Stories by Sri Chinmoy's students and friends

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248 stories

Constant Growth and Progress

'Always say things in such a way as to inspire people, not discourage them'
Pradhan Balter
Chicago, United States
'Never judge someone by their outer appearance'
Saraswati Martín
San Juan, Puerto Rico
'When you perform for me, always choose devotional songs.'
Gunthita Corda
Zurich, Switzerland
A Lesson in Forgiveness
Paramita
Kingston, Canada
A powerful lesson in overcoming lethargy and resistance
Devashishu Torpy
London, United Kingdom
A spiritual name is the name of our soul, and what we can become
Nayak Polissar
Seattle, United States
Become like the bird
Pulak Viscardi
New York, United States
Don't be modest!
Brahmacharini Rebidoux
St. John's, Canada
Don't expect
Databir Watters
New York, United States
Every time I look at the picture, it says: ‘I love you!
Dodula
Zurich, Switzerland
How I learned from Sri Chinmoy
Pradhan Balter
Chicago, United States
How I learned my most important meditation-lessons
Jogyata Dallas
Auckland, New Zealand
How Sri Chinmoy changed our idea of 'wasted time'
Jogyata Dallas
Auckland, New Zealand
I am your highest consciousness
Sevananda Padilla
San Juan, Puerto Rico
If I can smile like that, it's worth becoming a disciple
Mahatapa Palit
New York, United States
Let go of anger
Satkruti
Seattle, United States
Purifying your mind by serving your spiritual Master
Devashishu Torpy
London, United Kingdom
Scientists can't sing?
Bhadra Kleinman
New York
The day I made a useless and ridiculous weightlifting machine for Guru
Devashishu Torpy
London, United Kingdom
The love is always there, boundless
Aruna Pohland
Augsburg, Germany
The Potter and the Clay
Pradhan Balter
Chicago, United States
The white bird and the lake
Jogyata Dallas
Auckland, New Zealand
What should I do for work?
Banshidhar Medeiros
San Juan, Puerto Rico
When your Guru tells you to do something, you do it yesterday
Vajra Henderson
New York, United States
Why I Started Long-Distance Running
Karnayati Morrison
Ottawa, Canada
Your life's responsibilities compel you to develop inner strength
Pradhan Balter
Chicago, United States
“You must always be prepared to receive the presence of your Master.”
Pulak Viscardi
New York, United States

