Sri Chinmoy hands out prizes at the Sri Chinmoy Grand Prix, held at Jamaica High School Track environs, in Jamaica, NY, USA.
Sri Chinmoy tests out the new grass surface at the track in the gully near Aspiration-Ground in Jamaica, New York.
Sri Chinmoy presents awards at Aspiration-Ground for the 3100 Mile Race. In this photo he presents an award to Ashprihanal Aalto,33, Helsinki, Finland; who finished in 1st place in a time of 46 days+06:55:11
Video by Utpal Marshall
Sri Chinmoy loved running. In his early years in India, he was an excellent sprinter; and in his mid-forties, he took up long distance running, completing 22 marathons and several ultra-marathons, with a best marathon of 3:55:07 in Toledo, Ohio in 1979. He continued practising sprinting up to his mid sixties.
He believed that running could also be an integral part of a spiritual life, and that the inner life and running were complementary. Here are some excerpts from his considerable writings on running:
“Running helps us considerably. Running is continuous motion. Because of our running, we feel that there is a goal — not only an outer goal but also an inner goal.” (1)
“In the morning if we can energise ourselves with physical activities, then we can accomplish so many things during the rest of the day. That is why I say sports and physical fitness are of supreme importance. If we neglect the physical and let the body become weak, then the mind also becomes weak.” (2)
“Runners deal with freshness, freshness of the mind. While they are running, nature is helping them. Every day, early in the morning or in the evening, runners go out to practise in the street or at a track. When you run, it is just you and Mother Nature. From the sky, light is flowing. Here, there, you get so much inspiration. Everything helps you to achieve your goal.” (3)
Sri Chinmoy – Beyond Limits
by Animesh Harrington
One group of runners that not only competes in races but also organises them for other runners of all standards is the Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team. Though Sri Chinmoy races are known widely throughout Australia as some of the best organised and friendliest runs around, not much is generally known of the man who is the inspiration behind these events. Read more...
Statistics on Sri Chinmoy's running from 25-metre races to the 47-mile ultramarathon, Sri Chinmoy competed in almost 500 events during his athletic career in the West. Read more…
Races Organised by Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team
Races organised by Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team
Listen to the live recording.
Duration: 26 min. 31 sec.
June 1st, 1979
Pacific School of Religion
Berkeley, California, USA
Transcription from the original live recording.
0:02 Dear friends, dear brothers and sisters, dear distinguished professors and deans, here we are all seekers. We are sailing in the same boat, the boat that carries us to the Golden Shore of the Beyond. Nothing gives me a greater sense of satisfaction than to be of dedicated service to the seekers, for I am also a seeker, an eternal seeker, a seeker of the infinite Truth and Light.
1:26 As you know, I am advised by my esteemed friend, Dean Foster, to speak on the meaning of discipleship today. This is a most significant subject and, therefore, I offer him my gratitude-heart.
2:02 Now, who is a disciple? A disciple is a seeker, a truth-seeker. Who is a disciple? A disciple is a lover; he is a Heaven-lover. Who is a disciple? A disciple is a server; he is an earth-server. Who is a disciple? A disciple is a fulfiller; he is a God-fulfiller.
2:41 The meaning of discipleship today: now if we want to know the meaning of discipleship, we have to focus our concentrated attention on the role of a disciple. The role of a disciple is quite simple, of course, if we follow the path of the heart and not that of the mind. The role of the seeker is to give what he has and what he is. What he has is an inner cry. This cry is birthless and deathless. He offers this birthless and deathless inner cry to his Pilot Supreme for His infinite Light, eternal Peace and immortal Bliss. What he is? He is a devoted and soulful instrument. He wants to help mankind see the beauty of the Infinite in the very heart of the finite. He wants to unite earth’s helpless cry, helpless cry, and Heaven’s endless Smile. He takes it as his bounden duty to serve both Mother Earth and Father Heaven. Undoubtedly, he is a chosen instrument of the Absolute Pilot Supreme. Here to manifest the eternal Truth is his constant cry, constant hunger.
5:25 Yesterday’s disciple, today’s disciple and tomorrow’s disciple: yesterday’s disciple was simple and humble. Simplicity was his outer life, humility was his inner life. Simplicity and humility inundated his entire being. Today’s disciple is complicated and argumentative. Complication and argumentation reign supreme in his life, day in and day out. Tomorrow’s disciple will be the fastest spiritual runner. His code of life will be to run and become, and become and run. He will run in order to succeed; he will become in order to proceed. At times, he will run and reach the Goal; at times, the Goal will come to him. When he reaches the Goal, he will be blessed with the transcendental Pride of the Absolute Supreme. And when the Goal reaches him, he will immediately sit at the Feet of the Absolute Supreme with his heart’s soulful gratitude-sea.
7:40 In the days of yore, the disciple was advised and encouraged by the Master to renounce the world. Renunciation was taught right from the beginning when the seeker or the disciple came to the Master. The Vedic seers of the hoary past, and also the Upanishadic seers, offered a supreme message to the world at large: “Enjoy through renunciation — Tena tyaktena bhunjitha.”
8:40 Everybody wants to enjoy, for satisfaction is of paramount need. Now, they came to realise that satisfaction can be achieved only through renunciation, there is no other way. This world of ours gives us things that do not last; their life-breath is very short. Sooner than the soonest, everything dies. So, they taught their disciples not to run after material objects. Everything here is an illusion. Nothing can last and nothing will last permanently. What is the use of running after things that will not last for good? So, the students were taught the message of renunciation.
10:01 Then there came a time when the message needed some transformation. The twentieth century and a few centuries before, the sages, the seers, the spiritual Masters have come to realise that acceptance of life is of paramount importance, not rejection.
