The best “Puja”, the best form of worship is to be happy, to be grateful.

Ah, 'Pather Panchali' was the most inspiring film that I wrote music for, and it was so spontaneously done. I saw the film, composed on the spot, along with myself and only four other musicians, and everything was done within 4-1/2 hours, I think an all-time record anywhere.

Enlightenment is the journey back from the head to the heart.

Enlightenment is very possible for the ordinary individual. Actually, it is easier than for someone who thinks that they are special.

There cannot possibly be a god in heaven watching all of this calmly.

What Sri Chinmoy does is God-given! He has a tremendous, a fantastic creative urge.

Whether you are aware of them or not, whether you recognize them as spiritual or not, you probably have had the experiences of silence, or transcendence, or the Divine-a few seconds, a few minutes that seem out of time; a moment when the ordinary looks beautiful, glowing; a deep sense of being at peace, feeling happy for no reason. When these experiences come...believe in them. They reflect your true nature.

I do think that my Indian classical audiences thought I was sacrificing them through working with George; I became known as the 'fifth Beatle.' In India, they thought I was mad.

In the U.K., classical music is composed by individuals and written down. Indian music is based on certain sequences called ragas. When I perform live, 95% of the music is improvised: it never sounds the same twice.

When people say that George Harrison made me famous, that is true in a way.