Statue of Sri Chinmoy Dedicated in Vaasa, Finland

A statue of Sri Chinmoy holding the World Harmony Run Torch was dedicated in Finland on Sunday June 13, 2010. The statue is located in a park on the outskirts of the city of Vaasa on the west coast of Finland overlooking the Bothnian Bay. Vaasa is a bilingual city with street signs in Finnish and Swedish and about 1/4 of the city's residents speak Swedish rather than Finnish. The Vaasa Sri Chinmoy Centre has a long affiliation with this park as there is a Sri Chinmoy Peace Mile with a plaque located in the park and the Centre's Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team also holds 2 mile races in the park.

Sculpted by British artist Kaivalya Torpy, the life-size statue of World Harmony Run founder Sri Chinmoy is the second in the world to be dedicated in which the visionary is depicted holding a World Harmony Run Torch. The first such statue is located in Mazatlan Mexico.

The statue in the park in a photo at 11 pm. At this time of year truly the land of the Midnight Sun.

Local park officials, politicians and members of the Vaasa and Helsinki Sri Chinmoy Centres joined together for the dedication. Sri Chinmoy Centre members from other countries such as Norway, Sweden, Russia, Italy, Czech Republic, England, Estonia, Austria and the United States were also present at the statue unveiling in the park.

World Harmony Runners representing Russia ran into the park with the Torch and a musical group from the Czech republic sang a song composed by Sri Chinmoy about the country of Finland.

The large nature attraction, called Sand Bay Park in English, contains tall trees and winding paths through the woods for hiking and biking. A beach pavilion is nearby and there are benches interspersed throughout the park providing views out over the water. The statue is located close to a Villa and gazebo available for rental for group functions and meetings. Participants gathered after the ceremony to share a meal and cake in the Villa nearby the statue.

Later that evening, a Songs of the Soul Concert was held in a concert hall in dowtown Vaasa with performances by Sangit Desh and Agnikana's Group.

View more photos of the statue in Finland at Sri Chinmoy Centre Galleries.

Plaque for Statue of Sri Chinmoy in Finland

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3100 Mile Race 2010

This years edition of the 3100 Mile self-transcendence race began on June 13th, with 11 runners at the start line.

photo by Utpal

Useful links for Following 3100 Mile Self-Transcendence Race

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12 / 24 Hour Self Transcendence Race Basel

Members of the Swiss Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team organised a 12 hour and 24 hour race in Basel, which attracted 122 runners from 13 countries.

To view short video of event see: 24 Hour Race at Sri Chinmoy TV

In the 24 hour race Ludger Robert Boewer won with distance of 238 k.

Among the women Heike Christ finished 1st Place with 208 k.

The fastest 12 hour runners were Thomas Herget (134 k) and Dorothea Pfeffer (115 k), also from Germany.

12 - 24 Hour Race - Results at Sri Chinmoy Races

Weekend in The Alps

Recently, several European centres met up in Salzburg for a weekend of games, sport, music and meditation in the beautiful surroundings of the Swiss Alps

Report by Standa Zublaty, Czech

Over the weekend of 22-23 May, members of the Sri Chinmoy Centre met up for three days of sport, music, meditation, games and above all - the beautiful nature of Austrian Alps near Salzburg. Evening programs included a few musical performances, meditations and comic quiz games. During the day various activities such as running, hiking and boat trips were organised - giving people the opportunity to enjoy the beauty of nature.

Outdoor games

True inner joy is self - created.
It does not depend on outer circumstances.
A river is flowing in and through you carrying the message of joy.
This divine joy is the sole purpose of life.

- Sri Chinmoy

Learning to Meditate

Question: How can we learn to meditate?

Sri Chinmoy: The best way to begin to learn how to meditate is to associate with poeple who have been meditating for some time. These people are not in a position to teach you, but they are in a position to inspire you. If you have some friends who know how to meditate, just sit beside them while they are meditating. Unconsciously your inner being will be able to derive some meditative power from them. You are not stealing anything from them, but your inner being is taking help from them without your outer knowledge.....

(Continue reading excerpt from Meditation: Humanity's Race And Divinity's Grace, Part 2 by Sri Chinmoy)

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Jharna Kala Collection

During his lifetime, Sri Chinmoy created many beautiful artworks, he termed these Jharna Kala or 'Fountain-Art' paintings.

jharna kala

In the late 1970s, Sri Chinmoy gave 200 Jharna Kala paintings to the Zurich centre in Switzerland. These are often displayed at galleries in Switzerland and throughout Europe.

To view a selection of these paintings, you can view them here - Jharna Kala Zurich collection

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