'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.
Meditation: Touching The Infinite
My wife's soul comes to visit
Running for Peace
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.
A 40-Year Blessing
Sarama Minoli New York, United States
A disciple re-incarnates
Jogyata Dallas Auckland, New Zealand
Spiritual Friends
Preetidutta Thorpe Auckland, New Zealand
Breaking the world record for the longest game of hopscotch
Pipasa Glass & Jamini Young Seattle, United States
Running and Me
Garga Chamberlain Bristol, United Kingdom
My 5 a.m. strategic meditations
Sanchita Fleming Ottawa, Canada
Sri Chinmoy's opening meditation at the Parliament of World Religions
Pradhan Balter Chicago, United States
An intense, concentrated Fire
Toshala Elliott Auckland, New Zealand
Spiritual moments with my grandmother
Patanga Cordeiro São Paulo, Brazil
Patanga: my spiritual name
Patanga Cordeiro São Paulo, Brazil
Why run 3100 miles?
Smarana Puntigam Vienna, Austria
Soul-Birds take flight
Jogyata Dallas Auckland, New ZealandSuggested videos
interviews with Sri Chinmoy's students
2 things that surprised me about the spiritual life
Jayasalini Abramovskikh Moscow, Russia
No prior experience needed
Samalya Schafer Berlin, Germany
My typical day
Pranlobha Kalagian Seattle, United States
What brought me to the spiritual life
Paula Correia Porto, Portugal
The value of meditation in a stressful job
Garga Chamberlain Bristol, United Kingdom
Sri Chinmoy's vision of the Peace Run
Harita Davies 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.