Flag Flies over U.S. Capitol in Honour of Sri Chinmoy
In honour of Sri Chinmoy’s 11th year in the West, a brand new flag of the United States of America is flown over the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. This was done through the co-operation of Senator Lowell Weicker, Jr. of Connecticut, upon request of Mrs. Tebi Finnerty.
At the end of the day, the head architect of the Capitol Building takes the flag down and sends it with a letter of confirmation that the flag had indeed been flown in honour of Sri Chinmoy, to Senator Weicker. The flag of honour is now in the possession of the Sri Chinmoy Centre where it will be flown from atop its headquarters in Jamaica, L.I.
Published in AUM – Vol. 2, No. 4, 27 April 1975
Airport Encounters
by Sri Chinmoy
At the Calcutta airport, quite unexpectedly Mother Teresa and I met face to face. For me to recognise her was a very easy task. But she didn’t give any sign of recognising me. For a fleeting second she looked at me and I looked at her. We were only three metres from each other. She was travelling with only three attendants, and they were all wearing saris. Usually I have quite a few attendants around me, although this time I had nobody.
Then again at the Delhi airport we passed by each other. But it happened so quickly that I barely noticed her. Then I saw three or four people come up to her for her autograph.
Published in The World-Experience-Tree-Climber, part 1
An eventful day at UNESCO in Paris, France:
• Sri Chinmoy offers the U Thant Peace Award to the Chairman of the Executive Board of UNESCO, Einar Steensnaes.
• Sri Chinmoy has a private meeting with UNESCO’s Director-General, Koichiro Matsuura.
• Sri Chinmoy lifts UNESCO Ambassadors from eight countries, including China, Japan and Ukraine, as well as other diplomats and luminaries.
• Sri Chinmoy offers a World Harmony concert, sponsored by the Canadian Ambassador to UNESCO.