Everyday Miracles on Sri Chinmoy's Path

'Christ has stolen her heart and brought it now to me'
Dodula and Gunthita
Zurich, Switzerland
'I accept you as a true disciple of mine'
Anugata Bach
New York, United States
'I could find out myself, but it was so much easier asking your soul'
Mridanga Spencer
Ipswich, United Kingdom
'It was like I was seeing who Guru really was: this extraordinary, beautiful being inside a physical body'
Jogyata Dallas
Auckland, New Zealand
'The Christ is the boss, but he is in heaven'
Pradhan Balter
Chicago, United States
'Your mother arranged all this from the soul's world'
Sahadeva Torpy
London, United Kingdom
A demonstration of the Master’s occult powers
Arpan De Angelo
New York, United States
A disciple re-incarnates
Jogyata Dallas
Auckland, New Zealand
A Truckload of Humanitarian Aid Sails through Customs
Arthada Platzgummer
Vienna, Austria
An act of kindness from Mr. Charity
Ashcharjya Gat
Paris, France
Ascending to the higher worlds
Lunthita Duthely
Hialeah, United States
Death is not the end
Begabati Lennihan
Boston, United States
Dreaming about my spiritual name
Sevananda Padilla
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Guru's curveballs
Abhinabha Tangerman
Amsterdam, Netherlands
How I first heard about Sri Chinmoy
Pulak Viscardi
New York, United States
How my spiritual search led me to Sri Chinmoy
Vidura Groulx
Montreal, Canada
How Sri Chinmoy made God our dear and intimate confidante
Jogyata Dallas
Auckland, New Zealand
I dreamt my meeting with Guru before it happened
Sevananda Padilla
San Juan, Puerto Rico
I felt a bell ringing in my heart
Charana Evans
Cardiff, Wales
I only cared about the love that I felt from Sri Chinmoy and the love that I felt toward him: the rest was decoration
Sevananda Padilla
San Juan, Puerto Rico
I was just so transported by the atmosphere
Pulak Viscardi
New York, United States
I was just the instrument
Kaivalya Torpy
London, United Kingdom
I was what you call a classic unconscious seeker
Rupantar LaRusso
New York, United States
If a wish comes from the soul, it will be granted
Kamalakanta Nieves
New York, United States
Keep doing the right thing
Begabati Lennihan
Boston, United States
Running, but not alone
Mayuri
San Francisco
Seeing the God inside my son
Utsahi St-Armand
Ottawa, Canada
Self-Sufficient or God-Sufficient?
Sarita Earp
Halifax, Canada
The boy in school who was "the same" as me
Gunthita Corda
Zurich, Switzerland
The day I saw my Guru's Third Eye
Vidura Groulx
Montreal, Canada
The happiest I've ever been
Gabriele Settimi
San Diego, United States
The Hotel Angel
Sahana Gero
London, United Kingdom
The Master's initiation
Sevananda Padilla
San Juan, Puerto Rico
The most beautiful and fulfilling of all possible experiences
Jogyata Dallas
Auckland, New Zealand
The very first time I heard about my spiritual Master
Banshidhar Medeiros
San Juan, Puerto Rico
The Year of Endless Surprises
Jogyata Dallas
Auckland, New Zealand
Three times Guru helped me snap out of it
Nikolaus Drekonja
San Diego, United States
You are inside the Golden Boat
Gunthita Corda
Zurich, Switzerland
“Where there is heart, always there is a way.”
Jogyata Dallas
Auckland, New Zealand

Inner communication

'Don't be sad, I am everywhere.'
Devaki Groulx
Montreal, Canada
'You two have been friends for many hundreds of years'
Jogyata Dallas
Auckland, New Zealand
A divine fragrance
Dusan Neshkovski
Zlin, Czech Republic
A near-death experience
Lunthita Duthely
Hialeah, United States
A very deep experience at my Master's physical departure
Ashcharjya Gat
Paris, France
A vision at 3 a.m in the morning
Abarita Dänzer
Zürich, Switzerland
An Eastern Yogi who was here to teach me
Abarita Danzer
Zürich, Switzerland
An example of Guru's inner guidance
Agraha Levine
Seattle, United States
An experience of the love that the Supreme has for me, and for all of us
Databir Watters
New York, United States
An inner experience with Jesus and Sri Chinmoy
Ushashi Thompson
New York, United States
Dream Songs
Jogyata Dallas
Auckland, New Zealand
Every second with your Master on earth is precious
Sarita Earp
Halifax, Canada
Guru watches me while I sculpt him
Kaivalya Torpy
London, United Kingdom
Guru's Last Message
Sahatvam (Germany) and Agraha (USA)
,
I could sing and dance for pure joy
Prachar Stegemann
Canberra, Australia
I play tennis every day
Mahiyan Savage
San Diego, United States
If I could remember this in my daily life now, I'd be a very high soul
Charana Evans
Cardiff, Wales
It was Christ himself who sent me to Guru
Ushasi Thompson
New York, United States
Just go with it and jump!
Gabriele Settimi
San Diego, United States
Listen to the inner voice
Vidura Groulx
Montreal, Canada
Meditation gets me my first job
Abarita Dänzer
Zurich, Switzerland
My first connection with Guru
Sahana Gero
London, United Kingdom
My first meditation in the Sri Chinmoy Centre
Banshidhar Medeiros
San Juan, Puerto Rico
My Guru sows the music-seed in me
Sahadeva Torpy
London, United Kingdom
My mother's soul comes to visit Guru
Sahadeva Torpy
London, United Kingdom
My sacred experiences with Sri Chinmoy's Transcendental Photograph
Ashcharjya Gat
Paris, France
My soul recognises Guru
Nayana Hein
New York, United States
My wife's soul comes to visit
Jogyata Dallas
Auckland, New Zealand
Sri Chinmoy meets St. Peter
Paramita Jarvis
Kingston, Canada
Statue stories
Agraha Levine
Seattle, United States
Such a thrill I got in my heart
Bipin Larkin
New York, United States
Tennis in the dream-world
Jogyata Dallas
Auckland, New Zealand
The cat who wanted to reincarnate as a cow
Rupantar LaRusso
New York, United States
The connection between Sri Chinmoy's music and my soul
Kamalakanta Nieves
New York, United States
The first time I heard an inner voice
Pulak Viscardi
New York, United States
The first time that I really understood that I had a soul
Jogyata Dallas
Auckland, New Zealand
The gift of gratitude
Salil Wilson
Canberra, Australia
The highest Supreme, in a small form
Gunthita Corda
Zurich, Switzerland
The inner life and the outer life go together
Bipin Larkin
New York, United States
The most beautiful place
Lunthita Duthely
Hialeah, United States
The Mysterious Message
Abhinabha Tangerman
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The World's Best Father
Mahatapa Palit
New York, United States
Two stories from Sri Chinmoy's statue in Seattle
Agraha Levine
Seattle, United States
Ushering my grandmother to the next world
Ashcharjya Gat
Paris, France
Well, now two of us know
Salil Wilson
Canberra, Australia
Where is the light coming from?
Ashcharjya Gat
Paris, France
Why did it take you so long?
Vijaya
New York, USA

