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When It Comes To Meditation
When it comes to meditation, Imagine the radiating sun, And try to radiate like the sun, Never ceasing, day or night.
From the book Ten Thousand Flower-Flames, part 68
1546. My devoted prayer
When I pray, I kneel down Devotedly and secretly.

When I meditate, I lift up my heart Soulfully and perfectly.

From the book Ten Thousand Flower-Flames, part 16
5787. Stupid mind, wise soul
During his meditation His stupid mind thinks of His body’s position, But his wise soul is concerned about His heart’s condition.
From the book Ten Thousand Flower-Flames, part 58
7 April 2006
How to meditate

When God is fast approaching?Become a devotion-heart

And a life of self-giving.

From the book My God-Hunger-Cry
16 October 2007
When I climb up to the top

Of the aspiration-tree,My life swims across

The meditation-sea.

From the book My God-Hunger-Cry
16 October
My evening descends, And while I love the purity Of my morning prayers, I love the divinity Of my evening meditations.
From the book My evening descends
8.
Concentration

bravely entersthe mind-room.

Meditation

soulfully entersthe heart-home.

Contemplation

blessingfully enjoysthe world-life.

From the book Concentration, meditation, contemplation
304
A warrior in the outer world shines in his armour.

A warrior in the inner world shines in his meditation.

From the book Beyond Within — A collection of writings 1964-1974
963.
As it is simply impossible For my heart not to meditate, Even so is it impossible for God Not to forgive.
From the book Two God-Amusement-Rivals: my Heart-Song-Beauty and my Life-Dance-Fragrance, part 10
149.
When I do not pray and meditate Beautifully and soulfully, I see my entire life Wrapped in a haze of uncertainty.
From the book Two God-Amusement-Rivals: my Heart-Song-Beauty and my Life-Dance-Fragrance, part 2
539.
When I do not pray and meditate, I feel myself alone, Helpless, worthless and useless Upon the shores of the world.
From the book Two God-Amusement-Rivals: my Heart-Song-Beauty and my Life-Dance-Fragrance, part 6
My devoted prayer
When I pray, I kneel down Devotedly and secretly.

When I meditate, I lift up my heart Soulfully and perfectly.

From the book AUM — Vol.II-6, No. 9, September 1980
154.
Meditation is another name for peace. Contemplation is another name for bliss....
From the book AUM — Vol.II-5, No. 7,8, July-August 1978
Immortality
Immortality smiles at the seeker’s Inspiration. Immortality loves the seeker’s Meditation. Immortality consciously and cheerfully becomes one with the seeker’s Realisation.
From the book AUM — Vol. 4, No. 9, 27 Apr. 1969
8.
My prayer tells me how far my Lord Supreme is.

My meditation tells me how near my Beloved Supreme is.

From the book AUM — Vol.VII-7, No.1, January 1981
11.
I most sincerely pray to see the Face of God.

I most soulfully meditate to become the Heart of God.

From the book AUM — Vol.VII-7, No.1, January 1981
Question: When I am meditating I am all peace, but since I still don't have full control of my thoughts … I am afraid the wrong thought may use the power of my meditation for doing some wrong.
thought than to his entire meditation. … When you are meditating you simply must not open the door to these wrong thoughts. … The Master said, "Immediately stop meditating. … When wrong thoughts come during intense meditation, they will receive intensity from your meditation … In this way you can solve the problem without leaving your meditation....
From the book Mind-confusion and heart-illumination, part 2
Question: How do I know that while meditating I am entering into a higher plane and that it is not
Or doubt will enter and you may say, “How can I meditate so well? … How can I be having such a high meditation?”

Right after our meditation, if we have a good feeling for the world, then we know our meditation was … then we can be sure that we were meditating well. … It is only through meditation that we can remember our forgotten story....

From the book Beyond Within — A collection of writings 1964-1974
reading in the paper one day about certain scientific studies in terms of the physical effects that meditation
Sri Chinmoy: If we meditate well, then we feel peace inside ourselves.

First interviewer: So meditation can also decrease blood pressure and do other things? … When we meditate, we identify ourselves consciously with God's adamantine Will....

From the book Aspiration and God's Hour
Question: Guru, how can the things that I print carry more of your vibration?
Before you take up any job, meditate on the Supreme in me; while you are working meditate on the Supreme … in me, and once you have finished your work also meditate on me....
From the book Service-heroes
79. Enervate
one thing, what is the thing that you are doing wrong which enervates you after you have had a long meditation

Chinmoy: Madal, nothing actually weakens me before, during or after a long meditation. … To me, meditation is all energy and all life....

From the book Two brothers: Madal and Chinmoy
Donna Halper: What I am wondering about, as far as meditation goes (and I am sure there are a number … people interested in this as well), is this: what is the difference between what we might call secular meditation … going off someplace in the country where it is nice and quiet, and thinking peaceful thoughts — and the meditation
They feel that meditation is something very sacred; it is not something casual. … For them it is advisable to meditate with utmost concentration in a meditation hall....
From the book The inner world and the outer world
Question: Why do we have to meditate every day?
Meditation means the conscious feeding of our soul. … So also when we meditate every day the soul is being nourished. … This is why daily meditation is necessary....
From the book Meditation: God speaks and I listen, part 1
Question: In general, what kind of people join your meditation meetings?[^60]
Sri Chinmoy: Those who come here to meditate want to try to walk along the inner road. … So in our meditation meetings we try to establish a free access to the inner world by virtue of our inner … cry and soulful meditation...
From the book My meditation-service at the United Nations for twenty-five years
Question: If a student is studying science and is leading a spiritual life, how should he view science?
should feel that he is fulfilling his realisations from his spiritual life, that he is bringing down his meditation … Through meditation we go high, higher, highest to discover the reality, Through science we manifest and … In meditation we see the truth; in science we fulfil the truth....
From the book Soul-education for the family-world
Question: Since you are familiar with the United Nations, don't you feel that there is a lot of injustice that takes place there? They are just helping the rich countries to become richer and the poor countries to become poorer.
I go there only to pray and meditate. … at the United Nations who feel that the way we are trying to bring about peace — through prayer and meditation … My way is the way of prayer and meditation. I am not involved in any political activities....
From the book Politics and spirituality: can they go together?
Question: How can I always do the right thing?
Sri Chinmoy: You can always do the right thing if you meditate and meditate. … While you are meditating, feel that both your eyes are inside your heart, they are swimming in your heart-river...
From the book Sri Chinmoy answers, part 32
Interviewer: I understand that you are a champion weightlifter.

Interviewer: Because of your meditation?

Sri Chinmoy: Because I pray and meditate. … But when I pray and meditate, I do not ask God to give me the strength to lift....

From the book Sri Chinmoy answers, part 23
Question: If we fall asleep during meditation, does that mean we should sleep more at night so we
Sri Chinmoy: Some people may sleep twelve hours a night, but when the time comes to meditate, they will … So you have to know whether you fall asleep during meditation because you did not have enough sleep or … But if you sleep for seven or eight hours at night and still fall asleep during your meditation, then...
From the book Fifty Freedom-Boats to One Golden Shore, part 4
Realising that the ability to surrender is 99% dependent upon Grace, I have been using part of each meditation … In view of the fact that you have said that prayer is a lesser form of devotion than meditation, I wonder
I have not said that prayer is a lesser form of devotion than meditation. … What I stated was that prayer is a lesser form of aspiration and that the rung of meditation is by far … Since you are meditating devotedly, you are undoubtedly doing the right thing in also praying....
From the book Earth’s Cry Meets Heaven’s Smile, part 1
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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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