If I were a book, what would my title be? - a creative project
Sri Chinmoy asked his students to meet together frequently for meditation, spiritual activities and fun that he called Joy-Days. Very often, these happen over a weekend when people from all the Sri Chinmoy Centres in a country, or even in different countries, can come together.
On one such recent weekend in Co Wicklow, Ireland, students of Sri Chinmoy from Ireland and England came together. As part of the weekend, different members engaged in a spontaneous creativity project given the simple question 'If I were a book, what would my title be?'. Ambarish from the Dublin Centre collected all of these questions and made some charming videos, which you can see below:
Whatever we do in life — whether we are praying, talking to our friends or participating in sports — we are trying to receive joy at every moment. But joy we can have only when we have a peaceful life. We are all longing for joy, and joy abides only in peace. At every moment we are given the opportunity to feel peace in the depths of our heart on the strength of our prayer-life and our meditation-life.
Sri Chinmoy 1
- 1. Sri Chinmoy, Aspiration-body, illumination-soul, part 2, Agni Press, 1993
Stories
First-hand experiences of meditation and spirituality.
The happiest I've ever been
Gabriele Settimi San Diego, United States
All I needed was the Supreme, and I would always win
Pragati Pascale New York, United States
You only have to keep your eyes and ears open
Gannika Wiesenberger Linz, Austria
I was what you call a classic unconscious seeker
Rupantar LaRusso New York, United States
My first Guru
Adarini Inkei Geneva, Switzerland
So much longing, for something
Pushpa rani Piner Ottawa, Canada
Your life's responsibilities compel you to develop inner strength
Pradhan Balter Chicago, United States
President Gorbachev: a special soul brought down for a special reason
Mridanga Spencer Ipswich, United Kingdom
Just go with it and jump!
Gabriele Settimi San Diego, United States
A Flame in my Heart
Adesh Widmer Zurich, Switzerland
The day when everything began
Bhagavantee Paul Salzburg, Austria
I just knew from the moment I saw him
Ashrita Furman New York, United States
A demonstration of the Master’s occult powers
Arpan De Angelo New York, United StatesSuggested videos
interviews with Sri Chinmoy's students
An airport meditation experience
Jogyata Dallas Auckland, New Zealand
How Sri Chinmoy appreciated enthusiasm
Prachar Stegemann Canberra, Australia
Beginnings of a spiritual journey
Mahatapa Palit New York, United States
2 things that surprised me about the spiritual life
Jayasalini Abramovskikh Moscow, Russia
Getting through difficult times in your meditation
Banshidhar Medeiros San Juan, Puerto Rico
How meditation helped me swim the English Channel
Abhejali Bernardova Zlín, Czech Republic