{"id":2449,"date":"2014-11-24T04:14:12","date_gmt":"2014-11-24T08:14:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.srichinmoybio.co.uk\/news\/?p=2449"},"modified":"2014-11-24T17:22:21","modified_gmt":"2014-11-24T21:22:21","slug":"jharna-kala-40th-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.srichinmoybio.co.uk\/news\/?p=2449","title":{"rendered":"Jharna Kala 40th anniversary"},"content":{"rendered":"

November 19th was the 40th anniversary of Sri Chinmoy’s Jharna Kala – “Fountain Art”; this anniversary was observed around the world.<\/p>\n

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A painting of Sri Chinmoy<\/p>\n

“Jharna-Kala” is the Bengali name Sri Chinmoy chose for his artwork. The English translation is “Fountain Art” – which signifies art flowing from the source of creation, flowing from the inspiration he receives in meditation.<\/p>\n

He began painting on November 19th, 1974 in Ottawa, Canada. Over the next 33 years, Sri Chinmoy produced a prolific output of paintings.<\/p>\n

One art critic commented on the paintings of Sri Chinmoy:<\/p>\n

“Instead of seeing the world as a concrete, solid body where things are separate, Sri Chinmoy sees the world as a unity where all things seem to move together. The paintings are physical manifestations of his inner meditations. They show a higher level of consciousness.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

– T.J.Bergen, Secretary American Contemporary Artists Galleries.<\/p>\n

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A Soul Bird drawing. Sri Chinmoy signed his paintings CKG<\/p>\n

Recently, members of the Sri Chinmoy Centre observed the 40th anniversary of Sri Chinmoy’s art.<\/p>\n

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An undated Jharna Kala<\/p>\n

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