Question: Mother Teresa taught us many beautiful lessons through her example, but I never could comprehend what she meant when she talked about the beauty she saw in dying people.

Sri Chinmoy: It is one thing to theoretically say, “God is inside everybody; that is why I love you.” But it is another thing to say, “I see you as God Himself.” In dying people Mother Teresa saw the living presence of Jesus Christ. Her oneness with God the creation was so unique or, you can say, so perfect that she did not see the dying person as an ordinary human being. She saw the dying person as Jesus Christ Himself. She was not seeing Jesus Christ inside the dying person; she was seeing the dying person as Jesus Christ Himself. This is the experience that Jesus Christ gave her because He was so pleased with her. This is a unique experience that she had, which she was sharing with us.