaria
A childhood meeting with Sri Chinmoy
Devashishu Torpy London, United Kingdom
Sri Chinmoy's inner guidance
Kailash Beyer Zurich, Switzerland
My spiritual search from childhood
Hemabha Jang Jeonju, South Korea
Where the finite connects to the Infinite
Jogyata Dallas Auckland, New Zealand
Winning the Swiss Alpine Marathon
Vajin Armstrong Auckland, New Zealand
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.