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.
A 40-Year Blessing
Sarama Minoli New York, United States
In the Whirlwind of Life
Pradeep Hoogakker The Hague, Netherlands
Meeting Sri Chinmoy for the first time
Janaka Spence Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Running and Me
Garga Chamberlain Bristol, United Kingdom
The day when everything began
Bhagavantee Paul Salzburg, Austria
Learning to love songs ever more
Patanga Cordeiro São Paulo, Brazil
My Life with Sri Chinmoy: a book
Tejvan Pettinger Oxford, United Kingdom
Check your Front Tire
Arpan De Angelo New York, United States
The day my Guru accepted me as his disciple
Banshidhar Medeiros San Juan, Puerto Rico
Your life's responsibilities compel you to develop inner strength
Pradhan Balter Chicago, United States
Sri Chinmoy's opening meditation at the Parliament of World Religions
Pradhan Balter Chicago, United States
The Ever-Transcending Goal
Preetidutta Thorpe Auckland, New Zealand
Time seemed to freeze
Brahmata Michael Ottawa, CanadaSuggested videos
interviews with Sri Chinmoy's students
My favourite part of Sri Chinmoy's path
Muslim Badami Auckland, New Zealand
An airport meditation experience
Jogyata Dallas Auckland, New Zealand
Where the finite connects to the Infinite
Jogyata Dallas Auckland, New Zealand
My first experience with Sri Chinmoy
Nayak Polissar Seattle, United States
From religion to spirituality
Muslim Badami Auckland, New Zealand
How meditation helped me swim the English Channel
Abhejali Bernardova Zlín, Czech Republic