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80 Sri Chinmoy Quotes To Enlighten Your Spiritual Side

Famous As: Indian spiritual leader
Born On: August 27, 1931
Died On: October 11, 2007
Born In: Shakpura Village, Chittagong District, East Bengal, British India (now Bangladesh)
Died At Age: 76
Chinmoy Kumar Ghosh, renowned as Sri Chinmoy, was an Indian spiritual guru. He was instrumental in making the practice of meditation mainstream in the western world. Chinmoy’s parents passed away when he was a child and by the time he was only 12, he moved to Sri Aurobindo Ashram located in Pondicherry. It was during his stay in Pondicherry for two decades that he became an authority on spirituality and meditation. Chinmoy decided to migrate to the United States in 1964 in order to provide spiritual guidance to the people there and with the help of Aurobindo Ashram; he moved to New York City. In the United States, Chinmoy opened up his first meditation school at Queens and over the years, his popularity grew as new meditation centers were built all across the world in 60 nations and the number of students eventually soared into thousands. In addition to that, Chinmoy was also a well-known author of books on spirituality, wrote poems and organized public events in order to educate people about the benefits of meditation. We bring to you a treasure trove of quotes that have been excerpted from his books, thoughts, poems, speeches and sessions. Read on the compilation of some of the best quotes by Sri Chinmoy that will surely give you an idea about meditation and spirituality. 
I am very happy
Because I have conquered myself
And not the world.
I am very happy
Because I have loved the world
And not myself.

I am very happy Because I have conquered myself And not the world. I am very happy Because I have loved the world And not myself.

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

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

Sri Chinmoy
Hate is often an obverse form of love.
You hate someone whom you really wish to love but whom you cannot love.

Hate is often an obverse form of love. You hate someone whom you really wish to love but whom you cannot love.

Sri Chinmoy
Peace begins
When expectation ends.

Peace begins When expectation ends.

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

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

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

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

Sri Chinmoy
Just one smile
Immensely increases the beauty 
Of the universe.

Just one smile Immensely increases the beauty Of the universe.

Sri Chinmoy
Do you want to change the world?
Then change yourself first.
Do you want to change yourself?
Then remain completely silent inside the silence-sea.

Do you want to change the world? Then change yourself first. Do you want to change yourself? Then remain completely silent inside the silence-sea.

Sri Chinmoy
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.

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.

Sri Chinmoy
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.

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.

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

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

Sri Chinmoy
Do not
Blame the world.
Find a solution.

Do not Blame the world. Find a solution.

Sri Chinmoy
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.

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.

Sri Chinmoy
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.

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
Not to give up under any circumstances should be the motto of our life: I shall try again and again, and I am bound to succeed. There will be obstacles, but I have to defy the obstacles.

Not to give up under any circumstances should be the motto of our life: I shall try again and again, and I am bound to succeed. There will be obstacles, but I have to defy the obstacles.

Sri Chinmoy
Try not to change the world. You will fail. Try to love the world. Lo, the world is changed. Changed forever.

Try not to change the world. You will fail. Try to love the world. Lo, the world is changed. Changed forever.

Sri Chinmoy
The inner light actually comes from the soul; it is already inside us. The moment we can have free access to our soul, we will see that this light is coming to the fore to permeate our whole outer existence.

The inner light actually comes from the soul; it is already inside us. The moment we can have free access to our soul, we will see that this light is coming to the fore to permeate our whole outer existence.

Sri Chinmoy
Never worry about things
That you are unable to change.
Change your own way
Of looking at truth,

Never worry about things That you are unable to change. Change your own way Of looking at truth,

Sri Chinmoy
You must never forget that greatness does not guarantee happiness but goodness always does

You must never forget that greatness does not guarantee happiness but goodness always does

Sri Chinmoy
Do you want to make progress? If so, then take each problem not as a challenging rival, but as an encouraging friend of yours, who is helping you to arrive at your ultimate destination.

Do you want to make progress? If so, then take each problem not as a challenging rival, but as an encouraging friend of yours, who is helping you to arrive at your ultimate destination.

Sri Chinmoy
Wherever you go, go with inspiration and aspiration.
Whatever you do, do with love and concern.
Whomever you see, see with purity's beauty 
And responsibility's glory.

Wherever you go, go with inspiration and aspiration. Whatever you do, do with love and concern. Whomever you see, see with purity's beauty And responsibility's glory.

Sri Chinmoy
If we feel secure
In the depths of our heart,
We shall not challenge anybody,
For inner confidence
Is nothing short of
Complete satisfaction.

If we feel secure In the depths of our heart, We shall not challenge anybody, For inner confidence Is nothing short of Complete satisfaction.

Sri Chinmoy
Run and become.
Become and run.
Run to succeed in the outer world.
Become to proceed in the inner world.

Run and become. Become and run. Run to succeed in the outer world. Become to proceed in the inner world.

Sri Chinmoy
World-peace can be achieved when the power of love replaces the love of power.

World-peace can be achieved when the power of love replaces the love of power.

Sri Chinmoy
I begin by imagining 
The impossible
And end by accomplishing
The impossible.

I begin by imagining The impossible And end by accomplishing The impossible.

Sri Chinmoy
Instead of telling the world What it is supposed to do, Why don't you immediately do it yourself? In this way, I assure you, Your happiness will be surprisingly multiplied.

Instead of telling the world What it is supposed to do, Why don't you immediately do it yourself? In this way, I assure you, Your happiness will be surprisingly multiplied.

Sri Chinmoy
Daring enthusiasm 
And abiding cheerfulness
Can accomplish everything on earth
Without fail.

Daring enthusiasm And abiding cheerfulness Can accomplish everything on earth Without fail.

Sri Chinmoy
Not by blaming the world, not by shunning the world, but only be loving the world can I have peace of mind

Not by blaming the world, not by shunning the world, but only be loving the world can I have peace of mind

Sri Chinmoy
Look at your heart-flower and smile.
You will be able to solve your most pressing problems.

Look at your heart-flower and smile. You will be able to solve your most pressing problems.

Sri Chinmoy
Hope knows no fear.

Hope dares to blossom even inside the abysmal abyss.

Hope secretly feeds and strengthens promise.

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

Sri Chinmoy