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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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Spiritual unfoldment cannot take place merely because of an intellectual appreciation of the theory of perfection. Evolution takes place only when a corresponding change in the subjective life is accomplished.
When the time of judgement comes, we shall not be asked what we have read but what we have done.
Be strict and intelligently critical about yourself and your own weakness and follies. But, cushion your words and attitudes with Love. Love is the greatest persuasive power we know in life.
The cultured give happiness wherever they go. The uncultured whenever they go.
Mind can make a hell of heaven. Or a heaven of hell.
Mind at rest is the Temple of Joy. So long as it is gurgling with its desires, passions and attachments in its stormy surface, the signature of joy gets ruffled out.
Philosophy in India has sprung from the spiritual experience of the ancient sages; it is not the result of mere intellectual speculation. Since it aims at the knowledge of Intellectual reality it is termed as Darsana or "Vision of Truth."
There is no destiny beyond and above ourselves; we are ourselves the architects of our future.
All disturbances and challenges rise not only from our relationship with others, but in our attitude to all other things and beings.
The success is not in the trophy won but in the race run ...
Temper takes you to Trouble, Pride keeps you there.
The real men of achievement are people who have the heroism to fuel more and more enthusiasm in their work, when they face more and more difficulties.
A Conquest, without facing dangers is as dull as Victory without a shining glory. A game without a prize!
Character is formed from the repeated choice of thoughts and action. Make the right choice - You shall have a firm and noble character.
Temper brings you to trouble. Pride keeps you there.
There is no companion like solitude. One who knows how to tune himself to the inner silence, even in the midst of the din and roar of the marketplace, enjoys a most recreative solitude.
In all worthwhile undertakings, There will be risks of failure, of disappointments, of even disaster. To face them all with inner poise and firm faith is to discover the glory of final victory.
Without devotion, knowledge is tasteless. Without knowledge, devotion is mere empty idol worship.
Seek the Lord In the smiles of your friends, In the glow of angry eyes, In the storms of passion. He is everywhere, in everything.
The greatness is not what we do, but, unavoidably it is always in how we do what we do. Our present work may be great or small, Yet, the important is to do it well.
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