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
Muhammad Ali: I was expecting a monster, but I found a lamb
Sevananda Padilla San Juan, Puerto Rico
Meditation: Touching The Infinite
Jogyata Dallas Auckland, New Zealand
Meeting Sri Chinmoy for the first time
Janaka Spence Edinburgh, United Kingdom
My wife's soul comes to visit
Jogyata Dallas Auckland, New Zealand
A Flame in my Heart
Adesh Widmer Zurich, Switzerland
'Always say things in such a way as to inspire people, not discourage them'
Pradhan Balter Chicago, United States
The first time that I really understood that I had a soul
Jogyata Dallas Auckland, New Zealand
Listen to the inner voice
Vidura Groulx Montreal, Canada
The most beautiful and fulfilling of all possible experiences
Jogyata Dallas Auckland, New Zealand
People see something in Guru and want to be part of it
Saraswati Martín San Juan, Puerto Rico
No Fear, Only the Heart’s Concern
Jogyata Dallas Auckland, New Zealand
I was just so transported by the atmosphere
Pulak Viscardi New York, United StatesSuggested videos
interviews with Sri Chinmoy's students
How I got my spiritual name
Pradeep Hoogakker The Hague, Netherlands
Running a Six-Day Race
Ratuja Zub Minsk, Belarus
Running for peace in the South Pacific
Nirbhasa Magee Dublin, Ireland
Growing up on Sri Chinmoy's path
Aruna Pohland Augsburg, Germany
Self-transcendence in meditation
Kailash Beyer Zurich, Switzerland
How I became interested in meditation
Abhejali Bernardova Zlín, Czech Republic