Quietening the mind
Excerpts from Sri Chinmoy's Book - Meditation.
No matter which path you follow for meditation, the first and
foremost task is to try to make the mind calm and quiet. If
the mind is constantly roaming, if it is all the time a victim
of merciless thoughts, then you will make no progress whatsoever.
The mind has to be made calm and quiet so that when the light
descends from above, you can be fully conscious of it. In your
conscious observation and conscious acceptance of light, you
will enter into a profound meditation and see the purification,
transformation and illumination of your life.
The questioning mind
I was.
The answering heart
I now am.
~Sri Chinmoy
How will you make the mind calm and quiet? The mind has its own power, and right now this power is stronger than your present eagerness and determination to meditate. But if you can get help from your heart, then gradually you will be able to control your mind. The heart, in turn, gets constant assistance from the soul, which is all light and all power. ~Sri Chinmoy
This morning during my meditation
I had a glimpse of my soul
For the first time.
Never before have I seen
Anything so beautiful.
~Sri Chinmoy
See also: Mind poems, Heart-Mind poems
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