On Oct. 11, 2009, Sri Chinmoy students from all over the world gathered in New York to celebrate the second anniversary of Sri Chinmoy’s Mahasamadhi. This is a selection of recordings from this soulful gathering by students of Sri Chinmoy.
Music Recordings at Radio Sri Chinmoy
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Articles on the passing of Sri Chinmoy by students of Sri Chinmoy
Photo by Sharani
Consciousness-Blossoms is a vegetarian diner in Tampa Bay, Florida. Located in an unassuming mall it serves delicious vegetarian fare and has developed an excellent reputation for tasty vegetarian food in a welcoming environment.
It is one of the many vegetarian restaurants run by students of Sri Chinmoy in different parts of the world. The owner Tilvila Hurwi knew little about restaurants when she first entered the business in 1999. But, she said she wanted it to be “I wanted it to be a place for peace and inspiration,” Hurwit said. “I also wanted it to have really good food.”
Recently, the Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team promoted a 24 hour race in Tooting Bec, London. The race was won Richard Quennell of Rugby and Northampton A.C. with a distance of 145 miles. 76 year old.
Geoff Oliver, completed a distance of 111 miles 285 yards (178.898km), which subject to confirmation is a world best performance for over 75 years track. The leading women Aileen Scott from Glasgow’s Clydesdale Harriers with 117 miles.
The aim of a 24 Hour Race is to run as far as possible, round a 400 metre track. Each time a runner passes by the lap is noted by his counter. Each 24 hour race requires a dedicated team of helpers – cooks, counters, support e.t.c.
A 24 hour race provides the runner with a great opportunity to transcend and compete with themselves running further before. It is not just a physical challenge but also a great inner challenge.
Sri Chinmoy, the founder of the Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team, was a great believer in the benefits of long distance running.
There is also a great atmosphere at 24 hour races, with a feeling of cooperation and challenge.
“…If we identify ourselves with something divine, eternal and immortal, then naturally the hidden essence and quality of that particular thing will enter into us. By worrying all the time or by thinking undivine thoughts, we will never move towards our goal. We will enter into divinity only by having positive thoughts: “I am of God. I am for God.” If we think this, then there can be no worry, no anxiety…”
– Sri Chinmoy
From: Yoga of Sri Chinmoy – Worries and Anxieties
The latest edition of Meditation Silence is titled ‘Moving from Worry to Confidence‘. Sri Chinmoy speaks how a life of meditation can help overcome worries and anxiety.
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Article 8 Ways to deal with worries by Abhinabha Tangerman
On the weekend of September 26-27, the Marseille Sri Chinmoy Centre hosted a British-French Joy Day Weekend. Members of the British, French, Irish, and Italian Sri Chinmoy Centres gathered in Villeneuve-Loubet on the south coast of France for a weekend of meditation, fun and music.
The beautiful venue for the British-French Joy Day on the Cote D’Azur drew additional visitors from varied countries – Singapore, the U.S., Canada, Australia, Iceland and Switzerland to name a few. All functions, meals and meditations were held outside in a vacation apartment residence with a view of the Mediterranean from the apartment balconies. The beach and sea – walking distance from the apartments – served as a delightful venue for games and swimming.
Performances included three magic acts – Robert from Prague, Czech Republic, Tulasi from Wien, Austria and Oindrajalik from Marseille, France.
Musicians from France, the UK and Italy performed and a humorous play with Sahadeva, Devashishu and Suswara helped put the joy in “Joy Day”. An early morning race in a local nature park rounded out the Joy Day festivities.
Over the past few months, the Sydney Sri Chinmoy Centre have been offering a series of meditation courses in different parts of Sydney. These free meditation classes offer an introduction to the basic techniques of meditation and also how meditation can be incorporated into our daily life.
Jogyata Dallas giving a meditation class
Jogyata, from Auckland, New Zealand, recently came over to give a series of lectures and classes in Sydney. The courses have been well attended with many local Sydney residents gaining an insight into meditation.
Sri Chinmoy’s path emphasises the role of meditating on the spiritual heart. Sri Chinmoy feels that this approach is the simplest and most effective way for a seeker to contact his own soul and experience the peace and joy of inner silence.
