Golden Light

Shortly after becoming a disiple of Sri Chinmoy, I went to the beach with some friends. Throwing caution to the wind, I didn't put on any sunblock or use any sun protection. At the end of the day when we went home, I noticed I had a very bad sunburn. The next morning I was scheduled to work at Guru Stationery store. When I woke up, I noticed not only the sunburn, which was very painful, but also, from the waist down, I couldn't move at all. My legs felt like lead and I couldn't budge an inch! The word "paralysed" did not enter my mind, but that's actually what had happened. I thought I just had a strange sunburn. I phoned Savysachi, who at the time was the manager of Guru Stationery, to say that I couldn't come to work that day, and I explained about my sunburn. Five minutes later he phoned back to say that he had given the message to Guru. Guru had said that I would be fine and I could come to work. After our phone conversation ended, I saw a golden light filling the room, and I felt completely embraced by this warm, loving, glowing light. At the same time, I noticed that the pain from my sunburn was completely gone and I could move my legs easily. I got out of bed, marvelling at this beautiful experience, and I got ready to work at the Stationery Store.

Mitali (New York)