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.
Patanga: my spiritual name
Patanga Cordeiro São Paulo, BrazilPeople see something in Guru and want to be part of it
Saraswati Martín San Juan, Puerto RicoMy Life with Sri Chinmoy: a book
Tejvan Pettinger Oxford, United KingdomMy wife's soul comes to visit
Jogyata Dallas Auckland, New ZealandHow my spiritual search led me to Sri Chinmoy
Vidura Groulx Montreal, CanadaSo much longing, for something
Pushpa rani Piner Ottawa, CanadaFailures are the pillars of success
Anugata Bach New York, United StatesI was just so transported by the atmosphere
Pulak Viscardi New York, United StatesYour life's responsibilities compel you to develop inner strength
Pradhan Balter Chicago, United States'Christ has stolen her heart and brought it now to me'
Dodula and Gunthita Zurich, SwitzerlandHaving a Spiritual Teacher
Preetidutta Thorpe Auckland, New ZealandMeditation Nights at the Sri Chinmoy Centre
Preetidutta Thorpe Auckland, New ZealandMeditation: Touching The Infinite
Jogyata Dallas Auckland, New ZealandSuggested videos
interviews with Sri Chinmoy's students