8 March
World Gratitude Day 2013
September 21 is World Gratitude Day, an opportunity to cultivate and remember the importance of gratitude. World Gratitude day was first celebrated by the United Nations Meditation Group in 1977, following an idea of Sri Chinmoy.
Sri Chinmoy has written countless poems, aphorisms and discourses on the power and benefits of gratitude.
"Gratitude in the inner world is nothing but self-expansion. It is through self-expansion that we become aware of our true reality, which is Infinity itself. Your contribution to the world at large, to the inner world especially, is momentous. As a seeker, I know that there is nothing on earth as valuable and significant as gratitude. In God's Eye there is nothing more meaningful and precious than man's gratitude. Therefore, to you, to the illumining soul in you, I wish to offer my boundless and ever-growing gratitude.
World Gratitude day at Sri Chinmoy Library
Related- Talk on gratitude and ingratitude by Sri Chinmoy
- Q.A. on Gratitude
Stories
First-hand experiences of meditation and spirituality.
I was just so transported by the atmosphere
Pulak Viscardi New York, United States
A Quest for Happiness
Abhinabha Tangerman Amsterdam, Netherlands
The day I recieved my spiritual name
Banshidhar Medeiros San Juan, Puerto Rico
President Gorbachev: a special soul brought down for a special reason
Mridanga Spencer Ipswich, United Kingdom
Running for Peace
Jogyata Dallas Auckland, New Zealand
Sri Chinmoy's opening meditation at the Parliament of World Religions
Pradhan Balter Chicago, United States
Filled with deepest joy
Tirtha Voelckner Munich, Germany
A vision at 3 a.m in the morning
Abarita Dänzer Zürich, Switzerland
Is it unspiritual to care about winning?
Tejvan Pettinger Oxford, United Kingdom
Spirituality means speed
Patanga Cordeiro São Paulo, Brazil
Reflections on meditation
Janaka Spence Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Praying for God’s Grace to Descend
Sweta Pradhan Kathmandu, Nepal
The Peace Run visits Oxford
Tejvan Pettinger Oxford, United KingdomSuggested videos
interviews with Sri Chinmoy's students
Getting through difficult times in your meditation
Banshidhar Medeiros San Juan, Puerto Rico
Humorous moments with Sri Chinmoy
Toshala Elliott Auckland, New Zealand
Life in a spiritual workplace
Pranlobha Kalagian Seattle, United States
My first impressions of Sri Chinmoy's philosophy
Lunthita Duthely Hialeah, United States
My daily spiritual practises
Muslim Badami Auckland, New Zealand
Running the world's longest race
Jayasalini Abramovskikh Moscow, Russia
What drew me to Sri Chinmoy's path
Nikolaus Drekonja San Diego, United States
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