He believed in Light, not God
Ida had been married several times. On my second day in Minneapolis, her third husband came to see me. He was a great scientist. We argued and argued and, as usual, I was condemning his science. Meanwhile, he was also saying very nasty things about spirituality. We had become good friends and we were enjoying our debate. At one point, I was looking at him and then he said to me, “I do not believe in God, but I believe in Light, and when you meditate I see Light inside you.”That is how our argument ended. His philosophy was like that of the Buddhists. They do not believe in God, but they do believe in Light.
Sri Chinmoy, My Consulate years, Agni Press, 1996