Doing things together
Most of our Centres around the world can't offer public events due to the pandemic, but this time has given us the opportunity to focus on deepening our spiritual practice, and spending time together where health guidelines allow.
Sri Chinmoy would often have us come together for Joy Days - gatherings where we would meditate and do lots of spiritual things, but also have fun and delight in each other's company. So we have been finding ways to do that....
Luckily for us, much of our Joy Days are spent in the outdoors anyway - we play sports and games, and go for hikes in the mountains.
Guatemala
The beautiful Lake Atitlan is a regular Joy Day destination for our Guatemalan members. Sri Chinmoy visited this beautiful lake in 1997
Past-incarnation fancy dress
Sri Chinmoy always encouraged his Australian and New Zealand students to do things together, so once the 'travel bubble' between Australia and New Zealand was established, a Joy Day quickly followed. This particular joy day, everyone was asked to appear in fancy dress, representing their past incarnation (or what they thought/wished they were in their past incarnation)
Stories
First-hand experiences of meditation and spirituality.
How sports and fitness became part of our spiritual life
Banshidhar Medeiros San Juan, Puerto RicoLearning to follow my intuition
Saranyu Pearson Geelong, AustraliaWhy run 3100 miles?
Smarana Puntigam Vienna, AustriaSpirituality means speed
Patanga Cordeiro São Paulo, BrazilPraying for God’s Grace to Descend
Sweta Pradhan Kathmandu, Nepal'Always say things in such a way as to inspire people, not discourage them'
Pradhan Balter Chicago, United StatesA New World
Apaga Renner Graz, AustriaA barrage of Candy Bullets
Jogyata Dallas Auckland, New ZealandSeeing the God inside my son
Utsahi St-Armand Ottawa, CanadaIf a wish comes from the soul, it will be granted
Kamalakanta Nieves New York, United StatesA Truckload of Humanitarian Aid Sails through Customs
Arthada Platzgummer Vienna, AustriaA vision at 3 a.m in the morning
Abarita Dänzer Zürich, SwitzerlandHaving a Spiritual Teacher
Preetidutta Thorpe Auckland, New ZealandSuggested videos
interviews with Sri Chinmoy's students