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.
My inner calling
Purnakama Rajna Winnipeg, CanadaRegaining My Inner Joy
Sujata Muto Kyoto, JapanThe first time that I really understood that I had a soul
Jogyata Dallas Auckland, New ZealandPresident Gorbachev: a special soul brought down for a special reason
Mridanga Spencer Ipswich, United KingdomSeeing the God inside my son
Utsahi St-Armand Ottawa, CanadaYou only have to keep your eyes and ears open
Gannika Wiesenberger Linz, AustriaIn the Whirlwind of Life
Pradeep Hoogakker The Hague, NetherlandsAll I needed was the Supreme, and I would always win
Pragati Pascale New York, United StatesThe connection between Sri Chinmoy's music and my soul
Kamalakanta Nieves New York, United StatesI know where you are
Kamalakanta Nieves New York, United StatesSoul-Birds take flight
Jogyata Dallas Auckland, New ZealandMuhammad Ali: I was expecting a monster, but I found a lamb
Sevananda Padilla San Juan, Puerto RicoMy first Guru
Adarini Inkei Geneva, SwitzerlandSuggested videos
interviews with Sri Chinmoy's students