Sri Chinmoy Quotes

Breathing in, I am aware of my heart. Breathing out, I smile to my heart and know that my heart still functions normally. I feel grateful for my heart.

It just depends on what you decide to have in your heart. That's what I've learned. That's where I am at this stage in my life is if we can fill ourselves with love and appreciation for, and be in a state of gratitude... Every event of your life you have an opportunity to be in a state of gratitude for it.

As we become curators of our own contentment on the Simple Abundance path... we learn to savor the small with a grateful heart.

Never let a day pass without looking for the good, feeling the good within you, praising, appreciating, blessing, and being grateful. Make it your life commitment, and you will stand in utter awe of what happens in your life.

Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul; and the heart of man knoweth none more fragrant.

God gave us minds to think with and hearts to thank with. Instead we use our hearts to think about the world as we would like it to have been, and we use our minds to come up with rationalizations for our ingratitude. We are a murmuring, discontented, unhappy, ungrateful people. And because we think we want salvation from our discontents.

Gratitude is one of the most effective ways of getting in touch with your soul.

I acknowledge the privilege of being alive in a human body at this moment, endowed with senses, memories, emotions, thoughts, and the space of mind in its wisdom aspect.

Look for joy in your life; it's not always easy to find.

It is through gratitude for the present moment that the spiritual dimension of life opens up.

I try to look on all the great things God's done, and not focus on the negative. It's a perspective.

Happiness is itself a kind of gratitude.

A holy day, after all, is a day for considering everything you otherwise think too little about.

For me, every hour is grace.

I just hope that as I get older, I calm down and enjoy the moment, enjoy the great gifts that God has given me.

I try to appreciate every day.

I appreciate every moment.

Gratitude is not a limited resource, nor is it costly. It is abundant as air. We breathe it in but forget to exhale.

I try to live in a state of being grateful as much as possible. I'm not always successful.

We are surrounded by God’s benefits. The best use of these benefits is an unceasing expression of gratitude.

To live with gratitude ever in our hearts is to touch heaven.

The more you become a connoisseur of gratitude, the less you are a victim of resentment, depression, and despair.

Ein einziger dankbarer Gedanke gen Himmel ist das vollkommenste Gebet. One single grateful thought raised to heaven is the most perfect prayer.

The words "Think and Thank" are inscribed in many of the Cromwellian churches of England. These words ought to be inscribed in our hearts, too: "Think and Thank". Think of all we have to be grateful for, and thank God for all our boons and bounties.