When you really have something to offer to the world, then you can become truly humble. A tree when it has no fruit to offer, remains erect. But when the tree is laden with fruit, it bends down. If you are all pride and ego, then nobody will be able to get anything worthwhile from you. When you have genuine humility, it is a sign that you have something to offer to mankind.

He taught meditation on the spiritual heart as a core spiritual practice as well as encouraging prayer and performing dedicated selfless-service as a way to personal enlightenment or God-realisation as described by Eastern religions. A prolific author artist poet athlete and musician he is perhaps best known for holding public events on the theme of inner peace (such as concerts meditations and races). Sri Chinmoy (August 27 1931 – October 11 2007) born Chinmoy Kumar Ghose was an Indian spiritual Master who began teaching meditation in the West when he moved to New York City in 1964.