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    God Is . . .Selected Writings of Sri Chinmoy
    God Is . . .Selected Writings of Sri Chinmoy
    God Is . . .Selected Writings of Sri Chinmoy
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    God Is . . .Selected Writings of Sri Chinmoy

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    This long-awaited book gathers renowned spiritual Master Sri Chinmoy's insights about God into one volume. These selections are drawn from the more than fifteen hundred books he wrote in his lifetime of teaching spirituality and meditation. His intimate knowledge of God transcends religious dogmas and scripture, shedding light on all seekers' paths to God. The simplicity of the language belies an astonishing depth of knowledge that goes beyond the intellect and directly communicates the wisdom of the soul.

    Let Sri Chinmoy inspire and guide you in your search for spiritual understanding as he covers such topics as:

    Can the existence of God be proven?
    The cause of your separation from God.
    How to know what God wants you to do with your life.
    Should you ever fear God?
    Increasing your need for God.
    Seeing God in all.
    The difference between human love and divine love.
    The meaning of suffering.
    . . . and more.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSri Chinmoy
    Release dateDec 2, 2013
    ISBN9781938599583
    God Is . . .Selected Writings of Sri Chinmoy
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    Sri Chinmoy

    Sri Chinmoy was born in the small village of Shakpura in East Bengal, India (now Bangladesh) in 1931. He was the youngest of seven children in a devout family. In 1944, after the passing of both of his parents, he joined his brothers and sisters at the Sri Aurobindo Ashram, a spiritual community near Pondicherry in South India. He prayed and meditated for several hours a day, having many deep inner experiences. It was here that he first began writing poetry to convey his widening mystical vision. He also took an active part in Ashram life and was an athletic champion for many years. Heeding an inner command, Sri Chinmoy came to the United States in 1964 to be of service to spiritual aspirants in the Western world. During the 43 years that he lived in the West, he opened more than 100 meditation Centres worldwide and served as spiritual guide to thousands of students. Sri Chinmoy's boundless creativity found expression not only in poetry and other forms of literature, but also in musical composition and performance, art and sport. In each sphere he sought to convey the diverse experiences that comprise the spiritual journey: the search for truth and beauty, the struggle to transcend limitations, and the supremely fulfilling communion of the human soul with the Divine. As a self-described student of peace who combined Eastern spirituality and Western dynamism in a remarkable way, Sri Chinmoy garnered international renown. In 1970, at the request of U Thant, third Secretary-General of the United Nations, he began the twice-weekly peace meditations for delegates and staff members at UN headquarters that continue to this day. He offered hundreds of peace concerts, always free of charge, in the U.S. and many other countries. He founded the World Harmony Run, a biennial Olympic-style relay in which runners pass a flaming peace torch from hand to hand as they travel around the globe bearing the message of universal oneness. And he established the Oneness-Heart-Tears and Smiles humanitarian organization, which serves the less fortunate members of the world family by supplying food, medical and educational equipment and other urgent support. On 11 October 2007, Sri Chinmoy passed behind the curtain of Eternity. His creative, peace-loving and humanitarian endeavours are carried on worldwide by his students, who practise meditation and strive to serve the world in accordance with his timeless teachings.

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      God Is . . .Selected Writings of Sri Chinmoy - Sri Chinmoy

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      God Is . . .

      Selected Writings of

      Sri Chinmoy

      by Sri Chinmoy

      AUM PUBLICATIONS • NEW YORK

      Copyright © 1972 Sri Chinmoy,

      Copyright ©1997 Sri Chinmoy,

      Copyright ©2013 (eBook) Sri Chinmoy Centre

      ISBN: 978-1-938599-58-3

      All rights reserved. No portion of this book

      may be reproduced in any form

      without express written permission

      from the Publisher.

      Published by:

      Aum Publications

      8610 Parsons Blvd.

      Jamaica, NY 11432

      www.srichinmoy.org

      Smashwords Edition

      TABLE OF CONTENTS

      1. God and Humanity

      2. God’s Cosmic Game

      3. Seeing God in All

      4. How to Speak with God

      5. A Personal Approach to God

      6. God the Father, God the Mother, God the Friend

      7. God-Realisation

      8. God’s Love

      9. God’s Compassion

      10. God’s Justice

      11. God’s Forgiveness

      12. God’s Will

      13. Fate versus Free Will

      14. The Meaning of Suffering

      15. Immortality and Eternity

      16. Religion and Spirituality

      17. Heaven and Hell

      18. Good and Evil

      19. Faith in God

      Chapter One:

      God and Humanity

      God has a living Breath,

      And the name of that Breath is man.

