World Interfaith Harmony event at UN
Recently, the Singers from Sri Chinmoy: The Peace Meditation at the United Nations were invited to perform at the World Interfaith Harmony programme, organized by the UN Alliance of Civilizations. The program was held on 12 February 2014 in the UN Trusteeship Council Chamber and also webcast on UN Television.
The Choir has performed for many years at the UN, and other venues around the world, songs composed by Sri Chinmoy. In 1970, then Secretary-General U Thant invited the spiritual leader to conduct twice-weekly non-denominational peace meditations for delegates and staff at UN Headquarters in New York. Until his passing in 2007, Sri Chinmoy brought his multifaceted inspiration to the United Nations family through meditations, lectures, concerts, art exhibits and special programmes, and the Singers are honoured to continue in this spirit.
You are welcome to visit the UN webcast of the event at 2:03 to 2:11 (approximately 2 hours into the programme).
The Singers also opened last year's UN Interfaith event held in the UN
General Assembly Hall on 14 February 2013. Video link
Related pages- United Nations at Sri Chinmoy.org
- Celebration of the life of Sri Chinmoy at United Nations
50 selected recordings for Sri Chinmoy's 50th anniversary in the West
A selection of 50 memorable audio recordings from Radio Sri Chinmoy to mark Sri Chinmoy's 50th anniversary since arriving in the West (New York) on 13th April, 1964.
- Dove - Abar Asibo Phire, Bela Chale Jai - Dove "My Prayerful Salutations to the United Nations" – Part 1
Sri Chinmoy singing
- Bhulite Diyona - Bhulite Diyona | "My Prayerful Salutations to the United Nations" – Part 1
- Phire Chalo - Phire Chalo | "My Prayerful Salutations to the United Nations" Part 4
- Dipto Madhuri - Dipto Madhuri | "My Prayerful Salutations to the United Nations" Part 4
- Akarane Prabhu Akarane Prabhu | "My Prayerful Salutations to the United Nations" Part 4
- Jiban Debata - Jiban Debata | "My Prayerful Salutations to the United Nations" Part 4
- Everest Aspiration - Everest Aspiration | Peace Concert in Toronto (1984)
- Madhurata jetanai - Madhurata jetanai | Peace Concert in Toronto 1984
- Dukhero Rajani Pohabena Jani - Dukhero Rajani (with harpsichord) My Unfailing Harpsichord-Friend 3
- Gurudev tumi amar jagiya - Gurudev tumi amar jagiya | My Heart’s Rainbow-Dreams
- Tamasa Rate - Tamasa Rate | One Thousand Lotus Petals Part 1, CD 1
- Bahir Haite Antar Mukhe - Bahir Haite Antar | One Thousand Lotus Petals Part 1, CD 1
- Sundara Hate - Sundara Hate | One Thousand Lotus Petals Part 1, CD 1
- Kata Gan Ami - Kata Gan Ami recitation, + singing with tote a tune | Meditation-Sun (1977)
- Tomari Hok Jai - Tomari Hok Jai | "My Prayerful Salutations to the United Nations" Part 4
- Peace In My Flying Soul - Peace in my Flying Soul | "My Prayerful Salutations to the United Nations" – Part 1
- A Heart of Peace is Made - A Heart of Peace is Made | "My Prayerful Salutations to the United Nations" – Part 1
- There was a Time - There was a Time | My Pilot Supreme (1972)
- Dekha Tomar Paina Kabhu - Dekha Tomar Paina Kabhu | "My Prayerful Salutations to the United Nations" – Part 1
- Bhagaban... Toma Majhe Halo Mor - Bhagaban Toma Majhe Halo Mor | My Surrender-Life-Joy (1993)
- Aj Agamanir - Aj Agamanir (trad. Indian) Aj Agamanir | "My Prayerful Salutations to the United Nations" Part 4
