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.
10-Day Race: Staring into the Infinite
Patanga Cordeiro São Paulo, BrazilA Flame in my Heart
Adesh Widmer Zurich, SwitzerlandMy Life with Sri Chinmoy: a book
Tejvan Pettinger Oxford, United KingdomRegaining My Inner Joy
Sujata Muto Kyoto, JapanThe day my Guru accepted me as his disciple
Banshidhar Medeiros San Juan, Puerto RicoBreaking the world record for the longest game of hopscotch
Pipasa Glass & Jamini Young Seattle, United StatesMy inner calling
Purnakama Rajna Winnipeg, CanadaA Divine Phone Call
Jogyata Dallas Auckland, New ZealandMy 5 a.m. strategic meditations
Sanchita Fleming Ottawa, CanadaSri Chinmoy's opening meditation at the Parliament of World Religions
Pradhan Balter Chicago, United StatesHaving a Spiritual Teacher
Preetidutta Thorpe Auckland, New ZealandThe very first time I heard about my spiritual Master
Banshidhar Medeiros San Juan, Puerto RicoSuggested videos
interviews with Sri Chinmoy's students