Tributes to Sri Chinmoy – please feel free to contribute

View: Selected Tributes to Sri Chinmoy from our readers (a small selection from an ever growing number)

We are very grateful for the many kind words which have been flowing in from all corners of the world, and which illustrate how many lives Sri Chinmoy has touched, inspired and illumined in his 76 years on earth. Those of you wishing to leave a tribute please feel free to add it via the comment form below.

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  1. This is a great loss for those who have been working for the world peace. We have known him for the last 20 years and shared his views all along and will do so for ever. Let us hope we keep drawing inspiration from his life. Guru! please bestow your blessings on us for ever.

  2. Dearest Guru,

    You are the eternal smile in our hearts. Your body is lying serenely at the Temple on the Aspiration Ground, with glowing smile on Your beloved Face, but You are the immortal Love, Grace, Compassion and Guidance for us, your children.

    We will make you proud of us, Guru!

    Abhisar

  3. Guru, my Sun, I love You so much… I know You are happy there but it’s just unbelievable… so suddenly I still can’t believe that It happened… it’s so sad… I regret i have wasted so much precious time… every single moment with You was more than paradise…

  4. This news just put a sudden stop to the activities I was just doing. It’s a time now, that I can be grateful and thank Guru for all that he tried to do to help me. I thank him for having transformed my life. All of a sudden, I am remembering being there with everyone at the tennis court or at the centers. It was unique and unforgettable.

    At the same time, I’m going to take this opportunity to thank the center leaders for all the work and dedication that they have all given to allow his work to continue. We had some great experiences together.

    Love – Manishi

  5. After hearing of Guru’s passing, for 2 days I felt physically sick. It is like withdrawal — someone important in my life is no longer on earth. But last night, I meditated and Sri Chinmoy’s picture was so ALIVE.

    Don’t resist; Be flexible. Don’t be rigid; Be supple. Welcome change! Each change Is an illumining opportunity To knock at the door Of fulfilling progress sweet. -Sri Chinmoy

  10. My heart goes out to Sri Chinmoy’s students, particularly those I had the pleasure of meeting in Ottawa, and in particular, my sweet lovely daughter. Each one of you is a living embodiment of his teachings, and he will live forever through what you have done and continue to do. Keep the faith and know that you have inspired others. With deepest respect for your loss, Laurel

  11. Dear Guru! We are happy 14 years together with You! Gratitude! Gratitude! Gratitude! You will live eternally in our hearts.

  12. Dear guruji

    I was deeply shocked and lost to hear you leaving this earth. Every day you came to my life and changed everything. You gave me lots of love and joy , difficult to let you go , but i know your place is now in the heavens.
    You are my light , you always in my heart.
    Thank you Guru , thank you for everything.

    My Love ( by Sri Chinmoy )
    ————————————

    My Sweet Lord Beloved Supreme ,
    You are my Love for you
    And
    You are your Love for me .

    All my love ,
    Of you , from you and in you ,
    Being you ,
    Can be only ever
    For you.

    your JYOTI
    Sri Chinmoy Centre from Yogyakarta Indonesia.

  13. It is very sad to accept the fact that our Beloved Guru in not any longer with us in this physical universe. He completed His cosmic game and jumped into mahasamadhi, showing us that now it is our turn to continue his work here on Earth.
    We know that He will be all the time (and more than before) with us helping and inspiring us along our path…

  14. About the poem THE ABSOLUTE (quoted in an earlier comment) – Guru said to a group of us in the 70’s that this one poem alone would truly stand the test of time, as we know he shall. I feel so blessed to have basked in the light, love and compassion of my beloved Guru, spiritual father, brother and true friend along with his loving disciples. It has truly been a glorious journey and now the torch is passed to those who loved him to let the “light”/ creativity / generosity and compassion he awakened in us shine. Let it shine! Lifelong gratitude, Apeksha

  15. “A self-giving heart-flower

    Neither withers nor perishes

    With the passage of time.
    …
    His is the heart

    That owns the beauty

    Of sunlit silence.”

    Sri Chinmoy Heart-Garden

  16. If there is one word that encapsulates what Sri Chinmoy taught me, it is gratitude. In gratitude, he suggested, the heart blossoms and the past and the future are non-existent. The presence of the be-loved is stirred and one is alive for the first time. I carry this teaching in my life like an imperishable fragrance. The novelty of his teaching, for me, resides in the realization that gratitude reveals all those moments of existence, which are eternal. In their condensed and secret way, these moments of grace implode in ones life. Sri Chinmoy was a living embodiment of this core element in his teaching. He imbibed it and transmitted this imperishable fragrance that is beyond the restless search for fulfillment in heaven or on earth. In his blessing gratitude, Sri Chinmoy bridged the two and revealed to others a blue print for their soul, regardless of the shifting moods and desires, that buffet human life. Whenever I desire, or seek to grasp a past and a possible future, I turn back to this imperishable fragrance in order to reorient myself to the presence of the be-loved here and now. This is the enlightenment of the heart, mind, and vitality. In embodying this quality, Sri Chinmoy was able to show others the path towards the interior of a rose.

