October news
Mediation classes with a Canadian touch, plus a very sweet and soulful concert....
Shishir comes to town
The Dublin Centre was treated to a visit from Shishir Pauk from snowy Winnipeg in Canada, who came to give our October Workshop. Shishir has been a student of Sri Chinmoy for 29 years, and regularly travels through the world giving meditation classes.
Shishir's classes were a real joy to behold and he certainly has a unique perspective on things - you ever cared to analyze the life of Arnold Schwarzenneger from a spiritual perspective, or find out how a Peugeot 506 can be a life threatening obstacle to your meditation, then Shishir had all the answers for you!
Throughout the class, he modestly introduced his topics in such understated terms as "Now were going to talk about...The secrets of the Universe!" and "Next we're going to have the Grand-Finale, blow-you-away, final meditation" (which, it must be said, definitely lived up to its billing) The audience loved his straight-from-the-heart style of talking, and I think everyone headed home smiling and lighter in mind and step. We hope it won't be too long before he graces our shores again with his humour and love of life.
Music of the heart
After Shishir's weekend classes, we decided to hold a spontaneous concert of meditation music for the public the following Friday. It has been a few months since we last gave one, and we almost forgot how much fun they were! The crowd was not as big as previous concerts we held, however they were tremendously appreciative, and it was a very nice experience for everyone. We hope now to add a few more songs to our repertoire and hold more concerts very soon.
Stories
First-hand experiences of meditation and spirituality.
'Always say things in such a way as to inspire people, not discourage them'
Pradhan Balter Chicago, United StatesMy 5 a.m. strategic meditations
Sanchita Fleming Ottawa, CanadaMy Life with Sri Chinmoy: a book
Tejvan Pettinger Oxford, United KingdomSpirituality means speed
Patanga Cordeiro São Paulo, BrazilMeditation: Touching The Infinite
Jogyata Dallas Auckland, New ZealandMeditation Nights at the Sri Chinmoy Centre
Preetidutta Thorpe Auckland, New ZealandThe first time that I really understood that I had a soul
Jogyata Dallas Auckland, New Zealand'I could find out myself, but it was so much easier asking your soul'
Mridanga Spencer Ipswich, United KingdomHow my spiritual search led me to Sri Chinmoy
Vidura Groulx Montreal, CanadaTime seemed to freeze
Brahmata Michael Ottawa, CanadaCheck your Front Tire
Arpan De Angelo New York, United StatesMy first Guru
Adarini Inkei Geneva, SwitzerlandSuggested videos
interviews with Sri Chinmoy's students