Sri Chinmoy receives a congratulatory letter from Frank J. Longo, Sr., Mayor of the City of Bristol, Connecticut, declaring “There is no doubt in my mind that you are a true and dedicated disciple of God.”
Sri Chinmoy challenges himself with 60 repetitions with a Bullworker Exerciser at Maddal Circus held on the stage at John F. Kennedy High School in the Bronx, New York, NY, USA.
Sri Chinmoy is awarded the Order of Balboa, Panama’s highest decoration, by Foreign Minister Jorge E. Illueca of Panama, at the United Nations in New York.
Sri Chinmoy finishes the 100-metre race in a time of 15.2 seconds, at Sports Day at Fox Hill High School, Bedford, NY, USA.
Sri Chinmoy jogs 100 metres with Olympic gold medallist Sudhahota Carl Lewis, who racewalked, and then lifts him twice – first, using only his right arm and then, using only his left arm – at Victory Field in Forest Park, NY, USA. This is the first occasion on which Sudhahota is lifted by Sri Chinmoy.
Sri Chinmoy offers the opening meditation at the India Day Parade Cultural Ceremony in New York, NY, USA.
Sri Chinmoy offers a Peace Concert (369) — the 31st of 39 concerts held in honour of Swami Vivekananda — at Julia Richman High School in New York, NY, USA.
Sri Chinmoy offers a Peace Concert (395) in the Cultural Center at Snug Harbor, Staten Island, NY, USA.
An exhibition of Sri Chinmoy’s Jharna-Kala artworks, hosted by UN Ambassador Anwarul Karim Chowdhury of Bangladesh, opens at the United Nations Secretariat Building in New York, NY, USA.
Sri Chinmoy lifts the world’s no. 1 surfer, Kelly Slater, and Academy Award-winning actor F. Murray Abraham at Aspiration-Ground in Jamaica, New York, NY, USA. Read Kelly Slater article in ‘Tracks’ magazine...
Sri Chinmoy lifts 25 people in Jamaica, NY, USA.