Last night Sri Chinmoy was very tired from his trip to Tennessee and the
concert there. Others will surely tell about that trip, but I wanted to focus on something else that shows his love
for his students. The trip had been very, very tiring, due to an
inordinate wait on the tarmac to take off the previous day, the rushed
nature of the schedule due to travel delays, and other things, as
swell as the usual crying need of so many people who come to see an
enlightened man at these performances. He was exhausted, and you could
see it in the way he walked and the way he sat in his chair during the
function. Sri Chinmoy has written many times that being enlightened
does not save you from being a human and suffering all that humans
suffer in their bodies, only quite heightened because of the awareness
of it at every level.
In any case, Guru was tired. He told some stories about the trip while
seated in his chair under the tent that is erected in our tennis
grounds between Celebration periods to accommodate the weather. About
200 people were there, and as usual, many visitors among them. He
was ready to leave at about 10 p.m. and called for Prasad (blessed
food). He had spent almost two hours with us already and really needed
to go and rest--my opinion. But someone then reminded Guru that there
were some plays that had been prepared. We saw the actors in their
rehearsals and costumes earlier as we arrived at the function. So,
with great enthusiasm he asked us to bring on the plays. His was
not a tired, patient response, but a vigorous one! He knew that these
actors had prepared and worked to please him and give him and us joy,
and that gave him energy and enthusiasm. His tiredness momentarily
vanished in this opportunity for him to give something more to us by
listening to our silly plays, which delight him and us so much. Bring
them on!
So we had almost an hour of plays, plus Prasad, and then, even after
Prasad, when Guru had given us so much, he still lingered and spoke
with us softly and affectionately about a few more things, and only
then did he leave.
For me, when I am exhausted, I have nothing to give. But Sri Chinmoy
seizes every opportunity to offer his love, even in the fact of
overwhelming tiredness. That is how much he truly loves us. And you
feel it.
Yours,
Nayak
Originally posted on Sri Chinmoy Inspiration Group
Writings by Members
Function Report - Nov 15th