- Vasangsi Jirnani - Vasangsi Jirnani (trad. Indian) | "My Prayerful Salutations to the United Nations" – Part 2
- Komal Kanan - Komal Kanan (trad. Indian) | "My Prayerful Salutations to the United Nations" Part 4
- Amar Sadh Na Mithilo - Amar Sadh Na Mithilo (trad. Indian) | "My Prayerful Salutations to the United Nations" Part 5
- Tumi Je Hao Se Hao - Tumi Je Hao Se Hao (accompanied by disciples) | "My Prayerful Salutations to the United Nations" – Part 2
- Sri Ramachandra - Sri Ramachandra | Blessings from my Guru Supreme and His Avatar Sun-Sons
- Krishna Krishna Avatar - Krishna Krishna Avatar | Blessings from my Guru Supreme and His Avatar Sun-Sons
- Pranami Buddha - Pranami Buddha | Blessings from my Guru Supreme and His Avatar Sun-Sons
- Sri Aurobindo - Sri Aurobindo | "My Prayerful Salutations to the United Nations" Volume 4
- Rama Raghava - Rama Raghava | "My Prayerful Salutations To The United Nations" – Part 3
- Jishu Avatar - Jishu Avatar | Blessings from my Guru Supreme and His Avatar Sun-Sons
- Jishu Jishu Nam - Jishu Jishu Nam | "My Prayerful Salutations to the United Nations" Part 4
- Vivekananda Songs - Vivekananda songs | “Vivekananda—An Ancient Silence-Heart”
- Sachimata Dake - Sachimata Dake | "My Prayerful Salutations to the United Nations" Part 4
- Sri Chinmoy Sings - various songs | “Vivekananda—An Ancient Silence-Heart”
Esraj playing
- Esraj - live - An esraj recording from a concert at the Royal Albert Hall, London, 2003 | Album Royal Albert Hall
- Esraj - Ogo Paramesh - esraj | Album Esraj 7
Piano
- Grand Piano - Grand Piano | "My Prayerful Salutations To The United Nations" – Part 3
- Piano - Piano | “Vivekananda—An Ancient Silence-Heart”
- Two piano duets - Two piano duets | The Cries of the Unknown and the Smiles of the Unknowable
- 70th piano performance - 70th piano performance | from Sri Chinmoy's 2001 70th birthday celebrations | My Seventy Heart-Piano-Friends
Organ
- First Pipe Organ performance - Sri Chinmoy's first pipe organ performance in Zurich, May 26th 1987 | First Pipe Organ performance The Summit Song of Self-Transcendence
- Organ extemporaneous - Sri Chinmoy plays on the organ at the Cathedral of Florence | Album Immortality's Fountain Delight
Cello
- Cello and singing (34 mins) - Sri Chinmoy performs on the Cello | Album Silence Speaks
Flute
- Flute recording - Flute recording | Silence Speaks
- Echo Flute -Echo Flute | Peace Concert in Toronto 1984
- 30th Flute recording anniversary - 30th Flute recording anniversary from 2006 performance in New York | Album 30th Flute Anniversary
- Cow Horn - Bhagaban - Cow Horn - Bhagaban | "My Prayerful Salutations to the United Nations" – Part 2
Drum
Poetry
- The Absolute - The Absolute poetry recital by Sri Chinmoy | Poetry Meditation
Peace run in Turkey
Recently, the Sri Chinmoy Oneness-Home peace run visited Kusadasi in Turkey. The run was organised by volunteers both locally and from the international peace run. The focus of this one-off Peace Run was the Peace and Friendship Square in the heart of beautiful Kusadasi, on Turkey's Aegean coast.
Participants in the peace run, pose for a photo by the statue of peace and friendship.
Many runners, including members of the Kusadasi track team joined in the run.
The peace run torch, symbolising the hope for a peaceful and harmonious world.
More participants.
How can I have peace? Not by talking about peace, But by walking Along the road of peace.
- Sri Chinmoy [1]
More news from the Peace Run in Turkey.
