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- 136. I shall forgive and forget
- I shall forgive and I shall forget. I shall forgive my past unwillingness To meditate on God. I shall totally forget My very, very old friend: Ignorance.
- News
- (Sri Chinmoy is praying for the oneness of all religions during his Opening Meditation of the Parliament...
- 374. They will cure you
- Do not be afraid of temptation. Your introspection-mind, Your meditation-heart, Your vision-soul, Your Benediction-God Can and will cure you Of your bad disease.
- 8784. A Wave Of Unhappiness
- A wave of unhappiness Has entered into you, Not because you are neglecting Your prayer and meditation, But because you are unconscious of Your roaming vital-elephant.
- 3712. Before I pray to God
- Before I pray to God,
I shall see what I need From God.
Before I meditate on God, I shall see what God needs From me.
- 3966. I shall forgive and forget
- I shall forgive and I shall forget. I shall forgive my past unwillingness To meditate on God. I shall totally forget My very, very old friend: Ignorance.
- 5605. Purity and security
- Security, which is confidence, You badly need. Purity, which is inner assurance, You badly need. Both purity and security can and will come Only from your meditation.
- 7403. My Life's Journey
- I concentrate
For success in my life’s journey.
I meditate For progress in my life’s journey.
I contemplate For God-process in my life’s journey.
- 4352. An illumining immediacy
- When I pray to God,
I notice in His Eye An illumining immediacy.
When I meditate on God, I feel in His Heart A fulfilling intimacy.
- 4201. God shares His Greatness-Height
- God shares His Greatness-Height With my daily prayers. God shares His Goodness-Light With my daily meditations. God shares His Oneness-Delight With my daily surrender.
- 787. The cave of sound
- When I meditate on God
I see Him on The wings of silence.
When I pray to God I see Him inside The cave of sound.
- Prayer, meditation, realisation
- Each prayer
Heralds a new day of hope.Each meditation
Heralds a new day of promise.Each realisation
Heralds a new life of the Supreme.
- Question: After we have finished meditating, how do we go about contemplating?
- First comes concentration, then meditation and finally contemplation. … disciples, only very, very few have the capacity of limited contemplation; otherwise, all are up to the meditation … So in your case, please only think of meditation right now. Contemplation will take some time. … , the necessity for contemplation has not come, because your concentration is not yet perfect, your meditation … When your concentration is perfect and your meditation is perfect, at that time also your contemplation...
- I was a student of prayer
Then I became a student of meditation. … When I was a student of meditation, at times I had confidence in my meditation, and at times I totally … Because meditation is all peace-expansion, light-expansion, love-expansion and oneness-expansion, I could … My self-giving includes meditation, prayer, everything....
- Question: A couple of times a year you give marks for your disciples' meditation.
- Sri Chinmoy: Last Sunday I called out the names of those who meditated well and disclosed your marks. … of sense of competition, but only to give you more joy and inspiration, so that everyone will try to meditate … I feel that everybody meditated well today and I am very happy and very proud. … We have to feel oneness if we have not meditated well and if the one sitting beside us has done well. … Even if we have not meditated well, then we should be proud, because we are one with those who did do...
- Question: Is there any way that we can meditate specifically to help the United Nations?
- You know that if you pray and meditate every day, your soul will come to the fore and you will have abiding … If you can feel the presence of the soul of the United Nations during your meditation, then your meditation … Nations most devotedly and selflessly, they are aspiring in their own way and doing their own form of meditation … If you can cultivate these sublime ideas or ideals during your meditation, you will most effectively...
- Question: Does spirituality necessarily go hand in hand with prayer and meditation?[^83]
- Sri Chinmoy: Yes, spirituality goes hand in hand with prayer and meditation. … Prayer and meditation are subjects one has to study in order to become a good student in the spiritual … Prayer and meditation are our two good friends who are all the time helping us in our inner life. … When we meditate, we feel that our Beloved Supreme is within us or all around us. … But meditation makes us feel that no matter where we are, whether we are at the foot of the tree or on...
- The spiritual lesson
- Two disciples were meditating in front of their Master.
The disciple on whom the Master was meditating assumed that the Master was ignoring the other disciple … He became angry that such an undivine fellow was even being allowed to meditate in front of the Master … This is what was going on in the mind of the disciple on whom the Master was intensely meditating. … When the meditation was over, the Master stood up from his chair and went over to the second disciple...
- I wish to meditate like you[^49]
He said, “You looked so beautiful and you meditated so beautifully at the concert you gave here. … How I wish I could meditate like you.” He was appreciating me for my meditation.
