Q&A: Do not give up

How can I maintain my enthusiasm to meditate every day? Some days I feel no inspiration to meditate at all. Some days you do not want to meditate because early in the morning you do not renew your...
26 August 2006
Q&A: Do not give up

Q&A: Do not give up

How can I improve my morning meditation? Every morning you have to offer your gratitude to God for having awakened your consciousness while others are still sleeping, and for all His infinite...
26 August 2006
Q&A: Do not give up

Q&A: Do not give up

How can I always maintain a strong and intense aspiration? The mistake that you and others make is that you have a fixed goal. If you come to a certain standard during your meditation, you feel that...
26 August 2006
Q&A: Do not give up

Do not give up question index

1. How can I maintain my enthusiasm to meditate every day? Some days I feel no inspiration to meditate at all. 2. What happens if, after meditating for a few months or a few years, you decide you...
26 August 2006
Do not give up question index

Simplicity, Sincerity, Purity

by Sri Chinmoy There are quite a few meditation exercises a beginner can try. For the seeker wishing to enter the spiritual life, simplicity, sincerity, purity and surety are of utmost importance....
26 August 2006
Simplicity, Sincerity, Purity

Purifying the Mind

by Sri Chinmoy The mind is almost always impure, and it almost always brings in unaspiring thoughts. Even when it is not doing this, the mind is still a victim to doubt, jealousy, hypocrisy, fear...
26 August 2006
Purifying the Mind

Invite Your Friends

by Sri Chinmoy Feel that you are standing at your heart's door and that you have invited love, peace, light, delight and all your other divine friends to visit you. But if complexity, insincerity,...
26 August 2006
Invite Your Friends

Exercises in Receptivity

Exercises in Receptivity 1. A receptive place One way to get immediate receptivity is to repeat the word "Supreme" in silence over and over again, as fast as possible. First select one place in your...
26 August 2006
Exercises in Receptivity

Exercises in Meditation

by Sri Chinmoy 1. The heart-rose Kindly imagine a flower inside your heart. Suppose you prefer a rose. Imagine that the rose is not fully blossomed; it is still a bud. After you have meditated for...
26 August 2006
Exercises in Meditation

Exercises in Concentration

by Sri Chinmoy 1. The dot If you want to develop the power of concentration, then here is an exercise you can try. First wash your face and eyes properly with cold water. Then make a black dot on...
26 August 2006
Exercises in Concentration