Good

My first three years as a disciple were spent in San Francisco. During August Celebrations in 1976, Guru invited all the visitors to his house for a meal. As we were walking into Guru's backyard, we passed by the basement windows. I glanced in the windows and noticed some friends of mine from San Francisco were downstairs helping to prepare the food. My first reaction was one of surprise that I wasn't also invited to help, since I often worked on Centre tasks with these girls and they were my friends. But just as quickly as I had that reaction, a thought in the form of a conviction came to me. I thought, "I am sure Guru would have invited me to help if by inviting me, I would have made the most progress. Guru wants to help us reach the goal as soon as possible and everything he gives us or doesn't give us is for this reason." Guru himself handed each plate to the visiting disciples. As Guru handed a plate to me, he said, "GOOD!!! Niriha," with such power that I knew immediately that Guru was aware of my thought.

Niriha (New York)