I asked him, “Would you like to have a book on meditation? Please give me your address.”
I gave the Seattle disciples the address to send the man a copy of my meditation book....
- Question: But then I spend my whole time trying to keep my physical awake and I don't really meditate
- Sri Chinmoy: Why do you want to meditate for half an hour or two hours? … Why can't you meditate properly just for ten minutes? … If you say, "Oh, I only have to meditate for ten minutes," already you will have some joy. … If you feel that you can't meditate for half an hour, no harm. Meditate for ten minutes. … But if it is ten minutes, anybody can meditate for ten minutes....
- Question: How can we increase our aspiration and strengthen our meditation?
- Similarly, one day if the inner flame is not burning very brightly, let us say, still we have to meditate … In the spiritual life also we cannot expect the highest type of meditation every day. … Again, the highest type of meditation depends on the seeker's own spiritual attainment and achievement … At that time meditation is a matter of his own will. … So their duty is to meditate each and every day, whether they are hungry or not, for their spiritual...
- Question: Can spiritual music be played during meditation?
- Sri Chinmoy: Certainly, although it depends on the one who meditates. … There are many seekers on earth who meditate extremely well, but who have not developed their musical … If divine music is played during deep meditation, it enhances the meditation. … We don’t want to create problems for them since it is a group meditation. … So if you are fond of music, then please play soulful songs or chants during your meditations at home...
- Question: What should we do if our flame of aspiration isn't burning as intensely during meditation
- Similarly, one day if the inner flame is not burning very brightly, let us say, still we have to meditate … In the spiritual life also we cannot expect our highest type of meditation every day. … Again, the highest type of meditation depends on the seeker's own spiritual attainment and achievement … At that time meditation is a matter of his own will. … So, their duty is to meditate for spiritual nourishment each and every day whether they are hungry or...
- Question: Is there a place for prayer and meditation in equal measure?[^82]
- Sri Chinmoy: Prayer and meditation can easily go side by side. … In the East, especially in India, we hear more about meditation. … Prayer and meditation should go together because they lead us to the same destination. … But when we go deep within during our meditation, God comes down and tells us what He needs from us. … We pray because we need God; we meditate because God needs us....
- Question: How can I differentiate between a real inner feeling of God and a thought that comes from my subconscious mind?
- between our inner feeling of God and thoughts from our subconscious mind if we practise prayer and meditation … Especially when we meditate, we will know what is actually happening within us and whether or not we … If we remain in the heart and meditate on God, we won’t have to search for reality; reality will loom … If a person has been praying and meditating sincerely for fifteen, twenty, or forty years, God will be … Everyone has God within him, but for those who pray and meditate, God is a conscious and constant reality...
- Question: Can spiritual music be played during meditation?
- Sri Chinmoy: Certainly, although it depends on the one who meditates. … There are many seekers on earth who meditate extremely well, but who have not developed their musical … But if divine music is played during deep meditation, it enhances the meditation. … We don't want to create problems for them, since it is a group meditation. … So, if you are fond of music, then please play soulful songs or chants during your meditations at home...
- Question: Is it better to concentrate or meditate when running a marathon?
- If you meditate, then you will feel that you are either on the top of a snow-capped mountain or at the … That is the very highest type of meditation, but that will not help your running. … When you meditate, your mind acquires some poise. … Also, meditation teaches you how to empty your mind of thoughts. … But while you are actually running, it is better to concentrate rather than meditate....
- Question: Is there a specific way to accelerate realisation?
- Through proper concentration, proper meditation and proper contemplation. … Aspiration covers both meditation and prayer. … In the West, there were many saints who did not care for meditation; they realised God through prayer … The difference between prayer and meditation is this: when I pray, I talk and God listens; and when I … meditate, God talks and I listen....
- Higher, deeper[^20]
- My Pondicherry-life was all meditation. … Meditation was my Pondicherry-life. … In America, in the West, my life is prayer, prayer, prayer, meditation, meditation, meditation. … Both prayer and meditation are really needed if we want to go up and also dive deep within. … These worlds are all inside my deepest meditation....
- Question: Is the one who does the most selfless service the best disciple?
- And if you offer your good will or if you have a very high, sublime meditation, then on the inner plane … There is no difference between the highest form of selfless service and the highest form of meditation … If you can soulfully, spontaneously and unconditionally do either meditation or selfless service, you … You have to know your own capacity, your highest in selfless service and your highest in meditation. … , then you are depriving yourself of the benefit of the selfless service or meditation....