Category: Sri Chinmoy

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

Tribute to World Harmony Leader Sri Chinmoy Dedicated in Puerto Rico

World harmony leader Sri Chinmoy’s lifetime of service to bettering the world was recognized last week in Caguas, Puerto Rico when a 2 metre high statue was dedicated in the Botanical and Cultural Garden of Caguas. The life-sized statue sculpted by British artist Kaivalya Torpy depicts Sri Chinmoy in a dhoti with hands raised in prayer and  joins other statues previously dedicated around the world in places such as Bali, Norway and Mexico.

The Mayor of Caguas, William Miranda Marin, received the World Harmony Run Torch and was presented with the Torchbearer Award by Run organizers. During the ceremony, Mayor Marin stated, “Sri Chinmoy will live for eternity…It is a privilege for us to have this beautiful statue of Sri Chinmoy in these gardens. We are subscribers to the same philosophy that Sri Chinmoy promoted during more than 40 years of his service to humanity.”

An international choir performed songs composed by Sri Chinmoy in honour of Puerto Rico and a procession of representatives displayed the many nations represented within the group of Sri Chinmoy’s students in attendance.

Those present from the Sri Chinmoy Centres International found it significant and appropriate that a statue be dedicated in the place where his worldwide mission began. Sri Chinmoy founded his first centre for meditation in Puerto Rico in 1966 – they now cover the globe.

The statue is located in a corner of the botanical garden ringed with trees and near a small brook.  It will serve as a grove for reflection and cultural activities for the garden’s many visitors.

From Alaska to Mt Cook

After coming to the West in 1964, Sri Chinmoy, travelled tirelessly around the world visiting many countries and establishing Sri Chinmoy Centres in over 60 countries. Sri Chinmoy Centres have been established in cities from Siberia to South Africa and North America to New Zealand.

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Photo by Palyati, Alaska

The Sri Chinmoy Centre is a truly global organisation reflecting Sri Chinmoy’s inspiration to promote a global world family.

“A oneness-world either in the near or in the distant future is not only possible and practicable, but inevitable. A oneness-world expedites God’s Hour, and it is only in God’s Hour that humanity’s agelong hunger drinks in Divinity’s Nectar-Delight.”

– Sri Chinmoy from U Thant – Divinity’s Smile, Humanity’s Cry

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Meditating at the Base of Mount Cook

New Zealand Sri Chinmoy Centre at Mount Cook in the south island of New Zealand. More pics

You can see a list of countries at Sri Chinmoy Centre

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Kailash’s Singing Group

Kailash explains how is group learnt 7,000 of Sri Chinmoy’s songs and performed them over a period of a few years.

Kailash at Radio Sri Chinmoy

Kailash explains some of his techniques for learning new songs and how his group are able to learn so many new songs. Sri Chinmoy composed over 20,000 spiritual songs – a prolific output of devotional songs.

You can also hear Kailash’s group from a recording in April 2005 at: Radio Sri Chinmoy

Photo: Sri Chinmoy Centre Galleries

Sri Chinmoy Reflections

Sri Chinmoy reflections is a site with a range of essays and articles on the different aspect of Sri Chinmoy’s life.

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The website is maintained by Animesh Harrington, who has been a student of Sri Chinmoy since the 1970s.

Recent articles on the site include:

Cascading Organ-Delight – an article by Prachar Stegemann on the organ playing of Sri Chinmoy

… Sri Chinmoy: Yes, I find spirituality in the organ, more than I find it in any other instrument. Here I see that the organ is not only the King of all the musical instruments but it is also the Queen of all the instruments. It has a very subtle, delicate touch at the same time….

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Sri Chinmoy playing tennis

Sri Chinmoy’s Peerless Tennis Achievement Part 2 by Dr Vidagdha Bennett
“…At 7:30 p.m. people began arriving for meditation. Instead, they found themselves witness to a remarkable display of energy and skill. In the final moments of play, Sri Chinmoy employed his whole repertoire of dipping and angled shots, spins and lobs, to defeat the opposing team. The scores stood at 50-35 games in his favour. Smiling, he said: “Almost nearing 100 games – so one can become tired!”

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Music From Mountain Silence

Mountain Silence are a music group composed of students of Sri Chinmoy, who regularly offer public concerts across Europe.

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In this video, produced by Kedar Misani, Mountain Silence offer a selection of songs performed in a Church in Zermatt, Switzerland.

Songs About Jesus Christ

Sri Chinmoy composed many Songs about Jesus Christ, and put to music some of his immortal utterances.

