"My life is only half full When I receive. My heart is completely full Only when I give."
Sri Chinmoy
Spiritual Teacher, Poet, Musician
Sri Chinmoy was a spiritual leader and author known for his teachings on peace, meditation, and inner strength, emphasizing the importance of self-discovery.
- Born
- August 27, 1931
- Died
- October 11, 2007
- Quotes
- 453
- Rank
- #270
Quote collection
Sri Chinmoy quotes (page 19 of 23)
453 quotes — follow a thought to its full quote page.
"I do not give up, I never give up, for there is nothing in this entire world that is irrevocably unchangeable."
"Never give up! Never give up! Physical fitness is of paramount importance. There is no age limit when we live in the heart and when we try to be of prayerful and soulful service to God in the heart of humanity."
"Love is never afraid of fear. Fear is always afraid of love"
"A single thought has the power of a bullet: either it can destroy you or it can help you immensely."
"True spirituality is the acceptance of earth-life. A true seeker is he who accepts life, transforms life and perfects life so that the earth-life can become a conscious instrument of God."
"A heart of peaceIs always the bestProblem-solver."
"Man can be happy and safe only when the heart feels faster than the mind thinks."
"O my mind,Make your speech egoless.Then everyoneWill appreciate, admire and adore you."
"Lo, how to conquer evil thoughts?Easy! One thing, just try -Imagine you are the ocean vast,You are the boundless sky."
"To conquer the egoIs to gainBoundless freedom."
"What gives life its value if not its constant cry for self-transcendence?"
"Responsibility is the possibility of opportunity culminating in inevitable fulfillment."
"Spirituality is man's conscious longing for God. Spirituality tells us that God, who is unknowable today, will tomorrow become knowable and, the day after, will become totally known."
"Science has the capacity to show mankind the full development of the mental life. Spirituality has the capacity to show mankind the possibility and inevitability of the life beyond the mind, the supramental life."
"What comes to me unmistakably is what I carefully or carelessly invite."
"Do not cherish suffering. Don't act like a fool. Don't think that your suffering is going to accelerate your spiritual progress."
"You must direct your full, intense concentration on the heart. You must feel that you are not the mind. You have to feel that you are growing into the heart. You are only the heart and nothing else."
"A single God - touch From God's Compassion - Height Can transform man's unimaginable And countless weaknesses Into God's own infinite,Immortal and omnipotent Power."
"God's Compassion - Eye gives us Not only one Chance But countless chances To change our wrong directions"