'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
    'It was like I was seeing who Guru really was: this extraordinary, beautiful being inside a physical body'
    No Fear, Only the Heart’s Concern
    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.

    Running for Peace

    Jogyata Dallas Auckland, New Zealand

    The most beautiful and fulfilling of all possible experiences

    Jogyata Dallas Auckland, New Zealand

    So much longing, for something

    Pushpa rani Piner Ottawa, Canada

    Filled with deepest joy

    Tirtha Voelckner Munich, Germany

    A Mountain Meditation

    Jogyata Dallas Auckland, New Zealand

    It does not matter which spoon you use

    Brahmacharini Rebidoux St. John's, Canada

    In the Right Place, At the Right Time

    Eshana Gadjanski Novi Sad, Serbia

    Learning to love songs ever more

    Patanga Cordeiro São Paulo, Brazil

    I felt a bell ringing in my heart

    Charana Evans Cardiff, Wales

    My first Guru

    Adarini Inkei Geneva, Switzerland

    The day when everything began

    Bhagavantee Paul Salzburg, Austria

    “Where there is heart, always there is a way.”

    Jogyata Dallas Auckland, New Zealand

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

    Saraswati Martín San Juan, Puerto Rico

    Suggested videos

    interviews with Sri Chinmoy's students

    What is it like on the Peace Run?

    Nikolaus Drekonja San Diego, United States

    My typical day

    Pranlobha Kalagian Seattle, United States

    Running the world's longest race

    Jayasalini Abramovskikh Moscow, Russia

    Sri Chinmoy's inner guidance

    Kailash Beyer Zurich, Switzerland

    Self-transcendence in meditation

    Kailash Beyer Zurich, Switzerland

    Beginnings of a spiritual journey

    Mahatapa Palit New York, United States

    From religion to spirituality

    Muslim Badami Auckland, New Zealand

    Europe

    Americas

    Oceania