Sri Chinmoy Quotes

Allow failure to teach you A supreme lesson: Each sunset is the beginning Of a very, very bright And powerful sunrise.

Listen to the inner light; It will guide you. Listen to the inner Peace; It will feed you. Listen to the inner Love; It will transform you, It will divinise you, It will immortalise you.

Hope is sweet. Hope is illumining. Hope is fulfilling. Hope can be everlasting. Therefore, do not give up hope, Even in the sunset of your life.

Peace begins When expectation ends.

Gratitude is the sweetest thing in a seeker's life- in all human life. If there is gratitude in your heart, then there will be tremendous sweetness in your eyes.

Be sincere in your thoughts, Be pure in your feelings. You will not have to run after happiness. Happiness will run after you.

I'm not a weight lifter. I'm a seeker. Weight lifting is so insignificant in my life.

Judge nothing, you will be happy. Forgive everything, you will be happier. Love everything, you will be happiest.

Do not Blame the world. Find a solution.

The greatest misfortune that can come to a human being is to lose his inner peace. No outer force can rob him of it. It is his own thoughts, his own actions, that rob him of it.

If we feel inwardly strong, we will have no need or desire to speak ill of others.

Silence is not silent. Silence speaks. It speaks most eloquently. Silence is not still. Silence leads. It leads most perfectly.

It is not human nature to enjoy what we get with no effort.

You hate someone whom you really wish to love, but whom you cannot love. Perhaps he himself prevents you. That is a disguised form of love.

Love is the only wealth that man absolutely needs. Love is the only wealth that God precisely is.

A spiritually established life is not an easy task. But a materially satisfied life is an impossible task.

True inner joy is self-created It does not rely on any outer circumstances A river is flowing in and through you carrying the message of joy. This divine joy is the sole purpose of life.

Of all the medicines In the inner life, A smile is by far The best medecine.

The very nature of kindness is to spread. If you are kind to others, today they will be kind to you, and tomorrow to somebody else.

Let us not worry about the future. Let us only do the right thing Today, At this moment, Here and now. Let the future take care of itself.

Hope knows no fear. Hope dares to blossom even inside the abysmal abyss. Hope secretly feeds and strengthens promise.

I compete only with myself, and I try to become a better human being. This is my goal.

Inside each one of us is a beautiful flower garden. This is the garden of the soul. With each lesson we learn, the garden grows. As we learn together, our individual gardens form a tranquil paradise.

Just one smile Immensely increases the beauty Of the universe.

The difficulty is that we try to perfect others before we perfect ourselves.

Your heart must become a sea of love. Your mind must become a river of detachment.

Be universal in your love. You will see the universe to be the picture of your own being.

To inspire others Is to be immediately rich In the inner world.

Wrong thoughts are inside us just because we identify ourselves with these thoughts. If we identify with something else, immediately they have to leave us.

Death is not the end Death can never be the end. Death is the road. Life is the traveller. The Soul is the Guide ... Our mind thinks of death. Our heart thinks of life Our soul thinks of Immortality

The beckoning Hands Of God's hopeful Smile Will, without fail, one day greet The fruitful cries Of man's prayerful heart.

To deliberately criticise another individual may cause an indelible stain on the critic.

Meditation is acceptance. It is the acceptance of life within us, without us and all around us. Acceptance of life is the beginning of human satisfaction.

Be happy! God sees in you another God. God sees you as another God. God sees you and He as One.

If you have inner peace, nobody can force you to be a slave to the outer reality.

I begin by imagining the impossible and end by accomplishing the impossible.

If you want to remain always happy, Always perfect and always fulfilled, Then always keep inside your heart A pocketful of sweet dreams.

If I really want inner peace in my life, then I must not busy myself with what other people do and say.

My soul-bird loves my body-cage Only when it is kept fit, Pure and absolutely immaculate.

The atom has taught me that the little things do count - most.

A spiritual life means: It is now or never.

Not the power to conquer others but the power to become one with others is the ultimate power.

Keep an open heart To allow the world Lovingly and faithfully To come in.

My service to humanity Is my real opportunity To prove my genuine love For God and God alone.

Meditation is not an escape. Meditation is the acceptance of life in its totality, with a view to transforming it for the highest manifestation of the divine Truth here on earth

There is no greater miracle than our conscious efforts to become good human beings.

Friendship must never be buried under the weight of misunderstanding.

Your mind has a flood of questions. There is but one teacher Who can answer them. Who is that teacher? Your silence-loving heart.

If we call ourselves children of God, then others are also children of God.

By hating that person, you have lost something very sweet in yourself.