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.
The Impact of a Yogi on My Life
Agni Casanova San Juan, Puerto Rico
President Gorbachev: a special soul brought down for a special reason
Mridanga Spencer Ipswich, United Kingdom
Learning to love songs ever more
Patanga Cordeiro São Paulo, Brazil
The very first time I heard about my spiritual Master
Banshidhar Medeiros San Juan, Puerto Rico
No Fear, Only the Heart’s Concern
Jogyata Dallas Auckland, New Zealand
My first Guru
Adarini Inkei Geneva, Switzerland
In the Whirlwind of Life
Pradeep Hoogakker The Hague, Netherlands
Learning to follow my intuition
Saranyu Pearson Geelong, Australia
'Always say things in such a way as to inspire people, not discourage them'
Pradhan Balter Chicago, United States
Time seemed to freeze
Brahmata Michael Ottawa, Canada
How I learned from Sri Chinmoy
Pradhan Balter Chicago, United States
Meditation: Touching The Infinite
Jogyata Dallas Auckland, New ZealandSuggested videos
interviews with Sri Chinmoy's students
Why we organise ultra-distance events
Subarnamala Riedel Zurich, Switzerland
From religion to spirituality
Muslim Badami Auckland, New Zealand
When I met Sri Chinmoy for the first time
Baridhi Yonchev Sofia, Bulgaria
Siblings on a spiritual path
Pranlobha Kalagian Seattle, United States
A childhood meeting with Sri Chinmoy
Devashishu Torpy London, United Kingdom
Breaking Guinness records
Ashrita Furman New York, United States
Making progress on Sri Chinmoy's Path
Daulot Fountain Seattle, 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.