10:33 If we renounce the world, if we renounce the body, vital, mind and heart, then what are we going to do for our Beloved Supreme? We say we love God. We say we want to please Him. If we want to please Him, if we want to fulfil Him, how can we reject or renounce the world? This world of ours, as it is, must be accepted. First we accept, then we transform. Needless to say, this world is far, far from perfection. But unless and until we accept the world, we touch the earth-arena, we touch the sufferings, the pains, the imperfections of the world at large, how are we going to change the face and fate of the world? Therefore, we must needs accept the world.
11:46 Our mind is full of doubts, worries and anxieties and so forth. Our mind has to be transformed. Our vital quite often is destructive. We have to have a new vital, which is dynamic. With a dynamic vital we will be able to run the fastest, dive the deepest and fly the highest. Our body is lethargic; our body enjoys ignorance-sleep. It has been sleeping for millions of years, yet it wants to enjoy this ignorance-sleep. Now, the seeker in us tells our body to wake up. Again, the Upanishadic seers taught us how to inspire the body with inner dynamism by repeating the soulful and powerful words of incantation.
13:08 Uttisthata jagrata – Arise, awake!
Prapya varan nibodhata – Until the Goal is reached, do not stop!
And this Goal is for whom? Not for the weakling!
Nayam atma bala hinena labhya.1
13:32 The inner Goal can be achieved only by the powerful souls. Not for the weakling, the Goal that satisfies our inner world and outer world; the Goal that quenches our Eternity’s thirst.
14:06 Today’s disciple cannot satisfy us. Yesterday’s disciple could not satisfy us. Tomorrow’s disciple also perhaps will not satisfy us. Why?
14:26 Yesterday’s disciple said to the Master, “Master, give me the capacity. If you bless me with capacity, I shall please you.” Now, the seeker, the disciple, did not want to go further. He did not tell the Master that he would be more than willing to please the Master in his own way.
14:54 Today’s disciple says to the Master, “Master, I am giving you a golden chance. Do please me first in my own way. I give you my word of honour, tomorrow I shall please you in your own way. But you have to please me first; and I have already given you a golden, supreme chance.”
15:22 Tomorrow’s disciple perhaps will say to the Master, “Master, let us please each other. You give me something significant and I shall give you something significant. I shall give you my life’s sleepless service. You give me your soul’s Himalayan realisation.” Here also, the disciple has managed to forget the message of unconditional reality. All conditional — Master has to give something to the disciple, then only the disciple will give the Master something else.
16:17 Therefore, yesterday’s disciple could not fulfil the supreme task; today’s disciple cannot; and tomorrow’s also failed. But, in the distant future — it may take millions of years — there shall come a time when the seeker-disciple will be ready to please the Master in his own way. The seeker-disciple will be able to identify himself with the supreme prayer-message of the Saviour Supreme Christ: “Father, let Thy Will be done.”
17:19 Here the message of surrender comes to the fore. Unfortunately, the present-day world is scared to death when it hears the word ‘surrender’. Now, in the spiritual life, the surrender that we speak of is not the surrender of the African slave of the past to their masters. It is the recognition of the Infinite by the finite. A tiny drop recognises its inner identity with the vast ocean. And it enters into the ocean and becomes the vast, infinite ocean itself.
18:24 Here, in the spiritual life, nobody is compelled to surrender. But everybody has an inner urge to grow into the Infinite. As the tiny drop grows into the Infinite, even so, the finite consciousness of ours can eventually grow into Infinity.
18:56 Surrender and freedom are always at daggers drawn. But if we dive deep within, we feel there is no difference between the two terms, between the two concepts, between the two so-called realities. They are the obverse and the reverse of the same coin. Before we accepted the spiritual life, we enjoyed freedom in a special way. We fulfilled, or wanted to fulfil, our earth-bound desires. We felt, perhaps, we had the capacity and potentiality to be another Napoleon or Alexander the Great or Julius Caesar to voice forth, “I came, I saw and I conquered.” This is at least the positive way of looking at the reality. Otherwise, if it is the negative way, then we would have cherished and admired deep in the inmost recesses of our heart the destructive message of Hitler and Stalin.
20:38 Now, we entered into the spiritual life, the desire-bound life we gave up. We enjoyed freedom, whether it is freedom or not, we enjoyed something in a limited way, and the after-effect of it was total frustration. Therefore, we needed a kind of escape. Or, we can say illumination dawned on us. Therefore, we entered into spiritual life.
21:12 Here, unfortunately, we feel that we are surrendering to somebody else. We have no freedom of ours. But I wish to say, freedom is always there. You have only changed the course of the game. Previously you wanted to fulfil yourself by fulfilling the desire-life. Now you want to fulfil yourself, please yourself, by fulfilling the aspiration-life.
21:54 Here, nobody compels, or can compel, a seeker-disciple to follow a spiritual path or to listen to the advice of a Master. He comes to the Master on the strength of his inner urge. Then he sees himself as an exact prototype of his Master’s divine consciousness. He knew perfectly well that once upon a time he enjoyed freedom in his own way. Now, also, he is exercising his freedom in a different way. When we lead, we enjoy freedom. Again, when we consciously, soulfully, deliberately and unconditionally follow, we enjoy another kind of freedom.
23:01 So here, his inner awareness, inner development, inner sense of truth compel him to follow a higher life, a more illumining life, a more fulfilling life. Therefore, the question of surrender does not arise at all — only, a new kind of freedom he enjoys. He is enjoying a new kind of freedom. He follows his own higher reality. He knows that the Master knows a little more than he does, so therefore he is following the Master. It is a new freedom. He does not have to kiss the dust of his Master’s feet. He knows, he and his Master are inseparably one and here on his own, to fulfil his own divine longing, he is staying with the Master. And he knows perfectly well, there is only one Master and that Master is the Absolute Supreme. And the Master who is in the physical form is only a representative of his real Guru, the real Master.
