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Sri Chinmoy is a spiritual teacher who dedicated his life to inspiring and serving humanity with his soulful offerings - his prayers and meditations, his literary, musical and artistic works, and his grassroots cultural and athletic programmes. We the students and friends of Sri Chinmoy are sharing news, information, opinion, poetry, music, humor and more. Here you will find a beautiful tapestry woven by spiritual seekers from around the world, who are sharing what Sri Chinmoy means in their daily lives. We warmly invite all well-wishers to join and post.
"When the power of love
Replaces the love of power,
Man will have a new name:
God."
- Sri Chinmoy
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Recent messages:
Re: in search for a thanksgiving message by Sri Chinmoy
Posted March 22nd, 2011 by kamalakanta47
(#24927)
Hi, Grega!
The following is what is considered our Thanksgiving Message by Sri Chinmoy:
My dear Supreme, my sweet Supreme,
My Lord Supreme, my Beloved Supreme,
My Absolute Master Supreme,
Posted March 22nd, 2011 by doris.cott
(#24926)
Hello Mahiruha,
It sounds all familiar to me but I can't find the tape I have in mind. If you would name a few titles I may be able to look up several songbooks.
Doris
Cheerfulness will protect us - 2 Aphorisms
Posted March 21st, 2011 by abanna27 (#24925)
Remain cheerful,
For nothing destructive can pierce through
The adamantine wall of cheerfulness.
Excerpt from Ten Thousand Flower-Flames, #3891 Part 39 by Sri Chinmoy
When they see your
Serving and Cheerfulness
Posted March 21st, 2011 by abanna27 (#24924)
Hi Friends,
This aphorism is inspiring me to manifest a cheerful life.
-Abanna
The Glowing Desire To Be Cheerful
If you have
The burning desire to serve,
Then first become
The glowing desir
in search for a thanksgiving message by Sri Chinmoy
Posted March 21st, 2011 by grega_levi (#24923)
If somebody would be so kind and publish here the message so I would put it next to my bed and say it when I wake up - it would help me ;) :)
Thanks in advance, Always, Grega from Slovenia
Posted March 21st, 2011 by nirmalapoems
(#24922)
883 Who Is God?...
WHO IS GOD?
Who is God?
You asked me
The same question before.
I shall give you the answer
Lovingly and cheerfully again.
Who is God?
God is the son
Of yo
Posted March 21st, 2011 by purnakama2000
(#24921)
Thanks to all for their inspiring articles about forgiveness.
One of my favorite books of Guru's is Forgiveness.
Announcing Inspiration-Letters: 22nd edition
Posted March 19th, 2011 by mahiruha_27 (#24920)
Dear Friends,
Jaitra and I are extremely happy to announce the publication of the twenty-second instalment of Inspiration-Letters, on Forgiveness:
http://www.srichinmoycentre.org/inspirati
How can we come out of a depressed state? Cheerfulness is the antidote.
Posted March 19th, 2011 by abanna27 (#24919)
Following is a post about using cheerfulness as an antidote to depression.
-Abanna
Question: How can we come out of a depressed state?
Sri Chinmoy: If you know that you have taken poison, you
Posted March 19th, 2011 by abanna27
(#24918)
Hi Kamalakanta,
Thank you for the writings on cheerfulness and progress. Isn't it wonderful and amazing we can make spiritual progress "simply" by being cheerful and happy!
When tragedy strikes
Posted March 17th, 2011 by purnakama2000 (#24917)
I just read Sharani's blog http://www.sharani.org/ about the recent happenings in Japan, and I was inspired.
Her goal of going deeper, and trying to meditate and pray 7 times a day is a commendable
Is there a spiritual reason why earth suffers from disasters? (1976)
Posted March 17th, 2011 by abanna27 (#24916)
I am inspired to share this question-and-answer from 1976 that I found at the Sri Chinmoy Library site.
Posted March 17th, 2011 by kamalakanta47
(#24915)
Hi, Abanna, Doris and Purnakama!
You made me think a little....about the relationship between cheerfulness and progress.
Posted March 16th, 2011 by abanna27
(#24914)
Hi Purnakama and Kamalakanta,
These posts remind me of a quote I read by Lynne Cox (ultra swimmer; author of "Grayson" and "Swimming to Antarctica.")
The gist of it is: Sometimes it makes no se
Song-book request: "Ancient Hearts for Modern Minds"
Posted March 16th, 2011 by mahiruha_27 (#24913)
Dear Friends,
I acquired this rather old tape recently. It features Guru singing his original songs in Bengali. He prefaces each song by reciting a poetic English translation.
Posted March 16th, 2011 by doris.cott
(#24912)
Hallo Purnakama,
For some of us change seems to be something that is easily done. For many it might be a difficult thing to do.
Posted March 16th, 2011 by doris.cott
(#24911)
Thank you, Mahatapa, it is exactly these of Guru's words that I am trying to keep in mind over and over again to remain hopeful for positive solutions in the NEAR future not only with regards to en
Sri Chinmoy's response to the Tsunami in 2004
Posted March 15th, 2011 by mpalit (#24910)
I found this beautiful Q & A from an article that came out in an THE article in BEIJING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY REPORT on Jan 19, 2005.
Posted March 15th, 2011 by purnakama2000
(#24909)
Hi Kamalakanta,
I got immediate joy from your post!
Yes, remaining happy is the key.
more from the photo site
Posted March 15th, 2011 by purnakama2000 (#24908)
Hi all,
I am inspired by every single photo that appears on the photo site, but the photo that appeared on March 14th is especially endearing.
http://srichinmoyphoto.com/
It is of Guru pl