Breathing Exercises

by Sri Chinmoy 1. Breathing into the heart centre Please breathe in and hold your breath for a couple of seconds, and feel that you are holding the breath, which is life-energy, in your heart centre...
26 August 2006
Breathing Exercises

An Exercise in Contemplation

by Sri Chinmoy 1. Hide-and-seek Try to imagine a golden being and feel that he is infinitely more beautiful than the most beautiful child that you have ever seen on earth. This being is your Beloved...
26 August 2006
An Exercise in Contemplation

A Favourite Quality

by Sri Chinmoy If you like a particular aspect of God — love, for instance—please inwardly repeat the word "love" most soulfully several times. While uttering the word "love" most soulfully, try to...
26 August 2006
A Favourite Quality

Meditation Exercises

The meditation exercises in this section are presented with the simplicity and clarity that are the hallmark of Sri Chinmoy's writings, and will take you from the beginning stages of concentration...
26 August 2006
Meditation Exercises

Q&A: The practical problem solver

Can we answer our own questions through our daily meditations? And if so, how can we tell if the answer really comes from the heart or the soul, as opposed to the mind? Any question you have can be...
26 August 2006
Q&A: The practical problem solver

Q&A: The practical problem solver

Can one learn to overcome one's fears through meditation? Through meditation, outer fear and inner fear are bound to leave us. Now you are a victim to fear because you do not know how to expand your...
26 August 2006
Q&A: The practical problem solver

Q&A: The practical problem solver

Can meditation protect us from all the injustice we experience in life? When you have to defend yourself or protect yourself, always try to use a higher weapon. If people say something and you...
26 August 2006
Q&A: The practical problem solver

The practical problem solver question and answer index

1. Can meditation protect us from all the injustice we experience in life? 2. Can we answer our own questions through our daily meditations? And if so, how can we tell if the answer really comes...
26 August 2006
The practical problem solver question and answer index

Q&A:The hour of meditation

What should we do if we miss our appointed hour for meditation? Should we try to make up for it at our next meditation by meditating for a longer time? If you have to miss your appointed hour one...
26 August 2006
Q&A:The hour of meditation

Q&A:The hour of meditation

For a six o'clock meditation, will we do better if we get up at five and are up for a full hour before meditating? If we enter into activity, will we become more awake? It is not good if there is...
26 August 2006
Q&A:The hour of meditation

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