Doing things together
Most of our Centres around the world can't offer public events due to the pandemic, but this time has given us the opportunity to focus on deepening our spiritual practice, and spending time together where health guidelines allow.
Sri Chinmoy would often have us come together for Joy Days - gatherings where we would meditate and do lots of spiritual things, but also have fun and delight in each other's company. So we have been finding ways to do that....
Luckily for us, much of our Joy Days are spent in the outdoors anyway - we play sports and games, and go for hikes in the mountains.
Guatemala
The beautiful Lake Atitlan is a regular Joy Day destination for our Guatemalan members. Sri Chinmoy visited this beautiful lake in 1997

Past-incarnation fancy dress
Sri Chinmoy always encouraged his Australian and New Zealand students to do things together, so once the 'travel bubble' between Australia and New Zealand was established, a Joy Day quickly followed. This particular joy day, everyone was asked to appear in fancy dress, representing their past incarnation (or what they thought/wished they were in their past incarnation)

Stories
First-hand experiences of meditation and spirituality.
The spiritual life is normal to me
Shankara Smith London, United Kingdom
Sri Chinmoy's opening meditation at the Parliament of World Religions
Pradhan Balter Chicago, United States
The connection between Sri Chinmoy's music and my soul
Kamalakanta Nieves New York, United States
My first Guru
Adarini Inkei Geneva, Switzerland
I just knew from the moment I saw him
Ashrita Furman New York, United States
Soul-Birds take flight
Jogyata Dallas Auckland, New Zealand
So much longing, for something
Pushpa rani Piner Ottawa, Canada
Time seemed to freeze
Brahmata Michael Ottawa, Canada
The Swimming Relay
Toshala Elliott Auckland, New Zealand
Our Guru becomes the perfect disciple
Devashishu Torpy London, United Kingdom
A barrage of Candy Bullets
Jogyata Dallas Auckland, New Zealand
Having a Spiritual Teacher
Preetidutta Thorpe Auckland, New Zealand
I know where you are
Kamalakanta Nieves New York, United StatesSuggested videos
interviews with Sri Chinmoy's students
How I became interested in meditation
Abhejali Bernardova Zlín, Czech Republic
Breaking Guinness records
Ashrita Furman New York, United States
My typical day
Pranlobha Kalagian Seattle, United States
Where the finite connects to the Infinite
Jogyata Dallas Auckland, New Zealand
Love, devotion and surrender
Pradhan Balter Chicago, United States
An airport meditation experience
Jogyata Dallas Auckland, New Zealand