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 day I saw my Guru for the first time
Natabara Rollosson New York, United States
The first time we met our Guru
Kaivalya, Devashishu and Sahadeva Torpy London, England
It does not matter which spoon you use
Brahmacharini Rebidoux St. John's, Canada
My first Guru
Adarini Inkei Geneva, Switzerland
A Flame in my Heart
Adesh Widmer Zurich, Switzerland
If I can smile like that, it's worth becoming a disciple
Mahatapa Palit New York, United States
A vision at 3 a.m in the morning
Abarita Dänzer Zürich, Switzerland
I just knew from the moment I saw him
Ashrita Furman New York, United States
My 5 a.m. strategic meditations
Sanchita Fleming Ottawa, Canada
If I could remember this in my daily life now, I'd be a very high soul
Charana Evans Cardiff, Wales
Regaining My Inner Joy
Sujata Muto Kyoto, Japan
The spiritual life is normal to me
Shankara Smith London, United KingdomSuggested videos
interviews with Sri Chinmoy's students
Why we organise ultra-distance events
Subarnamala Riedel Zurich, Switzerland
What meditation gave me that I was missing
Purnahuti Wagner Guatemala City, Guatemala
2 things that surprised me about the spiritual life
Jayasalini Abramovskikh Moscow, Russia
What drew me to Sri Chinmoy's path
Nikolaus Drekonja San Diego, United States
Humorous moments with Sri Chinmoy
Toshala Elliott Auckland, New Zealand
My well-scheduled day
Jayasalini Abramovskikh Moscow, Russia
Selfless Service
Brian David Seattle, 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.