the life-saving Divine Force

'Everything will become again like it was before'
Shaktidar Andres
Zurich, Switzerland
'It's a miracle you're alive'
Ashrita Furman
New York, United States
'See, sometimes the Supreme speaks to me'
Salil Wilson
Canberra, Australia
'Think of our love for you and your love for us'
Agraha Levine
Seattle, United States
A close brush with death
Sanjay Rawal
New York, United States
A Migraine Miracle
Mayuri
San Francisco, United States
A story about my mom and Guru
Tilvila Hurwit
Tampa, United States
A very, very, very strong Force
Agraha Levine
Seattle, United States
Check your Front Tire
Arpan De Angelo
New York, United States
Cured by one simple request from Guru
Mridanga Spencer
Ipswich, United Kingdom
Forcing the soul back into the body
Kitagyata Nicol
Canada
Guru's occult power saves my life
Natabara Rollosson
New York, United States
Guru, Shamita is dying!
Mridanga Spencer
Ipswich, United Kingdom
I did my job
Begabati Lennihan
Boston, United States
Meditation saves a prison inmate's life
Vajra Henderson
New York, United States
My spiritual heart specialist
Arthada Platzgummer
Vienna, Austria
No more darkness, only light
Agraha Levine
Seattle, United States
Please postpone the surgery
Sevananda Padilla
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Sometimes it takes a crisis to make us see
Pragati Pascale
New York, United States
Such a profound experience of protection
Florbela Caniceiro
Coimbra, Portugal
The Blue Crystal
Nishtha Baum
New York
Three times our discipleship saved us
Jogyata Dallas
Auckland, New Zealand
“Will everyone know I am the miracle?”
Dipali Cunningham
New York