24:58 In the spiritual life: God for God’s sake. Right from the beginning, if this message a seeker can embody, can reveal and manifest at every moment in his life, then only he can be a perfect choice and supreme instrument of the Beloved Supreme. There shall come a time when our Mother Earth will be inundated with the seeker-disciples who will carry the banner of unconditional surrender, which is nothing other than conscious and constant, inseparable and unconditional divine oneness with one’s Master.
– End –
Endnotes:
1 Sri Chinmoy translates the Sanskrit phrase Nayam atma bala hinena labhya as “The soul cannot be won by the weakling.”
History of Sri Chinmoy's Peace Concerts by Animesh Harrington. The earliest known photograph of Sri Chinmoy in concert, playing his first harmonium — the one he bought from Sher Singh. The picture was taken at Sri Chinmoy's second recital for the Asia Society, held at the Indian Cultural Centre in New York on March 20, 1966.
1.
KÖLNER SPORTHALLE
Cologne, Germany
March 24, 1984
More on concert
Peace: God’s Beauty in His Oneness-Home
• Audience of 8,500
At the conclusion of the concert, Sri Chinmoy offers a special dedication to Germany.
• Inauguration of the Peace Concert series, 1984–2007.
2.
PROSPECT PARK
Brooklyn, New York, USA
April 15, 1984
Peace: God’s Beauty in His Oneness-Home
• First Peace Concert in the USA.
• Audience of 2,000
3.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
April 16, 1984
Peace: God’s Beauty in His Oneness-Home
4.
SHERATON-WASHINGTON HOTEL
Washington, DC, USA
May 19, 1984
Peace: God’s Beauty in His Oneness-Home
5.
THE AUDITORIUM THEATER
Chicago, Illinois, USA
June 3, 1984
Peace: God’s Beauty in His Oneness-Home
• Audience of 1,200
6.
FELICIAN COLLEGE
Lodi, New Jersey, USA
June 16, 1984
Peace: God’s Beauty in His Oneness-Home
7.
THE FIRST UNITARIAN CHURCH
Providence, Rhode Island, USA
June 23, 1984
Peace: God’s Beauty in His Oneness-Home
8.
COMMUNITY CHURCH
New York, NY, USA
June 27, 1984
Peace: God’s Beauty in His Oneness-Home
9.
WASHINGTON
IRVING HIGH SCHOOL
New York, NY, USA
July 7, 1984
Peace: God’s Beauty in His Oneness-Home
10.
TEATRO MUNICIPAL TAPIA
San Juan, Puerto Rico
July 22, 1984
Peace: God’s Beauty in His Oneness-Home
11.
SANTA ANA STADIUM
Los Angeles, California, USA
August 9, 1984
More on Concert
Peace: God’s Beauty in His Oneness-Home
• Audience of 4,000
12.
RIVERSIDE CHURCH
New York, NY, USA
August 16, 1984
Peace: God’s Beauty in His Oneness-Home
13.
DALLAS BROOKS HALL
Melbourne, Australia
September 12, 1984 – 8 pm
Peace: God’s Beauty in His Oneness-Home
• 1st of 2 back-to-back concerts.
14.
DALLAS BROOKS HALL
Melbourne, Australia
September 12, 1984 – 11 pm
Peace: God’s Beauty in His Oneness-Home
• 2nd of 2 back-to-back concerts.
• Total audience of 3,000
15.
SUGANAMI HALL
Tokyo, Japan
September 19, 1984
Peace: God’s Beauty in His Oneness-Home
16.
ROYAL ALBERT HALL
London, England, UK
October 9, 1984
Peace: God’s Beauty in His Oneness-Home
• Audience of 5,000
17.
ESPACE BALARD
Paris, France
October 13, 1984
(afternoon)
Peace: God’s Beauty in His Oneness-Home
• Audience of 6,000
• 1st of 2 back-to-back concerts.
18.
ESPACE BALARD
Paris, France
October 13, 1984
(evening)
Peace: God’s Beauty in His Oneness-Home
• Audience of 7,000
• 2nd of 2 back-to-back concerts.
19.
METRO TORONTO
CONVENTION CENTRE
Toronto, ON, Canada
November 10, 1984
Peace: God’s Beauty in His Oneness-Home
• Audience of 8,000
20.
ST. MARY’S CATHEDRAL
San Francisco, California, USA
November 13, 1984
Peace: God’s Beauty in His Oneness-Home
• Audience of 1,300
21.
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
Seattle, Washington, USA
November 14, 1984
Peace: God’s Beauty in His Oneness-Home
• Audience of 1,000
22.
HOTEL MELIÁ
Torremolinos, Spain
December 19, 1984
Peace: God’s Beauty in His Oneness-Home
• Sri Chinmoy offers his New Year’s Message for 1985.
23.
ATENEO DE MADRID
SALON DE ACTOS
Madrid, Spain
December 26, 1984
Peace: God’s Beauty in His Oneness-Home
24.
HOTEL SUISSE
Casablanca, Morocco
December 29, 1984
Peace: God’s Beauty in His Oneness-Home
25.
HOCHSCHULE DER KÜNSTE
Berlin, Germany
March 23, 1985
(afternoon)
Peace: Humanity’s Perfection-Dance in God’s Heart-Garden
• 1st of 2 back-to-back concerts.
26.
HOCHSCHULE DER KÜNSTE
Berlin, Germany
March 23, 1985
(evening)
Peace: Humanity’s Perfection-Dance in God’s Heart-Garden
• 2nd of 2 back-to-back concerts.
• Total audience of 3,050
• Dedicated to President Ronald Reagan of the USA (1981-1989) in honour of the President’s birthday.
27.
KONGRESSZENTRUM CCH
Hamburg, Germany
March 24, 1985
Peace: Humanity’s Perfection-Dance in God’s Heart-Garden
• Audience of 2,500
28.
GUT BUSCHHOF
Bonn, Germany
March 25, 1985
Peace: Humanity’s Perfection-Dance in God’s Heart-Garden
29.
