'You two have been friends for many hundreds of years'

This is one of the stories in our Story-Gems project, a collection of our experiences with our Guru, Sri Chinmoy. Project homepage »

Video Content

Playing this video will load cookies from Vimeo. Please accept cookies to view this content.

It was interesting. With meditation, sometimes your soul's memory of the past would give you little glimpses into forgotten times. One example of that: Many years ago I had a friend who lived far away, but every time I saw him, once a year, sometimes twice a year, I always had this feeling ‘I know you from somewhere’. My mind had no idea where or when. But the feeling of recognition was very strong in my heart.

One year on my friend’s birthday, Guru called him down and was meditating upon him. Then Guru looked across at me and he said, “You two have been friends for many hundreds of years.” It confirmed what my heart or my soul had told me: This person is someone I knew from another life from another time.

Today
My heart is blessed with a new friend:
God's Compassion-Eye;
My mind is blessed with a new friend:
God's Forgiveness-Heart;
And my life is blessed with a new friend:
God's Wisdom-Whisper.

Sri Chinmoy 1

  • 1. Today, December 6, Agni Press, 1996
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.

    Other stories by Jogyata »
    Meditation: Touching The Infinite
    A Mountain Meditation
    'It was like I was seeing who Guru really was: this extraordinary, beautiful being inside a physical body'
    Visit Jogyata's homepage »
    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 Video

    Related stories

    Sri Chinmoy's students describe their inner and outer experiences.

    Our Guru becomes the perfect disciple

    Devashishu Torpy London, United Kingdom

    Filled with deepest joy

    Tirtha Voelckner Munich, Germany

    Reflections on meditation

    Janaka Spence Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    Muhammad Ali: I was expecting a monster, but I found a lamb

    Sevananda Padilla San Juan, Puerto Rico

    The most beautiful and fulfilling of all possible experiences

    Jogyata Dallas Auckland, New Zealand

    The oneness of all paths - personal experiences

    Nirbhasa Magee Dublin, Ireland

    If a wish comes from the soul, it will be granted

    Kamalakanta Nieves New York, United States

    Having a Spiritual Teacher

    Preetidutta Thorpe Auckland, New Zealand

    The day when everything began

    Bhagavantee Paul Salzburg, Austria

    I just knew from the moment I saw him

    Ashrita Furman New York, United States

    Meeting Sri Chinmoy for the first time

    Janaka Spence Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    People see something in Guru and want to be part of it

    Saraswati Martín San Juan, Puerto Rico

    A 40-Year Blessing

    Sarama Minoli New York, United States

    Suggested videos

    interviews with Sri Chinmoy's students

    A feeling that something more exists

    Florbela Caniceiro Coimbra, Portugal

    Self-transcendence in meditation

    Kailash Beyer Zurich, Switzerland

    How Sri Chinmoy appreciated enthusiasm

    Prachar Stegemann Canberra, Australia

    Where the finite connects to the Infinite

    Jogyata Dallas Auckland, New Zealand

    Love, devotion and surrender

    Pradhan Balter Chicago, United States

    2 things that surprised me about the spiritual life

    Jayasalini Abramovskikh Moscow, Russia

    My first impressions of Sri Chinmoy's philosophy

    Lunthita Duthely Hialeah, United States

    Europe

    Americas

    Oceania