  17. My Dear, Dearer, my Dearest Guru! Your paintings are at their usual places – on the walls of my room, Your pictures are on my table, your books are on the shelves – that means You are with me and never left. So, why is it so painful? I know You are happy now, then I am happy too. You and me are One and will be One forever.

  18. There are no words to describe the profound impact that Guru had in my life. My dearest love and deepest admiration will be offered to you always. Thank you Guru… Thank you…

  19. last 6 years i was not formaly Sri Chinmoy’s student,but i was between1995-1999. And now again i planed to come back to his path,hoping to see him physically again when suddenly i heard that he passed away,at first i felt a kind of emptines in myself and felt sad,but than i remembered what i read in one of gurus books,he said, when a spiritual master dies we can be sad for a short time because we will not see him physically any more,but than we have to remember that he lives in all our hearts. thank you guru

  20. Oh Dear Chimoy,The Guru of millions,
    May your soul reach the lotus feet of Lord Siva,
    It is so heartening to note you lived in SouthIndia for 20 years when young and learned a Spirutual Life here to spread the Light of Knowledge to the World Citizens. We are proud of you. We all salute you. We assure you we will surely carry on the torch you left us, through The United Nations.
    This sad news reached me on this day when I am working tirelessly to spread the Millanium Campaign to END POVERTY-2015. We will dedicate to you this PLEDGE to be taken on 17thOct,2007 through out The World by UNMC and Art of Living Foundation.
    We all, millions and millions of ordinary people will pray for you on this 17th Oct, Thursday,2007 and Pledge to carry on the task left by you through The United Nations in the most peaceful manner. We will fulfill all the 8 Millanium Goals by 2015.
    Oam Namasivaaya,
    C.P.Kumaresan, Tirupur, TN, India.

  21. For me there was a change of sadness and joy.
    But this sadness can turn into an even stronger urge to aspire for the good and absolutely best in us,our core and real truth.
    Guru returned to where he and we all belong.
    He showed me to listen to silence more carefully,behind the gates there is a world flooded with love and peace.
    Let us play our role with utmost soul-power and one day we will totally forget all quarrells and seperativity and there will remain an ocean of everywhere extending light.
    i try my best to keep connection with you with a glowing heart.
    i can only say i appreciate mostly all your activities which are a blessing for all mankind.

  22. hey sri…i know your energy is floating free and joyous somewhere in the universe…i just want to say thanks for making promoting healthy living and creating sporting activities a part of your life. i competed in some of your events and i never thanked you personally but i am sending you this positive thought now..on news of your passing to another plane…peace. al nakas

  24. My Dear Guru, I do not know how to say about my gratitude to you. I know that we are the happiest spiritual children in the world. You touched our lives, our souls. You transformed us into a oneness-family. I feel deep love in my heart! My heart is all gratitude to You.

  26. Guru,
    I’m so grateful to have known you, meditated with you and performed for you. You taught me so much through your own light, joy, creativity and kindness. I see you through the eyes of purity’s beauty. My deepest, sincerest and heartfelt thanks.

  27. It was a few years back when my dog, Umbra, and I were “lifted” in downtown Chicago. I will always remember his eyes lighting up in surprize for the strobe light Umbra gave him. A wonderful, serious, person.

  28. Dear Guru,
    thank you, thank you, thank you… I love you forever…

    “I have peace of mind only when I see everything from God’s point of view.” – Sri Chinmoy

  29. Beloved Guru, we who mourn your loss are now blessed by your divine presence.
    You have given us all in our own unique way the capacity and wisdom to continue your work here on earth. We have the strength to support those who are weak, to love those who are troubled, to bring compassion to those who are suffering, to inspire those who are down, to bring joy to those who are sad, to bring oneness to those who are alone and to open our hearts to those who have erred.
    You are our dearest Guru, always in our prayers and hearts. Gratitude, gratitude.

  30. I bow to the life of Guru Sri Chinmoy. I will be eternally grateful for his infinite blessings in my life. The Lord blessed me with a wonderful dream recently where I saw Guru surrendered at the feet of the Divine Mother, which is where he is right now.

    My condolences and heart felt empathy to all Guru’s disciples around the world for the physical loss of the divine being, Guru Sri Chinmoy.