References[1] From: Twenty-Seven Thousand Aspiration-Plants, Part 115 (1988).
Songs about Jesus Christ
At Radio Sri Chinmoy, we have recently published a new album of songs about Jesus Christ - performed by Agnikana's group.
The songs were recorded during a performance of the play ‘The Son’ in Karlínské Spektrum Theatre in Prague during February 2008. The Son, is a play written by Sri Chinmoy about the Saviour Christ. View: Christ Songs by Agnikana's group
In the forward to the play, Sri Chinmoy writes:
“Jesus son of God, avatar of the Western consciousness. Jesus accepted a mortal body so he could reveal man’s immortality. Jesus accepted a man’s consciousness so he could fulfil the divine consciousness. Jesus accepted bodily pain so he could offer the world eternal joy. Jesus accepted betrayal so he could teach the world the meaning of forgiveness.
Jesus, the innocent child, took into his mind the darkness of the world and became Light. Jesus, the loving Son, took into his heart the suffering of the world and became Compassion. Jesus, the all-knowing Father, took upon his body the sins of the world and became Salvation.
Then he offered his human self, the agonized mind, the betrayed heart, the broken body at the Feet of God. And he offered his divine self-glowing Light, flowing Compassion, the world-Salvation at the feet of man.
Jesus was the Cross: God’s Revelation and man’s Illumination. Jesus was the Crucifixion: God’s Self-fulfillment and man’s Self-discovery. Jesus was the Ascension: God’s Compassion-Love and man’s perfection-dawn.”
Related- The Kingdom of Heaven - Christ Songs at Radio Sri Chinmoy.
- Be Thou My All - Mountain Silence
Tributes to Nelson Mandela
On Friday 14 December 2013, members of the UK Sri Chinmoy Centre offered a prayerful tribute to the life of Nelson Mandela. Approximately 30 members offered a few impromptu songs, readings and poems in front of Nelson Mandela's statue in Parliament Square, London.
Beginning at around 7.30pm, the centre members sang several songs, composed by Sri Chinmoy and dedicated to Nelson Mandela. This included four songs of Nelson Mandela's words set to music.
Throughout the past few days, Mandela's statue had received a growing collection of bouquets as people came to offer their respect. During the ceremony, a party of schoolchildren came to the statue; they offered a candle in front of this poem garland.
After the songs, several poetic tributes to Mandela were also read out. The informal ceremony was concluded with a brief silent meditation around 8pm. The minute's silence was brought to a thunderous and fitting end, with the sonorous tones of Big Ben striking on the hour.
In another nice co-incidence, a few minutes after the end of this prayerful tribute, another group of South Africans could be heard making a slow rhythmic walk across Parliament Square from South Africa house. The group of 30-40 South Africans, including the leader of the ANC in Europe and other long time supporters of the anti-apartheid cause, had come to offer their own fitting tribute to their beloved leader Nelson Mandela.
With great generosity of spirit the leader of the South African group offered their gratitude to see another group already there to share and appreciate their arrival. The South African group offered their own songs and wonderful tributes. Many speaking of their personal experiences of how one man, Nelson Mandela, had transformed their country and life.
It was an unplanned meeting, but the timing appeared to be a fortuitous co-incidence - two groups able to come together to share their goodwill and gratitude, with the common theme of one inspiring leader. During the brief talks, one lady spoke how the statue of Nelson Mandela was to her a symbol of hope, peace and embodying the ideals of a better life.
The spirit of this joyful mingling of previous strangers - was a wonderful tribute to the life of Mandela - a tribute to one man who had sacrificed his life to help end artificial human division. All who attended left uplifted by the event.
Sri Chinmoy said of Nelson Mandela.
“Beloved President Mandela, O Founding Father of a free and democratic South Africa, your sacred covenant with your people shall forever and forever last. The rainbow nation shall shine for all Eternity with its many brilliant and glorious colours. None can dim its light. None can dull its splendour.” (Kind Words, Nelson Mandela)
Other Sri Chinmoy Centres around the world also offered their own tributes to the life of Nelson Mandela.
