Sri Chinmoy Quotes

Friendship must never be buried under the weight of misunderstanding.

This mind is the doubting mind, and in the doubting mind we can never feel the presence of peace. We can feel the presence of peace only in the loving heart.

True meditation can never be done with the mind. Very often we make a mistake when we say that we are meditating in the mind and utilising the mind. Real meditation is done in the psychic being and in the soul. It goes hand in hand with flaming aspiration, the burning flame that wants to climb up to the Highest.

True humility means giving joy to others.

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

In between your failure-tree And your triumph-tree, The tree that is growing Is known as your patience-tree.

Man invents war. Man discovers peace. He invents war from without. He discovers peace from within. War man throws. Peace man sows. The smile of war is the flood of human blood. The smile of peace is the love, below, above.

Love your enemy. It will not only puzzle him, But finally illumine him.

Meditation does not mean just sitting quietly for five or ten minutes. It requires conscious effort. The mind has to be made calm and quiet; at the same time, it has to be vigilant so as not to allow any distracting thoughts or desires to enter.

Fear is bound to disappear when you realize that failure is not something shameful, damaging, destructive, or painful, but something natural.

There is nothing more powerful than peace.

The power that dominates cannot solve world problems. The power that loves can solve world problems.