Jayasalini running the Self-Transcendence 6 Day Race

According to Jayasalini the 6 Day Race is an opportunity to develop faith, willpower and the necessity of competing only with oneself.

Our philosophy
Is progress.
In our self-transcendence
Is our tremendous joy.

- Sri Chinmoy [1]

Jayaslini lectured in Sao Paolo and Rio de Janeiro. About 100 spiritual seekers attended her classes.

Jayasalini poses with members from the Sri Chinmoy Centres in Brazil

[1] Sri Chinmoy, Excerpt from Seventy-Seven Thousand Service-Trees, Part 13

Sri Chinmoy Centres from all over the world celebrated the anniversary by organizing special World Harmony Run events in their respective cities.

In Ljubljana,Slovenia, (left) runners carried the Peace Torch to a site where they will plant a Sri Chinmoy Peace-Tree in October.
In Groningen, The Netherlands (right) 140 school children released balloons with wishes for peace attached to them.

• Sri Chinmoy Reading Flower Flames

God’s Forgiveness finds me
No matter where I am.
God’s Compassion takes me
Where I ought to go.

- Sri Chinmoy

• Selected 207 Flower-Flames
• A commentary on 10,000 Flower Flames by Dr Vidagdha Bennett

Sri Chinmoy saw music as a pure language of the heart, and a way to celebrate the underlying unity of humanity.

“Music is the language of God. God’s language, music, is not like mathematics or geometry. It is a language of love. If we love music, that is enough.”

- Sri Chinmoy [1.]

Oneness Dream have performed in churches and temples in different parts of the world.

On a recent visit to Myanmar, a Buddhist country, they offered songs composed by Sri Chinmoy dedicated to the Lord Buddha.

On a previous tour in Iceland, they includes songs about the Saviour Christ. This group sings the songs of Sri Chinmoy without harmony or accompaniment – but just concentrating on the purity, beauty, simplicity, and immediacy of word and melody.

• Visit Oneness Dream
• In Vastness Peace - Sri Chinmoy

Footnotes

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Published by Mantra Books, it is available at Amazon and selected independent book stores. The book gives a first hand account of life as a student of Sri Chinmoy.

Sumangali writes on the experience of writing the book:

“…I began writing down a few memories several years ago, and after Sri Chinmoy’s passing in 2007, wondered about joining them together in a book. This was partly in the hope of telling the story to others who may find it interesting or inspiring, and partly for my own sake so I
did not forget my experiences.

It has taken three years to write in earnest and to find a publisher, so today is the culmination of a long but rewarding journey. This has been a significant part of my own sadhana during this time: a spiritual discipline, and a creative outlet. Overall it has been a way to offer my gratitude to Sri Chinmoy for the countless ways he has led me to a happier and more conscious life…”

• Auspicious Good Fortune at Amazon.com
• Auspicious Good Fortune at Sumangali.org

Other books written by disciples of Sri Chinmoy

• At the Feet of My Master – Pradhan
• Eat My Dust – Kalatit Baker

The two ultra distance races, run concurrently around a loop in Flushing Meadows, New York, have attracted a top field of international ultra distance runners.

The races are organised by the Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team and staffed by volunteers who come to races. Sri Chinmoy was a keen advocate of distance running as a way for people to try and transcend their physical, mental and spiritual limitations.

• 6- 10 Day Races at Sri Chinmoy Races
• 6 – 10 Day Races at Perfection Journey blog by Utpal
• 6 – 10 Day Race gallery

Some Runners

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• History of Event
• Photos by Prabhakar

As well as information and techniques on meditation, the evening also featured soulful musical performances which brought the listener directly into the vastness and peace of meditation. Many of the musicians had arrived from all corners of the world to attend the anniversary celebration’s of Sri Chinmoy’s arrival in the west on April 13, 1964.

The concert featured Ottawa-based group Sangit Surabhi in their first Songs of the Soul performance.

Also performing were Paree’s International Group, which have been singing Sri Chinmoy’s songs acappella for over 20 years.

The concert concluded with a powerful and soulful performance by British group Ananda, with the help of international guests including Premik Russell Tubbs on flute and Adesh Widmer on sitar.

The event was attended by many dignitaries and ambassadors from around the world. It also offered an opportunity for the Run to honour individuals and groups who have worked tirelessly for peace in their own way. For example, the World Harmony Run Torch Bearer award was given to the people of Japan for thir stoicism, courage, cheerfulness in coping with the ordeal of the earthquake and tsunami last year.

The runners will now embark on a journey across all 48 continental states (with local events in Alaska and Hawaii) which will end in August.

For the full event report, visit the World Harmony Run site…

Recently, Japanese and Korean students met together in Japan for the first such Joy Day.

(Left) Hemabha from Korea celebrates her birthday. (Right) some of the afternoon games.

There are now plans for the first Asian Joy Day later on this year.