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.
The Swimming Relay
Toshala Elliott Auckland, New Zealand
It does not matter which spoon you use
Brahmacharini Rebidoux St. John's, Canada
Learning to love songs ever more
Patanga Cordeiro São Paulo, Brazil
'You have to be like a warrior and fight'
Mahiyan Savage San Diego, United States
Sri Chinmoy performs on the world's largest organ
Prachar Stegemann Canberra, Australia
A Mountain Meditation
Jogyata Dallas Auckland, New Zealand
A Quest for Happiness
Abhinabha Tangerman Amsterdam, Netherlands
Sri Chinmoy's biography, written by one of the most famous Bengali authors
Mahatapa Palit New York, United States
So much longing, for something
Pushpa rani Piner Ottawa, Canada
All I needed was the Supreme, and I would always win
Pragati Pascale New York, United States
I was just so transported by the atmosphere
Pulak Viscardi New York, United States
Spiritual moments with my grandmother
Patanga Cordeiro São Paulo, BrazilSuggested videos
interviews with Sri Chinmoy's students
What brought me to the spiritual life
Paula Correia Porto, Portugal
Progress-Pilgrimage: A 1200km run from Vienna to Paris
Shamita Achenbach-König Vienna, Austria
Where the finite connects to the Infinite
Jogyata Dallas Auckland, New Zealand
A direct line to God
Vajra Henderson New York, United States
My favourite part of Sri Chinmoy's path
Muslim Badami Auckland, New Zealand
Spirituality - the most fascinating subject on earth
Laila Faerman New York, United States
How I became interested in meditation
Abhejali Bernardova Zlín, Czech Republic
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.