The latest edition of Inspiration Letters focuses on the topic of luminaries, and includes a selection of thoughtful articles on inspirational people. “…Luminaries are those who spread light and knowledge — and since God the pre-eminent Illuminer is spreading His light through every human life — each of which is His own life — it [...]
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Tribute To Pranavanta
Pranavanta John Montefiore, a student of Sri Chinmoy, was an exceptional artist who developed a strong reputation for his innovative and marathon artworks. Pranavanta became a meditation student of Sri Chinmoy in 1985. Studying under the tutelage of Sri Chinmoy (who himself was an artist) gave Pranavanta artwork a renewed spiritual energy. A tribute to his life [...]
Kaivalya Torpy’s Statues
Since Sri Chinmoy’s mahasamadhi in 2007, Kaivalya Torpy, a student of Sri Chinmoy has produced several statues of Sri Chinmoy which have been placed in different parts of the world. Statue of Sri Chinmoy, Vaasa Kaivalya is actually a trained scientist who worked as a physics teacher in London. However, encouraged by his Guru, Sri [...]
At The Feet of My Master
Recently Pradhan Balter, a student of Sri Chinmoy for over 30 years, published a book – At The Feet of My Master about his life and experiences with his Spiritual Teacher. His books offers an insightful and illumining account of his 30 years as a disciple of Sri Chinmoy. You can visit his site: At [...]
Seeking a Spiritual Path
Adhiratha Keefe has published a short account of how he became a seeker and then student of Sri Chinmoy in the early 1970s. Adhiratha with Sri Chinmoy in early 1970s Adhiratha – actively seeking in New York Adhiratha also shares some of his experiences as a student of Sri Chinmoy, including participating in the World [...]
Jamaica Hills, Queens, New York
A few years after arriving in the US in 1964, Sri Chinmoy moved to the New York suburb of Jamaica, Queens. Throughout his frequent international travels, Sri Chinmoy made his home in a quiet street of this suburb of New York for over three decades. Over the years, many students of Sri Chinmoy, from the [...]
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 [...]
World’s Largest Lollipop
August 27, 2009. On the occasion of Sri Chinmoy’s birth anniversary, New Yorker Ashrita Furman unveiled the world’s largest lollipop with a weight of 6,706 pounds (3041 kg). It surpasses the previous Guinness World Record for a giant lollipop by almost 2,000 pounds (907 kg). Ashrita Furman, holder of the most Guinness records, was the [...]
Joy Weekend – South of France
This Joy Weekend was in a place called Sommieres – a medieval town, complete with castle, next to the Vidourle river. While walking around it’s narrow alley-ways it was not too difficult to imagine life many hundreds of years ago. Is all of France this beautiful or are our French brothers and sisters just good [...]
World’s largest pencil unveiled in New York
An international group of volunteers led by multiple Guinness world record holder, Ashrita Furman, have just constructed a 76 foot long pencil in Queens, New York, the longest pencil in the world. The pencil was unveiled to coincide with a commemorative function celebrating 76 years in the life of Sri Chinmoy, the internationally respected artist [...]
Inspiration-Letters: premium writing from Sri Chinmoy’s students
The Sri Chinmoy Centre has more than its fair share of good writers, and there are many wonderful articles put there by members describing their own inner experiences and reflections on life. One special section of the website is Inspiration-Letters, a periodical ezine edited by New Yorker Mahiruha Klein featuring articles from our very best [...]
