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.
Running and Me
Garga Chamberlain Bristol, United KingdomA Flame in my Heart
Adesh Widmer Zurich, SwitzerlandRegaining My Inner Joy
Sujata Muto Kyoto, JapanThe day I saw my Guru's Third Eye
Vidura Groulx Montreal, CanadaAn intense, concentrated Fire
Toshala Elliott Auckland, New ZealandA Quest for Happiness
Abhinabha Tangerman Amsterdam, NetherlandsThe Peace Run visits Oxford
Tejvan Pettinger Oxford, United KingdomThe Ever-Transcending Goal
Preetidutta Thorpe Auckland, New ZealandSoul-Birds take flight
Jogyata Dallas Auckland, New ZealandSpiritual Friends
Preetidutta Thorpe Auckland, New ZealandIn the Right Place, At the Right Time
Eshana Gadjanski Novi Sad, SerbiaI just knew from the moment I saw him
Ashrita Furman New York, United StatesMeeting Sri Chinmoy for the first time
Janaka Spence Edinburgh, United KingdomSuggested videos
interviews with Sri Chinmoy's students