Sri Chinmoy (1931–2007,) born Chinmoy Kumar Ghose, was a yoga teacher and writer.
Born in Shakpura, East Bengal, now Bangladesh, Chinmoy entered the Aurobindo Āśram in Pondicherry, India, at age 12 after various childhood religious experiences. In 1964, he left India for America, where he established meditation centers, including one at the United Nations.
Chinmoy’s spiritual teachings blended Hindu meditation, Vedāntic yoga, and Vaiṣṇavism. He spread his message of world peace through his meditative art, recital, and extreme sport.
Chinmoy was a prolific writer, painter, and composer. His works, including Yoga and the Spiritual Life (1974) and Beyond Within: A Philosophy for the Inner Life (1985) amalgamated philosophy and western popular culture. He also wrote plays and commentaries on classical Hindu texts.
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Responsibility is the possibility of opportunity culminating in inevitable fulfillment.
—Sri Chinmoy
Topics: Responsibility
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. Transformation of life is the culmination of divine satisfaction.
—Sri Chinmoy
When we meditate, what we actually do is enter into the deeper part of our being. At that time, we are able to bring to the fore the wealth that we have deep within us.
—Sri Chinmoy
Ignorance is an enemy, even to its owner. Knowledge is a friend, even to its hater. Ignorance hates knowledge because it is too pure. Knowledge fears ignorance because it is too sure.
—Sri Chinmoy
Topics: Ignorance
What you do not use yourself, do not give to others. For example: advice.
—Sri Chinmoy
Topics: Advice
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