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This is a poem by the nineteenth century mystic Ramprasad Sen
Ma Tara, you are truly the exalted one,
the essence of awareness.
But are you aware of the foolish poet
who sings this song?
You are indeed the radiant truth,
the sun that dissolves like morning mist
the illusory suffering of conscious beings.
But what about my persistent misery?
In Oxford, we offer meditation courses 3 times a year as a community service on behalf of the Sri Chinmoy Centre. Many people are interested in meditation for a variety…
At the weekend I managed to complete my first cycling race of the year for Sri Chinmoy Cycling Team. (link) It was a 25 mile time trial and my time…
Boris Purushottama Grebenshikov at Royal Albert Hall. It's been a busy few weeks in the UK. Firstly we had the World Harmony Run visit the UK. Secondly, we had a…
These Flower Flames are from a selection of 207 Poems that Sri Chinmoy made from his series 10,000 Flower Flames.
Yesterday I was clever.
That is why
I wanted to change the world.
Today I am wise.
That is why
I am changing myself.
~
Every day there is only
One thing to learn:
How to be honestly happy.
~
Since each thought
Is an atomic power,
You can give each thought
A diplomatic death.
~
I am not needed
To say the right thing.
I am only required
To be the right thing.
~
Only two miracles are worth seeing:
The miracle of loving
And
The miracle of forgiving.
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We have started a new blog about gardening.
When I was studying PPE at Oxford University, I was very keen on gardening and even thought about taking it up as a career (when I got bored reading John Stuart Mill, I would try learning Latin names of plants. My room and corridor was full of cuttings and seedlings. After finishing my degree I got a job as a gardener, at my college Lady Margaret Hall. I worked there for a year before switching to teaching economics