Sri Chinmoy contemporary author

Philosophy and Comments

source: "Contemporary Authors" reference book from Gale Publications.

" Sri Chinmoy has written in a variety of genres and dealt with a wide range of spiritual topics. He has published books of poetry, plays, stories, aphorisms, and religious philosophy, as well as books comprised of transcripts of his many talks. Despite their diversity of content and form, Chinmoy's books, as Haas observed, "are all to be approached as guides to [spiritual] practice." "The goal of art and the goal of the artist," Chinmoy has written, "should be to serve God devotedly, soulfully, and unconditionally. As a seeker prays and meditates in order to achieve the highest and manifest the highest on Earth, even so an artist--a seeker-artist--must pray to the Absolute Supreme to grant him the capacity to realise the highest through art and literature and to manifest the highest through art and literature. For realisation and manifestation are the only things that a true seeker needs."

Shermakaye Bass wrote in the Austin American-Statesman, "Espousing unity and compassion through words, music and action, Sri Chinmoy has advocated global harmony for decades, developing a vast following among international leaders, grass-roots activists and armchair peaceniks--all of whom revere the yogi as a multidisciplinary doer." Speaking to Martha Sawyer Allen in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, Chinmoy explained: "My ultimate desire is to see the world inundated with peace and bliss. And I would like to take part, soulfully and self-givingly, in that divine project. If the world becomes one with my hope, then there will be no misunderstandings, no disputes, no conflicts and no fights, no wars. Only harmony will reign supreme."

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