Sri Chinmoy Inspiration Group

The Sri Chinmoy Inspiration group is a forum for friends and students of Sri Chinmoy to share their experiences and what Sri Chinmoy means in their life.

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All well-wishers are welcome to join and post.

To post you just need to create a Yahoo ID, and follow a few quick procedures here

Some Recent Postings include:

For more great postings browse through Sri Chinmoy Inspiration

World Harmony Run and Statue of Sri Chinmoy in Mazatlan Mexico

A life-sized bronze statue of World Harmony Run founder Sri Chinmoy (1931-2007) depicted holding a World Harmony Run torch was inaugurated in a festive ceremony on the evening of November 26, 2009 in Mazatlan, Mexico.

Mayor of Mazatlan Receives Torchbearer Award

The statue is right on the coast of the Pacific Ocean ringed by palm trees in a location adjacent to a coastal plaza featuring other statues and lookouts over the ocean. Eventually its environs will be landscaped with benches and will include additional information about the late spiritual leader’s contributions in various fields.

Other statues by the same sculptor, British artist Kaivalya Torpy, are located in Norway, Bali and the Czech Republic. The statue unveiled in Mazatlan is the first in the Americas and the first ever of the spiritual leader holding a torch — the symbol of the World Harmony Run.

The Mayor of Mazatlan Jorge Abel Lopez Sanchez was in attendance to unveil the statue and he was presented with the World Harmony Run Torch Bearer Award during the ceremony. Students of Sri Chinmoy representing various countries also were in attendance. The Mazatlan Fire Department Band and Gymnastics Team performed a stirring drum and trumpet performance and ascended heavenward with gravity defying human pyramid formations. The World Harmony Run torch was held aloft from atop one such human pyramid.

Fire Dept. Gymnastic Team and Band

Activities continued the following day with visits by the World Harmony Run to three elementary schools culminating in the school children running the torch to the foot of the statue where they were greeted by the Secretary of the Mayor.
Mazatlan Statue
A World Harmony Run ceremony including school children also visited a large Mazatlan shopping mall where Sri Chinmoy’s Jharna-Kala artwork was on exhibit inside the mall.

Mall Entrance Exhibit Sign

The local daily newspaper Noroeste featured an article about the statue dedication in the November 28th edition of the paper and a second article about the World Harmony Run festivities also appeared on the sports page in the same day’s paper.

Read more at WorldHarmonyRun.org.

Giving Meditation Classes

In many different cities, students of Sri Chinmoy offer free meditation classes for people interested in learning the art of meditation.

When learning to meditate, it is highly recommended to associate with other people who have been practising meditation for a while. We can consciously or unconsciously pick up inspiration from the other people who are meditating.

“When four persons do the same thing together they inspire one another. It is like a tug-of-war. When you are meditating with your group, there are four or five persons meditating together against only one person: ignorance, whereas when you meditate at home, you are one individual and ignorance is another individual. “

– Sri Chinmoy (Sri Chinmoy Library)

In this post, Devashishu Torpy explains he grew up learning to meditate and now now teaches meditation classes in his home city of London (London Meditation) and also other places he visits.

I give meditation classes on the authority of my teacher, Sri Chinmoy. I am a seeker, and as part of my spiritual discipline I have been given the opportunity to share my experiences and my limited knowledge with other seekers. That ‘sharing’ plays a vital role in my own journey of self discovery.

– Giving Meditation classes by Devashishu

Songs of the Soul European Tour begins

The Songs of the Soul tour began on Sunday with a warmly received concert in the Czech city of Zlín.

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The full house audience was extremely moved by the concert, which featured performances by a range of artists (Adesh and Sadanand, Mandu and Visuddhi, Arthada’s group, Agnikana’s group, Pavaka Richot, and Matthijs Jongpier) culminating in the final performance by Gandharva Loka Orchestra (pictured above)

The Songs of the Soul concert series began in 2008 as a way of bringing the depth and beauty of Sri Chinmoy’s music to audiences worldwide in a variety of styles. Since then the concerts have taken place all around the world, in places ranging from Bali to St Petersburg.

Sunday was the beginning of a 9-day tour. On Monday, they played in Bratislava and tonight (Tuesday) and tomorrow they will play in the Hungarian cities of Budapest and Gyor. Also scheduled are concerts in the Austrian cities of Vienna, Salzburg and Graz, and in the Slovenian cities of Ljubljana and Maribor.

See songsofthesoul.com for more details…