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.
The Impact of a Yogi on My Life
Agni Casanova San Juan, Puerto RicoPraying for God’s Grace to Descend
Sweta Pradhan Kathmandu, NepalThe day when everything began
Bhagavantee Paul Salzburg, AustriaMy inner calling
Purnakama Rajna Winnipeg, CanadaThe most beautiful and fulfilling of all possible experiences
Jogyata Dallas Auckland, New ZealandSri Chinmoy's opening meditation at the Parliament of World Religions
Pradhan Balter Chicago, United StatesFilled with deepest joy
Tirtha Voelckner Munich, GermanyHow my spiritual search led me to Sri Chinmoy
Vidura Groulx Montreal, CanadaAn early spiritual experience
Ashrita Furman New York, United StatesBelieve, take a step and proceed: a 6-day race experience
Susan Marshall ,All I needed was the Supreme, and I would always win
Pragati Pascale New York, United StatesRunning and Me
Garga Chamberlain Bristol, United KingdomMy Room
Preetidutta Thorpe Auckland, New ZealandSuggested videos
interviews with Sri Chinmoy's students