I begin by imagining The impossible And end by accomplishing The impossible.

— Sri Chinmoy

If failure has the strength to turn your life into bitterness itself, then patience has the strength to turn your life into the sweetest joy. Do not surrender to fate after a single failure. Failure, at most, precedes success.

— Sri Chinmoy

If the inner world is inundated with peace, then the nightmare of world war cannot even come into being.

— Sri Chinmoy

If we can feel that it is not our voice, not our fingers, but some reality deep inside our heart which is expressing itself, then we will know that it is the soul’s music.

— Sri Chinmoy

If we feel inwardly strong, we will have no need or desire to speak ill of others.

— Sri Chinmoy

If we feel secure In the depths of our heart, We shall not challenge anybody, For inner confidences nothing short of Complete satisfaction.

— Sri Chinmoy

If we have a simple existence, we shall feel how happy and how fortunate we are. There are some people who are of the opinion that simplicity is almost tantamount to stupidity. But simplicity and stupidity are like the North Pole and the South Pole. One can be as simple as a child and, at the same time, one can have boundless knowledge, light and wisdom.

— Sri Chinmoy

If you have true gratitude, it will express itself automatically. It will be visible in your eyes, around your being, in your aura. It is like the fragrance of a flower. In most cases if there is a beautiful flower, the fragrance will be there naturally. The flower and its fragrance cannot be separated.

— Sri Chinmoy

If you want to understand yourself, Then do not examine yourself. Just love yourself more sincerely, More soulfully And more self-giving.

— Sri Chinmoy

I love my enemies for two reasons: they inspire me to recognize my weakness. They also inspire me to perfect my imperfect nature.

— Sri Chinmoy