On 19 August 2005, Sri Chinmoy lifted Sri Shibendu Lahiri, Great Grandson of Sri Lahiri Mahashoy, Great Bengali Yogi of The 19th Century - Jamaica, NY, USA.
Sri Chinmoy meets Sri Shibendu Lahiri with a photo of Lahiri Mahashoy in the background.
Lifting Up The World
Sri Chinmoy lifts Sri Shibendu Lahiri as part of his "Lifting Up The World With a Oneness-Heart" award - a programme to honour individuals of distinction.
Lahiri Mahashoy: A Revelation Of The Beyond
Sri Chinmoy wrote a book (2005) about the great yogi Lahiri Mahashoy and offered a dedication to Sri Shibendu Lahiri.
"I am dedicating this humble book to Sri Shibendu Lahiri, the great grandson of Lahiri Mahashoy, on the occasion of his blessingful visit to our Aspiration-Ground, Queens, New York, 19 August 2005."
Sri Chinmoy, Lahiri Mahashoy: A Revelation Of The Beyond, Agni Press, New York, 2005
One of the many stories from the book
High time to wake up
Lahiri Mahashoy's wife was named Kashimani. Once she woke up in the middle of the night and was so surprised to see that her husband was not at his usual meditation spot. He was seated in a lotus position high up in the air, quite a few metres above the ground.
Lahiri Mahashoy said to her, "Kashimani, it is high time for you to wake up from your sleep. This time when you wake up, remain in that condition forever. Do not go back to ignorance-sleep. Get up and look for wisdom-light within."
Then Lahiri Mahashoy initiated his wife as his disciple.
Spiritual commentary
Human life is unconscious sleep. Divine life is conscious awareness. Unconscious sleep makes us feel that there are millions of things which we cannot do on earth. Conscious awareness shows us clearly that there is nothing here on earth or there in Heaven which we cannot do. As a matter of fact, conscious awareness makes us feel unmistakably that everything has already been done. What we are doing now is only observing and appreciating it.
Sri Chinmoy, Lahiri Mahashoy: A Revelation Of The Beyond, Agni Press, New York, 2005