'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
    The most beautiful and fulfilling of all possible experiences
    A barrage of Candy Bullets
    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.

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

    Kamalakanta Nieves New York, United States

    No Fear, Only the Heart’s Concern

    Jogyata Dallas Auckland, New Zealand

    A spiritual name is the name of our soul, and what we can become

    Nayak Polissar Seattle, United States

    A love that was thick like butter

    Mahatapa Palit New York, United States

    A demonstration of the Master’s occult powers

    Arpan De Angelo New York, United States

    Bhutan, A Country Less Travelled...

    Ambarish Keenan Dublin, Ireland

    The Peace Run visits Oxford

    Tejvan Pettinger Oxford, United Kingdom

    Breaking the world record for the longest game of hopscotch

    Pipasa Glass & Jamini Young Seattle, United States

    Why run 3100 miles?

    Smarana Puntigam Vienna, Austria

    Meeting Sri Chinmoy for the first time

    Janaka Spence Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    Spiritual moments with my grandmother

    Patanga Cordeiro São Paulo, Brazil

    Seeing the God inside my son

    Utsahi St-Armand Ottawa, Canada

    Suggested videos

    interviews with Sri Chinmoy's students

    Spirituality - the most fascinating subject on earth

    Laila Faerman New York, United States

    Beginnings of a spiritual journey

    Mahatapa Palit New York, United States

    What drew me to Sri Chinmoy's path

    Nikolaus Drekonja San Diego, United States

    Growing up on Sri Chinmoy's path

    Aruna Pohland Augsburg, Germany

    What is it like on the Peace Run?

    Nikolaus Drekonja San Diego, United States

    Starting a spiritual café

    Toshala Elliott Auckland, New Zealand

    How I became interested in meditation

    Abhejali Bernardova Zlín, Czech Republic

    Europe

    Americas

    Oceania