8 March
Christchurch Runner in Commonwealth Trail race
Vajin Armstrong, of Christchurch Sri Chinmoy Centre, finished 8th in the Commonwealth 55Km trail race championship held in Llandudno, Wales. He finished the 55KM race in a time of 03:43:13.
Aged 31, Vajin works as a manager of a Gandharva Loka music store. But, in his spare time he is able to train for marathons and ultra distance races. Previously Vajin won his first 47 mile ultra race in a time of 5 hours 27 minutes. In 2010 he finished 1st in New Zealand's Kepler Challenge (60km trail race) .
Vajin wrote of his experience racing in the Commonwealth ultra races.
Related"It has been a inspiring and uplifting experience, and a true demonstration of the power of sport to bring people together in a spirit of oneness and understanding. Spending time surrounded by fellow athletes who all share your love of the mountains and are all aspiring to transcend themselves was a wonderful experience."
Stories
First-hand experiences of meditation and spirituality.
The happiest I've ever been
Gabriele Settimi San Diego, United States
Celebrating birthdays at Guru's house
Devashishu Torpy London, United Kingdom
Learning to follow my intuition
Saranyu Pearson Geelong, Australia
The Ever-Transcending Goal
Preetidutta Thorpe Auckland, New Zealand
I was what you call a classic unconscious seeker
Rupantar LaRusso New York, United States
It does not matter which spoon you use
Brahmacharini Rebidoux St. John's, Canada
A Quest for Happiness
Abhinabha Tangerman Amsterdam, Netherlands
The connection between Sri Chinmoy's music and my soul
Kamalakanta Nieves New York, United States
The first time that I really understood that I had a soul
Jogyata Dallas Auckland, New Zealand
Meditation: Touching The Infinite
Jogyata Dallas Auckland, New Zealand
My first Guru
Adarini Inkei Geneva, Switzerland
My 5 a.m. strategic meditations
Sanchita Fleming Ottawa, Canada
A Flame in my Heart
Adesh Widmer Zurich, SwitzerlandSuggested videos
interviews with Sri Chinmoy's students
Self-transcendence in meditation
Kailash Beyer Zurich, Switzerland
Humorous moments with Sri Chinmoy
Toshala Elliott Auckland, New Zealand
Breaking Guinness records
Ashrita Furman New York, United States
How I got my spiritual name
Pradeep Hoogakker The Hague, Netherlands
2 things that surprised me about the spiritual life
Jayasalini Abramovskikh Moscow, Russia
My daily spiritual practises
Muslim Badami Auckland, New Zealand
Except where explicitly stated otherwise, the contents of this site are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License. read more »
SriChinmoyCentre.org is a Vasudeva Server project.