Nolini’s Secret Request

When I was no longer studying in the Ashram school, I worked in seven or eight departments at the Ashram. The Mother was extremely compassionate. Each time I wanted to change jobs, the Mother said, “Fine, fine!” When I started working in the dish-washing department, I was in bliss. There it was “no mind, no form.” ²⁶ I enjoyed washing the dishes!

While I was working in the dishwashing department, my friend Rajan was head of the Bengali section in the library. Very cleverly he asked me one day, “Can you come and help me just for an hour or so?” First I said no, but he said, “It is only for an hour.”

I did go there to help him. One hour became two hours, and then three hours. Afterwards I found out that Nolini had said to him, “Why is Chinmoy wasting his time washing dishes? Why, why? He has to do literary work.” In this clever way, Rajan took me to help him in the Bengali section, and I worked there. It was Nolini’s request. Secretly Nolini wanted me to work for him. Once I started my literary work, soon after Nolini asked me to assist him.

3 June 2002, Sri Chinmoy Centre

From:Sri Chinmoy,Depend on Grace, Agni Press, 2023
Sourced from https://srichinmoylibrary.com/dg