Some Priests Attend My Harvard Talk

The first time when I went to Harvard, there were some people wearing priests' garments, five of them. Before I started, those so-called priests were harassing me. They came up to me and they said, "What do you know? What do you know?" They harassed me.

I said, "Please, please allow me to talk." Then they sat down. Then I gave a talk and answered questions. They became admirers. "Where do you get so much energy from? How did you answer these questions?"

Then I became very 'undivine'. I said, "In your case, once a week you go to church. In my case, I go to my inner church, and Somebody else gives the sermon. So, I listen to Him. I go there every day without fail. Somebody gives a sermon and I listen to Him. So, that is why, because He is the one who gives the sermon in and through me, so I do not become tired."

They said that they gave a talk once a week. Then they became tired. The rest of the week they need rest. These are all my stories.

Sri Chinmoy, The Canvas of Time, Madal Bal, Czech Republic, 2019