SPORTHALLE
Cologne, Germany
March 26, 1985
Peace: Humanity’s Perfection-Dance in God’s Heart-Garden
• Audience of 2,500
30.
FRIEDRICH EBERT HALLE
Ludwigshafen, Germany
March 27, 1985
Peace: Humanity’s Perfection-Dance in God’s Heart-Garden
• Audience of 3,000
31.
DEUTSCHES MUSEUM
Munich, Germany
March 29, 1985
(afternoon)
Peace: Humanity’s Perfection-Dance in God’s Heart-Garden
• 1st of 2 back-to-back concerts.
32.
DEUTSCHES MUSEUM
Munich, Germany
March 29, 1985
(evening)
Peace: Humanity’s Perfection-Dance in God’s Heart-Garden
• 2nd of 2 back-to-back concerts.
• Total audience of 4,400
33.
STADTHALLE
Freiburg, Germany
March 30, 1985
Peace: Humanity’s Perfection-Dance in God’s Heart-Garden
• Audience of 2,000
34.
KÜCHLIN THEATRE
Basel, Switzerland
March 31, 1985
Peace: Humanity’s Perfection-Dance in God’s Heart-Garden
• 1st of 2 back-to-back concerts.
35.
HALLENSTADION
Zurich, Switzerland
March 31, 1985
Peace: Humanity’s Perfection-Dance in God’s Heart-Garden
• Audience of 5,500
• 2nd of 2 back-to-back concerts.
36.
WIENER KONZERTHAUS
Vienna, Austria
April 1, 1985
(afternoon)
Peace: Humanity’s Perfection-Dance in God’s Heart-Garden
• 1st of 2 back-to-back concerts.
37.
WIENER KONZERTHAUS
Vienna, Austria
April 1, 1985
evening)
Peace: Humanity’s Perfection-Dance in God’s Heart-Garden
• 2nd of 2 back-to-back concerts.
• Total audience of 3,050
38.
PALAIS DES CONGRÈS
DE MONTRÉAL
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
September 12, 1985
Peace: Humanity’s Perfection-Dance in God’s Heart-Garden
• Audience of 6,000
39.
DAVIES HALL
San Francisco, California, USA
September 29, 1985
Peace: Humanity’s Perfection-Dance in God’s Heart-Garden
• Audience of 3,075
40.
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
Seattle, Washington, USA
September 30, 1985
afternoon)
Peace: Humanity’s Perfection-Dance in God’s Heart-Garden
• 1st of 2 back-to-back concerts.
41.
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
Seattle, Washington, USA
September 30, 1985
(evening)
Total audience for both concerts, 2,235
Peace: Humanity’s Perfection-Dance in God’s Heart-Garden
• 2nd of 2 back-to-back concerts.
• Total audience of 2,235
42.
UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
October 1, 1985
Peace: Humanity’s Perfection-Dance in God’s Heart-Garden
43.
USHER HALL
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
October 16, 1985
Peace: Humanity’s Perfection-Dance in God’s Heart-Garden
• Audience of 1,300
44.
ODEON THEATRE
Birmingham, England, UK
October 17, 1985
Peace: Humanity’s Perfection-Dance in God’s Heart-Garden
• Audience of 1,800
45.
LE ZÉNITH
Paris, France
October 19, 1985
Peace: Humanity’s Perfection-Dance in God’s Heart-Garden
• Audience of 4,000
46.
LINCOLN CENTER
AVERY FISHER HALL
New York, NY, USA
October 28, 1985
Peace: Humanity’s Perfection-Dance in God’s Heart-Garden
Sri Chinmoy dedicates the concert to the 40th Anniversary of the United Nations
• Audience of 2,200
47.
BEACON THEATER
New York, NY, USA
October 29, 1985
Peace: Humanity’s Perfection-Dance in God’s Heart-Garden
• Audience of 1,700
48.
WAR MEMORIAL THEATER
Trenton, New Jersey, USA
December 3, 1985
Peace: Humanity’s Perfection-Dance in God’s Heart-Garden
49.
BUSHNELL MEMORIAL HALL
Hartford, Connecticut, USA
December 5, 1985
Peace: Humanity’s Perfection-Dance in God’s Heart-Garden
• Audience of 1,200
50.
UNITED NATIONS
GENERAL ASSEMBLY LOBBY
New York, NY
December 8, 1985
Peace: Humanity’s Perfection-Dance in God’s Heart-Garden
51.
MUSASHINO SHIMIN BUNKA KAIKAN
Tokyo, Japan
December 16, 1985
Peace: Humanity’s Perfection-Dance in God’s Heart-Garden
52.
KAMAKURA CITY PUBLIC HALL
Kamakura, Japan
December 18, 1985
Peace: Humanity’s Perfection-Dance in God’s Heart-Garden
53.
SCIENCE HALL
Tokyo, Japan
December 19, 1985
Peace: Humanity’s Perfection-Dance in God’s Heart-Garden
54.
OlTA KEN SEISHONEN KAIKAN
Beppu, Japan
December 27, 1985
Peace: Humanity’s Perfection-Dance in God’s Heart-Garden
55.
MIROKU NO SATO
Fukuyama, Japan
January 3, 1986
Peace: God’s Dream-Reality’s Oneness-Boat Fulness-Shore
56.
HIROSHIMA PREFECTURE
CULTURAL CENTRE
Hiroshima, Japan
January 5, 1986
Peace: God’s Dream-Reality’s Oneness-Boat Fulness-Shore
57.
KYOTO FURITSO BUNKA KAIKAN
Kyoto, Japan
January 8, 1986
Peace: God’s Dream-Reality’s Oneness-Boat Fulness-Shore
58.
TOKYO UNIVERSITY
Tokyo, Japan
January 10, 1986
Peace: God’s Dream-Reality’s Oneness-Boat Fulness-Shore
59.
