Sri Chinmoy

“Love is the only wealth that man absolutely needs. Love is the only wealth that God precisely is.”

“Do you want to change the world?Then change yourself first.Do you want to change yourself?Then remain completely silent inside the silence-sea.”

“If we feel secureIn the depths of our heart,We shall not challenge anybody,For inner confidenceIs nothing short ofComplete satisfaction.”

“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.”

“Deepen your faith in yourself.Nothing will be ableTo frighten or weaken you.”

“I am very happyBecause I have conquered myselfAnd not the world.I am very happyBecause I have loved the worldAnd not myself.”

“You must never forget that greatness does not guarantee happiness but goodness always does”

“God has blessed me with the capacity to meditate even while I am talking.”

“We can change the world, but not improve it, if we do not have peace.”

“Just because one brother is good and one brother is bad in the same family, we cannot say that the rest of the family is bad or good.”

“I am very happy because I have loved the world and not myself.”

“He who loves, never grows old. God it a shining example.”

“Hope is sweet.Hope is illumining.Hope is fulfilling.Hope can be everlasting.Therefore, do not give up hope,Even in the sunset of your life.”

“Be universal in your love. You will see the universe to be the picture of your own being.”

“Smile, smile, smile at your mind as often as possible. Your smiling will considerably reduce your mind's tearing tension.”

“I'm not a weight lifter. I'm a seeker. Weight lifting is so insignificant in my life.”

“It is only through meditation that we can get lasting peace, divine peace. If we meditate soulfully in the morning and receive peace for only one minute, that one minute of peace will permeate our whole day. And when we have a meditation of the highest order, then we really get abiding peace, light and delight. We need meditation because we want to grow in light and fulfill ourselves in light. If this is our aspiration, if this is our thirst, then meditation is the only way.”

“Yesterday I was clever,That is why I wanted to change the world.Today I am wise,That is why I am changing myself.”

“World-peace can be achieved when the power of love replaces the love of power.”

“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.”