    Love and Light,

    Robert (“Bob”) March

  31. We lost another great soul who selflessly spread his message of peace, love and harmony. What a great life he lived !! He will be remembered forever.

  32. May the Lord Jesus Christ, the supreme King and Judge of all mankind, have mercy on the soul of Guru Sri Chinmoy.

  33. What you have given my brother whilst he has been your disciple, I see a model for what you have given to humanity. Your message and gifts have done much to bring the earth closer to a sense of oneness. I hope those you have touched in your time here are inspired to open their hearts even more and sing your message even louder with your passing from the physical world.

    Eternal gratitude for the inspiration, peace and love you have given the world and me.

  34. Beloved Guruji

    Thank you for taking me on your path
    To guide me to the golden shore

    Every breath of my Aspiration-Heart cries
    Gratitude

    I will never give up
    since you are still with us in oneness-love vibration

    Gratitude Gratitude Gratitude

  35. Let us not be sadden by the passing of a great sprititual leader, but rather rejoice in his life and the message he leaves us. His body may no longer be in this realm but his spirit lives on in all who he touched. His unconditional love of the Supreme and humanity transends death and so does our love for him. May we all each in our own way, carry forth his message of peace, love and harmony to all we come in contact with and work together to create a better world. Gurudev, may the influence of your great heart, speak to us from beyond the veil of eternity.
    Peace be upon you.

  36. I have had the privilege to have been inspired by guru Sri Chinmoy and his enduring message of peace and transcendence over the past three decades . In these days of spiritual turmoil, the world has lost a great leader. I hope his disciples will carry his message forward and continue his vital mission.
    Kaylen Dhira

  37. The world has lost one of the most influencial human beings of the last century and this century.

    He was a true leader of humanity and a true brother/friend to all his students.

  38. As someone who has received Sri Chinmoy’s blessings in the past, it is my heartfelt prayer for the continual acceleration of the spiritual awakening and spiritual evolution of all of Sri Chinmoy’s past, present and future disciples – as well as all beings aware of him in any way. Namaste

  39. I am very sad at this moment to hear of the passing of the Great Sri Chinmoy.
    He has influeneced my life greatly.
    I use his books to inspire myself and others.
    Just yesterday I quoted Sri Chinmoy “We are the body of our Beliefs”
    My hope is that his followers will be able to carry on his mission of Peace.
    Vic Lindal
    Former National Volleyball Coach Canada.
    TV broadcaster .

  42. We, all Your Russian children – we love You so much! And our love will be always with You!

    “No mind, no form, I only exist;
    Now ceased all will and thought.
    The final end of Nature’s dance;
    I am It whom I have sought.” – The Absolute, by Sri Chinmoy

  45. I am very greatful for your blessing in my life.
    Dear Guru, always in our prayers… love you.

  46. Dearest Guru,
    Eternal Gratitude I feel in my heart and soul for the inspiration you gave me to change my life from darkness into Light, way back in 1974. Since that moment I experience God in my life day and night and it changed my life for the better,including the life of my dear brother Unmukta. May you continue to work for humanity and all the souls of Light from the realms of Light. Thankfulness I AM forever! Robert Gerretsen,Den Haag,The Netherlands.

  47. Thank you Sri Chinmoy for everything you did for me and my relatives and the whole humankind. You still exist in my heart. Forever and forever.
    I am happy that you got away from earth sufferings. Heavenly home is welcoming you warmly after hard work you did here.
    Gratitude! Gratitude! Gratitude!

  48. Dearest Guru, I am so proud of you, your life was 100% God serving, God loving and God fullfillment. Who can say they walked the walk and led totally by example as you have. You have earned Heavens highest praises. All our gratitude and love, Niribili and Nicholas File, Auckland centre, NewZealand

  49. Guru

    Although I never met you in your final incarnation, I know you will be forever with me. I cried tears of sadness (for myself at my feeling of loss) though I know you want my happiness. I AM happy to know I will continue to follow your guiding light. I have many words of yours to read, many songs of yours to sing, many notes of yours to hear and many colours of yours to view. But of course I also know that these are my words, my songs, my notes and my colours because you expressed them for all mankind that they be inspired. I am so grateful for your inspiration which gets stronger in me everyday and will never diminish.

    Thank you for your continuous love and guidance.

    Your loving follower Jonathan

  50. Sad news I received yesterday from a friend who informed me of the Sri Chinmoy’s passing. I shall keep a found souvenir of my various ultra races in New York, including the 1 000 miler world championship in 1988, when Guru’s presence and support were key to my personal success. Sri Chinmoy certainly deserves respect and admiration for the good he has done and for the inspiration he provided to other individuals in the achievement of their own personal goals. He knew how to motivate people.

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