Author: Tejvan Pettinger

US World Harmony Run 2010

On April 12th, 2010, the US World Harmony Run was launched at Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, United Nations with members of the United Nations diplomatic community and local World Harmony Run co-ordinators.

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World Harmony Run 2010

Some of the runners from the many countries involved in this international event.

Guests from the United Nations and international community at the start of the World Harmony Run.

Further pictures and reading at World Harmony Run site.

About World Harmony Run

The Run was founded by Sri Chinmoy in 1987 and seeks to promote international friendship and peace.

“Right now fear, doubt, anxiety, tension and disharmony are reigning supreme. But there shall come a time when this world of ours will be flooded with peace. Who is going to bring about that radical change?”

– Sri Chinmoy (1)

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(1) Heart’s Salutations to Australia

Sri Chinmoy’s 46th Anniversary in the West

On April 13th, 1964,  Sri Chinmoy, aged 32, arrived in New York from India. Sri Chinmoy came to the West to be of service to aspiring seekers interested in meditation and the spiritual life. During his life in the West, Sri Chinmoy travelled extensively offering concerts, lectures and founded Sri Chinmoy meditation centres in countries around the world.

Sri Chinmoy in the early 1970s in Jamaica, Queens, New York.

During his time in the West, Sri Chinmoy was prolific in many areas showing how ancient spirituality could be combined with a modern dynamism.

Sri Chinmoy founded many new initiatives from  long distance running events, to a global harmony run. More aspects of Sri Chinmoy’s service in the West

The fulness of life
Lies in dreaming and manifesting
The impossible dreams.

– Sri Chinmoy

Excerpt from Arise! Awake! Thoughts Of A Yogi by Sri Chinmoy

Meditation Festival in NYC

Recently, the New York Sri Chinmoy Centre offered a week long programme of events as part of a meditation and spirituality festival.

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Events in the week long programme included:

  • The Power Within: Spirit of a Runner – A talk by the only woman (Suprabha Beckjord) ever to finish the 3,100 mile race & “Guinness Record Breaker of the Decade” Ashrita Furman.
  • Siddhartha Becomes the Buddha:  A play about Lord Buddha’s journey to enlightenment.
  • A three day Meditation Workshop.
  • Talks and workshops on art and consciousness
  • Music and Mantra Concert.

Read More at Sri Chinmoy Centre

World Harmony Run Spain

Recently, the World Harmony Run passed through Spain as part of the European year long relay run.

World harmony
Carries the message
Of world peace

– Sri Chinmoy (1)

The run has visited the beautiful Spanish countryside and has also visited many local schoolchildren and others who have come to support the ideals of the run.

Read More: Spain World Harmony Run

(1) Seventy-Seven Thousand Service Trees no. 48,445

Buddha Play in New York

As part of a meditation and spirituality festival, the New York Centre produced a play about the life of the Buddha – ‘Siddhartha Becomes The Buddha’

Siddhartha becomes The Buddha is a play written by Sri Chinmoy and depicts the key moments in the life of Lord Buddha. The play was directed by Ketan Goldman and performed at The Bleecker Street Theatre in Manhattan. The cast were drawn from members of the Sri Chinmoy Centre.

Continue reading “Buddha Play in New York”

Auckland Sri Chinmoy Centre

The Auckland Sri Chinmoy Centre is typical of many local Sri Chinmoy Centres; established in 1980, it offers weekly meditation meetings and a variety of activities from running races to concerts of soulful music.

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This is part of the Centre where free meditation classes are offered.

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A place to unwind and relax.

Continue reading “Auckland Sri Chinmoy Centre”

One Thousand Lotus Petals

One Thousand Lotus Petals is a special recording of singing performances recorded by Sri Chinmoy in October 1999.

They feature some of Sri Chinmoy’s best known Bengali songs.

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You want to know what I am doing.
I am just singing and playing
And playing and singing
In my soul’s universal nest.

Sri Chinmoy Multi-Sport Classic

The Sri Chinmoy Multi-Sport Classic is an all-day adventure for teams and individuals combining swimming, mountain biking, paddling and running in, on and around beautiful Lake Jindabyne.

Trophy winners from the 2010 edition.

Set in the idyllic surrounds of Lake Jindabyne in the foothills of the Snowy Mountains, the race is organised by the Australian Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team. It combines water and land-based sports over 12 legs, ranging in difficulty from mild to strenuous. Participants can either form a team for the different stages or aim for a solo effort for all legs.

Sri Chinmoy Multi-Sport Classic, Jindabyne at Sri Chinmoy Races

The Sri Chinmoy Multi-Sport Classic in Jindabyne is one of many different athletic events organised by the global Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team. You can see other events that have been organised at the global site – Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team

Meditation and Perseverance

The latest edition of Meditation Silence at Sri Chinmoy TV, focuses on the importance of perseverance with a daily meditation practise.

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I do not give up,
I never give up,
For there is nothing
In this entire world
That is irrevocably unchangeable.

– Sri Chinmoy

Excerpt from Twenty-Seven Thousand Aspiration-Plants, Part 3 by Sri Chinmoy.

Latest Edition of Meditation Silence – Produced by Kedar Misani at Sri Chinmoy TV.

World Harmony Run Scotland

The magical island of Iona provided the backdrop for the World Harmony Run travelling through east to West Scotland

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As well as running through breathtaking scenery, the World Harmony Run also was welcomed by local schools and children along the way.

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The World Harmony Run team with Scottish school children and the snow capped mountains in the background.

When my mind breathes in peace even for a fleeting minute,
my heart starts dancing with the flying wings of the wind.”

– Sri Chinmoy, founder of World Harmony Run

Keep Reading at: World Harmony Run GB