Sri Chinmoy quotes

Sri Chinmoy was an Indian spiritual teacher, poet, artist, and athlete, known for his promotion of inner peace and global harmony. His teachings emphasized meditation, self-transcendence, and service to humanity. He inspired thousands worldwide through his art, music, and athletic events. Here are 108 of his quotes:

Yesterday I was clever. That is why I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise. That is why I am changing myself. (Sri Chinmoy)
lf you ever dare to fight against hatred, then there is but one weapon: Love. View quote
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A human being has many divine qualities. But there has never been another unparalleled divine quality like man's self-sacrifice, nor can there ever be. View quote
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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. View quote
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First of all, let us try to know what love is. If love means to possess someone or something, then that is not real love, not pure love. If loves means to give oneself, to become one with everything and everyone, then that is real love. Real love is total oneness with the object loved and with the Possessor of love. View quote
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Fear is bound to disappear when you realize that failure is not something shameful, damaging, destructive, or painful, but something natural. View quote
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If you do not find peace inside your own heart, then you will not find it anywhere else on earth. View quote
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Unless and until you have developed a heart inundated with compassion, do not sit on the seat of judgement. View quote
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I love my enemies for two reasons: they inspire me to recognise my weakness. They also inspire me to perfect my imperfect nature. View quote
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No price is too great to pay for inner peace. View quote
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The very nature of kindness is to spread. If you are kind to others, today they will be kind to you, and tomorrow to somebody else. (Sri Chinmoy)
The human mind is utterly stupid when it carries, quite willingly, the heavy burden of resentment. View quote
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Not the power to conquer others but the power to become one with others is the ultimate power. View quote
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Hope knows no fear. Hope dares to blossom even inside the abysmal abyss. Hope secretly feeds and strengthens promise. View quote
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Those who run after happiness will never be happy. Happiness is something that has to come to the fore from within. View quote
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What you do not use yourself, do not give to others. For example, advice. View quote
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If failure has the strength to turn your life into bitterness itself, then patience has the strength to turn your life into the sweetest joy. Do not surrender to fate after a single failure. Failure, at most, precedes success. View quote
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If we live in our oneness-heart, we will feel the essence of all religions which is the love of God. Forgiveness, compassion, tolerance, brotherhood and the feeling of oneness are the signs of a true religion. View quote
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Since life is but a continuous series of experiences, everything ultimately helps me towards my final enlightenment. View quote
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Life is nothing but the expansion of love. We can cultivate divine love by entering into the Source. The Source is God, who is all Love. View quote
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If you really love someone, then it is difficult to find fault with him. His faults seem negligible, for love means oneness. (Sri Chinmoy)
Man invents war. Man discovers peace. He invents war from without. He discovers peace from within. War man throws. Peace man sows. The smile of war is the flood of human blood. The smile of peace is the love, below, above. View quote
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Love is something that never cared to learn how to judge anybody. View quote
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It is better to make mistakes than to lie idle. View quote
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To be true to oneself is the hardest test of life. View quote
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