Meditation at home
Many people around the world are finding themselves in the unusual situation of having to stay indoors for prolonged periods. One effective approach to this challenging situation is taking the time to learn and practise meditation. Meditation is very effective for helping to cultivate inner peace and happiness - the most powerful antidote to dealing with the stress and anxiety of outer turmoil.
Students of Sri Chinmoy give free meditation classes all around the world, but at the moment most of these have temporarily been put on hold. Although it is best to learn meditation in person, we can always try to make the best of the situation we face. Hopefully, the pages on this site may offer a start to your meditation journey.
“When we meditate, we make our mind calm, quiet, vacant and tranquil, and we receive Light from above in infinite measure.”
Sri Chinmoy
How to get started
If you would like to get started with meditation, there is an introductory page on meditation here.
There is also a Meditation home study programme here.
The most important thing is to try and schedule a time for your meditation - either in the morning or evening. A good routine which might combine exercise, reading, meditation, leisure can be a good strategy for dealing with living from one place.
The great thing about meditation is that it is not complicated or need a lot of preparation. We can start right away - just find a comfortable place to sit still for 15 minutes and begin.
On this site, we have quite a few resources which will enable you to get started. These include
- What you need to get started with meditation
- Some simple but effective meditation exercises
- Music for meditation
- How to stay inspired and make meditation a regular part of your life
- Mantras and chants
Further reading
Meditation experiences
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So much longing, for something
Pushpa rani Piner Ottawa, Canada
My first Guru
Adarini Inkei Geneva, Switzerland
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Nayak Polissar Seattle, United States
Learning to love songs ever more
Patanga Cordeiro São Paulo, Brazil
My inner calling
Purnakama Rajna Winnipeg, Canada
Meeting Sri Chinmoy for the first time
Janaka Spence Edinburgh, United Kingdom
In the Whirlwind of Life
Pradeep Hoogakker The Hague, Netherlands
Believe, take a step and proceed: a 6-day race experience
Susan Marshall ,
People see something in Guru and want to be part of it
Saraswati Martín San Juan, Puerto Rico
I just knew from the moment I saw him
Ashrita Furman New York, United States
The Ever-Transcending Goal
Preetidutta Thorpe Auckland, New Zealand
My 5 a.m. strategic meditations
Sanchita Fleming Ottawa, CanadaSuggested videos
interviews with Sri Chinmoy's students
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Banshidhar Medeiros San Juan, Puerto Rico
Making progress on Sri Chinmoy's Path
Daulot Fountain Seattle, United States
A feeling that something more exists
Florbela Caniceiro Coimbra, Portugal
How meditation helped me swim the English Channel
Abhejali Bernardova Zlín, Czech Republic
My daily spiritual practises
Muslim Badami Auckland, New Zealand