Now, preparing to leave for America, I learned of a new rule—that to be sponsored for a student visa, I had to have a job with the Trust. My concern increased after I was rejected for archival restoration work. But one of the staffers told me that she thought I’d be perfect for Samadhi duty. My tension dissolved. I had already signed up after my "one hour" experience.
Two months later, I was startled to discover that my duty days had been reduced. Sitting in Samadhi didn’t calm my mind—instead my inner voice demanded, "Get up! Go see him!" My supervisor listened as I calmly began with, "Anna, I need your help." I learned that there had been a misunderstanding and that he would reschedule me.
Leaving, I let out a loud—
"Whew!
" And smiled.
My realization is, "When we speak from the heart for what we love, we have the strongest opportunity of another's listening well."
*The tomb shrine of Avatar Meher Baba