      Man has a living Goal,

      And the name of that Goal is God.

      Man and God are one another’s supreme necessity. Man needs God for his highest transcendental realisation and God needs man for His absolute earthly manifestation. Man needs God to realise his highest truth, his highest existence. God needs man to manifest Him here on earth totally, divinely and supremely.

      We feel that we need God more than God needs us, but this is wrong. God needs us equally, if not more. Why? He knows our potentialities and possibilities infinitely better than we do. We think of ourselves as useless, hopeless, helpless, but in God’s Eye we are really His divine instruments. He wants to use us in infinite ways. This is His Dream that He wants to transform into Reality. God wants us to be not only infinite but also eternal and immortal. He knows we have that capacity because He has given us the capacity. Now He wants us to utilise our capacity.

      Question: You talk about God, but we do not have any concept at all of who God is. Who is God?

      Sri Chinmoy: God is all Love. God is all Light. God is all Beauty. God is everything: Truth, Peace, Light, Bliss in infinite measure. He is with form; He is without form. If you experience God as Peace, then you will say God is Peace. If you experience God as Light, then you will say God is Light. If you experience God as Love, then you will say God is Love.

      Since we are human beings, according to our limited understanding we say God is this or God is that. But God is really everything. If we want to experience Him as an infinite expanse without any form, we can do so. Again, if we want to experience Him intimately as a most illumined being right in front of us, then He becomes that.

      When you touch the God-Tree, you may get the experience of Peace, while somebody else will get the experience of Bliss. So you will say that God is all Peace and he will say that God is all Bliss. But it is the same God, the same Goal. In the process of reaching the Goal we may see it in different ways, but once we really reach it, we can see that it is everything. Then, if we have to describe it, give a definition, we will describe the God-Tree in whichever aspect we like best. We can experience everything, but in our expression, our revelation, we will reveal the aspect we like best.

      If God is what you want,

      Then He can never come second.

      He will always come first.

      He will come

      As your Confidant.

      He will come

      As your Advisor supreme.

      He will come

      As your only Friend.

      Question: Is there only one God?

      Sri Chinmoy: There is one absolute God. But each human being is a portion of God. The Supreme God is like the ocean. Each drop has a little of the consciousness of the ocean; therefore, we can say each drop is a tiny god, a portion of God. If you are a portion of the Infinite, you can say that you also embody the essence of the Infinite.

      According to our Indian philosophy, there are as many gods as there are human beings. What do we mean by that? Each human being has God inside him. Most of the time the God inside us is fast asleep. But when we pray and meditate, our God comes forward. The soul, which is God’s representative within us, has a complete and inseparable connection with the Absolute God.

      God is the divine Gardener.

      Inside each flower-soul

      He sees

      His own new and unique Beauty.

      God is your own highest, most illumined, most perfect part. You have two parts: one is higher, one is lower. Most of the time you stay in the lower part. When you become fully aware of your higher part and your lower part is totally transformed and unified with the Highest, at that time you are none other than God. Although it is not yet recognised or revealed, your own highest, most developed, most perfect and illumined part is God. But what you are now is not perfect; it is far from perfection.

      Man’s eternal question is:

      Who is God?

      God’s immediate answer is:

      "My child, who else is God,

      If not you?"

      Question: Some people claim not to believe in God, but they are still good people and they seem happy. How can you explain this?

      Sri Chinmoy: No matter which way we appreciate the reality or want to identify ourselves with the reality, we have to feel that we are appreciating and identifying ourselves with Divinity; and this Divinity we call either God or Spirit or Being. If you do not want to call it God, you are at perfect liberty not to do so. But you have to call it happiness. Happiness itself is God. You can appreciate the beauty of nature and if you are happy, then the happiness that you are experiencing is God. In one word, if God has to be defined, then I wish to say God is happiness.

      The real reality

      Is a simple simplicity

      And not a complexity.

      Complexity has never been related to reality.

      Question: Can God be equivalent to energy?

