The Wisdom of Sri Chinmoy - review
From the Introduction: In a world where few feel totally at ease, Sri Chinmoy offers a plan for world and soul survival. Sri Chinmoy's deep love for God is known worldwide. Long revered as a spiritual force for harmony at the United Nations, this humble God-directed author asks people of this planet to look within, to rediscover the essentail Truths of spirituality that have so blessed his extraordinary life.
Selected talks on seventy four spiritual topics. Arranged alphabetically, Sri Chinmoy
answers questions from over 42 years of
University talks. The Wisdom of Sri Chinmoy
is beautifully compiled affording the reader a comprehensive
and unique insight into the essential nature of eastern spiritual
awareness and understanding Self. A book you will read over and over, giving the reader a
clear understanding on how to live a spiritual life in the West.
Topics include:
Aspiration, belief, concentration, death, devotion, ego, eternity,
faith, God,
Grace, illumination, India, japa, karma, Light, loneliness, meditation,
nirvana, prayer, pride, purity, rerincarnation, Saints,
silence, spirituality, thoughts, vegetarianism, worry and yoga.
Published by Blue Dove Press, 390 pages, soft cover.
Comments by Publisher:
The Wisdom of Sri Chinmoy provides a new
and definitive collection of the writings of Sri Chinmoy, the modern
Indian spiritual teacher who is respected and loved as a peace advocate
by the international community. The book is a collection of questions and
answers on spiritual topics, drawn from more than 1000 books written
by Sri Chinmoy in over 30 years of teaching spirituality and mediation.
These selections are grouped thematically in over 80 subject areas and
convey the ancient spiritual traditions of India , while transcending
religious dogma and shedding light on all paths to God. In a simple
and direct manner, Sri Chinmoy explains ancient Eastern concepts in
modern terms. The book provides a window into the often trivialized
and misunderstood role of a spiritual teacher in the life of an individual.
Throughout the book, Sri Chinmoy emphasizes the necessity of learning,
understanding, and listening to the dictates of a higher inner call.
Readers interested in the universal ideal of self-transformation will
find this guide unlocks the secrets to a life of modern dynamism infused
with ancient wisdom. Author Bio: Sri Chinmoy, a revered sage and spiritual
Master, is widely loved and respected worldwide for his peace concerts
and other efforts for world peace. Since 1970 he has conducted twice-weekly
meditations for world peace at the United Nations.
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