“Has your soul a special mission? Yes. Your mission is in the inmost recesses of your heart, and you have to find and fulfil it there. There can be no external way for you to fulfil your mission. The deer grows musk in his own body. He smells it and becomes enchanted, and tries to locate its source. He runs and runs, but he cannot find the source. In his endless search, he loses all his energy and finally he dies. But the source he was so desperately searching for was within himself. How could he find it elsewhere?Such is the case with you. Your special mission- which is the fulfilment of your divinity- is not outside you, but within you. Search within. Meditate within. You will discover your mission.”

Indian spiritual leader, author, artist, poet and musician

Sri Chinmoy, born Chinmoy Kumar Ghose, was an Indian spiritual leader, writer, artist, poet, and musician active in the United States from 1964. He became known for teaching meditation in New York and for building a large following around his message of inner peace and spiritual discipline. He opened his first meditation center in Queens and later taught thousands of students in many countries. Chinmoy also staged public concerts and meditations, and he promoted prayer, meditation, and athletic practice as parts of the spiritual life. His interests included distance running, swimming, and weightlifting, which he pursued himself and also encouraged through marathons and other races.