Home »
The cat who wanted to reincarnate as a cow

The cat who wanted to reincarnate as a cow

This is one of the stories in our Story-Gems project, a collection of our experiences with our Guru, Sri Chinmoy. Project homepage »

Video Content

Playing this video will load cookies from Vimeo. Please accept cookies to view this content.

I’m going to tell a cute story about Sarama, who taught my first meditation classes and who I helped in her manifestation projects.

Sarama had a cat called Inky. She told me that when she came home one night and opened the door, Inky was sitting on the floor waiting for her. As soon as Sarama came in, Inky died. The cat had waited for Sarama to come home and then died.

Guru found out about it, and told Sarama that he had contacted Inky’s soul. He said that he would give the cat a human incarnation in its next incarnation. But Inky’s soul said it had seen a picture of a cow, and wanted to come back as a cow.

Man’s human glory begins when his animal story ends.
His divine glory begins when his human story ends.
His supreme Glory has neither birth nor death.

Sri Chinmoy 1

Cross-posted from rupantar.srichinmoycentre.org

Abhijit's home

'Guru was like this ball of energy'
I was what you call a classic unconscious seeker
The cat who wanted to reincarnate as a cow

Story-Gems: Inner communication

More stories from Sri Chinmoy's students.

How sports and fitness became part of our spiritual life

Banshidhar Medeiros San Juan, Puerto Rico

Reflections on meditation

Janaka Spence Edinburgh, United Kingdom

So much longing, for something

Pushpa rani Piner Ottawa, Canada

The connection between Sri Chinmoy's music and my soul

Kamalakanta Nieves New York, United States

In the Right Place, At the Right Time

Eshana Gadjanski Novi Sad, Serbia

The first time we met our Guru

Kaivalya, Devashishu and Sahadeva Torpy London, England

'I could find out myself, but it was so much easier asking your soul'

Mridanga Spencer Ipswich, United Kingdom

The spiritual life is normal to me

Shankara Smith London, United Kingdom

A Mountain Meditation

Jogyata Dallas Auckland, New Zealand

Seeing the God inside my son

Utsahi St-Armand Ottawa, Canada

Bhutan, A Country Less Travelled...

Ambarish Keenan Dublin, Ireland

Meditation Nights at the Sri Chinmoy Centre

Preetidutta Thorpe Auckland, New Zealand

Spiritual Friends

Preetidutta Thorpe Auckland, New Zealand

Suggested videos

interviews with Sri Chinmoy's students

A childhood meeting with Sri Chinmoy

Devashishu Torpy London, United Kingdom

From religion to spirituality

Muslim Badami Auckland, New Zealand

What is it like on the Peace Run?

Nikolaus Drekonja San Diego, United States

Breaking Guinness records

Ashrita Furman New York, United States

Humorous moments with Sri Chinmoy

Toshala Elliott Auckland, New Zealand

Sri Chinmoy's vision of the Peace Run

Harita Davies New York, United States

When I met Sri Chinmoy for the first time

Baridhi Yonchev Sofia, Bulgaria

Europe

Americas

Oceania