“When we go deep within, into the deepest recesses of our hearts, we commune with God through meditation. It is through meditation that we can know that God is both with form and without form, with attributes and without attributes.”
– Sri Chinmoy
To find out more about Sri Chinmoy’s path of meditation and meditation classes in Sydney, visit Sydney Meditation
Some of the Benefits of Meditation
In locations as far apart as Bali and New York City, Sri Chinmoy’s students observed the 2009 anniversary of his August 27th birthday through prayer, meditation, singing and athletics.
The Bali Sri Chinmoy Centre and ARMA staff observed Sri Chinmoy’s birth anniversary on the afternoon of August 27th in Ubud on the island of Bali. They gathered for meditation at the foot of a statue of Sri Chinmoy first dedicated there in February 2009. The life-size bronze sculpture of the late spiritual leader was sculpted by British artist Kaivalya Torpy.
The statue was adorned with a flower garland and orchids for the ceremony. Each person also prayerfully placed a flower in front of the statue.
Participants meditated and sang some English songs composed by Sri Chinmoy. The words to one of the songs:
“Affection, Love, Sweetness, Fondness, God has for me. Every day I live and grow under His protection tree.”
-Sri Chinmoy
Afterwards, the Tumpeng was cut (traditional Indonesian yellow rice shaped in a cone)Â and traditional Balinese cakes were also offered as prasad.
In Jamaica Queens, New York, Sri Chinmoy Centre members from over 50 countries gathered to observe the August 27th birthday of Sri Chinmoy. This year more than 1,500 visitors from countries across the globe shared meditation, musical performances, plays, and athletic activities over a two-week period.
For the first time during August Celebrations, a poetry festival was held paying tribute to the tremendous legacy of devotional poetry written by Sri Chinmoy. Professors lectured on his literary contributions and his work was recited in both English and Bengali, his native tongue.
Other activities traditionally shared during August Celebrations in New York included a public marathon hosted by the Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team in Rockland State Park, New York; a public Songs of the Soul Concert at the New York University Skirball Center in Greenwich Village and the setting of a Guinness World Record on August 27th, Sri Chinmoy’s birthday, by Ashrita Furman and an international team of helpers. This year’s record was the creation of the world’s largest lollipop.
In these recent editions of Life Voices, members of the Sri Chinmoy Centre talk about some of the activities and ideas that inspire them.
Life Voices is produced by Kedar Misani from Zurich Switzerland. A new episode is published on the 13th of every month. Life Voices at Sri Chinmoy TV
Today, September 21st is World Gratitude Day
“…Gratitude in the inner world is nothing but self-expansion. It is through self-expansion that we become aware of our true reality, which is Infinity itself. Your contribution to the world at large, to the inner world especially, is momentous. As a seeker, I know that there is nothing on earth as valuable and significant as gratitude. In God’s Eye there is nothing more meaningful and precious than man’s gratitude. Therefore, to you, to the illumining soul in you, I wish to offer my boundless and ever-growing gratitude…”
– Sri Chinmoy speaking on gratitude from A Seekers Mind
Poems on Gratitude at Sri Chinmoy Poetry
A new version of the Sri Chinmoy Songs site has been developed. – www.srichinmoysongs.com
Sri Chinmoy composed over 20,000 songs during his lifetime. The website will be an online collection of the music scores, translations and audio recordings of the songs.
Sri Chinmoy’s songs reflect different aspects of the spiritual life and are devotional in nature. Sri Chinmoy also translated over 2,400 of his Bengali songs into devotional poetry. – Garden of Love – Light
The new site has been developed by Aparajita Fishman, who worked hard on creating the new website with its large database of songs and audio recordings.
Members of the British, French and Irish Sri Chinmoy Centres met up in an old stately house on the outskirts of Dublin for a weekend of meditation, fun and music.
Activities included a two mile race, advertised by our Irish hosts as ‘fast and downhill’. Well actually the first mile was fast and downhill, but the second mile led to a few slower times than usual….
