Features

NEW YORK

Insights into Sri Chinmoy’s daily life in New York

TENNIS

Stories about Sri Chinmoy’s favourite game

JHARNA-KALA

Articles exploring the world of Sri Chinmoy’s Art

MEETINGS

Sri Chinmoy and
inspiring world figures

WEIGHTLIFTING

Stories about Sri Chinmoy’s
weightlifting feats

FAMILY TREE

Sri Chinmoy’s paternal
and maternal ancestry

UNITED NATIONS

Sri Chinmoy’s meditations at the UN in New York

EARLY YEARS

Essays on Sri Chinmoy’s
early life in India

PEACE CONCERTS

List of concerts
around the world

ORIGINAL WRITINGS

From the pen of the Master

PONDICHERRY

Sri Chinmoy’s formative years

in India

GAMES PHOTOGRAPHS

Archive of photographs of 
Sri Chinmoy playing games

ATHLETIC ACHIEVEMENTS

Extensive records of all
Sri Chinmoy’s races

RARE PHOTOGRAPHS

Collections from our
photographic archives

FEATURED ARTICLES

Articles from writers
around the world

VIDEO OF THE MONTH

Sri Chinmoy interviewed
live on CNN International

Anniversaries

CELLO
Date:

Sri Chinmoy first played the cello – Puerto Rico

U THANT PEACE AWARD
Date:

First award presented to Zenon Rossides – United Nations

NEWSPAPER ARTICLE
Date:

First newspaper article in the Daily News – New York

JHARNA-KALA
Date:

Sri Chinmoy created his first artwork in the West – Ottawa, Canada

UNITED NATIONS TALK
Date:

Sri Chinmoy’s first talk at the United Nations – New York

SOUL-BIRD DRAWINGS
Date:

Sri Chinmoy drew his first Dream-Freedom-Peace-Bird

UNIVERSITY TALKS
Date:

Sri Chinmoy delivered his first university lecture – Kingston, West Indies

SINGLE-ARM LIFT
Date:

Sri Chinmoy lifted 7,063¾ lbs. using only his right arm – Jamaica, New York

PUBLIC MEDITATION
Date:

Sri Chinmoy held his first 7-hour public meditation, All Angels’ Church, Manhattan

ESRAJ
Date:

Sri Chinmoy first played the esraj – New York

PIANO
Date:

Sri Chinmoy’s first piano performance – New York

MARATHON
Date:

Sri Chinmoy ran his first marathon – California

WESTERN FLUTE
Date:

Sri Chinmoy first played the Western flute – Melbourne, Australia

PEACE MILE
Date:

The first Sri Chinmoy Peace Mile was inaugurated at Battersea Park in London

PEACE CONCERTS
Date:

Sri Chinmoy offered his first Peace Concert – Cologne

COMING TO THE WEST
Date:

Sri Chinmoy arrived in the West – JFK Airport, New York

UNITED NATIONS
Date:

Sri Chinmoy began offering twice-weekly meditations – UN, New York

12-HOUR WALK
Date:

Sri Chinmoy completed his first 12-hour walking race – Jamaica, New York

PEACE-BLOSSOMS
Date:

First Sri Chinmoy Peace-Blossom – Rhode Island

PEACE RUN
Date:

The first Sri Chinmoy Oneness-Home Peace Run began – New York

GLOBAL INTERVIEW
Date:

Sri Chinmoy’s first live global interview - CNN International

PIPE ORGAN
Date:

Sri Chinmoy’s first organ performance – Zurich

DISTANCE RUNNING
Date:

Sri Chinmoy’s long-distance running began – San Francisco

ASPIRATION-GROUND
Date:

Sri Chinmoy inaugurated ‘Aspiration-Ground’ – Jamaica, New York

TENNIS
Date:

Sri Chinmoy started playing tennis – Jamaica, New York

WEIGHTLIFTING
Date:

Sri Chinmoy began serious weightlifting – Jamaica, New York

LIFTING UP THE WORLD
Date:

First person lifted by Sri Chinmoy was Mahasamrat Bill Pearl – New York

CYCLING
Date:

Sri Chinmoy cycled for the first time in the West – New York

INDIAN FLUTE
Date:

Sri Chinmoy played Indian flute for the first time – Iceland

SRI CHINMOY CENTRE
Date:

Sri Chinmoy inaugurated his first meditation centre – Puerto Rico

MASTERS GAMES
Date:

Sri Chinmoy inaugurated a competition for older athletes – Greenwich, CT

LEFT-ARM LIFT
Date:

Sri Chinmoy lifted 7,040¼ lbs. using only his left arm – New York

VIOLIN
Date:

Sri Chinmoy gave his first violin recital – New York

BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION
Date:

Sri Chinmoy was born in East Shakpura, Chittagong, Bengal, India

AUM MAGAZINE
Date:

AUM magazine was first published – Puerto Rico

SRI CHINMOY DAY
Date:

Sri Chinmoy Day proclamations by Presidents of all five boroughs of New York

47 MILE RACE
Date:

Sri Chinmoy ran his first ultramarathon – Jamaica, New York