Related- Memorial Service for Mandela in New York at Sri Chinmoy Inspiration Group
- Nelson Mandela (1918-2013)
Nelson Mandela (1918 - 2013)
Nelson Mandela, one of the world's most admired leaders, recently passed away aged 95; Mandela personified South Africa's transition to democracy and was greatly admired for his generosity of spirit and moral courage. Nelson Mandela was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993 (jointly with F W De Klerk) Throughout his 95 years, Mandela sacrificed his life for the ideals of justice and peace and gave inspiration to millions across the world.
“What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead.”
— Nelson Mandela
Sri Chinmoy met Nelson Mandela on a number of occasions, and said Nelson Mandela was one of the persons' he admired most [1]. Sri Chinmoy wrote a book on Nelson Mandela entitled 'Nelson Mandela: The Pinnacle-Pillar of Mother Earth' The book is a tribute to the ideals and vision of Nelson Mandela.
Sri Chinmoy also awarded Nelson Mandela the U Thant Peace Award in 1996, for Mandela's commitment to the ideals of peace, forgiveness and harmony.
Nelson Mandela: The pinnacle-pillar Of Mother Earth.
Wherever he goes, He carries with him The tears and smiles Of sweetness-love.
Whoever genuinely desires To redress humanity’s suffering Feels behind him one hundred per cent The living presence of Mandela’s heart.
President Mandela’s very name Builds a hope-cathedral In the heart of despair-flooded humanity.
In Mandela they found The inspiration-fountain Of their lives And the aspiration-mountain Of their hearts.
He is a magician supreme! He transforms Our very long-standing bitterness Into our abiding sweetness In the twinkling of an eye.
He tells the sea-deep sorrow-sufferers: ‘My brothers and my sisters. Here and now smile with a new start Tomorrow’s Golden Dawn is come!’
The citizens of the whole world See in the circle Of President Mandela’s Fond embrace The blossoming joy of world-peace-hope And The fulfilling power of world-oneness-promise.
Sri Chinmoy also set to music some of President Mandela's immortal utterances."You must vow to turn misfortunes into victory."
Words of President Nelson Mandela
"Any man that tries to rob me of my dignity will lose."
Words of President Nelson Mandela
- Music at Sri Chinmoy Songs
Sri Chinmoy met with President Nelson Mandela at the Presidential Residence, South Africa. and honored him with the "Lifting Up The World With A Oneness-Heart" Award.
My Guru, Sri Chinmoy - book by Manatita
Manatita Hutchinson, a student of Sri Chinmoy for over 30 years, has recently written a book about Sri Chinmoy and being on Sri Chinmoy's path.
The book 'My Guru, Sri Chinmoy: Life and Teachings' offers Manatita's personal perspective on the life and teachings of Sri Chinmoy. It includes some chapters on Manatita's first steps into the spiritual life and how he came to adopt the lifestyle of a seeker. He also places into context what he feels are the most important teachings from Sri Chinmoy's body of works.
For those wishing to gain an insight into the spiritual philosophy of Sri Chinmoy, this makes an excellent introduction. Pir Zia Inayat Khan, Head, Sufi Order International, writes:
"Sri Chinmoy was a dear friend of my father, Pir Vilayat, and a kind presence in my own life. Manatita Hutchinson's lucid account of his life and teachings is a valuable contribution to the Guru's legacy, and will be welcomed by all who knew and esteemed him."
Manatita says he was inspired to write the book because he wished to share with sincere seekers how much his own life has been shaped and moulded by his Guru, Sri Chinmoy. Manatita says that he feels he has only been able to give a glimpse into the Master-disciple relationship and what Sri Chinmoy means, but he hopes that it will provide an objective introduction into the philosophy and life of Sri Chinmoy.
Manatita's home page at the Sri Chinmoy Centre
My Guru, Sri Chinmoy at Amazon.co.uk
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