Overview

The Voice of the Twentieth Century – Hope of the Future

by Animesh Harrington

Having crossed the threshold of the millennium, we begin to survey the unhorizoned timescape of possibilities before us. Yet with reflections of the past still in our thoughts, and so much of our lives still influenced by the twentieth century, we may be tempted to ask just how will the last 100 years be judged by future generations? We may never have a definitive answer, or we may have to wait centuries before historians arrive at a consensus, but we cannot merely extrapolate from the past or rely on commentators of current affairs to predict the future – we must be willing to see through the eyes of a visionary. Read more

Remembering Sri Chinmoy

by M. Fazlur Rahman

Some have teardrops trembling in their eyes, some have the monsoon rains flowing from theirs, hands folded on the heart, all heads are bowed in sorrow. The world peace messenger, Guru Sri Chinmoy has left us all immersed in an ocean of grief. His body lies in wake at the ashram that he built; devotion-filled songs composed by him on every lip – ‘Amar Guru, Sabar Guru…’ Read more

The Many Names of the Master

by Dr. Vidagdha Bennett

Sri Chinmoy came into this world between 5:13 and 5:30, an hour before sunset, on Thursday, August 27th, 1931. According to the Indian calendar, it was the month of bhadra, towards the end of the monsoon season. Throughout his lifetime, the child that was born on that day to Shashi Kumar Ghosh and his wife Yogamaya was known by many different names and appellations. This is a humble attempt to reveal the significance of some of these names. Read more

Sri Ramakrishna and Sri Chinmoy

by Dr. Kusumita P. Pedersen

Sri Chinmoy is widely known as the exponent of a spirituality of transformation, a philosopher, a poet, a musician and artist, a humanitarian, and a server of peace.… For his entire life, Sri Chinmoy cherished a most intimate inner connection with Sri Ramakrishna, whom he profoundly loved and held in the highest possible regard. In addition to the special kinship claimed by many Bengalis, this connection was a spiritual one. Read this PDF article on page 120.