'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.
Video »
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.
Reflections on meditation
Janaka Spence Edinburgh, United Kingdom
The Peace Run visits Oxford
Tejvan Pettinger Oxford, United Kingdom
It does not matter which spoon you use
Brahmacharini Rebidoux St. John's, Canada
You only have to keep your eyes and ears open
Gannika Wiesenberger Linz, Austria
I just knew from the moment I saw him
Ashrita Furman New York, United States
A 40-Year Blessing
Sarama Minoli New York, United States
My Life with Sri Chinmoy: a book
Tejvan Pettinger Oxford, United Kingdom
Running and Me
Garga Chamberlain Bristol, United Kingdom
Breaking the world record for the longest game of hopscotch
Pipasa Glass & Jamini Young Seattle, United States
Learning to follow my intuition
Saranyu Pearson Geelong, Australia
The oneness of all paths - personal experiences
Nirbhasa Magee Dublin, Ireland
The day I saw my Guru's Third Eye
Vidura Groulx Montreal, CanadaSuggested videos
interviews with Sri Chinmoy's students
How meditation helped me swim the English Channel
Abhejali Bernardova Zlín, Czech Republic
Experiences of meditation
Preetidutta Thorpe Auckland, New Zealand
How I got my spiritual name
Pradeep Hoogakker The Hague, Netherlands
No prior experience needed
Samalya Schafer Berlin, Germany
My favourite part of Sri Chinmoy's path
Muslim Badami Auckland, New Zealand
Beginnings of a spiritual journey
Mahatapa Palit New York, United States
My evolving relationship with my spiritual Teacher
Pradeep Hoogakker The Hague, Netherlands
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.