
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.

The Impact of a Yogi on My Life
Agni Casanova San Juan, Puerto Rico
I just knew from the moment I saw him
Ashrita Furman New York, United States
The day my Guru accepted me as his disciple
Banshidhar Medeiros San Juan, Puerto Rico
'I could find out myself, but it was so much easier asking your soul'
Mridanga Spencer Ipswich, United Kingdom
“Where there is heart, always there is a way.”
Jogyata Dallas Auckland, New Zealand
Running for Peace
Jogyata Dallas Auckland, New Zealand
'You two have been friends for many hundreds of years'
Jogyata Dallas Auckland, New Zealand
Believe, take a step and proceed: a 6-day race experience
Susan Marshall ,
The Swimming Relay
Toshala Elliott Auckland, New Zealand
A spiritual name is the name of our soul, and what we can become
Nayak Polissar Seattle, United States
My Room
Preetidutta Thorpe Auckland, New Zealand
If I could remember this in my daily life now, I'd be a very high soul
Charana Evans Cardiff, Wales
'You have to be like a warrior and fight'
Mahiyan Savage San Diego, United StatesSuggested videos
interviews with Sri Chinmoy's students

Making progress on Sri Chinmoy's Path
Daulot Fountain Seattle, United States
'Everyone is feeling nothing but love'
Suren Leosson Reykjavik, Iceland
Breaking Guinness records
Ashrita Furman New York, United States
Running the world's longest race
Jayasalini Abramovskikh Moscow, Russia
From religion to spirituality
Muslim Badami Auckland, New Zealand
Meditation: you make progress just by doing it
Jogyata Dallas Auckland, New Zealand