"I take the greatest lesson from compassion - it takes away all the conceit out of my life."
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 9 of 23)
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"This divine Compassion is spontaneous Delight. In it there is no feeling of separativity, no feeling that one is superior and the other is inferior. No! It is a feeling of oneness."
"Whether you accept or reject it, God's Love for you is permanent."
"Peace is something spontaneous; it is something that unites us. Peace is something that we have to spread. But unless and until we have peace deep within us, we can never hope to have peace in the outer world."
"War forgets peace. Peace forgives war. War is the death of the life human. Peace is the birth of the Life Divine. Our vital passions want war. Our psychic emotions desire peace."
"This world of ours has everything except one thing: peace. Everybody wants and needs peace, whether he be a child or an octogenarian."
"World peace can blossom throughout the length and breadth of the world only when the world-peace-dreamers, world-peace-lovers and world-peace-servers desperately, sleeplessly and breathlessly long for the full manifestation of peace here on earth."
"To come back to the secret of inner peace, our questioning and doubting mind is always wanting in peace. Our loving and dedicated heart is always flooded with inner peace."
"Man thinks his mind's love for world power and his heart's love for world peace can live together. Indeed, this is the height of man's stupidity."
"Once we have this inner peace, world peace can be achieved in the twinkling of an eye."
"This world of ours has everything save and except one thing: peace. And this peace has to start from within. If I have peace of mind, then only can I be of help to you. If you have peace of mind, then only can you be of help to me."
"Sympathy has to be the first and foremost thing in one's life, sympathy and the feeling of oneness. There cannot be anything greater than the feeling of oneness ."
"Impossibility is a dictionary word."
"An unaspiring person believes according to what he achieves. An aspiring person achieves according to what he believes."
"Love your enemy. It will not only puzzle him, But finally illumine him."
"Fear is bound to disappear when you realize that failure is not something shameful, damaging, destructive, or painful, but something natural."
"True humility means giving joy to others."
"To follow the crowd Is to miss The destination."
"Wherever you go, go with inspiration and aspiration. Whatever you do, do with love and concern. Whomever you see, see with purity's beauty And responsibility's glory."
"If you depend on God's grace there is no such thing as impossible."