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- 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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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- 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.
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- 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.
- 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.
- 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....
- 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....
- 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....
- 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....
- 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...
- 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....
- 27 July 1999
- I must meditate and meditate And meditate Either to illumine my mind Or to conquer the disasters...
- 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....
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- 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.
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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.
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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.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- Meditation gives. Aspiration is the hunger of the heart. Meditation is the meal-feast from the soul....
- 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.
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- Meditation Is Silence-power.