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
More stories from Sri Chinmoy's students.
Learning to love songs ever more
Patanga Cordeiro São Paulo, Brazil
A spiritual name is the name of our soul, and what we can become
Nayak Polissar Seattle, United States
Time seemed to freeze
Brahmata Michael Ottawa, Canada
Listen to the inner voice
Vidura Groulx Montreal, Canada
Sri Chinmoy's opening meditation at the Parliament of World Religions
Pradhan Balter Chicago, United States
All I needed was the Supreme, and I would always win
Pragati Pascale New York, United States
Praying for God’s Grace to Descend
Sweta Pradhan Kathmandu, Nepal
Having a Spiritual Teacher
Preetidutta Thorpe Auckland, New Zealand
Learning to follow my intuition
Saranyu Pearson Geelong, Australia
Spiritual Friends
Preetidutta Thorpe Auckland, New Zealand
Filled with deepest joy
Tirtha Voelckner Munich, Germany
Celebrating birthdays at Guru's house
Devashishu Torpy London, United Kingdom
Meeting Sri Chinmoy for the first time
Janaka Spence Edinburgh, United KingdomSuggested videos
interviews with Sri Chinmoy's students
My favourite part of Sri Chinmoy's path
Muslim Badami Auckland, New Zealand
How I became interested in meditation
Abhejali Bernardova Zlín, Czech Republic
My well-scheduled day
Jayasalini Abramovskikh Moscow, Russia
A feeling that something more exists
Florbela Caniceiro Coimbra, PortugalProgress-Pilgrimage: A 1200km run from Vienna to Paris
Shamita Achenbach-König Vienna, Austria
Beginnings of a spiritual journey
Mahatapa Palit New York, United States