Sri Chinmoy’s 23rd Weightlifting Anniversary

Sri Chinmoy lifting pyramid of 15 men

June 26 was the 23rd Anniversary of the beginning of Sri Chinmoy’s serious weight lifting and the 20th Anniversary of the `Lifting Up The World’ program. There was a function in New York to commemorate this significant anniversary.

Arpan kindly wrote a function report, which you can read here – Weightlifting anniversary

“It was and still is obvious that Sri Chinmoy’s weightlifting was not really about a strong man trying to get stronger. It was really about a great Spiritual Master who had a dynamic approach to faith in God and tried to include as many people as were inspired to participate in his efforts to show how important and real this faith is for all of us in our own lives. His lifting of seemingly impossible weights, objects and subjects was a dramatically convincing way to show us how any of us, even a small Indian Yogi, can work toward achieving what only seems impossible to our minds if we use our faith and hearts of Oneness.”

You can also view a new site on Sri Chinmoy’s weightlifting – Inspiration Lifts

Celebration of Light at Hidden Gardens

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Hitaloka performing

An all-night celebration of the life of Sri Chinmoy at the Hidden Gardens in Glasgow.

On the longest day of the year, the Sri Chinmoy Centres in Great Britain celebrated the life of Sri Chinmoy in a festival of readings, musical performances and a puppet show about incidents in the life of Akbar and Birbal.

The event was organised by Adarsha and friends and was held at the beautiful location of the Hidden Gardens, in the heart of Glasgow.  Janaka Alan Spence, started the program with a beautiful introduction and recitation of Sri Chinmoy’s poems.

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Ananda performing

Other groups performed including Hitaloka, Ananda and Shindu. Despite the unfavourable weather, many also stayed up all night singing bhajans to welcome the dawn on the shortest night of the year.

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3100 Mile Race – 2008

The 2008 edition of the 3100 Mile Self Transcendence Race is underway in Queens, New York. This year 14 runners began the epic race.

After 11 days, all runners have now passed the 600 mile mark. You can follow the Mileage at – Race Results 2008

The current leader of the race is Asprihanal Aalto who has completed 779 miles

Follow the race at the 3100 Mile Blog

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Father’s Day 2008

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“O Supreme, my Father-Son,
Now that we two are one
And won by each other won,
Nothing remains undone.”

– Sri Chinmoy

Excerpt from: My Flute

Father’s Day (June 15th) was celebrated in different Sri Chinmoy Centres around the world.

Poetic Offering for Father’s Day

Father’s Day in New York

Australian World Harmony Run

On April 27th, the Australian World Harmony Run team began an epic journey around the entire coast of Australia. The World Harmony Run team from 16 different countries will be running in relay more than 15,000 km in over 100 days. They plan to finish by mid-August. You can follow the Australian harmony run here:

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Australian Harmony Run team meeting with local schoolchildren

The team have met with a wide range of people and stunning scenery along the way. People from all walks of life have joined in supporting the message of the Run – to promote harmony and friendship amongst people.

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Meeting the local mayor

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Oneness Heart Tears and Smiles

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Oneness Heart Tears and Smiles is a humanitarian programme founded by Sri Chinmoy. To date, it has distributed humanitarian aid to nearly 150 countries around the world. There is now a new website, which in the future, will host recent programmes and initiatives.

To Sri Chinmoy charitable and humanitarian projects were always an expression of a oneness heart which seeks to identify with others.

“With our loving hearts, we identify and become one with what others are. This power that loves can solve world problems. This power is full of self-giving, not with a sense of sacrifice, but with the feeling of serving all humanity as our own brothers and sisters. Through both our loving silence and devoted service, we contribute to the betterment of the entire world.”

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Songs of The Soul Concert

Songs of The Soul Concert, April 15th 2008.

Songs of the Soul was a concert dedicated to inspired interpretations of the music of Maestro Sri Chinmoy. The evening of soulful music included sets from Philip Glass, Roberta Flack, Steve Gorn, Samir Chatterjee and many others

Songs of The Soul Concert

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The Sri Chinmoy Centre choir performing.

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Inspiration Sun

Inspiration Sun is a new monthly magazine produced by the Sri Chinmoy Centre. – ‘Worldwide News and Inspirations from the Sri Chinmoy Centre’ There is a diverse range of articles from interviews with long standing students of Sri Chinmoy, to a humorous look on life.

The editor in chief is Projjwal. He has a team of helpers including: Layout and design: Martin Leitner (Austria), Copy Editor:Drubha Hein (USA)

You can see some of the articles online at: Inspiration Sun

Photo from: Guru’s Prescence in Siddhartha Becomes the Buddha