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- The spiritual Master[^8]
- But like Christ, if we pray, if we meditate, if we discover the highest within ourselves, then the day … Practising Hatha Yoga is like studying in kindergarten, whereas concentration, meditation and contemplation
But if we can practise concentration, meditation and contemplation, then it is like taking a modern...
- The inner teaching[^7]
- He who prays, he who meditates, he who concentrates, he who contemplates daily can easily enter into … We can consciously achieve this oneness only through proper prayers, concentration, meditation and contemplation … Religion can lead us a few steps inside the room, but real meditation and spirituality, Yoga, not only...
- Miracles[^1]
- Sri Ramakrishna one day said to his dearest disciple, Vivekananda, “My son, I have practised so much meditation … The real miracle is my meditation. … come, to those who know that we are here listening to a spiritual talk or inwardly praying to God and meditating...
- Interview - The jewel of humility[^3]
- I go to the United Nations twice a week where we hold meditations for the delegates and the members and
Sri Chinmoy: Previously, I have been the spiritual director of the meditation group — it is official … So when I am holding meditations, I am the right person to be of dedicated service to offer spiritual...
- The inner teaching[^2]
- He who prays, he who meditates, he who concentrates, he who contemplates daily can easily enter into … We can consciously achieve this oneness only through proper prayers, concentration, meditation and contemplation … Religion can lead us a few steps inside the room, but real meditation and spirituality — yoga, not only...
- The heart[^2]
- And if he needs a fruitful heart, let him concentrate, meditate and contemplate on the very depths of … us try to feed this inner flame through our constant spiritual practice, through our daily prayer, meditation … If we practice meditation daily — regularly, faithfully and devotedly — not only do we come closer to...
- I am not very sure that I understand what you mean by inner peace or keeping the mind quiet during meditation
- Sri Chinmoy: Your peaceful feeling is altogether a different experience from the inner peace I was speaking of. What is actually happening is that you are identifying your outer mind with Nature. Nature has its own rhythm, its own harmony, its own peace and joy. When you are identified, consciously or unconsciously, with...
- Question: Guru, would you please say something about this meditation of yours from Food for the Soul
- Sri Chinmoy: In our day-to-day life when we tell the truth the world is not ready to hear it. The world immediately is hurt. If we flatter people, they like it. They don't deserve our flattery, but they like to hear it. Whenever they don't deserve something and we give it, they are pleased with us.
Truth is so painful. We...
- Question: Guru, sometimes when I don't see you for a long time and I sit down to meditate on your
- Sri Chinmoy: Perfection is very good, and it is something that I deeply appreciate. But what happens is that you give more value than you should to a perfection that is beyond your capacity. You see that you may have a little impurity, a little jealousy, and you are discouraged. But you have to know that total perfection is...
- Question: Guru, sometimes when I don't see you for a long time and I sit down and look at your picture to meditate
- Sri Chinmoy: Perfection is very good and it is something that I deeply appreciate, but what happens is that we give more value than we should to perfection beyond our capacity. A child can learn A, B and C on one day, but it is beyond his capacity to learn from A to Z in one day. If he tries, he may get the A, B and C but then...
- You have the golden chance
- night before you go to sleep, while seated on your bed, only for three to five minutes please pray and meditate … At six o’clock in the morning, please meditate for ten minutes. … When we meditate, at that time the cosmic sound reverberates in the depths of our aspiration-heart, so
Then at night, whenever you go to bed — at ten-thirty, eleven-thirty or midnight — please meditate...
- The disciples' married life
- The only thing is that when you have children, I know definitely that you will not be able to meditate … At the ashram, when the children come with the parents to the meditation hall, they see the joy and see … But when you go out of the ashram to the office, then you appreciate the meditative mood you find here … The Master then became silent and entered into meditation for a few minutes....
- 4. The role of the Guru
- So I ask my disciples to go deep within and meditate on the heart, which houses the soul. … Again, if the seeker is doing something wrong in his meditation, the Master will be in a position to … He can perform the initiation in India's traditional way, while the disciple is meditating. … available at the time, God Himself can take a very luminous human form in your dream or during your meditation … If your allegiance is scattered here and there, in this group and that group, and if you come to meditate...
- Question: What is the best way to conquer the ego?
- If I have to meditate at six-thirty, then how can I actually get up at seven or eight o’clock? … I have made a promise to my soul, to my Guru, to God, that at six-thirty I will get up and meditate....
- How the Gods became immortal
- Sukracharya replied, “I am ready to accept you, but will you be able to pray and meditate as long as … He began praying and meditating most intensely. He also took Sukracharya’s cows to graze....
- The philosophy, the religion, the spirituality, and the Yoga of the Upanishads[^13]
Once some spiritual aspirants went to their Master and said, “Master, we have been meditating for … low, undivine, uncomely thoughts — it does not allow us to become calm, quiet, and serene enough to meditate...
- Money corrupts[^5]
- Ribhu was meditating at the foot of a tree near his house. … “You were meditating at the foot of a tree.”
“Then show me the receipt,” the friend demanded....
- The philosophy, religion, spirituality and yoga of the Upanishads
Once some spiritual aspirants went to their Master and said, “Master, we have been meditating for … low, undivine, uncomely thoughts — it does not allow us to become calm, quiet and serene enough to meditate...
- The human and the divine
- The human in us prays to God and meditates on God and hopes to bring God down to satisfy its teeming … But the divine in us prays and meditates so that God can utilise us in His own Way, in a divine Way,...
- Question: When people in the outer world see you lifting heavy weights, does it do something to their consciousness?
- At times it is difficult for the inner world to manifest itself only through prayer and meditation. … After that I meditated a little. At 3:15 I started taking exercise....
- Question: As I am getting older, I am finding it harder and harder to accept my age. Can you say something that will allow me to better accept the fact?
- How much are you ready to pray and meditate and lead the spiritual life? … Similarly, how can we think of becoming one with God if we have not prayed and meditated for many years...
- Initiation
- He can perform the initiation in India’s traditional way, while the disciple is meditating. … available at the time, God Himself can take a very luminous human form in your dream or during your meditation...
- Rudra
- It runs thus: “We meditate on Rudra to give us the supreme Knowledge. … We meditate on Rudra to energise our life and to stimulate our mind.”...
- Question: Could you speak a little about the secret of yogic breathing or Pranayama ?
- I used to go in the evening to a park near my home to meditate, and I did this. … this Pranayama sincerely and devotedly, then Self-realisation is within the reach of everybody in this meditation...
- The human and the divine[^5]
- The human in us prays to God and meditates on God and hopes to bring God down to satisfy its teeming … But the divine in us prays and meditates so that God can utilise us in His own Way, in a divine Way,...
- Sri Chinmoy Day in New York City
- Chinmoy has travelled and lectured extensively throughout the world and is Director of the United Nations Meditation … CHINMOY IS A NATIVE OF INDIA WHO CAME TO THE UNITED STATES IN 1964 AND HAS SINCE FOUNDED 60 CENTERS WHERE MEDITATION...
- The philosophy, the religion, the spirituality and the Yoga of the Upanishads[^1]
Once some disciples came up to their spiritual Master and said, “Master, we have been meditating for … our thought, filthy, undivine, uncomely thoughts, it does not allow us to become calm, quiet and to meditate...
- Every day, a fresh attempt
- have to forget about the distance we have covered over the years on the strength of our prayer and meditation...
- For his dearest disciple the Master will do everything[^13]
- “I was meditating most soulfully on you and the dog was bothering me....
- Question: If the Buddha's theory was to disdain the personal God, did it also apply to the personal Guru?
- That is why we are talking about the Buddha and meditating on him....