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Pages found: 8578

I Think, I Think Only to Sink
I think, I think

Only to sink.I pray, I pray

Only to decay.I meditate, I meditate

Only to mediateIgnorance-knife,

Perfection-life.

From the book Journey's Goal, part 7a
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Pray and meditate, Meditate and pray For as many hours as you can Every day. If not, you will be doomed To a life of self-oblivion.
From the book Seventy-Seven Thousand Service-Trees, part 3
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In my inner life I meditate on the mountain-silence To be peaceful.

In my outer life I meditate on the fountain-sound To be cheerful.

From the book Twenty-Seven Thousand Aspiration-Plants, part 181
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My meditation-life is not

My self-justification-lifeOn earth.

My meditation-life is

My God-satisfaction-lifeBoth on earth and in Heaven.

From the book Twenty-Seven Thousand Aspiration-Plants, part 62
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When he meditates on God, His heart looks like an angel. When he meditates on himself, His mind not only looks like But actually becomes A devil.
From the book Twenty-Seven Thousand Aspiration-Plants, part 93
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If you think you are very busy Praying to God And meditating on God, That means you are neither Praying sincerely Nor meditating on the real God.
From the book Twenty-Seven Thousand Aspiration-Plants, part 113
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Try to remain always On the meditation-road. Once you leave the meditation-road, You are bound to enter into Ignorance-mud, ignorance-dirt And ignorance-clay.
From the book Twenty-Seven Thousand Aspiration-Plants, part 157
56.
What do you want?

I want honesty.

Meditate on the all-embracing fulness of your heart. Meditate on a mind studying in the heart-school.

From the book Meditate on
74.
What do you want?

I want delight.

Meditate on the smile of the rainbow. Meditate on a smiling child offering a flower to its mother.

From the book Meditate on
136. I think, I think
I think, I think

Only to sink.I pray, I pray

Only to decay.I meditate, I meditate

Only to mediateIgnorance-knife,

Perfection-life.

From the book From the Source to the Source
Question: Recently we were meditating four or five times a day.

Some of you have been meditating four times a day. … Previously you meditated only half an hour for your God-realisation. … Here you are meditating many times a day and each time you meditate well, you develop some capacity. … Instead of meditating for God-manifestation, you can meditate not for any special purpose, but to become … You are not meditating mechanically; there is some inner vision....

From the book The hour of meditation
Question: Is there any difference between prayer and meditation?
Sri Chinmoy: They lead to the same goal, but there is a slight difference between prayer and meditation … But when we meditate, at that time we feel that God is talking to us and we are listening. … Meditation goes outward. … So prayer is when we talk to the Father, and meditation is when the Father talks to us....
From the book Sri Chinmoy speaks, part 3
Question: Is there any difference between prayer and meditation?
Sri Chinmoy: They lead to the same goal, but there is a slight difference between prayer and meditation … But when we meditate, at that time we feel that God is talking to us and we are listening. … Meditation goes outward. … So prayer is when we talk to the Father, and meditation is when the Father talks to us....
From the book AUM — Vol.II-2, No.12, 27 December 1975
Question: What approach to God do the followers of your religion take?
In order to reach this destination some people pray, while others meditate. … In our case we do both, but the emphasis is on meditation. … There is a definite difference between prayer and meditation. … When we meditate, God talks and we listen....
From the book AUM — Vol.II-3, No. 2, 27 February 1976
Question: How can I be punctual in my morning meditation even if I haven't had enough sleep?
Sri Chinmoy: Even if you do not have enough sleep, you can be punctual in your morning meditation if … you remember from your previous experiences what a good meditation does for you. … You must know that if you are punctual and soulful in your meditation, then God-realisation becomes easier...
From the book Sleep: death's little sister
Editor's preface to the first edition
As an illumined Yogi of the highest order, Sri Chinmoy does not normally "lecture" about meditation. … He teaches meditation in silence, through the inner contact he establishes with a seeker. … From time to time, however, he has answered specific questions on meditation....
From the book Meditation: humanity's race and Divinity's Grace, part 2
27 July 1999
I must meditate and meditate And meditate Either to illumine my mind Or to conquer the disasters...
From the book My Morning Soul-Body Prayers, part 7
Question: Is there a spiritual way to break bad habits?
Before you do anything always meditate for a minute or at least for a few seconds. … The power of that meditation will enter into the bad habit like an arrow. … Meditation, the soldier, will use his divine arrows against bad habits....
From the book Problems! Problems! Are they really problems? part 1
14.
Karta

Doer

When I do not pray and meditate, each thought is an unconscious action. When I pray and meditate, each thought is a conscious doer.

From the book The core of India's Light, part 4
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A true seeker Starts his daily life with meditation. No matter how many activities And responsibilities he accepts, Meditation will always remain First and foremost in his life.
From the book Twenty-Seven Thousand Aspiration-Plants, part 93
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If you have a life of anxiety, Then you desperately need A life of meditation. Your meditation-life Will transform your anxiety-life Into God’s God-manifested Delight.
From the book Twenty-Seven Thousand Aspiration-Plants, part 72
39.
What do you want?

I want gentleness.

Meditate on the compassion of a man far advanced in years. Meditate on the smallest finger of your hand.

From the book Meditate on
42.
What do you want?

I want sweetness.

Meditate on a little lamb and its mother. Meditate on an infant in a cradle, swung by the mother.

From the book Meditate on
50.
What do you want?

I want strength of character.

Meditate on the purity of your heart-garden. Meditate on the increase of your own divine qualities.

From the book Meditate on
57.
What do you want?

I want intensity.

Meditate on the starting line and the finishing line of a race. Meditate on a good student’s final examination.

From the book Meditate on
64.
What do you want?

I want beautiful imagination.

Meditate on a seeker seated on the snowcapped Himalayas. Meditate on a boat journey on a moonlit night.

From the book Meditate on
68.
What do you want?

I want friendship.

Meditate on a loving flower in a compassionate garden. Meditate on the oneness of a boat and a river.

From the book Meditate on
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Meditation gives. Aspiration is the hunger of the heart. Meditation is the meal-feast from the soul....
From the book O my Pilot Beloved
1051. Keep aloof
What pleases your heart? Meditation. Then keep aloof from those Who scoff at your meditation, And also from those Who unpardonably doubt Your sincerity-heart And purity-mind.
From the book Ten Thousand Flower-Flames, part 11
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Meditation Is Silence-power.
From the book Seventy-Seven Thousand Service-Trees, part 36
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Books found: 17

Meditation
The meditation-world
Concentration, meditation, contemplation
Meditation: God's Blessing-Assurance
The hour of meditation
My meditation-heart
Meditation: God's Duty and man's beauty
The mind and the heart in meditation
Meditation: man's choice and God's Voice, part 1
Meditation: man's choice and God's Voice, part 2
Meditation: humanity's race and Divinity's Grace, part 2
Meditation: humanity's race and Divinity's Grace, part 1
Meditation: God speaks and I listen, part 2
Meditation: God speaks and I listen, part 1
United Nations Meditation-Flowers and To-morrow's Noon
Fifty-Four Morning Prayer-Cries and Morning Meditation-Smiles
My meditation-service at the United Nations for twenty-five years
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