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d. 1993 India
Chinmayananda Saraswati (May 8, 1916 – August 3, 1993), also known as Swami Chinmayananda and born Balakrishnan Menon, was an Indian spiritual leader and teacher who inspired the formation of Chinmaya Mission in 1953 to spread the message of Vedanta. The organization, which was founded by his disciples and led by him, has over 300 centres in India and internationally.
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Comfort comes as a guest; lingers to become the host,- and stays to enslave us.
Work without faith and prayer is like an artificial flower without fragrance.
Hindu culture is essentially based upon the sacrifice implied in duty, and not upon acquisition, which is implied in rights.
Disappointment can come only to those who make appointments with the future.
We may often give without love, but we can never love without giving.
To understand anything is to find in it something which is our own.
Alert and vigilant living itself is a `Sadhana' in the true sense.
Grace is only to be found by effort, although it is here and now.
Efficiency is the capacity to bring proficiency into expression.
To be angry is to revenge the faults of others on ourselves.
When opportunity knocks, We are either out or sleeping in.
Introspect daily, detect diligently, negate ruthlessly.
`Surrender inspite of Freedom' is the way of wisemen.
The secret of action is to get established in equanimity, renouncing all egocentric attachments, and forgetting to worry over our successes and failures.
Live morality before you talk to him. Practicing meditation before you preach. Goodness taste before you recommend. Gain bliss before you offer to others.
Substitute wisely, grow steadily and be free.
It is sure to be dark if you close your eyes.
Appreciating the mind as `ALL SILENCE'. `I AM' is meditation.
To see the one in the many is the casual vision of knowledge. To see the many in the one is the mission wisdom.
Success or achievement is not the final goal. It is the 'spirit' in which you act that puts the seal of beauty upon your life.
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