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Sri Chinmoy

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Born Chinmoy Kumar Ghose in the small village of Shakpura in East Bengal (now Bangladesh) in 1931, Sri Chinmoy was the youngest of seven children. In 1944, after both his parents had died, 12 year-old Chinmoy entered the Sri Aurobindo Ashram, a spiritual community near Pondicherry in South India. Here he spent the next 20 years in spiritual practice - including long hours of meditation, practising athletics, writing poetry, essays and spiritual songs.

In his early teens, Chinmoy had many profound inner experiences, and in subsequent years achieved very advanced states of meditation. In 1964, he moved to New York City to share his inner wealth with sincere seekers in the West.

Sri Chinmoy sees aspiration - the heart's ceaseless yearning for ever higher and deeper realities - as the spiritual force behind all great advances in religion, culture, sports and science. By living in the heart and aspiring for continual self-transcendence, men and women can bring forward the best in themselves and find their path to true satisfaction. In his words:

"Our goal is to go from bright to brighter to brightest, from high to higher to highest. And even in the highest, there is no end to our progress, for God Himself is inside each of us and God at every moment is transcending His own Reality."

Today, Sri Chinmoy serves as spiritual guide to students in some 60 countries around the world, encouraging a balanced lifestyle that incorporates the inner disciplines of prayer and meditation with the dynamism of contemporary life.

Sri Chinmoy's life is an expression of boundless creativity. His vast output spans the domains of music, poetry, painting, literature and sports. His contributions in each of these fields have been striking and far-reaching.

He regularly travels throughout the world to offer free concerts, lectures and public meditations, to meet with his students, and to meet and discuss spirituality with world and community leaders. Sri Chinmoy does not charge a fee for his spiritual guidance, concerts, lectures and public meditations.

- from SriChinmoy.org

Sri Chinmoy passed away in 2007.

Poems by Sri Chinmoy

	At Last I Shall Listen
	Flames
	I Ascend and Descend
	The Absolute

Related Links:

	Sri Chinmoy: the officical complete source http://www.srichinmoy.org/ Biography, photo gallery, writings on-line, links.
	The Yoga of Sri Chinmoy http://www.yogaofsrichinmoy.com/ Information on Sri Chinmoy's philosophy and approach to Yoga.
	SriChinmoyLibrary.com - The Writings of Sri Chinmoy http://www.srichinmoylibrary.com/ An extensive on-line collection of Sri Chinmoy's writings, including poetry. 1179 books in all!
	SriChinmoyPoetry.com http://www.srichinmoypoetry.com/ A good selection of Sri Chinmoy's poetry, along with several essays on Sri Chinmoy's poetry. Definitely worth a visit.
	Poetseers.org - Sri Chinmoy http://www.poetseers.org/spiritual_and_devotional_poets/ind/the_poetseers/sri_chinmoy/ A highly recommended site. A rich library of Sri Chinmoy's poetry that also includes some good articles and essays, as well.
	Sri Chinmoy Books http://www.srichinmoybooks.com/ An excellent source for Sri Chinmoy's books in many countries.

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