The Philosophy of Sri Chinmoy

Kusumita P. Pedersen

doi:10.5771/9781793618993

Summary

This is the first book-length study of the thought of Sri Chinmoy (1931-2007), who became well known during his lifetime as the exponent of a dynamic spirituality of integral transformation, which he set forth in an extensive body of writings in both prose and poetry, mostly in English but also in his native Bengali. He held that all fields of human endeavor can be venues of spiritual transformation when founded in aspiration and contemplative practice. He is noted not only as a spiritual teacher but also as an advocate of peace, a composer and musician, an artist and a sportsman who created innovative programs promoting self-transcendence and understanding between people of all cultures and walks of life. This study of Sri Chinmoy’s philosophy refers to these diverse activities, especially in the biographical first chapter, but is mainly based on his written works. The book’s aim is to give to the reader a straightforward and unembroidered account of Sri Chinmoy’s philosophy. It makes every attempt to allow Sri Chinmoy to speak for himself in his own words, and thus provides ample quotation and draws on his poetic works as much as on his other writings.

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Copyright year: 2021
ISBN-Print: 978-1-7936-1898-6
ISBN-Online: 978-1-7936-1899-3
Publisher: Lexington, Lanham
Language: English
Pages: 158
Product type: Book Titles

1. Dedication No access
2. Contents No access
3. Preface No access
1. A Child In Chittagong No access
2. The Sri Aurobindo Ashram No access
3. Journey to America No access
4. Work in Diverse Areas: An Integral Manifestation No access
5. The Approach of This Book No access
6. Notes No access
1. The Centrality of Relationship No access
2. God as Silence and Delight No access
3. God’s Attributes No access
4. God Is Love No access
5. God’s Self-Transcendence No access
6. God as “Formless”/“Impersonal” and “With Form”/“Personal” No access
7. God as Infinite and as Finite No access
8. Names, Aspects, and Images of the Divine No access
9. God’s Eye, God’s Heart, and God’s Feet No access
10. The Infinite Plenitude No access
11. Notes No access
1. The Creator and the Creation No access
2. The Purpose of Creation: The Joy of the Līlā No access
3. The One and the Many No access
4. The Transcendental and the Universal No access
5. Illusion and “Nothing” No access
6. Aspiration and Evolution No access
7. The Planes of Existence No access
8. Notes No access
1. The Soul No access
2. The Soul’s Journey of Evolution No access
3. Human Life and Conscious Aspiration No access
4. The Ego No access
5. The Heart No access
6. Spiritual Practice No access
7. The Divine Play and Ignorance No access
8. Suffering and Its Transformation No access
9. The Journey’s Goal No access
10. Notes No access
1. Ways of Knowing No access
2. Knowledge in the Physical and Vital Beings No access
3. The Mind No access
4. Imagination and Intuition No access
5. The Heart No access
6. Samādhi and God-Realization No access
7. Notes No access
1. Divine Love No access
2. Grace and Compassion No access
3. Justice and Forgiveness No access
4. The Path of Love No access
5. Devotion No access
6. Surrender No access
7. Gratitude No access
8. Notes No access
1. The Creator and the Creation No access
2. Acceptance of Life No access
3. Service to God the Creation No access
4. Integral Transformation and Being in the World No access
5. The Vision of Peace No access
6. God-Manifestation as Ever-Transcending Perfection No access
7. Love and Transformation No access
8. Notes No access
9. Other Works No access
1. Books by Sri Chinmoy No access
2. Other Works No access
Index No access Pages 153 - 156
About the Author No access Pages 157 - 158