8 March
44 Years in the West
April 13th, 2008, marked the 44th anniversary of Sri Chinmoy's arrival in the West. Sri Chinmoy arrived in New York, USA on April 13th 1964.
2008, was also the first celebration since Sri Chinmoy's mahasamadhi in October 2007.
To commemorate the arrival of Sri Chinmoy in the West, for many years, disciples have taken part in a 12 hour race walk. I believe in earlier years, Sri Chinmoy himself took part in the 12 hour walk.
Many of Sri Chinmoy's students were in New York for the celebrations. Also, those from other countries who could not travel, took part in events in their own countries. For example, disciples in Mongolia arranged a 12 hour walk, with 45 people participating.
Mongolia 12 Hour Walk
See more photos at Sri Chinmoy Centre Galleries
Utpal Marshall gives an account of celebrations through his blog post on Departures Day
Picture top by: Sharani
Stories
First-hand experiences of meditation and spirituality.
My inner calling
Purnakama Rajna Winnipeg, Canada
An early spiritual experience
Ashrita Furman New York, United States
Believe, take a step and proceed: a 6-day race experience
Susan Marshall ,
The day I recieved my spiritual name
Banshidhar Medeiros San Juan, Puerto Rico
Sri Chinmoy performs on the world's largest organ
Prachar Stegemann Canberra, Australia
So much longing, for something
Pushpa rani Piner Ottawa, Canada
Sri Chinmoy's biography, written by one of the most famous Bengali authors
Mahatapa Palit New York, United States
Now you are in the boat
Kaushalya Casey Toronto, Canada
Sri Chinmoy's opening meditation at the Parliament of World Religions
Pradhan Balter Chicago, United States
Running and Me
Garga Chamberlain Bristol, United Kingdom
Learning to follow my intuition
Saranyu Pearson Geelong, Australia
The spiritual life is normal to me
Shankara Smith London, United Kingdom
It does not matter which spoon you use
Brahmacharini Rebidoux St. John's, CanadaSuggested videos
interviews with Sri Chinmoy's students
Running for peace in the South Pacific
Nirbhasa Magee Dublin, Ireland
Running a Six-Day Race
Ratuja Zub Minsk, Belarus
Finding your spiritual Master
Gannika Wiesenberger Linz, Austria
My daily spiritual practises
Muslim Badami Auckland, New Zealand
How can we create harmony in the world?
Baridhi Yonchev Sofia, Bulgaria
A childhood meeting with Sri Chinmoy
Devashishu Torpy London, United Kingdom
Running the world's longest race
Jayasalini Abramovskikh Moscow, Russia
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