Self-pity is, indeed,
A wasted pity.
But self-concern is undoubtedly
A rewarding and illumining experience.
Excerpt from Ten Thousand Flower-Flames, Part 17 by Sri Chinmoy
Self Pity
July 5th, 2010 — spirituality-
He Meditated Upon A Dewdrop
July 2nd, 2010 — spirituality-
He meditated
Upon a dewdrop
And became
God-Humility’s perfection-soul,
God-Reality’s satisfaction-goal.
Excerpt from Transcendence-Perfection by Sri Chinmoy
The Heart and The Mind
June 26th, 2010 — spirituality-
The difference between
The heart and the mind
Is this:
The heart answers questions;
The mind questions answers.
Excerpt from Seventy-Seven Thousand Service-Trees, Part 23 by Sri Chinmoy
Actions Never Lie
June 24th, 2010 — spirituality-
Actions never lie,
But words do.
Excerpt from Seventy-Seven Thousand Service-Trees, Part 23 by Sri Chinmoy
To Belittle Others
June 23rd, 2010 — spirituality-
To belittle others
Is to make oneself little.
Excerpt from Seventy-Seven Thousand Service-Trees, Part 23 by Sri Chinmoy
One Thing More
June 22nd, 2010 — spirituality-
My Lord, You are telling me
That I am free.
Needless to say,
I am happy to hear that.
My Lord, if You really want
To make me happier than the happiest,
Then do tell me one thing more
Once and for all:
“My child, you are forgiven.”
Excerpt from Ten Thousand Flower-Flames, Part 27 by Sri Chinmoy
If You are Apt to Think
June 21st, 2010 — spirituality-
If you are apt to think
That you have problems,
Can you not be apt to think
Something more:
God cares for you
Beyond your imagination’s flight.
Excerpt from Ten Thousand Flower-Flames, Part 27 by Sri Chinmoy
Your Prayers
June 20th, 2010 — spirituality-
Your prayers are important
Only if you think
That God is important in your life.
God is important
Only if you think
That you are important to your soul.
Excerpt from Ten Thousand Flower-Flames, Part 27 by Sri Chinmoy
Quotes on Freedom
June 19th, 2010 — spirituality-
“What is false freedom? False freedom is our constant and deliberate acceptance of ignorance and our conscious existence in ignorance. What is real freedom? Real freedom is our conscious awareness of our inner divinity, and our constant inseparable oneness with the Inner Pilot.”
Excerpt from The Tears Of Nation-Hearts by Sri Chinmoy
“Outer freedom is satisfied only when it is in a position to say, “I have no superiors. I am my only master.” Inner freedom is satisfied only when it can soulfully say, “I don’t want to be superior to anyone, but I want God to be my superior, my only superior.”
Excerpt from The Tears Of Nation-Hearts by Sri Chinmoy
“Freedom rings where Light shines. Freedom rings when Truth sings. Freedom rings if Peace expands. Freedom rings because Courage demands. Freedom rings, hence Faith blossoms.”
- Excerpt from Eastern Light For The Western Mind by Sri Chinmoy
“We fight for the outer freedom. We cry for the inner freedom. With the outer freedom, we see and rule the four corners of the globe. With the inner freedom, we see the Soul and become the Goal of the entire universe.”
- Excerpt from Eastern Light For The Western Mind by Sri Chinmoy
Freedom is not in creating.
Freedom is not in destroying.
Freedom is not even in loving.
Freedom is only in growing into the very image of God.
Excerpt from Arise! Awake! Thoughts Of A Yogi by Sri Chinmoy
Purity
June 15th, 2010 — spirituality-
Purity is of paramount importance in the spiritual life. Purity means the power of receptivity. When our heart is inundated with purity, we feel that our inner receptacle has become large, larger, largest. Peace, Light and Bliss enter into that vessel from above. And inside the vessel we see our divine qualities sporting, dancing and fulfilling their reality’s Light and Delight. Purity is receptivity’s capacity. Purity is the same thing as capacity’s receptivity. When we are pure, immediately our self-expansion, our divine reality, looms large.
- Sri Chinmoy
Excerpt from Warriors Of The Inner World by Sri Chinmoy