8 March
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 ChinmoyExcerpt from Arise! Awake! Thoughts Of A Yogi by Sri Chinmoy
Stories
First-hand experiences of meditation and spirituality.
I was just so transported by the atmosphere
Pulak Viscardi New York, United States
'You have to be like a warrior and fight'
Mahiyan Savage San Diego, United States
The Swimming Relay
Toshala Elliott Auckland, New Zealand
'It was like I was seeing who Guru really was: this extraordinary, beautiful being inside a physical body'
Jogyata Dallas Auckland, New Zealand
Spiritual Friends
Preetidutta Thorpe Auckland, New Zealand
Bhutan, A Country Less Travelled...
Ambarish Keenan Dublin, Ireland
Seeing the God inside my son
Utsahi St-Armand Ottawa, Canada
Filled with deepest joy
Tirtha Voelckner Munich, Germany
The Peace Run visits Oxford
Tejvan Pettinger Oxford, United Kingdom
I was what you call a classic unconscious seeker
Rupantar LaRusso New York, United States
Sri Chinmoy's opening meditation at the Parliament of World Religions
Pradhan Balter Chicago, United States
I just knew from the moment I saw him
Ashrita Furman New York, United States
The happiest I've ever been
Gabriele Settimi San Diego, United StatesSuggested videos
interviews with Sri Chinmoy's students
Finding your spiritual Master
Gannika Wiesenberger Linz, Austria
The relationship between Guru and disciple
Baridhi Yonchev Sofia, Bulgaria
What drew me to Sri Chinmoy's path
Nikolaus Drekonja San Diego, United States
How meditation helped me swim the English Channel
Abhejali Bernardova Zlín, Czech Republic
No prior experience needed
Samalya Schafer Berlin, Germany
Growing up on Sri Chinmoy's path
Aruna Pohland Augsburg, Germany
A direct line to God
Vajra Henderson New York, United States
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