{"id":2653,"date":"2016-05-11T13:32:16","date_gmt":"2016-05-11T17:32:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.srichinmoybio.co.uk\/news\/?p=2653"},"modified":"2016-05-11T13:32:16","modified_gmt":"2016-05-11T17:32:16","slug":"projects-for-happiness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.srichinmoybio.co.uk\/news\/?p=2653","title":{"rendered":"Projects for happiness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Members of the Sri Chinmoy Centre have been involved in various projects promoting happiness, including participation in the United Nations International Day of Happiness.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.srichinmoybio.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/happiness-poetry.jpg\" alt=\"happiness-poetry\" width=\"531\" height=\"295\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.srichinmoybio.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/happiness-poetry.jpg 531w, https:\/\/www.srichinmoybio.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/happiness-poetry-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.srichinmoybio.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/happiness-poetry-500x278.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 531px) 85vw, 531px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>An event at\u00c2\u00a0Panorama Cafe, New York entitled &#8220;Happiness in Poetry\u00e2\u20ac\u009d, which included sharing short poems and aphorisms on the theme of happiness.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2659\" src=\"https:\/\/www.srichinmoybio.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/to-get-happiness-just-look-for-it-1.jpg\" alt=\"to-get-happiness\" width=\"712\" height=\"412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.srichinmoybio.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/to-get-happiness-just-look-for-it-1.jpg 712w, https:\/\/www.srichinmoybio.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/to-get-happiness-just-look-for-it-1-300x174.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.srichinmoybio.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/to-get-happiness-just-look-for-it-1-500x289.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2660\" src=\"https:\/\/www.srichinmoybio.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/jewels-happiness-slovakia.jpg\" alt=\"jewels-happiness-slovakia\" width=\"515\" height=\"570\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.srichinmoybio.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/jewels-happiness-slovakia.jpg 515w, https:\/\/www.srichinmoybio.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/jewels-happiness-slovakia-271x300.jpg 271w, https:\/\/www.srichinmoybio.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/jewels-happiness-slovakia-452x500.jpg 452w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 515px) 85vw, 515px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In one of the largest bookstores in Bratislava, Slovakia, there was an event to mark a new translation of the popular book &#8211; &#8216;The Jewels of Happiness&#8217; by Sri Chinmoy. The event was called \u00e2\u20ac\u0153The Secret of Happiness\u00e2\u20ac\u009d to honour the spirit of the International Day of Happiness.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2655\" src=\"https:\/\/www.srichinmoybio.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/concert-zlin.jpg\" alt=\"concert-zlin\" width=\"514\" height=\"332\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.srichinmoybio.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/concert-zlin.jpg 514w, https:\/\/www.srichinmoybio.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/concert-zlin-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.srichinmoybio.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/concert-zlin-500x323.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 514px) 85vw, 514px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A beautiful atmosphere was created by Agnikana\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s muisc group. Before the event, each participant received a card with a quote about happiness<br \/>\nfrom the new card series \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Be Happy.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d During the program, the presenters talked about happiness and read excepts from the book.<\/p>\n<p>Two videos were also shown: one about the book\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s author, Sri Chinmoy, and the second video featured readings by Addwitya Roberta Flack<br \/>\nand Madhurima Judith Light on happiness.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2656\" src=\"https:\/\/www.srichinmoybio.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/happiness-2.png\" alt=\"happiness\" width=\"517\" height=\"366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.srichinmoybio.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/happiness-2.png 517w, https:\/\/www.srichinmoybio.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/happiness-2-300x212.png 300w, https:\/\/www.srichinmoybio.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/happiness-2-500x354.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 517px) 85vw, 517px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Jharna Kala Exhibition.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2657\" src=\"https:\/\/www.srichinmoybio.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/happiness-1.jpg\" alt=\"happiness-1-iceland\" width=\"555\" height=\"317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.srichinmoybio.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/happiness-1.jpg 555w, https:\/\/www.srichinmoybio.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/happiness-1-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.srichinmoybio.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/happiness-1-500x286.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 555px) 85vw, 555px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In Iceland the international Day of Happiness was celebrated at an event at the UNESCO Literary House in Reykjavik. Bhikshuni, a student of Sri Chinmoy, was invited as a guest poet\/speaker. Icelandic disciples under the direction of Suballabha also participated, performing three of Sri Chinmoy\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s songs for the occasion, including an arrangement by Laufey of Sada Susanga.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.srichinmoycentre.org\/first-steps\/quest-happiness\">Quotes on Happiness<\/a> by Sri Chinmoy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Related articles<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.srichinmoycentre.org\/first-steps\/quest-happiness\">A Quest for happiness<\/a> &#8211; Article by Abhinabha<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Members of the Sri Chinmoy Centre have been involved in various projects promoting happiness, including participation in the United Nations International Day of Happiness. An event at\u00c2\u00a0Panorama Cafe, New York entitled &#8220;Happiness in Poetry\u00e2\u20ac\u009d, which included sharing short poems and aphorisms on the theme of happiness.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.srichinmoybio.co.uk\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2653"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.srichinmoybio.co.uk\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.srichinmoybio.co.uk\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.srichinmoybio.co.uk\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.srichinmoybio.co.uk\/news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2653"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.srichinmoybio.co.uk\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2653\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2661,"href":"https:\/\/www.srichinmoybio.co.uk\/news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2653\/revisions\/2661"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.srichinmoybio.co.uk\/news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2653"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.srichinmoybio.co.uk\/news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2653"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.srichinmoybio.co.uk\/news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2653"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}