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A sea of tranquility

Meditation is like going to the bottom of the sea, where everything is calm and tranquil. On the surface there may be a multitude of waves, but the sea is not affected below. In its deepest depths, the sea is all silence. When we start meditating, first we try to reach our own the inner existence, our true existence-that is to say, the on bottom of the sea. Then, when the waves come from the outside world, we are not affected. Fear, doubt, worry and all the earthly turmoil will just wash away, because inside us is solid peace. Thoughts cannot trouble us, because our mind is all peace, all silence, oneness. Like fish in the sea, they jump and swim but leave no mark. So when we are in our highest meditation we feel that we are the sea, and the animals in the sea cannot affect us. We feel that we are the sky, and all the birds flying past cannot affect us. Our mind is the sky and our heart is the infinite sea. This is meditation.

Meditation

Chapter 2: How to Begin
Step 1: Getting Started
Step 2: Focusing the Mind
Step 3: Meditating in the Spiritual Heart
Step 4: Living a Meditative Life
A Favourite Quality
An Exercise in Contemplation
Breathing Exercises
Exercises in Concentration
Exercises in Meditation
Exercises in Receptivity
Invite Your Friends
Purifying the Mind
Simplicity, Sincerity, Purity

Stories

First-hand experiences of meditation and spirituality.

My inner calling

Purnakama Rajna Winnipeg, Canada

How my spiritual search led me to Sri Chinmoy

Vidura Groulx Montreal, Canada

Praying for God’s Grace to Descend

Sweta Pradhan Kathmandu, Nepal

The day I recieved my spiritual name

Banshidhar Medeiros San Juan, Puerto Rico

Seeing the God inside my son

Utsahi St-Armand Ottawa, Canada

Sri Chinmoy's opening meditation at the Parliament of World Religions

Pradhan Balter Chicago, United States

People see something in Guru and want to be part of it

Saraswati Martín San Juan, Puerto Rico

The Impact of a Yogi on My Life

Agni Casanova San Juan, Puerto Rico

Soul-Birds take flight

Jogyata Dallas Auckland, New Zealand

Why run 3100 miles?

Smarana Puntigam Vienna, Austria

The Peace Run visits Oxford

Tejvan Pettinger Oxford, United Kingdom

My 5 a.m. strategic meditations

Sanchita Fleming Ottawa, Canada

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interviews with Sri Chinmoy's students

What is it like on the Peace Run?

Nikolaus Drekonja San Diego, United States

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When I met Sri Chinmoy for the first time

Baridhi Yonchev Sofia, Bulgaria

A feeling that something more exists

Florbela Caniceiro Coimbra, Portugal

Self-transcendence in meditation

Kailash Beyer Zurich, Switzerland

Getting through difficult times in your meditation

Banshidhar Medeiros San Juan, Puerto Rico

Beginnings of a spiritual journey

Mahatapa Palit New York, United States

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