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.
President Gorbachev: a special soul brought down for a special reason
Mridanga Spencer Ipswich, United KingdomHow I learned from Sri Chinmoy
Pradhan Balter Chicago, United StatesRegaining My Inner Joy
Sujata Muto Kyoto, JapanThe Ever-Transcending Goal
Preetidutta Thorpe Auckland, New Zealand'You have to be like a warrior and fight'
Mahiyan Savage San Diego, United StatesJust go with it and jump!
Gabriele Settimi San Diego, United StatesMy wife's soul comes to visit
Jogyata Dallas Auckland, New ZealandMy Life with Sri Chinmoy: a book
Tejvan Pettinger Oxford, United KingdomBhutan, A Country Less Travelled...
Ambarish Keenan Dublin, IrelandIn the Whirlwind of Life
Pradeep Hoogakker The Hague, NetherlandsFilled with deepest joy
Tirtha Voelckner Munich, GermanyConnecting the dots
Lunthita Duthely Hialeah, United StatesThe Peace Run visits Oxford
Tejvan Pettinger Oxford, United KingdomSuggested videos
interviews with Sri Chinmoy's students