Sri Chinmoy
Sri Chinmoy
Chinmoy Kumar Ghose, better known as Sri Chinmoy, was an Indian spiritual leader who taught meditation in the West after moving to New York City in 1964. Chinmoy established his first meditation center in Queens, New York, and eventually had thousands of students in 60 countries. A prolific author, artist, poet, and musician, he also held public events such as concerts and meditations on the theme of inner peace. Chinmoy also advocated athleticism to achieve spiritual enlightenment, including distance running,...
NationalityIndian
ProfessionPhilosopher
Date of Birth27 August 1931
CountryIndia
God does not care If I am bad or good- He wants my love, Not my sainthood.
Let us serve the world soulfully. The pay we will receive for our service will be in the currency of gratitude, God's gratitude, God the only gratitude.
Surrender is a journey from the outer turmoil to the inner peace.
Peace we achieve When we do not expect anything From the world, But only give, give, and give Unconditionally What we have and what we are.
Each child born on earth Is a unique promise of God To God Himself.
My Lord does not want to know what I have done for Him. He just wants to know how I am. If he hears from me that I am happy, then he himself becomes exceedingly happy. In umistakable terms He tells me that my happiness is His real and only Satisfaction.
Greatness is a matter of a moment. Goodness is the work of a lifetime.
Life is given to each human being For a very special purpose. This secret each human being Must discover for himself.
True happiness Is not a mental hallucination. True happiness Is not a complacent feeling. True happiness Is the spontaneous feeling of joy That comes from knowing 132 You are doing the right thing 133 And leading a divine life.
The way to become happy Is to think And to feel That the very best is yet to come.
Love is not a thing to understand. Love is not a thing to feel. Love is not a thing to give and receive. Love is a thing only to become and eternally Be.
Meditate Silently. You will be able to create a totally new life for yourself.
Ignorance is an enemy, even to its owner. Knowledge is a friend, even to its hater. Ignorance hates knowledge because it is too pure. Knowledge fears ignorance because it is too sure.
Meditation simplifies our outer life and energizes our inner life. Meditation gives us a natural and spontaneous life, a life that becomes so natural and spontaneous that we cannot breathe without being conscious of our own divinity.