{"id":2853,"date":"2017-01-09T04:50:29","date_gmt":"2017-01-09T08:50:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.srichinmoybio.co.uk\/news\/?p=2853"},"modified":"2017-01-09T04:50:29","modified_gmt":"2017-01-09T08:50:29","slug":"sri-chinmoy-centre-activities-in-greece","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.srichinmoybio.co.uk\/news\/?p=2853","title":{"rendered":"Sri Chinmoy Centre activities in Greece"},"content":{"rendered":"

In recent weeks, members of the Sri Chinmoy Centre from around the world visited Greece to take part in concerts, the Peace Run and meditations for the New Year.<\/p>\n

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On Boxing day 26th, the Sri Chinmoy Oneness-Home Peace Run was warmly welcomed by the mayor and people of Kalamata during a one off run to mark the Christmas \/ New Year. The run was joined by local school children and the mayor of Kalamata. (See: Peace Run<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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The Sri Chinmoy Oneness-Home Peace Run in Kalamata, Greece<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

On 3rd of January 2017, the all male acapella choir, Oneness-Dream, performed a concert of Sri Chinmoy\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s songs in a church of Kalamata.<\/p>\n

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The group have toured many countries around the world, performing in churches and sacred venues. It was the first time they had the opportunity to perform in a church of the Greek Orthodox church. The concert was warmly received by the local priest and parishioners.<\/p>\n

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Oneness Dream performance of Sri Chinmoy’s songs<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

On the 4th of January, members of the Sri Chinmoy Centre performed a play to a packed audience at the theater in Kalamata.<\/p>\n

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The play, written by Devashishu Torpy, incorporated elements of Greek and Indian culture – combined with excerpts from Sri Chinmoy’s own writings – to offer an insight into the shared aspects of the eternal spiritual quest.<\/p>\n

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Songs of the Soul, Athens<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

On the 5th of January, there was a Songs of the Soul concert in Athens, where groups of international musicians performed the music of Sri Chinmoy, during a two hour concert. Many people attended and were appreciative of the soulful and uplifting music.<\/p>\n

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In addition to these activities, members of the Sri Chinmoy Centre, on their annual Christmas festival took part in running races, the performance of plays and daily meditations.<\/p>\n

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Race along Kalamata sea front.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Photos: Yatkara Aleksapolskyy and Tejvan Pettinger<\/p>\n

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