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.
Meditation: Touching The Infinite
Jogyata Dallas Auckland, New Zealand
I felt a bell ringing in my heart
Charana Evans Cardiff, Wales
My 5 a.m. strategic meditations
Sanchita Fleming Ottawa, Canada
Celebrating birthdays at Guru's house
Devashishu Torpy London, United Kingdom
The first time that I really understood that I had a soul
Jogyata Dallas Auckland, New Zealand
In the Right Place, At the Right Time
Eshana Gadjanski Novi Sad, Serbia
The day I saw my Guru for the first time
Natabara Rollosson New York, United States
A vision at 3 a.m in the morning
Abarita Dänzer Zürich, Switzerland
Learning to follow my intuition
Saranyu Pearson Geelong, Australia
'Christ has stolen her heart and brought it now to me'
Dodula and Gunthita Zurich, Switzerland
Learning to love songs ever more
Patanga Cordeiro São Paulo, Brazil
A love that was thick like butter
Mahatapa Palit New York, United States
'When you perform for me, always choose devotional songs.'
Gunthita Corda Zurich, SwitzerlandSuggested videos
interviews with Sri Chinmoy's students
Why we organise ultra-distance events
Subarnamala Riedel Zurich, Switzerland
Things I have learnt from the spiritual life
Sanjay Rawal New York, United States
A feeling that something more exists
Florbela Caniceiro Coimbra, Portugal
From religion to spirituality
Muslim Badami Auckland, New Zealand
What meditation gave me that I was missing
Purnahuti Wagner Guatemala City, GuatemalaWhen I met Sri Chinmoy for the first time
Baridhi Yonchev Sofia, Bulgaria