AICHI PREFECTURE WOMEN’S CULTURAL HALL
Nagoya, Japan
January 11, 1986
Peace: God’s Dream-Reality’s Oneness-Boat Fulness-Shore
60.
CORNELL UNIVERSITY
Ithaca, New York, USA
January 24, 1986
Peace: God’s Dream-Reality’s Oneness-Boat Fulness-Shore
61.
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
New York, NY, USA
January 25, 1986
Peace: God’s Dream-Reality’s Oneness-Boat Fulness-Shore
62.
PRINCETON UNIVERSITY
Princeton, New Jersey, USA
January 31, 1986
Peace: God’s Dream-Reality’s Oneness-Boat Fulness-Shore
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates the concert to US President Woodrow Wilson
• Sri Chinmoy delivers a lecture, entitled ‘Receiving Peace’
63.
BROWN UNIVERSITY
Providence, Rhode Island, USA
February 2, 1986
Peace: God’s Dream-Reality’s Oneness-Boat Fulness-Shore
64.
UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Washington, DC, USA
February 6, 1986
Peace: God’s Dream-Reality’s Oneness-Boat Fulness-Shore
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates the concert to President Ronald Reagan, in honour of the President’s birthday. Earlier the same day, Sri Chinmoy had joined the President as a guest at the National Prayer Breakfast.
65.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
March 7, 1986
Peace: God’s Dream-Reality’s Oneness-Boat Fulness-Shore
66.
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY
New York, NY, USA
March 31, 1986
Peace: God’s Dream-Reality’s Oneness-Boat Fulness-Shore
67.
FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON UNIVERSITY
Rutherford, New Jersey, USA
April 3, 1986
Peace: God’s Dream-Reality’s Oneness-Boat Fulness-Shore
68.
RUTGERS UNIVERSITY
New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA
April 3, 1986
Peace: God’s Dream-Reality’s Oneness-Boat Fulness-Shore
69.
UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT
Storrs, Connecticut, USA
April 19, 1986
(afternoon)
Peace: God’s Dream-Reality’s Oneness-Boat Fulness-Shore
70.
WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY
Middletown, Connecticut, USA
April 19, 1986
(evening)
Peace: God’s Dream-Reality’s Oneness-Boat Fulness-Shore
71.
TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY
Berlin, Germany
June 6, 1986
Peace: God’s Dream-Reality’s Oneness-Boat Fulness-Shore
72.
MEDICAL UNIVERSITY
Vienna, Austria
June 9, 1986
Peace: God’s Dream-Reality’s Oneness-Boat Fulness-Shore
73.
UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART
Stuttgart, Germany
June 10, 1986
Peace: God’s Dream-Reality’s Oneness-Boat Fulness-Shore
74.
SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (ETH)
Zurich, Switzerland
June 11, 1986
Peace: God’s Dream-Reality’s Oneness-Boat Fulness-Shore
75.
UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA
Geneva, Switzerland
June 12, 1986
Peace: God’s Dream-Reality’s Oneness-Boat Fulness-Shore
76.
UPPSALA UNIVERSITY
Uppsala, Sweden
July 17, 1986
Peace: God’s Dream-Reality’s Oneness-Boat Fulness-Shore
Dedicated to Dag Hammarskjöld
• 1st of 2 back-to-back concerts.
77.
STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY
Stockholm, Sweden
July 17, 1986
Peace: God’s Dream-Reality’s Oneness-Boat Fulness-Shore
• 2nd of 2 back-to-back concerts.
78.
HELSINKI UNIVERSITY
Helsinki, Finland
July 18, 1986
Peace: God’s Dream-Reality’s Oneness-Boat Fulness-Shore
79.
RETRETTI CONCERT HALL
Punkaharju, Finland
July 19, 1986
Peace: God’s Dream-Reality’s Oneness-Boat Fulness-Shore
80.
UNITED NATIONS
CONFERENCE ROOM 4
New York, NY
September 27, 1986
Peace: God’s Dream-Reality’s Oneness-Boat Fulness-Shore
• In honour of the opening of the 41st session of the General Assembly, held in the General Assembly Hall Lobby.
81.
SAN JOSE CIVIC AUDITORIUM
San Jose, California, USA
October 1, 1986
Peace: God’s Dream-Reality’s Oneness-Boat Fulness-Shore
• Audience of 1,500
82.
GRUGA HALLE
Essen, Germany
November 12, 1986
Peace: God’s Dream-Reality’s Oneness-Boat Fulness-Shore
• Audience of 2,500
83.
ALEXANDRA PALACE
London, England, UK
November 13, 1986
Peace: God’s Dream-Reality’s Oneness-Boat Fulness-Shore
84.
LE ZÉNITH
Paris, France
November 14, 1986
Peace: God’s Dream-Reality’s Oneness-Boat Fulness-Shore
• Audience of 2,500
85.
SEATTLE OPERA HOUSE
Seattle, Washington, USA
November 19, 1986
Peace: God’s Dream-Reality’s Oneness-Boat Fulness-Shore
• Audience of 1,300
86.
MEMORIAL ARENA
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
November 20, 1986
Peace: God’s Dream-Reality’s Oneness-Boat Fulness-Shore
• Audience of 1,300
87.
KITSILANO HIGH SCHOOL
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
November 21, 1986
Peace: God’s Dream-Reality’s Oneness-Boat Fulness-Shore
88.
UNITED NATIONS
INFORMATION CENTER
Buenos Aires, Argentina
December 18, 1986
Peace: God’s Dream-Reality’s Oneness-Boat Fulness-Shore
• Special guests include the wife and sister of Argentina’s President Raúl Alfonsín.
89.
UNITED NATIONS ECONOMIC
COMMISSION FOR LATIN
AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN
Santiago, Chile
December 23, 1986
Peace: God’s Dream-Reality’s Oneness-Boat Fulness-Shore
90.
