You must never forget that greatness does not guarantee happiness but goodness always does Sri Chinmoy More Quotes by Sri Chinmoy More Quotes From Sri Chinmoy Your mind has a flood of questions. There is but one teacher Who can answer them. Who is that teacher? Your silence-loving heart. Sri Chinmoy silenceheartteacher If we feel inwardly strong, we will have no need or desire to speak ill of others. Sri Chinmoy strongdesireneeds Hope knows no fear. Hope dares to blossom even inside the abysmal abyss. Hope secretly feeds and strengthens promise. Sri Chinmoy no-fearhopepromise If we can feel that it is not our voice, not our fingers, but some reality deep inside our heart which is expressing itself, then we will know that it is the soul’s music. Sri Chinmoy voiceheartreality It is not human nature to enjoy what we get with no effort. Sri Chinmoy efforthuman-naturehard-work Just one smile Immensely increases the beauty Of the universe. Sri Chinmoy just-oneincreasemeditation 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. Sri Chinmoy careworrytoday The difficulty is that we try to perfect others before we perfect ourselves. Sri Chinmoy difficultyperfecttrying 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. Sri Chinmoy gardenflowerbeautiful Be happy! God sees in you another God. God sees you as another God. God sees you and He as One. Sri Chinmoy 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. Sri Chinmoy meditationifs 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. Sri Chinmoy effortmeditationmean Never worry about things That you are unable to change. Change your own way Of looking at truth. Sri Chinmoy unable-to-changeworryway Meditation is the only way to overcome fear. There is no other way. Why does meditation help us overcome fear? In meditation we identify ourselves with the vast, with the Absolute. When we are afraid of someone or something, it is because we do not feel that particular person or thing is a part of us. When we have established conscious oneness with the Absolute, with the Infinite Vast, the everything there is part of us. And how can we be afraid of ourselves? Sri Chinmoy onenessmeditationfear How can one know who his spiritual teacher is?...His heart looks at the spiritual Masters and makes the choice. When the heart sees a spiritual Master, if it is overwhelmed with joy, then there is every probability that that spiritual Master is the right one for the seeker. Sri Chinmoy spiritualheartteacher 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. Sri Chinmoy satisfactionmeditationacceptance When you really have something to offer to the world, then you can become truly humble. A tree when it has no fruit to offer, remains erect. But when the tree is laden with fruit, it bends down. If you are all pride and ego, then nobody will be able to get anything worthwhile from you. When you have genuine humility, it is a sign that you have something to offer to mankind. Sri Chinmoy pridehumilityhumble There comes a time in the seeker's life when he discovers that he is at once the lover and the beloved. The aspiring soul which he embodies is the lover in him. And the transcendental Self which he reveals from within is his Beloved. Sri Chinmoy loverssoulself When your heart's gratitude comes to the fore, when you become all gratitude, this gratitude is like a flow, a flow of consciousness. When your consciousness is flowing, feel that this gratitude-flow is like a river that is watering the root of the tree and the tree itself. It is always through gratitude that your consciousness-river will grow and water the perfection-tree inside you. Sri Chinmoy gratituderootsheart To be rich is to give a smile with no expectation of return. Sri Chinmoy returnexpectationsgiving
