Sri Chinmoy
Chinmoy Kumar Ghose, better known as Sri Chinmoy, was an Indian spiritual leader who taught meditation in the United States after moving to New York City in 1964. Chinmoy established his first meditation center in Queens, New York, and eventually had seven thousand students in 60 countries. He was an author, artist, poet, and musician; he also held public events such as concerts and meditations on the theme of inner peace.
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Trending topics shown first"Since life is but a continuous series of experiences, everything ultimately helps me towards my final enlightenment."
"Spirituality tells the seeker not to live in the hoary past, not to live in the remote future, but to live in the immediacy of today, in the eternal Now."
"Instead of creating a reason why you cannot love the world, try to create a reason why you should and must love the world."
"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."
"Man forgets. God forgives. Man forgets God's Truth. God forgives man's ignorance."
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