On 28th August, a variety of performers and guest musicians offered two consecutive Songs of the Soul concerts in honour of the musical legacy of Sri Chinmoy. The music played was all composed by Sri Chinmoy, but had a range of interpretations, from the dynamic and energising Ghandava Loka Orchestra, to the beautiful singing of [...]
Archive | August, 2009
Karteek Completes 10 Channel Crossings
Karteek Clarke, a member of the Edinburgh Sri Chinmoy Centre, completed his 10th successful crossing of the English Channel this August 13th. After facing difficult weather conditions, which left him feeling seasick and tired, Karteek completed the epic crossing in a time of 16 hours 59 minutes. Karteek completed his first successful channel swim in [...]
Daily Poem of the Day
Every day, a new poem or quote by Sri Chinmoy is published at Wisdom of Sri Chinmoy. Sri Chinmoy was a prolific poet, writing many thousands of poems from short instructional aphorisms to longer devotional poems. The divine Love Does not speak- It only acts. – Sri Chinmoy From: Seventy-Seven Thousand Service-Trees vol 39
13th Finish at 3100 Mile Race
Yesterday, Suprabha Beckjord completed her 13th 3100 Mile Self-Transcendence Race finishing the distance in a time of 60 days+08:58:51. She was the final finisher of this year’s event. Making 11 finishers out of the 13 starters. The race was won by Asprihanal Aalto. Suprabha is the only female athlete to complete the race and the [...]
Meditation Classes in New York
The New York Sri Chinmoy Centre offer free meditation classes throughout the year. Recently, a new course was offered in Manhattan. Over 200 people attended the course which taught beginners the basics of meditation. My meditation Is my soul’s Soundless sound-conversation With my Inner Pilot. – Sri Chinmoy Sri Chinmoy’s Path of Meditation Sri Chinmoy’s [...]
Record Breaker Keeps setting New Records
Ashrita Furman of Queens, New York continues to set more Guinness World records as he enters the Record books for holding 100 simultaneous Guinness World records. Since his first successful record back in 1979, Ashrita has broken 237 official Guiness World Records. Recent records include, most M&Ms (40) eaten in one minute with chopsticks, record [...]
New Sri Chinmoy Songs Site
A new version of the Sri Chinmoy Songs site has been developed. – www.srichinmoysongs.com Sri Chinmoy composed over 20,000 songs during his lifetime. The website will be an online collection of the music scores, translations and audio recordings of the songs. Sri Chinmoy’s songs reflect different aspects of the spiritual life and are devotional in [...]
Dublin Joy Weekend
Members of the British, French and Irish Sri Chinmoy Centres met up in an old stately house on the outskirts of Dublin for a weekend of meditation, fun and music. Activities included a two mile race, advertised by our Irish hosts as ‘fast and downhill’. Well actually the first mile was fast and downhill, but [...]
3100 Mile Race Nears Finish
Despite, heavy rain during this summer, seven runners have already completed the epic 3100 Mile Race Self Transcendence Race. The race was won for the sixth time by flying Finn, Asprihanal Aalto in a time of 43 days+16:28:06 More on Finishers of race Related Latest Race Results Article on First Swiss to Finish
Icelandic World Harmony Run
Recently, the World Harmony Run visited Iceland for a short run around the island. The World Harmony Run began on July 1st and finished on the 16th July in Reykjavík the capital of Iceland. The run passed through the great natural beauty of the island meeting many local people along the way.
