Daily aphorisms by Sri Chinmoy

During his lifetime, Sri Chinmoy composed many thousands of short poems and aphorisms, which all relate to aspects of the spiritual life.

These nuggets of wisdom and inspiration give seekers a thoughtful insight to finding a deeper meaning to life.

At Sri Chinmoy Poetry, we will be publishing a daily aphorism/photo. The photos are from a range of photographers within the Sri Chinmoy Centre.

Samunnati wins Dublin Marathon in personal best time

Samunnati Nataliya Lehonkova (34), a member of the Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team recently won the elite women's race of the 2017 Dublin Marathon. Despite testing conditions, Lehonkova from Ukraine, posted a personal best time of 2.28.57 to take her second win in the Dublin marathon.

Vilas Silverton on his artistic inspiration

Vilas Silverton from Bristol Sri Chinmoy Centre talks about his art and spiritual life.

I have been inspired in my early years by a huge number of artists, as from most people’s work, there will be something that can be learned and taken as a point of departure for one’s future development.

'Seeker' screened as part of Reykjavik International Film Festival

Earlier in 2017, Oneness-Dream performed 31 concerts during a singing tour of Tuscany in Italy. The all male choir, Oneness-Dream, is dedicated to performing the music of Sri Chinmoy, singing his songs acapella. This video includes photos of the tour with music from the concerts.

 

 

Peace Run in the Faroe Islands

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The Peace Run in the Faroe Islands

Recently, the Sri Chinmoy Oneness-Home Peace Run visited the Faroe Islands where the runners were warmly welcomed by local dignitaries, local schools and ordinary people from the island.

Songs of the Soul in Slovakia and Hungary

From 19 to 23 September, a group of Sri Chinmoy’s students from all around the world played five concerts in Hungary and Slovakia as part of the Songs of the Soul concert series. The Songs of the Soul concerts were begun in 2008 as a way to acquaint music-lovers with Sri Chinmoy’s music, and since then over 240 concerts have been held in 40 different countries.

A childhood meeting with Sri Chinmoy

Devashishu's parents became Sri Chinmoy's students when he was 9 years old; here he describes how the family's first meeting with Sri Chinmoy happened quite by accident in his home city of London.

My evolving relationship with my spiritual Teacher

Pradeep talks about how, when he joined the spiritual path, he had a certain set of preconceptions about the path and the teacher, Sri Chinmoy. Over the years, he came to realise that a real spiritual teacher's role is only to show you the divinity that you have inside yourself.

How I got my spiritual name

After some time, Sri Chinmoy would often give his students a spiritual name - a name that reflected the inner essence of their soul. Pradeep describes the story of how he got his name, and learned a lot about detachment and oneness in the process.

Experiences of meditation

Preetidutta, a member of the Sri Chinmoy Centre in Auckland, describes some of the precious meditation experiences she has had over the years.

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