Quotes from Sri Chinmoy

True spirituality is the acceptance of earth-life. A true seeker is he who accepts life, transforms life and perfects life so that the earth-life can become a conscious instrument of God.

Once you have established Your inner contact With your inner Pilot, Your life's transformation-victory Will not remain a far cry.

Among the fearless soldiers that fight for your victory in life, character has no equal.

You fool, You have been dangling For such a long time! When will you seize the opportunity Or feel the necessity To untangle the taut knot Of your bondage-life?

My heart needs only one thing. It needs to be guided Along the age-old path Of life-blossoming self-awareness.

The fulfilment of life is in the making and manifesting of impossible dreams.

What is Yoga? Yoga is self-conquest. Self-conquest is God-Realization. He who practices Yoga does two things with one stroke: he simplifies his whole life and he gets a freee access to the Divine.

Every second a seeker can start over, For his life's mistakes Are initial drafts And not the final version.

Our soul lives in Peace and lives for Peace. If we live a life of peace, we are ever enriched and never impoverished. Unhorizoned is our inner peace; like the boundless sky, it encompasses all.

Life is effort. So says the body. Life is blessing. So says the soul.

If you can create harmony in your own life, This harmony will enter into the vast world.

Life is given to each human being For a very special purpose. This secret each human being Must discover for himself.

What gives life its value if not its constant cry for self-transcendence?

The satisfaction of life May not be ours, But the beauty of hope Is all ours.

I live in between My heart's compassion-rain And my life's oneness-gain.

Peace is eternal. It is never too late to have peace. Time is always ripe for that. We can make our life truly fruitful if we are not cut off from our Source, which is the peace of Eternity.

The Stormy life can be braved Only by the heart's Sunny meditations.

Meditate Silently. You will be able to create a totally new life for yourself.

The joy of a self-giving life Can neither be measured Nor be expounded.

No more my heart shall sob or grieve. My days and nights dissolve in God's own Light. Above the toil of life, my soul is a Bird of Fire winging the Infinite.

My life is only half full When I receive. My heart is completely full Only when I give.

Miracles do happen in every human life.

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.

People who plead with you for favours May eventually prove to be great flatterers. Your friends are only those Who all the time cheerfully support Your heart's aspiration-flames.