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Her food made it possible for me to meditate....
From the book Siddhartha becomes the Buddha
Introduction to first edition
peace, through his lectures, his worldwide Peace concerts, and, since 1970, his twice-weekly Peace Meditations...
From the book Awakening
Fear of the inner life[^2]
But once, only once, if with the help of your all-energising meditation, you can carry your long-cherished...
From the book AUM — Vol. 4, No. 4,5, Nov. — 27 Dec. 1968
Question: Why do you sleep a lot when we are riding on the bus? Is it to do your important inner work or to escape from us?
I can most powerfully meditate even when I am enjoying so-called perfect sleep....
From the book AUM — Vol.II-5, No. 4, 27 April 1978
Matter and spirit
There are some who realise the Supreme Spirit in meditation; others by knowledge (the Sankhya philosophy...
From the book AUM — Vol. 6, No. 6, 27 Jan. 1971
Question: How can a man achieve will power — I mean the strength to go forward on the spiritual path?
For that you have to spend a few minutes — at least five or ten minutes two or three times a day — in meditation...
From the book AUM — Vol.II-5, No.11,12, November-December 1978
They say that these "crystal children" are very, very meditative and spiritual.
Sri Chinmoy: If I see photographs, I will be able to say something about these children according to my realisation.

You yourself are like that! When you see me in the street, you literally jump with joy. You are like one of those special children! People who are sincerely very happy are the true children. Divine children...

From the book God made, God moulded, God shaped
Donna Halper: We're talking about music and meditation and religion.
Sri Chinmoy: There are quite a few ways to know whether a Master is genuine or not. If the Master says that he will be able to grant you realisation overnight, then he is a false Master. If he says that if you give him a fee of a few hundred or a few thousand dollars, then he will be able to help you enter into a higher realm...
From the book The inner world and the outer world
If you would like to speak with Sri Chinmoy and ask him some questions on meditation, on Yoga, or on
In the meantime, Sri Chinmoy, you've had a number of musicians as your students. People in our audience would be interested in knowing why you think musicians who were so involved in what might be considered the material life — drugs and things like that — may seek a Guru. Sri Chinmoy: The answer is very simple. The things...
From the book The inner world and the outer world
understanding, these people who are trying to make their bodies suffer feel they will increase their meditation
Sri Chinmoy: Some people are torturing themselves to please God. I am not at all in favour of this approach. Suppose, at this moment, I am asking you to play the role of God, and I am telling you that I love you and I want to come to you. Now, shall I cut my head or arms or legs to prove to you how much I love you? No! On the...
From the book Sri Chinmoy answers, part 28
Last Father's Day you had a thirteen-hour meditation, and Chidananda wasn't able to wish his father a
For Father's Day I take full blame because we had a special meditation....
From the book Nineteen American mothers and nineteen American sons with Sri Chinmoy
He has received Honorary Citizenship from over 26 different States and has meditation centres throughout
...
From the book Aspiration-body, illumination-soul, part 3
When we come to meditate with you and you look into our souls, do you get a general feeling of impurity
Sri Chinmoy: I’ll attempt to answer this question from many aspects and levels of consciousness. When I look at you plainly, I’m always five to fifty miles above your consciousness. At that time I can easily feel and tell what your problem is. But when I go fifty miles, fifty thousand miles above your consciousness (then Sri...
From the book Airport elevation
Sri Chinmoy and Alo Devi give a farewell talk to the disciples[^7]
During your meditation, you are feeding the inner Child. … Meditation, aspiration and dedication must go together.

If you pray to God devotedly and meditate on God soulfully and regularly, your meditation will bring...

From the book The Master speaks to the Puerto Rican disciples, 1966-1972
36. Sri Chinmoy's talk on Sudha's birthday[^12]

Next Friday at Columbia University in New York City, we shall be holding our highest meditation once … So all those who want to come here and meditate at 7 pm this coming Friday, are most welcome. … We shall all meditate together. … Wednesday is the regular meditation. Thursday — packing....

From the book The Master speaks to the Puerto Rican disciples, 1966-1972
Question: How can we have more newness in our lives?[^2]
Go and pray, go and meditate! Do something for the betterment of the world!”

Every week you come to PS 86 to meditate. … Today he will meditate....

From the book Sri Chinmoy answers, part 23
The Master's food
I bark at them, but the next week, these same brilliant soldiers fail to take a shower even before meditation … But it may happen that during a meditation someone has raised his consciousness very high, unusually … Usually, though, it does not happen like that at our meditations."...
From the book Lightless soldiers fail
Meeting with Senator Leticia Shahani

[Sri Chinmoy meditates briefly.] … We try to encourage and inspire them in our own way with our prayers and meditations....

From the book Meetings with luminaries in the Philippines
Two strangers
It was almost time for evening meditation, and everyone had to go home and shower. … He also had asked them to meditate for two minutes and pray for the Supreme's Protection before driving...
From the book A lost friend
Then she meditates and, after a few minutes, she may say to me, "Today I cannot take this medication.
Sri Chinmoy: What is wrong with that? If she hears the inner message and she gets joy from the inner message and takes the medicine after a few days, let her do it. But if there is a conflict between the message and the feeling that she is getting, then she should not do it. When she is feeling or hearing that after a few days...
From the book Sri Chinmoy answers, part 37
She meditated extremely well, and she was a person of great inner strength.
Sri Chinmoy: It is...
From the book Sri Chinmoy answers, part 28
Truth
If he continues to pray and meditate during this period, then the doctor's lie will have proven to be...
From the book Life-tree leaves
Question: Do some individuals take life too seriously?
If I have just started praying and meditating today, I must not say that the day after tomorrow I must...
From the book The quintessence of Knowledge-Sun
The blind always outnumber the men of sight
The Light we get during our prayer and meditation automatically spreads....
From the book Entertainment versus enlightenment
Scene 1
You don’t need any meditation....
From the book Lord Gauranga: Love Incarnate
The mala beads
After they had all meditated together for a while the Master spoke to the disciple who had given him...
From the book God's new Philosophy
Use occult power, misuse occult power
Then he saw that he had no time to meditate and devote himself to Mother Kali....
From the book I thank You
Occultism
Let us meditate and concentrate and not deal with occultism at this stage of our spiritual journey....
From the book Obedience: a supreme virtue
The disciples' inspiration-power
The Master meditated for a while and then he started talking about various things with his spiritual...
From the book Inner progress and satisfaction-life
Cleanliness and purity
Not only when we invoke peace, but whenever we start our meditation, it is better to offer our life-breath...
From the book Purity: divinity's little sister
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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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