Sri Chinmoy Library
Sri Chinmoy has written over 1,590 published books. These books express his spiritual philosophy and spiritual teachings through a variety of genres such as poetry, talks, question and answers, plays and stories.
Sri Chinmoy Library is in the process of publishing this considerable body of work
Sri Chinmoy library volumes by title
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Different genres of Sri Chinmoy's writings
Talks
Sri Chinmoy gave numerous talks at universities around the world, including Harvard, Oxford and Cambridge universities. These illumining talks comprise a core element of his spiritual philosophy. In these talks, Sri Chinmoy highlights the central truths of all religions and explains the quintessence of yoga and spirituality for the modern seeker. A significant body of talks are included in, Eastern Light for the Western Mind.
Question and answers
Over the years, Sri Chinmoy answered numerous questions concerning elements of the spiritual life. Through his simple, direct and powerful replies, Sri Chinmoy offers practical guidance to the spiritual seeker. Question and answers are contained in volumes, such as, Sri Chinmoy Answers and Flame Waves.
Poetry
Sri Chinmoy was a prolific poet. His early poetry volumes include My Flute and My First Friendship With The Muse. In later years, his poetry focused on short poems, rarely more than a few lines in length, giving a mantric like quality. Major poetry volumes include Ten Thousand Flower-Flames, Twenty Seven Thousand Aspiration-Plants and Seventy Seven Thousand Service-Trees.
Stories
Sri Chinmoy wrote numerous short stories, which are both illumining and entertaining. These stories include retellings of traditional Indian stories and also new stories set in a modern context. Collections of stories can be viewed in books, such as Illumination-Experiences On Indian Soil, India And Her Miracle-Feast, and Is Your Mind Ready To Cry? Is Your Heart Ready To Smile?
Plays
Sri Chinmoy wrote plays about the lives of some of the great Avatars -- the Buddha, Sri Krishna, The Christ, Sri Chaitanya and Sri Ramakrishna -- revealing the quintessence of their lives and teachings. Sri Chinmoy's insights helps illumine the unity of different spiritual traditions.
Tributes
Sri Chinmoy wrote short tributes to world figures he deeply admired. These books include poems and talks about the lofty achievements and illumining personalities of these great individuals, such as President Mikhail Gorbachev, Albert Einstein and great Indians in Mother India's Lighthouse.
Personal ancedotes
While Sri Chinmoy did not write an autobiography, he offers some insights into his childhood and youth in books of family vignettes. He also offers illumining personal anecdotes from his world travels and athletic training. For example, Run and Become and The World-Experience-Tree-Climber.
Selected Books and Pages
With over 1,590 published books, Sri Chinmoy was a very proflic author. To gain an insight into his spiritual philosophy and teachings, some books provide a particularly good starting point. For example, 'Yoga and the Spiritual Life', 'The Wings of Joy', 'Meditation, Man Perfection in God Satisfaction', and 'The Jewels of Happiness'.
Further Selections from Sri Chinmoy Library
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