On Meditation
I was attracted to meditation because I needed to alleviate the stress that I found inside me as I dealt with my lifestyle, being a PhD science student (with a scholarship from MAF) and an odd-job professional musician.
Toshala hard at work in The Blue Bird
In the first class I attended I lapped up meditation like a thirsty camel and enjoyed it so much that after finishing my PhD I took time out to set up a café that people could come to and experience Sri Chinmoy's world of meditation and joy. I also wanted to give myself time to focus on developing a spiritual life, which was very important to me, and had been lacking previously.
But the laugh is on me because now I am so busy there is no time to do anything else but work!! However there is now no – or at least very little – stress involved as the café where I work is a meditative place – a place where food is prepared and served with love, and where harmony and joy reign supreme. Work itself is a meditation, and although I am not at too much leisure to write a paragraph, I am pretty fast at writing lists. So I present my list:
Meditation Is:
- in soulful music
- in living a wholesome life
- in friendship
- in making right choices
- in caring for the world around you
- a joyful experience
- a blissful communion with God
Return to: The Homepage of Toshala Elliott
Cross-posted from toshala.srichinmoycentre.org
About the author
Toshala Elliott
Auckland, New Zealand
A singer and accomplished piano accordionist, Toshala is also a member of the international women's group Shindhu.
The Swimming Relay
Humorous moments with Sri Chinmoy
An intense, concentrated Fire
Visit Toshala's homepage »Toshala plays 'Amal Dhabal Pal' by Sri Chinmoy on piano accordion. This recording was part of the 'Shindhu 8' album released by Shindhu.
Related stories
Sri Chinmoy's students describe their inner and outer experiences.
Meditation Nights at the Sri Chinmoy Centre
Preetidutta Thorpe Auckland, New Zealand
People see something in Guru and want to be part of it
Saraswati Martín San Juan, Puerto Rico
The happiest I've ever been
Gabriele Settimi San Diego, United States
In the Right Place, At the Right Time
Eshana Gadjanski Novi Sad, Serbia
Our Guru becomes the perfect disciple
Devashishu Torpy London, United Kingdom
My love of spiritual poetry
Manatita Hutchinson London, United Kingdom
A Divine Phone Call
Jogyata Dallas Auckland, New Zealand
Why run 3100 miles?
Smarana Puntigam Vienna, Austria
If I could remember this in my daily life now, I'd be a very high soul
Charana Evans Cardiff, Wales
In the middle of an ocean of love
Bhadra Kleinman New York
Patanga: my spiritual name
Patanga Cordeiro São Paulo, Brazil
My 5 a.m. strategic meditations
Sanchita Fleming Ottawa, CanadaSuggested videos
interviews with Sri Chinmoy's students
Meditation: you make progress just by doing it
Jogyata Dallas Auckland, New Zealand
Experiences of meditation
Preetidutta Thorpe Auckland, New Zealand
Making progress on Sri Chinmoy's Path
Daulot Fountain Seattle, United States
Growing up on Sri Chinmoy's path
Aruna Pohland Augsburg, Germany
Spirituality - the most fascinating subject on earth
Laila Faerman New York, United States
What is it like on the Peace Run?
Nikolaus Drekonja San Diego, United States
An airport meditation experience
Jogyata Dallas Auckland, New Zealand
Except where explicitly stated otherwise, the contents of this site are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License. read more »
SriChinmoyCentre.org is a Vasudeva Server project.