Beyond Amazing

In late 1996, Guru was offering a concert series dedicated to the 50th anniversary of India's independence. At that time I was still living in Brooklyn and was very involved in teaching meditation classes and spreading Guru's light there. One particular week in November, everything that could go wrong went wrong. During this "week from hell", the forces were playing havoc with me and my consciousness was nowhere to be found. Finally Wednesday arrived, and I left my job and went straight to Jamaica to attend the weekly evening meditation. As I got off the train, I asked myself, "How am I going to face Guru? How will I be able to look at him feeling this way?" When I arrived at PS 86, I was in the school for no more than five minutes when somebody called my name and asked me to run to the public phone in the hallway. Shephali was on the other end of the line with a message from Guru. She said, "Sevananda, Guru would like you to organise a Peace Concert for India's 50th anniversary in Brooklyn." As she spoke, everything was immediately lifted. I felt brand new and cleansed and was literally lifted up to Heaven by Guru's compassionate and loving request. I said, "Shephali, please tell Guru that he is amazing." I went back to the meditation hall a "new man" and proceeded to tell a friend about the miracle that had just happened when I was called back to the phone. Again it was Shephali. She said, "Guru asked me to tell you that he is beyond amazing."

Sevananda (Puerto Rico)