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.
I just knew from the moment I saw him
Ashrita Furman New York, United StatesRunning and Me
Garga Chamberlain Bristol, United KingdomCheck your Front Tire
Arpan De Angelo New York, United StatesA barrage of Candy Bullets
Jogyata Dallas Auckland, New ZealandPeople see something in Guru and want to be part of it
Saraswati Martín San Juan, Puerto RicoThe day I recieved my spiritual name
Banshidhar Medeiros San Juan, Puerto RicoMeeting Sri Chinmoy for the first time
Janaka Spence Edinburgh, United KingdomThe day I made a useless and ridiculous weightlifting machine for Guru
Devashishu Torpy London, United KingdomLearning to follow my intuition
Saranyu Pearson Geelong, AustraliaSpirituality means speed
Patanga Cordeiro São Paulo, BrazilA love that was thick like butter
Mahatapa Palit New York, United StatesMy Life with Sri Chinmoy: a book
Tejvan Pettinger Oxford, United KingdomSuggested videos
interviews with Sri Chinmoy's students