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.
Audio »
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.
Praying for God’s Grace to Descend
Sweta Pradhan Kathmandu, Nepal
I just knew from the moment I saw him
Ashrita Furman New York, United States
Spiritual moments with my grandmother
Patanga Cordeiro São Paulo, Brazil
The Random Dog
Toshala Elliott Auckland, New Zealand
My 5 a.m. strategic meditations
Sanchita Fleming Ottawa, Canada
Patanga: my spiritual name
Patanga Cordeiro São Paulo, Brazil
A love that was thick like butter
Mahatapa Palit New York, United States
Check your Front Tire
Arpan De Angelo New York, United States
Sri Chinmoy meets an old friend
Pradhan Balter Chicago, United States
My love of spiritual poetry
Manatita Hutchinson London, United Kingdom
Soul-Birds take flight
Jogyata Dallas Auckland, New Zealand
The Impact of a Yogi on My Life
Agni Casanova San Juan, Puerto RicoSuggested videos
interviews with Sri Chinmoy's students
A feeling that something more exists
Florbela Caniceiro Coimbra, Portugal
The relationship between Guru and disciple
Baridhi Yonchev Sofia, Bulgaria
Meditation: you make progress just by doing it
Jogyata Dallas Auckland, New Zealand
Growing up on Sri Chinmoy's path
Aruna Pohland Augsburg, Germany
Winning the Swiss Alpine Marathon
Vajin Armstrong Auckland, New Zealand
No prior experience needed
Samalya Schafer Berlin, Germany
My first impressions of Sri Chinmoy's philosophy
Lunthita Duthely Hialeah, United States
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.