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.
Spiritual moments with my grandmother
Patanga Cordeiro São Paulo, Brazil
The very first time I heard about my spiritual Master
Banshidhar Medeiros San Juan, Puerto Rico
Sri Chinmoy's opening meditation at the Parliament of World Religions
Pradhan Balter Chicago, United States
Why run 3100 miles?
Smarana Puntigam Vienna, Austria
In the Whirlwind of Life
Pradeep Hoogakker The Hague, Netherlands
My Room
Preetidutta Thorpe Auckland, New Zealand
The happiest I've ever been
Gabriele Settimi San Diego, United States
The oneness of all paths - personal experiences
Nirbhasa Magee Dublin, Ireland
'It was like I was seeing who Guru really was: this extraordinary, beautiful being inside a physical body'
Jogyata Dallas Auckland, New Zealand
Regaining My Inner Joy
Sujata Muto Kyoto, Japan
Muhammad Ali: I was expecting a monster, but I found a lamb
Sevananda Padilla San Juan, Puerto RicoAkuti: a pioneer-jewel in our Centre
Akuti Eisamann Connecticut, United StatesSuggested videos
interviews with Sri Chinmoy's students
My first impressions of Sri Chinmoy's philosophy
Lunthita Duthely Hialeah, United States
How I became interested in meditation
Abhejali Bernardova Zlín, Czech Republic
Sri Chinmoy's vision of the Peace Run
Harita Davies New York, United States
Running the world's longest race
Jayasalini Abramovskikh Moscow, Russia
What is it like on the Peace Run?
Nikolaus Drekonja San Diego, United States
The value of meditation in a stressful job
Garga Chamberlain Bristol, United Kingdom