CLUB DE VIÑA
Viña del Mar, Chile
December 28, 1986
Peace: God’s Dream-Reality’s Oneness-Boat Fulness-Shore
91.
HOTEL PEDRO DE VALDIVIA
Valdivia, Chile
January 5, 1987
Peace: Man’s Life-Tree Progress-Crown on God’s Breath-Seed Success-Throne
92.
HOTEL EL PARDO
Lima, Peru
January 11, 1987
Peace: Man’s Life-Tree Progress-Crown on God’s Breath-Seed Success-Throne
93.
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
Stony Brook, NY, USA
February 20, 1987
Peace: Man’s Life-Tree Progress-Crown on God’s Breath-Seed Success-Throne
94.
BUCHMAN HALL
New York, NY, USA
February 22, 1987
Peace: Man’s Life-Tree Progress-Crown on God’s Breath-Seed Success-Throne
95.
WASHINGTON IRVING
HIGH SCHOOL
New York, NY, USA
February 27, 1987
Peace: Man’s Life-Tree Progress-Crown on God’s Breath-Seed Success-Throne
96.
PRINCETON UNIVERSITY
Princeton, New Jersey, USA
March 20, 1987
Peace: Man’s Life-Tree Progress-Crown on God’s Breath-Seed Success-Throne
97.
BUCHMAN HALL
New York, NY, USA
March 22, 1987
Peace: Man’s Life-Tree Progress-Crown on God’s Breath-Seed Success-Throne
98.
CHURCH OF OUR LADY
QUEEN OF MARTYRS
Forest Hills, New York, USA
March 27, 1987
Peace: Man’s Life-Tree Progress-Crown on God’s Breath-Seed Success-Throne
99.
JAMES J. REYNOLDS
JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Brooklyn, New York, USA
March 28, 1987
Peace: Man’s Life-Tree Progress-Crown on God’s Breath-Seed Success-Throne
100.
RIPPOWAM HIGH SCHOOL
Stamford, Connecticut, USA
March 29, 1987
Peace: Man’s Life-Tree Progress-Crown on God’s Breath-Seed Success-Throne
101.
PROSPECT HEIGHTS
HIGH SCHOOL
Brooklyn, New York, USA
April 4, 1987
Peace: Man’s Life-Tree Progress-Crown on God’s Breath-Seed Success-Throne
102.
RIVERDALE
JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Bronx, New York, USA
April 5, 1987
Peace: Man’s Life-Tree Progress-Crown on God’s Breath-Seed Success-Throne
103.
NEW ROCHELLE HIGH SCHOOL
New Rochelle, NY, USA
April 28, 1987
Peace: Man’s Life-Tree Progress-Crown on God’s Breath-Seed Success-Throne
104.
NOVOTEL HALLE
Freiburg, Germany
May 18, 1987
Peace: Man’s Life-Tree Progress-Crown on God’s Breath-Seed Success-Throne
105.
KONGRESSHALLE
Augsburg, Germany
May 19, 1987
Peace: Man’s Life-Tree Progress-Crown on God’s Breath-Seed Success-Throne
• Audience of 1,100
106.
MOZARTHALLE
Mannheim, Germany
May 20, 1987
Peace: Man’s Life-Tree Progress-Crown on God’s Breath-Seed Success-Throne
• Audience of 1,600
107.
ZIRKUS KRONE
Munich, Germany
May 21, 1987
Peace: Man’s Life-Tree Progress-Crown on God’s Breath-Seed Success-Throne
• Audience of 1,550
108.
TIERGARTENHALLE
Nürnberg, Germany
May 22, 1987
Peace: Man’s Life-Tree Progress-Crown on God’s Breath-Seed Success-Throne
109.
DIE FLORA
Cologne, Germany
May 24, 1987
Peace: Man’s Life-Tree Progress-Crown on God’s Breath-Seed Success-Throne
110.
LIEDERHALLE MOZART-SAAL
Stuttgart, Germany
May 25, 1987
Peace: Man’s Life-Tree Progress-Crown on God’s Breath-Seed Success-Throne
111.
KONGRESSHALLE
Davos, Switzerland
May 27, 1987
Peace: Man’s Life-Tree Progress-Crown on God’s Breath-Seed Success-Throne
112.
ROYAL ALBERT HALL
London, England, UK
May 29, 1987
Peace: Man’s Life-Tree Progress-Crown on God’s Breath-Seed Success-Throne
• Audience of 3,000
• The organ was built by Henry Willis in 1871 and had 9,779 pipes.
113.
SUFFOLK COLLEGE
Ipswich, England, UK
May 30, 1987
Peace: Man’s Life-Tree Progress-Crown on God’s Breath-Seed Success-Throne
114.
PUBLIC SCHOOL 86
Jamaica, New York, USA
June 10, 1987
Peace: Man’s Life-Tree Progress-Crown on God’s Breath-Seed Success-Throne
115.
PUBLIC SCHOOL 86
Jamaica, New York, USA
June 12, 1987
Peace: Man’s Life-Tree Progress-Crown on God’s Breath-Seed Success-Throne
116.
ASPIRATION-GROUND
Jamaica, New York, USA
June 17, 1987
Peace: Man’s Life-Tree Progress-Crown on God’s Breath-Seed Success-Throne
117.
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
June 27, 1987
Peace: Man’s Life-Tree Progress-Crown on God’s Breath-Seed Success-Throne
118.
ASPIRATION-GROUND
Jamaica, New York, USA
July 3, 1987
Peace: Man’s Life-Tree Progress-Crown on God’s Breath-Seed Success-Throne
119.
ASPIRATION-GROUND
Jamaica, New York, USA
July 10, 1987
Peace: Man’s Life-Tree Progress-Crown on God’s Breath-Seed Success-Throne
120.
WASHINGTON MONUMENT
Washington, DC, USA
July 18, 1987
Peace: Man’s Life-Tree Progress-Crown on God’s Breath-Seed Success-Throne
121.
