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 CHINMOYFear is bound to disappear when you realize that failure is not something shameful, damaging, destructive, or painful, but something natural.
More Sri Chinmoy Quotes
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Try not to change the world. You will fail. Try to love the world. The world is changed. Changed forever.
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By hating that person, you have lost something very sweet in yourself.
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If you depend on God’s grace there is no such thing as impossible.
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If we live in our oneness-heart, we will feel the essence of all religions which is the love of God. Forgiveness, compassion, tolerance, brotherhood and the feeling of oneness are the signs of a true religion.
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If you want to simplify your life, meditation is the answer. If you want to fulfil your life, meditation is the answer. If you want to have joy and offer joy to the world at large, then meditation is the only answer.
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I did not come into the world to prove anything. I came into the world to love everyone and everything.
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If I really want inner peace in my life, then I must not busy myself with what other people do and say.
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Be happy! God sees in you another God. God sees you as another God. God sees you and He as One.
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Not the power to conquer others but the power to become one with others is the ultimate power.
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Be universal in your love. You will see the universe to be the picture of your own being.
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God has not forgotten To give us peace. He is just waiting for us To ask for it.
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The determination in your heroic effort Will permeate your mind and heart Even after your success or failure Is long forgotten.
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True inner joy is self-created It does not rely on any outer circumstances A river is flowing in and through you carrying the message of joy. This divine joy is the sole purpose of life.
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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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Gratitude is the sweetest thing in a seeker’s life- in all human life. If there is gratitude in your heart, then there will be tremendous sweetness in your eyes.
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