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Sri Chinmoy was an Indian-American author, poet, musician, and yoga instructor. Born on August 27, 1931, and passed away on October 11, 2007, he is renowned for his extensive literary works, musical compositions, and the promotion of yoga.

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“Peace is the whole truth that wishes to enrapture humanity. War is the whole falsehood that wants to capture humanity. Peace begins in the soul and ends in the heart. War begins in the mind and ends in the body.”

Want Mind Heart War Soul Ends Whole Body Humanity Wish Peace Capture Falsehood Whole Truth

Author:Sri Chinmoy

“To come back to the secret of inner peace, our questioning and doubting mind is always wanting in peace. Our loving and dedicated heart is always flooded with inner peace.”

Mind Heart Peace Secret Doubt Inner Peace Dedicated Questioning

Book:The Oneness of the Eastern Heart and the Western Mind: An Introduction to Eastern Philosophy and Yoga

Source: The Oneness of the Eastern Heart and the Western Mind: An Introduction to Eastern Philosophy and Yoga

“Man thinks his mind's love for world power and his heart's love for world peace can live together. Indeed, this is the height of man's stupidity.”

Thinking Men World Mind Heart Together Peace Stupidity Height World Power

Author:Sri Chinmoy

“This mind is the doubting mind, and in the doubting mind we can never feel the presence of peace. We can feel the presence of peace only in the loving heart.”

Feels Mind Heart Peace Doubt

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

Giving Heart Life Is Half My Heart Half Full

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“Never give up! Never give up! Physical fitness is of paramount importance. There is no age limit when we live in the heart and when we try to be of prayerful and soulful service to God in the heart of humanity.”

Giving Trying Heart Age Humanity Limits Giving Up Importance Never Giving Up Paramount Soulful Prayerful Physical Fitness Service To God

Author:Sri Chinmoy

“Peace is a stranger to the rigid mind. Peace is a guest of the flexible heart.”

Mind Heart Stranger Peace Of Mind Guests Flexible

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“A heart of peaceIs always the bestProblem-solver.”

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“Man can be happy and safe only when the heart feels faster than the mind thinks.”

Thinking Men Feels Mind Heart Safe Faster

Book:Beyond Within: A Philosophy for the Inner Life

Source: Beyond Within: A Philosophy for the Inner Life

“Your heart will be shattered by sorrow If you force it to live In tomorrow's ephemeral imagination-world Instead of in today's eternal Reality-Now.”

Ifs World Heart Reality Today Force Imagination Tomorrow Sorrow Eternal Shattered Ephemeral

Author:Sri Chinmoy

“When you are right, everything around you is right, for the beautiful flow that is inside your heart has the capacity to spread its fragrance of oneness-light all around you.”

Heart Light Beautiful Capacity Flow Spread Oneness Fragrance

Author:Sri Chinmoy

“Peace is something tangible. It silences the outgoing energy of the mind and feeds the aspiring heart. Peace is not merely the absence of quarreling and fighting. True peace is not affected by the roaring of the world, outer or inner. This sea of peace is at our command if we practise the spiritual life.”

Ifs World Mind Heart Spiritual Fighting Energy Silence Sea Absence Command Affected Spiritual Life Tangible Roaring Practise Outgoing True Peace

Author:Sri Chinmoy

“Determination can change your mind. Determination can change your heart. Determination can change your life altogether.”

Mind Heart Determination Changing Your Life Changing Your Mind

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“The determination in your heroic effort Will permeate your mind and heart Even after your success or failure Is long forgotten.”

Mind Heart Long Effort Determination Forgotten Heroic Heart And Mind Success Or Failure

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“The heart-flute Knows how to charm the world.”

Knows World Heart Music Know How Charm Flutes

Author:Sri Chinmoy

“To hope is to see with the eye of the heart.”

Heart Eye Hopeful

Author:Sri Chinmoy

“Love the world With your heart's dreams. Serve the world With your life's promises.”

World Heart Dream Promise

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“My mind wants to interpret All my dreams. My heart wants to love All my dreams. My soul wants to fulfil All my dreams.”

Want Mind Heart Soul Dream My Heart My Soul

Author:Sri Chinmoy

“Your heart must become a sea of love. Your mind must become a river of detachment.”

Mind Heart Sea Love You Rivers Detachment Sea Of Love

Author:Sri Chinmoy

“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.”

People Heart May Support Friends Prove Flames Aspiration Favour Flatterer

Author:Sri Chinmoy

“How can one know who his spiritual teacher is?...His heart looks at the spiritual Masters and makes the choice. When the heart sees a spiritual Master, if it is overwhelmed with joy, then there is every probability that that spiritual Master is the right one for the seeker.”

Ifs Knows Looks Heart Spiritual Joy Choices Teacher Masters Probability Overwhelmed Seekers Spiritual Teachers Spiritual Masters

Book:The Oneness of the Eastern Heart and the Western Mind: An Introduction to Eastern Philosophy and Yoga

Source: The Oneness of the Eastern Heart and the Western Mind: An Introduction to Eastern Philosophy and Yoga

“Yes, I can! I certainly can! I can have A gratitude-flower-heart That shall remain open At all hours.”

Heart I Can Hours Flower Gratitude Yes I Can

Author:Sri Chinmoy

“Before the final curtain goes down On my life, I shall say to my Mother-Earth, "My gratitude-heart is all for you, All for you."”

Heart Earth Mother Gratitude Finals Curtains Mother Earth

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“Let us not try to understand music with our mind. Let us not even try to feel it with our heart. Let us simply and spontaneously allow the music-bird to fly in our heart-sky. While flying, it will unconditionally reveal to us what it has and what it is. What it has, is Immortality's message. What it is, is Eternity's passage.”

Feels Trying Mind Heart Sky Messages Bird Eternity Flying Immortality Passages

Book:Meditation: Man-perfection in God-satisfaction

Source: Meditation: Man-perfection in God-satisfaction

“The entire world may not change. The entire world cannot change. The entire world even will not change. But your tiny world you can and will change forever at this very moment with the help of your confidence-heart. Yours will be the unparalleled victory.”

World Heart May Moments Helping Change Forever Victory Tiny

Author:Sri Chinmoy

“The beckoning Hands Of God's hopeful Smile Will, without fail, one day greet The fruitful cries Of man's prayerful heart.”

Men Heart God Hands Failing Cry One Day Hopeful Hands Of God Prayerful Beckoning

Author:Sri Chinmoy

About the Author

Born: August 27, 1931
Died: October 11, 2007
Known for: Author
Quotes: 468

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The Wings of Joy: Finding Your Path to Inner PeaceRelated source material

The Oneness of the Eastern Heart and the Western Mind: An Introduction to Eastern Philosophy and YogaRelated source material

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