Be sincere in your thoughts, Be pure in your feelings. You will not have to run after happiness. Happiness will run after you.

He taught meditation on the spiritual heart as a core spiritual practice as well as encouraging prayer and performing dedicated selfless-service as a way to personal enlightenment or God-realisation as described by Eastern religions. A prolific author artist poet athlete and musician he is perhaps best known for holding public events on the theme of inner peace (such as concerts meditations and races). Sri Chinmoy (August 27 1931 – October 11 2007) born Chinmoy Kumar Ghose was an Indian spiritual Master who began teaching meditation in the West when he moved to New York City in 1964.