Sweet moments with our Guru

'From now on, my Krishna’s consciousness is inside of you.'
Sevananda Padilla
San Juan, Puerto Rico
'Good, very good'
Gunthita Corda
Zurich, Switzerland
'I happily and proudly fulfilled your unmistakable prediction'
Mahatapa Palit
New York, United States
'I may not be your physical father, but I am your eternal father'
Mahatapa Palit
New York, United States
'If I find a Master, he would have to tell me that all men are brothers.'
Vajra Henderson
New York, United States
'My silence is my highest offering'
Jogyata Dallas
Auckland, New Zealand
'When I play with you, I feel I am never nervous.'
Databir Watters
New York, United States
'Yes, my Lord.'
Kamalakanta Nieves
New York, United States
A barrage of Candy Bullets
Jogyata Dallas
Auckland, New Zealand
A kind of love not from this world
Sevananda Padilla
San Juan, Puerto Rico
A love that was thick like butter
Mahatapa Palit
New York, United States
A playful father-and-son relationship between the Guru and the disciple
Pradhan Balter
Chicago, United States
A sublime meditation with Sri Chinmoy
Anugata Bach
New York, United States
An early spiritual experience
Ashrita Furman
New York, United States
Animal incarnations
Kanan Roberts
New York
Car Trips with Guru
Agraha Levine
Seattle
Celebrating birthdays at Guru's house
Devashishu Torpy
London, United Kingdom
Everyone is looking for unconditional love
Pipasa Glass
Seattle, United States
From meditation to initiation
Devaki Groulx
Toronto, Canada
George Washington’s Luminosity-Soul
Begabati Lennihan
Boston, United States
Guru gives me my spiritual name
Agraha Levine
Seattle, United States
Guru saves me from my old life
Sevananda Padilla
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Guru the child with his London disciple-children
Devashishu Torpy
London, United Kingdom
Guru was teaching us through his music
Devashishu Torpy
London, United Kingdom
Guru's love and encouragement to children growing up on the Path
Devashishu Torpy
London, United Kingdom
Have you seen the Buddha?
Jogyata Dallas
Auckland, New Zealand
Heaven on Earth
Devashishu Torpy
London, United Kingdom
How I started working full-time for my spiritual Master
Pulak Viscardi
New York, United States
How our spiritual journey with Sri Chinmoy started
Nayak Polissar
Seattle, United States
I know where you are
Kamalakanta Nieves
New York, United States
I rely on my inner beings
Mridanga Spencer
Ipswich, United Kingdom
I see infinitely more than I say
Agraha Levine
Seattle, United States
In the middle of an ocean of love
Bhadra Kleinman
New York
Lunch with Guru
Agraha Levine
Seattle, United States
My first conversation with Guru
Natabara Rollosson
New York, United States
My first service to Guru
Agraha Levine
Seattle, United States
My Jharna-Kala Surprise
Aruna Pohland
Augsburg, Germany
Narada Michael Walden remembers Sri Chinmoy on his 91st Birthday
Narada Michael Walden
Oxford, United Kingdom
No Fear, Only the Heart’s Concern
Jogyata Dallas
Auckland, New Zealand
One chance in a million
Sahana Gero
London, United Kingdom
Our Guru becomes the perfect disciple
Devashishu Torpy
London, United Kingdom
People see something in Guru and want to be part of it
Saraswati Martín
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Saved by a simple request from my Guru
Kamalakanta Nieves
New York, United States
Simple blessings
Antara-Prabhat
Seattle, USA
Singing to the Monkeys
Databir Watters
New York, United States
Spiritual Masters do not die
Agraha Levine
Seattle, United States
Tears of Joy
Sunamita
Santa Fe, United States
Tears of Joy and Gratitude
Sevananda Padilla
San Juan, Puerto Rico
The boy who just loves me
Sevananda Padilla
San Juan, Puerto Rico
The day I met Guru on my way to school
Sahana Gero
London, United Kingdom
The day I recieved my spiritual name
Banshidhar Medeiros
San Juan, Puerto Rico
The day I saw my Guru for the first time
Natabara Rollosson
New York, United States
The day my Guru accepted me as his disciple
Banshidhar Medeiros
San Juan, Puerto Rico
The Drop and the Ocean
Aruna Pohland
Augsburg, Germany
The first time we met our Guru
Kaivalya, Devashishu and Sahadeva Torpy
London, England
The infinite prayer in an infinite loop
Devashishu Torpy
London, United Kingdom
Why can't I have my long hair and beard?
Sevananda Padilla
San Juan, Puerto Rico
With Guru on my birthday
Ashcharjya Gat
Paris, France

