"It is only through meditation that we can get lasting peace, divine peace. If we meditate soulfully in the morning and receive peace for only one minute, that one minute of peace will permeate our whole day. And when we have a meditation of the highest order, then we really get abiding peace, light and delight. We need meditation because we want to grow in light and fulfill ourselves in light. If this is our aspiration, if this is our thirst, then meditation is the only way."
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 7 of 23)
453 quotes — follow a thought to its full quote page.
"Cry within. Meditate within. Dive within. Your inner achievements will far outweigh your outer imperfections."
"There comes a time in the seeker's life when he discovers that he is at once the lover and the beloved."
"God can be seen Even by the poorest fool, But not by the self-styled, God-arguing Intellectual giants."
"Sympathy does not think. It acts. It acts to remove. The ceaseless sufferings. Of the world"
"God does not care If I am bad or good- He wants my love, Not my sainthood."
"Try not to change the world. You will fail. Try to love the world. Lo, the world is changed. Changed forever."
"Hope and faith are two intimate brothers; they always go together. Hope nourishes faith and faith treasures hope."
"It is only through inner peace that we can have true outer freedom."
"Meditation is the language of God. If we want to know what God's Will is in our life, if we want God to guide us, mould us and fulfil Himself in and through us, then meditation is the language that we must use."
"Hope is not mere wishful thinking. It is the precursor of a new dawn that slowly, steadily and unerringly comes to the fore and eventually grows into reality's existence."
"Smile, smile , smile At your mind As often as possible. Your smiling will considerably reduce Your mind's tearing tension."
"Peace is our inner wealth. This inner wealth we can bring to the fore only when we expect nothing from the outer world and everything from the Supreme Pilot within us, at God's Choice Hour"
"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."
"Man invents war. Man discovers peace. He invents war from without. He discovers peace from within. War man throws. Peace man sows. The smile of war is the flood of human blood. The smile of peace is the love, below, above."
"When I meditate, I feel I am vast, very vast."
"Do not try to entrap others with your haughty knowledge. To your wide surprise, they will entrap you with their lengthy ignorance."
"I meditate So that I can inundate My entire being With the omnipotent Power of peace."
"Spirituality is the science that teaches us how to achieve peace of mind and supreme satisfaction. Right now we are hankering after many, many things, but nothing we get satisfies us. Spirituality tells us that satisfaction can be found only if we lead a good and divine life-a life of simplicity, purity and humility."
"Peace is something that we become. Once we become peace, then only can we give peace to the world and receive peace from the world."