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.
'When you perform for me, always choose devotional songs.'
Gunthita Corda Zurich, Switzerland
10-Day Race: Staring into the Infinite
Patanga Cordeiro São Paulo, Brazil
I was just so transported by the atmosphere
Pulak Viscardi New York, United States
So much longing, for something
Pushpa rani Piner Ottawa, Canada
Meditation Nights at the Sri Chinmoy Centre
Preetidutta Thorpe Auckland, New Zealand
I felt a bell ringing in my heart
Charana Evans Cardiff, Wales
People see something in Guru and want to be part of it
Saraswati Martín San Juan, Puerto Rico
The Peace Run visits Oxford
Tejvan Pettinger Oxford, United Kingdom
A disciple re-incarnates
Jogyata Dallas Auckland, New Zealand
Running and Me
Garga Chamberlain Bristol, United Kingdom
My love of spiritual poetry
Manatita Hutchinson London, United Kingdom
In the Whirlwind of Life
Pradeep Hoogakker The Hague, Netherlands
Now you are in the boat
Kaushalya Casey Toronto, CanadaSuggested videos
interviews with Sri Chinmoy's students
My first experience with Sri Chinmoy
Nayak Polissar Seattle, United States
What is it like on the Peace Run?
Nikolaus Drekonja San Diego, United States
Things I have learnt from the spiritual life
Sanjay Rawal New York, United States
My evolving relationship with my spiritual Teacher
Pradeep Hoogakker The Hague, Netherlands
A feeling that something more exists
Florbela Caniceiro Coimbra, Portugal