And the Guru opened the door ...

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Trailinga Swami was a great devotee. He closed his door and sat inside

for three days. One of his devotees was standing outside the door and

wondered, "What's going on here ?" He went and knocked on the door.

Trailinga Swami asked , "Who's there?".

He replied , "I am , Guruji, I am ".

Trailinga Swami did not make any move at all. He sat silently in his room.

The disciple was thinking, "What happened to my Guru ? He is sitting

inside. Before he was always happy to see me, and now he is not

replying at all." He sat outside and began to think, "What happened

to the Guru?" The next day he came again and knocked on the door.

Trailinga Swami said ,"Who is there?".

The disciple once again replied, "I am, Guruji."

Trailinga Swami kept silent. All the day and all the night, the Guru

did not open the door, and the disciple sat outside. The disciple sat

through the whole night wondering why the Guru didn't open the door.

On the third day he went and knocked on the door.

Guruji asked, "Who's there?"

The disciple replied,"You are."

And the Guru opened the door.

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>From "Ramakrishna: The Nectar of Eternal Bliss" available

athttp://www.shreemaa.org/bookstore.htm