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Question: Sometimes I have an inner longing within my heart. What is the spiritual significance of this?
Sri Chinmoy: Longing itself is meditation. You cannot separate inner longing from meditation. … That is a form of meditation. You are a secretary. … soulfully in order to become one with the Supreme in your spiritual Master or with God, that is real meditation … The longing that separates you from God but gives you outer success in various ways is not meditation … The longing that will consciously make you totally one with God is real meditation....
From the book Aspiration-Flames
Interviewer: When do you meditate at the United Nations?
Sri Chinmoy: I meditate at the United Nations on Tuesdays and Fridays from one to two o’clock. … We have been offering these peace meditations for the last 27 years. … When the United Nations celebrated its 50th anniversary, our peace meditation group celebrated 25 years … Our meditation sessions originated under the late Secretary-General U Thant, who was very kind to me. … The delegates and staff who are interested come and meditate with us....
From the book Sri Chinmoy answers, part 11
Question: How can I tell if I am meditating too much?
from the way your soul wants you to meditate. … You may meditate, say, for only fifteen minutes, which is a short time for meditation; but if the form

There are many ways to meditate. … You can meditate on the heart or you can meditate on the mind by trying to silence the mind. … Then I will be able to do real meditation."...

From the book Aspiration and God's Hour
Question: You talked about your sessions containing both prayer and meditation, so that means there … is a difference between prayer and meditation.
Sri Chinmoy: Prayer and meditation ultimately lead to the same goal. … Prayer is a kind of communication with God, and meditation is, too. … When we meditate, the Source or the supreme Reality talks to us. … So when I pray, my message goes to God, and when I meditate, God’s Message comes to me....
From the book Flame-Waves, part 11
Russell Barber: Guru Sri Chinmoy is a Master of meditation. … In his pursuit of God and Truth, he has used his meditation powers to accomplish amazing things, from
Sri Chinmoy is with us today to explain how he uses meditation to excel in athletics.

I want to know more about meditation first. … What’s the first lesson that you would give me as I try to learn how to meditate and use these special … Sri Chinmoy: When we meditate, the first thing we have to do is to control our thoughts....

From the book Aspiration-body, illumination-soul, part 2
Question: When a person meditates, what effect does it have on his mind?
Sri Chinmoy: When someone meditates properly, divinely and unconditionally, he is bound to feel peace … When someone meditates properly, he feels spontaneous joy. … Sometimes he may not know where this joy is coming from, but it actually comes from his own meditation … When a person meditates whole-heartedly, from the depths of his heart, he feels that every moment is...
From the book The silent mind
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Yesterday you felt Farther than the farthest from God, But today Your soulful meditation Is making you feel Closer than the closest to God. Every day A soulful meditation Is the only thing That God needs from you.
From the book Twenty-Seven Thousand Aspiration-Plants, part 15
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You may do the worst possible meditation, But as long as you sincerely try, God will one day shower His bountiful Blessings upon you, And you will be able to meditate Extremely well. Just try, wait and see.
From the book Twenty-Seven Thousand Aspiration-Plants, part 12
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If you do not meditate On your Inner Pilot, Definitely you are going to miss Something most significant. If you meditate On your Inner Pilot, You will grow into A greatness-mind-tower And a goodness-heart-flower.
From the book Twenty-Seven Thousand Aspiration-Plants, part 201
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I do excellent meditations Only when I meditate In my God-heart-temple....

From the book My Morning Soul-Body Prayers, part 18
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My Supreme Lord,

For You I have two beautiful gifts:My prayer-sound,

My meditation-silence.Today I am offering to You

My prayer-sound-gift.Tomorrow I shall give to You

My meditation-silence-gift.

From the book A seeker is a singer
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Don’t be afraid of your meditation-power. Don’t be a fool. It is your meditation that can and will give you the indomitable courage to do the very things that you fear. [To be continued in next issue]
From the book AUM — Vol.II-4, No. 7, 27 July 1977
My Nature's Transformation
My nature’s transformation

Is my constant meditation.

From the book I implore Your Compassion-Light
My Meditations Know How

My meditations know how To feel God’s Heart.

From the book The Golden Shore will beckon you
When I Meditate

When I meditate, I become my life-lotus.

From the book A God-devotion-teardrop
I Pray, I Pray

I pray, I pray, I. I meditate, I.

From the book Paradise is where I bend my knees
Short on Heart-Meditation

Short on heart-meditation, Long on mind-confusion.

From the book My song-river-heart, part 2
I Meditate to Feel God in My Heart

I meditate to feel God In my heart.

From the book I pray to become my heart-flower
My Heart Is Swinging

My heart is swinging My prayer-meditation-lamp.

From the book Enthusiasm, part 10
Our Meditations Save Us

Our meditations save us From committing Himalayan blunders.

From the book Enthusiasm, part 11
My Lord's Heart Beckons
My Lord’s Heart beckons

My meditation-silence.

From the book Enthusiasm, part 5
My Lord's Heart Beckons
My Lord’s Heart beckons

My meditation-silence.

From the book Enthusiasm, part 5
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Meditation only

Can silenceThe turbulent mind-waters.

From the book Seventy-Seven Thousand Service-Trees, part 46
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God’s Heart cheers

For my meditation-immensity.

From the book Seventy-Seven Thousand Service-Trees, part 46
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Each meditation Is made of God’s blue-gold Smiles.
From the book Seventy-Seven Thousand Service-Trees, part 25
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Prayers and meditations Build hope-homes And promise-skies.
From the book Seventy-Seven Thousand Service-Trees, part 25
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Deep meditation means The stupendous delight Of the heart.
From the book Seventy-Seven Thousand Service-Trees, part 36
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Meditation Is God’s Presence-invoker And God’s Presence-adorer.
From the book Seventy-Seven Thousand Service-Trees, part 43
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Meditation is

Our heart’s secretAnd sacred treasure.

From the book Seventy-Seven Thousand Service-Trees, part 1
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God supplies My morning meditation With His Nectar-Delight.
From the book Seventy-Seven Thousand Service-Trees, part 24
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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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