ASPIRATION-GROUND
Jamaica, New York, USA
August 14, 1987
Peace: Man’s Life-Tree Progress-Crown on God’s Breath-Seed Success-Throne
122.
CATHEDRAL OF
ST. JOHN THE DIVINE
New York, NY, USA
August 15, 1987
Peace: Man’s Life-Tree Progress-Crown on God’s Breath-Seed Success-Throne
• Audience of 2,000
123.
URAWA CITY CENTRE
Tokyo, Japan
September 23, 1987
(afternoon)
Peace: Man’s Life-Tree Progress-Crown on God’s Breath-Seed Success-Throne
• 1st of 2 back-to-back concerts.
124.
URAWA CITY CENTRE
Tokyo, Japan
September 23, 1987
(evening)
Peace: Man’s Life-Tree Progress-Crown on God’s Breath-Seed Success-Throne
• 2nd of 2 back-to-back concerts.
125.
KAMAKURA BUDDHA
KŌTOKU-IN TEMPLE
Kamakura, Japan
September 24, 1987
Peace: Man’s Life-Tree Progress-Crown on God’s Breath-Seed Success-Throne
• Special guest: Reverend Mitsuo Sato, Head Priest of Kotoku-in Temple
126.
NAGASAKI PEACE MEMORIAL HALL
Nagasaki, Japan
September 25, 1987
Peace: Man’s Life-Tree Progress-Crown on God’s Breath-Seed Success-Throne
127.
HIROSHIMA PEACE MEMORIAL HALL
Hiroshima, Japan
September 26, 1987
Peace: Man’s Life-Tree Progress-Crown on God’s Breath-Seed Success-Throne
128.
AVANTI HALL
Kyoto, Japan
September 27, 1987
Peace: Man’s Life-Tree Progress-Crown on God’s Breath-Seed Success-Throne
• Sri Chinmoy’s concert dedication to Akishige Matsumoto
129.
PUBLIC SCHOOL 86
Jamaica, New York, USA
October 1, 1987
Peace: Man’s Life-Tree Progress-Crown on God’s Breath-Seed Success-Throne
130.
ST. PAUL CIVIC CENTER
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
October 3, 1987
Peace: Man’s Life-Tree Progress-Crown on God’s Breath-Seed Success-Throne
• Audience of 7,000
131.
PUBLIC SCHOOL 86
Jamaica, New York, USA
October 6, 1987
Peace: Man’s Life-Tree Progress-Crown on God’s Breath-Seed Success-Throne
132.
GLASGOW CITY HALL
Glasgow, Scotland, UK
October 8, 1987
Peace: Man’s Life-Tree Progress-Crown on God’s Breath-Seed Success-Throne
133.
PALA TRUSSARDI
Milan, Italy
October 10, 1987
Peace: Man’s Life-Tree Progress-Crown on God’s Breath-Seed Success-Throne
• Audience of 4,500
134.
LE CIRQUE D’HlVER
Paris, France
October 11, 1987
Peace: Man’s Life-Tree Progress-Crown on God’s Breath-Seed Success-Throne
• Audience of 1,000
135.
PUBLIC SCHOOL 86
Jamaica, New York, USA
October 23, 1987
Peace: Man’s Life-Tree Progress-Crown on God’s Breath-Seed Success-Throne
136.
BUCHMAN HALL
New York, NY, USA
October 30, 1987
Peace: Man’s Life-Tree Progress-Crown on God’s Breath-Seed Success-Throne
137.
METRO TORONTO
CONVENTION CENTRE
Toronto, ON, Canada
November 7, 1987
Peace: Man’s Life-Tree Progress-Crown on God’s Breath-Seed Success-Throne
• Audience of 7,000
138.
BUCHMAN HALL
New York, NY, USA
November 15, 1987
Peace: Man’s Life-Tree Progress-Crown on God’s Breath-Seed Success-Throne
139.
LOGAN CAMPBELL CENTRE
Auckland, New Zealand
November 27, 1987
Peace: Man’s Life-Tree Progress-Crown on God’s Breath-Seed Success-Throne
• Audience of 3,700
140.
SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT
CENTRE
Melbourne, Australia
December 1, 1987
Peace: Man’s Life-Tree Progress-Crown on God’s Breath-Seed Success-Throne
• Audience of 3,050
141.
SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT
CENTRE
Melbourne, Australia
December 2, 1987
Peace: Man’s Life-Tree Progress-Crown on God’s Breath-Seed Success-Throne
• Audience of 2,700
142.
CARNEGIE HALL
New York, NY, USA
December 13, 1987
Peace: Man’s Life-Tree Progress-Crown on God’s Breath-Seed Success-Throne
• Sri Chinmoy offers his New Year’s Message for 1988.
• Audience of 2,850
143.
NATIONAL UNIVERSITY
OF SINGAPORE
Singapore
December 22, 1987
Peace: Man’s Life-Tree Progress-Crown on God’s Breath-Seed Success-Throne
144.
HOTEL INDONESIA
Jakarta, Java, Indonesia
December 27, 1987
Peace: Man’s Life-Tree Progress-Crown on God’s Breath-Seed Success-Throne
145.
AMBARRUKMO PALACE HOTEL
Yogyakarta, Java, Indonesia
January 10, 1988
146.
PUTRI BALI HOTEL
Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia
January 20, 1988
148.
SINGEL CENTRE
Antwerp, Belgium
March 11, 1988
• Audience of 2,000
149.
THE CONGRESS BUILDING
The Hague, The Netherlands
March 12, 1988
• Audience of 2,000
150.
ODD FELLOW PALLET
Copenhagen, Denmark
March 13, 1988
151.
OSLO KONSERTHUS
Oslo, Norway
March 14, 1988
152.
UNIVERSITY CINEMA
Reykjavik, Iceland
March 16, 1988
153.
