A perfect gentleman29
[Sri Chinmoy and his disciples soulfully observed the passing of his disciple Sunil. Sri Chinmoy meditated on a large photograph of Sunil and invited the disciples to join him in chanting Sunil’s name. He then read out the words to a special song he had composed in honour of Sunil on 11 March 2002, the day after Sunil’s earth-departure:]
Rare, rare, very rare, a perfect gentleman.
Our dear Sunil belongs to God’s Proudest Clan.
Rare, rare, very rare, a perfect gentleman.
His heart of sleepless God-love fulfils God’s Cosmic Plan.
[The singers sang this English song, as well as four Bengali songs with Sunil’s name in them. Sri Chinmoy then sang several Sanskrit chants and songs, reciting some of the translations. The singing concluded with “Phire chalo” and Sri Chinmoy’s translation: “The soul has gone back to its celestial abode, the abode that is flooded with Infinity’s Light and Delight. No death, no death, only a new flow of life eternal.”]
Sunil’s soul has come to me exactly twelve times so far since his departure. The first time his soul’s message was carried to me by his heart. His heart most prayerfully and most soulfully offered its infinite, infinite gratitude to our Absolute Lord Beloved Supreme for a five-year extension of his life. Sunil would have left his body five years ago, but the infinite Compassion, Concern, Love and Pride of our Lord Supreme kept him alive for progress, more progress, abundant progress in his inner life.
Sunil’s soul, his heart, his mind, his vital and even his subtle physical body are watching with enormous pride all our activities. Joy, pride and gratitude he is offering to me and to all his sisters and brothers, not only here, but all over the world.
We have about seven thousand disciples. He is the only one whom I can safely, unmistakably and proudly call a perfect gentleman. Out of thousands and thousands of people, perhaps we may get one truly perfect gentleman.
To me, Sunil’s dearest friend was, is and forever shall be Shraddha. Shraddha comes first among his dearest friends. After Shraddha, other close friends, his real, dear friends, please come. Others who work at the United Nations, please come up and pass by our Sunil. Kindly pass by soulfully.
If it is appropriate, then kindly give copies of his song to some of Sunil’s colleagues. You will see if there are some people who are very receptive, who know me well and have a need for our prayers and meditations.
OOP 23. 13 March 2002, P.S. 86, Jamaica, New York↩
