Sri Chinmoy delivers his first of his many talks in the Dag Hammarskjöld Auditorium, at the United Nations in New York. It is entitled, ‘Meditation: Self-Transcendence’. Sri Chinmoy’s first talk at the United Nations was held at the UN Church Centre on 26 November 1968.
Sri Chinmoy delivers a morning lecture, entitled ‘Freedom’, at Rackham Hall, the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Sri Chinmoy delivers an afternoon lecture, entitled ‘Peace’, in the Ingman Room, Student Union at the University of Toledo in Toledo, OH, USA.
Sri Chinmoy gives a talk, entitled ‘I Meditate’, in New York, NY, USA.
Sri Chinmoy composes his soulful ‘Happy Birthday’ song that, together with the traditional Happy Birthday song, is sung to celebrate birthdays.
Sri Chinmoy begins singing in the classical Indian style in front of a videotape at his home in Jamaica, New York, USA.
Sri Chinmoy is invited to inaugurate the new temple at the Vishva Seva Ashram in Corona, Queens, New York, USA. Sri Chinmoy meditates as the temple priest performs the Shivratri rites, and then he gives a short talk on Shiva.
Sri Chinmoy hosts a special function for Aleksandr Razvin, Deputy Soviet Ambassador to the United Nations, at Annam Brahma restaurant in New York, NY, USA.
Sri Chinmoy performs 51 Bengali songs that he had composed in 5 days, in Sabah, Malaysia.
Sri Chinmoy receives the Medal of Honour, the Cook Islands’ highest award, presented by Deputy Prime Minister Ngamau Munokoa at the Westin Hotel in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia. Just prior to receiving the award, Sri Chinmoy lifts her as part of the ‘Lifting Up the World with a Oneness-Heart’ programme and plays a short esraj concert.