      Sri Chinmoy: God is not only equivalent to energy, God Himself is energy. But we have to know what aspect of God appeals to us. If God in the form of energy appeals to us, then God will come to us in the form of infinite energy. But if God in the form of a human being appeals to our mind and heart, He will come and stand right in front of us as a human being in a most luminous form.

      Question: When you speak of ‘the Supreme’, are you referring to God?

      Sri Chinmoy: Instead of using the word ‘God’, most of the time I use the word ‘Supreme’. I ask my students to do the same, for I feel it gives us a more intimate connection with Him. Although God and the Supreme are one, there is a subtle distinction between the two. When we speak of God-realisation, ‘God’ is synonymous with the Supreme. But usually when we say ‘God’, we feel that He embodies a height which is static, like a mountain that is high, but flat. When we use the term ‘God’, we feel that He has reached His Height and stopped. He does not have a constantly evolving consciousness; He is something finished, a finished product.

      But when we say ‘Supreme’, we know that we are speaking of the Supreme Lord who not only reaches the absolute Highest, but all the time goes beyond, beyond and transcends the Beyond. There is a constant upward movement.

      He is eternal and immortal.

      He is within this world and beyond it.

      He is the Creator,

      Both universal and transcendental.

      Question: Is it possible to have a philosophical proof of God, or do you have to depend on faith?

      Sri Chinmoy: You have to depend on your sincerity. If you see something, you can acknowledge it for what it is, or you can call it a mental hallucination. When a spiritual Master is meditating in his highest consciousness, he is offering peace, light and bliss in abundant measure. If you are watching him, immediately you will see the reflection of God-consciousness in him. His consciousness will be changed to such an extent that you are bound to see that he is somewhere else. His face will radiate and you will see something inside him.

      Philosophy is in the mind; spirituality is in the heart. If you want to define God with your mind, you will never be able to do it. You have to see God with your heart. The best proof of God is your own consciousness. If you come to a spiritual Master and meditate for a few minutes, you will see the difference in your consciousness. Then let your sincerity be the judge.

      God does not have to convince you

      Of His Existence.

      You just convince yourself

      That you came into the world

      To do something great

      And be something good.

      Chapter Two:

      God’s Cosmic Game

      God was One, but He wanted to become many. You cannot enjoy a game with only one person. If you want to play any game, you will need more players. God originated Himself out of His own Silence in order to divinely enjoy the Cosmic Game.

      If we go deep within, we see that we are only taking a conscious part in God’s Cosmic Game. We see that we are not the doers; God is the Doer. We are only His instruments. God is One, but He felt that He wanted to enjoy Himself, to fulfil Himself in millions of shapes and forms. He felt that being One, He was not fully satisfied. Why should He be satisfied with only being the One Infinite? He can also be the multitudinous finite. God is omniscient, omnipotent, omnipresent. If He is omnipotent, then why should He not become like an ant, an infinitely tiny creature? Because of His omnipotent Power, we think of God as something very great or very vast. But just because God is omniscient and omnipotent, He can also be inside the finite. In this way, God is playing His eternal Game in and through you, through me, through all human beings.

      God is infinite, but He houses Himself in each tiny child. Here in the finite, He wants to enjoy Himself and play the tune of the Infinite. Only then does He get the greatest joy. It is in the finite that we are aspiring to achieve the Infinite. Again, the Infinite gets the greatest joy by making itself as tiny as possible.

      Finite and infinite: to our outer eyes they seem to be opposites, but in God’s Eye they are one. The finite and the Infinite always go together; the one complements the other. The finite wants to reach the absolute Highest, which is the Infinite. The Infinite wants to manifest itself in and through the finite. Then the game is complete. Otherwise it will be only a one-sided game. There will be no joy, no achievement, no fulfilment. In and through the Infinite, the finite is singing its song of realisation. And in and through the finite, the Infinite is singing its song of manifestation.

      Lord, I seek and You hide.

      I seek because without You

      My life-flames do not and cannot burn.

      Now Lord, tell me,

      Why do You hide?

      "Daughter, I hide because

      My hiding intensifies your seeking.

      It gratifies your loving,

      Glorifies your achievement

      And immortalises your enlightenment."

      Question: What is the purpose of life?

      Sri Chinmoy: The purpose of life is to manifest the inner divinity. The purpose of life is to become a conscious instrument, a chosen instrument of God. The purpose of life is to manifest the highest Truth which we embody. First we have to see the Truth

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