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Sri Chinmoy.
Many remembrances shall be dedicated to this most distinguished son of India's greatest spiritual teachings and traditions: meditation teacher, spiritual Master, humanitarian and world visionary, the revered yogi, Guru Sri Chinmoy. Each a testament of how this gentle, wise, quietly spoken, universally loved, admired and respected spiritual leader has inspired the lives and touched the heart's of so many.
As a disciple I have many personal experiences and reflections on how Guru had, is and shall continue to have such a profound influence on my life. I feel that what Guru would want from me now at this time of loss and reflection and for all of his disciples, distinguished friends, admires, well-wishers and the countless numbers of individuals around the world who have been touched by his message and inspired by his example, is our collective joy.
At a time of great personal loss and the inability to fully express what this loss means, I draw strength, gratitude and happiness from all that Sri Chinmoy has brought into my life and the live's of his students, and his friends from the international community who gather in New York at this moment to pay their respects to the heart and life of this greatly admired and loved peace advocate and humanitarian.
Some immortal words spoken by Sri Chinmoy's I share with you all.....
"I know that God can be seen. I know that God can be felt. I know that God can be realised. I know that each human being, with no exception, will grow into God's transcendental Vision and His Reality absolute."
It was all hands on deck, or should I say 'all hands in the kitchen' for members of the Sri Chinmoy Centre Brisbane when they catered to the apetites of 44 members of the Brisbane Vegetarian Society..
Back in 1994 as a new disciple of Sri Chinmoy I had been invited to photograph the runners of the Sri Chinmoy Harmony Run as they journeyed across the varying terrain of the US. We ran through fourteen States before I had to return to Australia. On my last day with the team I ran my first marathon through New Mexico, and on that run I felt the overwhelming presence of the Apache spirits...
I recall an amusing incident with Sri Chinmoy and many of his students at a recent celebration in New York..
