If I were a book, what would my title be? - a creative project
Sri Chinmoy asked his students to meet together frequently for meditation, spiritual activities and fun that he called Joy-Days. Very often, these happen over a weekend when people from all the Sri Chinmoy Centres in a country, or even in different countries, can come together.
On one such recent weekend in Co Wicklow, Ireland, students of Sri Chinmoy from Ireland and England came together. As part of the weekend, different members engaged in a spontaneous creativity project given the simple question 'If I were a book, what would my title be?'. Ambarish from the Dublin Centre collected all of these questions and made some charming videos, which you can see below:
Whatever we do in life — whether we are praying, talking to our friends or participating in sports — we are trying to receive joy at every moment. But joy we can have only when we have a peaceful life. We are all longing for joy, and joy abides only in peace. At every moment we are given the opportunity to feel peace in the depths of our heart on the strength of our prayer-life and our meditation-life.
Sri Chinmoy 1
- 1. Sri Chinmoy, Aspiration-body, illumination-soul, part 2, Agni Press, 1993
Stories
First-hand experiences of meditation and spirituality.
Praying for God’s Grace to Descend
Sweta Pradhan Kathmandu, Nepal
Failures are the pillars of success
Anugata Bach New York, United States
The day when everything began
Bhagavantee Paul Salzburg, AustriaAkuti: a pioneer-jewel in our Centre
Akuti Eisamann Connecticut, United States
Learning to follow my intuition
Saranyu Pearson Geelong, Australia
'Always say things in such a way as to inspire people, not discourage them'
Pradhan Balter Chicago, United States
I just knew from the moment I saw him
Ashrita Furman New York, United States
A Quest for Happiness
Abhinabha Tangerman Amsterdam, Netherlands
I was just so transported by the atmosphere
Pulak Viscardi New York, United States
'You two have been friends for many hundreds of years'
Jogyata Dallas Auckland, New Zealand
It does not matter which spoon you use
Brahmacharini Rebidoux St. John's, Canada
The day I saw my Guru's Third Eye
Vidura Groulx Montreal, Canada
If I could remember this in my daily life now, I'd be a very high soul
Charana Evans Cardiff, WalesSuggested videos
interviews with Sri Chinmoy's students
Things I have learnt from the spiritual life
Sanjay Rawal New York, United States
Meditation: you make progress just by doing it
Jogyata Dallas Auckland, New Zealand
What is it like on the Peace Run?
Nikolaus Drekonja San Diego, United States
Winning the Swiss Alpine Marathon
Vajin Armstrong Auckland, New Zealand
Getting through difficult times in your meditation
Banshidhar Medeiros San Juan, Puerto Rico