Meditation does not mean just sitting quietly for five or ten minutes. It requires conscious effort. The mind has to be made calm and quiet; at the same time, it has to be vigilant so as not to allow any distracting thoughts or desires to enter.
SRI CHINMOYIf you have inner peace, nobody can force you to be a slave to the outer reality.
More Sri Chinmoy Quotes
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What is meditation? Meditation is our conscious awareness of something vast and infinite within us. Meditation grants us Peace, Light and Bliss.
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To inspire others Is to be immediately rich In the inner world.
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Music is inspiration, soulful inspiration. It inspires the human in us. Music is manifestation, fruitful manifestation. It manifests the divine in us. Music is satisfaction, supreme satisfaction. It satisfies the Pilot Supreme in us.
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It is not human nature to enjoy what we get with no effort.
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To deliberately criticise another individual may cause an indelible stain on the critic.
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Just one smile Immensely increases the beauty Of the universe.
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Inside each one of us is a beautiful flower garden. This is the garden of the soul. With each lesson we learn, the garden grows. As we learn together, our individual gardens form a tranquil paradise.
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My heart’s gratitude Is My life’s plenitude.
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The atom has taught me that the little things do count – most.
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Your mind has a flood of questions. There is but one teacher Who can answer them. Who is that teacher? Your silence-loving heart.
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To be rich is to give a smile with no expectation of return.
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A moment’s truth can and shall make the world beautiful. A moment’s peace can and shall save the world. A moment’s love can and shall make the world perfect.
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The inner light actually comes from the soul; it is already inside us. The moment we can have free access to our soul, we will see that this light is coming to the fore to permeate our whole outer existence.
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The difficulty is that we try to perfect others before we perfect ourselves.
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When you are right, everything around you is right, for the beautiful flow that is inside your heart has the capacity to spread its fragrance of oneness-light all around you.
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