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 know where you are
Kamalakanta Nieves New York, United StatesYou only have to keep your eyes and ears open
Gannika Wiesenberger Linz, AustriaNow you are in the boat
Kaushalya Casey Toronto, CanadaPeople see something in Guru and want to be part of it
Saraswati Martín San Juan, Puerto RicoSpiritual Friends
Preetidutta Thorpe Auckland, New ZealandRunning for Peace
Jogyata Dallas Auckland, New ZealandMy life with Sri Chinmoy
Namrata Moses New York, United StatesIf a little meditation can give you this kind of experience...
Pragya Gerig Nuremberg, Germany'It was like I was seeing who Guru really was: this extraordinary, beautiful being inside a physical body'
Jogyata Dallas Auckland, New ZealandA New World
Apaga Renner Graz, AustriaMy 5 a.m. strategic meditations
Sanchita Fleming Ottawa, CanadaCelebrating birthdays at Guru's house
Devashishu Torpy London, United Kingdom10-Day Race: Staring into the Infinite
Patanga Cordeiro São Paulo, BrazilSuggested videos
interviews with Sri Chinmoy's students