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> [Whether we meditate individually or collectively, there is one thing we absolutely must do: we have to meditate consciously. Making an unconscious effort is like forcing oneself to play football in spite of one's utmost unwillingness. One plays, but gets…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sri-chinmoy/whether-we-meditate-individually-or-collectively-there-is-one-thing/)

[Sri Chinmoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sri-chinmoy/)

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> [Either consciously or unconsciously we are searching for the highest Self, which is at once eternal and infinite.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sri-chinmoy/either-consciously-or-unconsciously-we-are-searching-for-the-highest/)

[Sri Chinmoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sri-chinmoy/)

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## Other authors on Consciously

## More by Sri Chinmoy

> [Once we have this inner peace, world peace can be achieved in the twinkling of an eye.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sri-chinmoy/once-we-have-this-inner-peace-world-peace-can-be-achieved-in-the/)

[Sri Chinmoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sri-chinmoy/)

> [Silence tells the seeker in us to love, to love himself. It tells us it is wrong to hate ourselves because of our imperfections.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sri-chinmoy/silence-tells-the-seeker-in-us-to-love-to-love-himself-it-tells-us-it/)

[Sri Chinmoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sri-chinmoy/)

> [“Death is not the end death can never be the end. Death is the road. Life is the traveller. The Soul is the Guide”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sri-chinmoy/death-is-not-the-end-death-can-never-be-the-end-death-is-the-road/)

[Sri Chinmoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sri-chinmoy/)

> [Do you want to make progress? If so, then take each problem not as a challenging rival, but as an encouraging friend of yours,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sri-chinmoy/do-you-want-to-make-progress-if-so-then-take-each-problem-not-as-a/)

[Sri Chinmoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sri-chinmoy/)

> [Love is not a thing to understand. Love is not a thing to feel. Love is not a thing to give and receive. Love…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sri-chinmoy/love-is-not-a-thing-to-understand-love-is-not-a-thing-to-feel-love-is/)

[Sri Chinmoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sri-chinmoy/)

> [When your heart's gratitude comes to the fore, when you become all gratitude, this gratitude is like a flow, a flow of consciousness. When…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sri-chinmoy/when-your-heart-s-gratitude-comes-to-the-fore-when-you-become-all/)

[Sri Chinmoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sri-chinmoy/)

> [Patience, increasing patience](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sri-chinmoy/patience-increasing-patience/)

[Sri Chinmoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sri-chinmoy/)

> [Mysticism, poor mysticism! When it is underestimated and oversimplified, it comes down from its original sphere and stands beside religion.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sri-chinmoy/mysticism-poor-mysticism-when-it-is-underestimated-and-oversimplified/)

[Sri Chinmoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sri-chinmoy/)

> [Not to give up under any circumstances should be the motto of our life: I shall try again and again, and I am bound…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sri-chinmoy/not-to-give-up-under-any-circumstances-should-be-the-motto-of-our/)

[Sri Chinmoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sri-chinmoy/)

> [Meditation is my soul's soundless conversation with my inner pilot.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sri-chinmoy/meditation-is-my-soul-s-soundless-conversation-with-my-inner-pilot/)

[Sri Chinmoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sri-chinmoy/)

> [Responsibility is the possibility of opportunity culminating in inevitable fulfillment.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sri-chinmoy/responsibility-is-the-possibility-of-opportunity-culminating-in/)

[Sri Chinmoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sri-chinmoy/)

> [The world's oldest wisdom: each evil thought infuses the mind, sooner or later, with an unholy fear.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sri-chinmoy/the-world-s-oldest-wisdom-each-evil-thought-infuses-the-mind-sooner/)

[Sri Chinmoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sri-chinmoy/)

> [Life and sports cannot be separated; they are one.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sri-chinmoy/life-and-sports-cannot-be-separated-they-are-one/)

[Sri Chinmoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sri-chinmoy/)

> [How beautiful to look at When my prayer Lights a candle of hope In my heart.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sri-chinmoy/how-beautiful-to-look-at-when-my-prayer-lights-a-candle-of-hope-in-my/)

[Sri Chinmoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sri-chinmoy/)

> [Be happy! God sees in you another God. God sees you as another God. God sees you and He as One.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sri-chinmoy/be-happy-god-sees-in-you-another-god-god-sees-you-as-another-god-god/)

[Sri Chinmoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sri-chinmoy/)

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