Every year we go to different parts of the world, and we get tremendous joy, to say the least. It helps us. It elevates our consciousness. It expedites our spiritual progress in every way. It is more than a vacation. To me, it is illumination.
Everything we have mentioned, all our achievements on the Christmas and New Year’s retreat, to say that I have achieved everything is the height of absurdity. It is a joint effort. The father of the family and the children offer a joint effort. So I give you also full credit. I am not an Indian god or goddess. I am an Indian soul. Indian gods and goddesses have so many hands. In my case I have only two hands and two legs. I need your help in every aspect of my life very badly, and you came with your wholehearted support, lovingly, self-givingly. For that I am all gratitude, all gratitude to you.
In three months we achieve things unimaginable. Then the rest of the year, for nine months, we just make withdrawals from our heart-bank. Some of the disciples in three months make such progress. Then they start withdrawing their inner wealth from the heart-bank. The progress they make in three months far, far surpasses the progress they make during the year.
Once they go back home, quite a few people do not maintain their height, not to speak of going higher. They descend and descend and descend. Very few people maintain their height. Again, there are a few who go higher – I can count them on my finger-tips. My feeling is, at least stay with your height that you have achieved here.
1. 14 February 2004 The Westin Hotel, Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia.↩
From:Sri Chinmoy,Only One Reality Sri Chinmoy, Agni Press, 2025
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