Dynamic Spirituality

'Guru was like this ball of energy'
Rupantar LaRusso
New York, United States
'Will I be able to lift it?'
Bishwas Polissar
Seattle, United States
'You ask the Prime Minister'
Mridanga Spencer
Ipswich, United Kingdom
'You have to be like a warrior and fight'
Mahiyan Savage
San Diego, United States
A private interview
Sanjay Rawal
New York, United States
Asking permission from the spirits
Banshidhar Medeiros
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Building a sacred space
Bipin Larkin
New York, USA
Guru’s Marathon Encouragement
Nemi Friedner
New York, United States
How sports and fitness became part of our spiritual life
Banshidhar Medeiros
San Juan, Puerto Rico
In a very real sense, Guru's songs are Guru
Prachar Stegemann
Canberra, Australia
Introducing a Peace Concert for 19,000 people
Utsahi St-Armand
Ottawa, Canada
Just start!
Anugata Bach
New York, United States
Performing for the UN Secretary-General
Kanan Roberts
New York
Poetic transcendence
Agraha Levine
Seattle, United States
Prayer works
Gunthita Corda
Zurich, Switzerland
Scattering stardust from the Heavens
Jogyata Dallas
Auckland, New Zealand
Showing a video to the Prime Minister of Nepal
Mridanga Spencer
Ipswich, England
So exhausted I hide in my closet
Mahiyan Savage
San Diego, United States
Soul-Birds take flight
Jogyata Dallas
Auckland, New Zealand
Sri Chinmoy performs on the world's largest organ
Prachar Stegemann
Canberra, Australia
Sri Chinmoy's opening meditation at the Parliament of World Religions
Pradhan Balter
Chicago, United States
The fountain of light
Bipin Larkin
New York
The stage is set and the curtain has been raised
Salil Wilson
Canberra, Australia
The world's first Sri Chinmoy Peace Mile
Kaivalya Torpy
London, United Kingdom
Tracking down Paul McCartney
Subarata Cunningham
Auckland, New Zealand
´See, God does listen to my prayers´
Saraswati Martín
San Juan, Puerto Rico

Jogyata Dallas

Auckland, New Zealand
'I am the marathon Guru'
Jogyata Dallas
Auckland, New Zealand
'It was like I was seeing who Guru really was: this extraordinary, beautiful being inside a physical body'
Jogyata Dallas
Auckland, New Zealand
'My silence is my highest offering'
Jogyata Dallas
Auckland, New Zealand
'You two have been friends for many hundreds of years'
Jogyata Dallas
Auckland, New Zealand
A barrage of Candy Bullets
Jogyata Dallas
Auckland, New Zealand
A disciple re-incarnates
Jogyata Dallas
Auckland, New Zealand
Dream Songs
Jogyata Dallas
Auckland, New Zealand
Have you seen the Buddha?
Jogyata Dallas
Auckland, New Zealand
How I learned my most important meditation-lessons
Jogyata Dallas
Auckland, New Zealand
How Sri Chinmoy changed our idea of 'wasted time'
Jogyata Dallas
Auckland, New Zealand
How Sri Chinmoy made God our dear and intimate confidante
Jogyata Dallas
Auckland, New Zealand
My wife's soul comes to visit
Jogyata Dallas
Auckland, New Zealand
No Fear, Only the Heart’s Concern
Jogyata Dallas
Auckland, New Zealand
Scattering stardust from the Heavens
Jogyata Dallas
Auckland, New Zealand
Soul-Birds take flight
Jogyata Dallas
Auckland, New Zealand
Tennis in the dream-world
Jogyata Dallas
Auckland, New Zealand
The first time that I really understood that I had a soul
Jogyata Dallas
Auckland, New Zealand
The most beautiful and fulfilling of all possible experiences
Jogyata Dallas
Auckland, New Zealand
The white bird and the lake
Jogyata Dallas
Auckland, New Zealand
The Year of Endless Surprises
Jogyata Dallas
Auckland, New Zealand
Three times our discipleship saved us
Jogyata Dallas
Auckland, New Zealand
“Where there is heart, always there is a way.”
Jogyata Dallas
Auckland, New Zealand

Brahmacharini Rebidoux

St. John's, Canada