LINCOLN CENTER
ALICE TULLY HALL
New York, NY, USA
April 11, 1988
• Audience of 2,000
154.
WOODSTOCK
COMMUNITY CENTER
Woodstock, NY, USA
June 3, 1988
155.
JULIA RICHMAN
HIGH SCHOOL
New York, NY, USA
June 26, 1988
156.
JEFFERSON MEMORIAL
Washington, DC, USA
July 8, 1988
157.
DALHOUSIE ARTS CENTRE
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
August 6, 1988
• Audience of 2,000
158.
CATHEDRAL OF
ST. JOHN THE DIVINE
New York, NY, USA
August 17, 1988
• Audience of 2,000
159.
ALAMBRA THEATER
Athens, Greece
October 6, 1988
160.
PROGRESS-PROMISE
Jamaica, New York, USA
October 8, 1988
161.
MASONIC AUDITORIUM
San Francisco, California, USA
October 18, 1988
• Audience of 1,300
162.
PROGRESS-PROMISE
Jamaica, New York, USA
October 23, 1988
163.
PROGRESS-PROMISE
Jamaica, New York, USA
November 18, 1988
164.
PROGRESS-PROMISE
Jamaica, New York, USA
December 3, 1988
165.
ST. BARTHOLOMEW’S CHURCH
New York, NY, USA
December 8, 1988
• Sri Chinmoy offers his New Year’s Message for 1989.
166.
AMBASSADOR HOTEL
Bangkok, Thailand
December 18, 1988
167.
CHIANGMAI PLAZA HOTEL
Chiangmai, Thailand
January 9, 1989
168.
NATIONAL THEATRE
Chiangmai, Thailand
January 11, 1989
169.
PROGRESS-PROMISE
Jamaica, New York, USA
January 31, 1989
170.
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
New York, NY, USA
February 9, 1989
• Sri Chinmoy delivers a talk entitled ‘Willingness’.
171.
HEART-TO-HEART FESTIVAL
GSA DEPARTMENTAL BUILDING
Washington, DC, USA
February 11, 1989
172.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
February 17, 1989
• Sri Chinmoy delivers a talk entitled ‘Silence within, sound without’.
173.
YALE UNIVERSITY
New Haven, Connecticut, USA
February 26, 1989
• Sri Chinmoy delivers a talk entitled ‘Concentration’.
• Sri Chinmoy recites five poems.
174.
BROWN UNIVERSITY
Providence, Rhode Island, USA
March 5, 1989
• Sri Chinmoy delivers a talk entitled ‘Meditation’.
• Sri Chinmoy recites five poems.
175.
BUCHMAN HALL
New York, NY, USA
March 7, 1989
• Sri Chinmoy delivers a talk entitled ‘Perfection-fragrance’.
• Sri Chinmoy recites two poems.
176.
BUCHMAN HALL
New York, NY, USA
March 13, 1989
• Sri Chinmoy delivers a talk entitled ‘Oneness-nest’.
• Sri Chinmoy recites three poems.
177.
CORNELL UNIVERSITY
Ithaca, New York, USA
March 16, 1989
• Sri Chinmoy delivers a talk entitled ‘Desire versus aspiration’.
• Sri Chinmoy recites four poems.
178.
PRINCETON UNIVERSITY
Princeton, New Jersey, USA
March 27, 1989
• Sri Chinmoy delivers a talk entitled ‘Obedience’.
• Sri Chinmoy recites five poems.
179.
UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA
Vienna, Austria
April 1, 1989
(afternoon)
• Sri Chinmoy delivers a talk entitled ‘My success-life and my progress-life’.
• Sri Chinmoy recites three poems.
180.
KURHALLE OBERLAA
Vienna, Austria
April 1, 1989
(evening)
• Sri Chinmoy delivers a talk entitled ‘Surrender’.
• Sri Chinmoy recites four poems.
• Audience of 2,000
181.
FRIEDRICH EBERT HALLE
Ludwigshafen, Germany
April 3, 1989
• Sri Chinmoy delivers a talk entitled ‘Happiness’.
• Sri Chinmoy recites three poems.
• Audience of 2,200
• Dedicated to the 40th anniversary of the UN.
182.
HEIDELBERG UNIVERSITY
Heidelberg, Germany
April 4, 1989
• Sri Chinmoy delivers a talk entitled ‘My passport’.
• Sri Chinmoy recites three poems.
183.
JULIA RICHMAN HIGH SCHOOL
New York, NY, USA
April 17, 1989
184.
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
May 13, 1989
• Sri Chinmoy delivers a talk entitled ‘Happiness: my dream-fulfilled reality’.
• Sri Chinmoy recites five poems.
185.
STANFORD UNIVERSITY
Palo Alto, California, USA
May 22, 1989
• Sri Chinmoy delivers a talk entitled ‘You have awakened me’.
• Sri Chinmoy recites four poems.
186.
McGILL UNIVERSITY
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
May 27, 1989
• Sri Chinmoy delivers a talk entitled ‘God the universal Beauty’.
• Sri Chinmoy recites four poems.
187.
LANGHOLTS CHURCH
Reykjavik, Iceland
June 4, 1989
• Sri Chinmoy delivers a talk entitled ‘Forgiveness’.
188.
CHILES AUDITORIUM
Portland, Oregon, USA
June 12, 1989
• Sri Chinmoy delivers a talk entitled ‘I must and I must’.
• Sri Chinmoy recites five poems.
• Audience of 2,000
189.
SALLE DE CONCERT
St. Denis, Greater Paris, France
June 22, 1989
190.
UNESCO
Paris, France
June 23, 1989
191.
LE ZÉNITH
Paris, France
June 24, 1989
• Audience of 3,000
192.
ROYAL ALBERT HALL
London, England, UK
June 25, 1989
• Audience of 5,000
193.
OXFORD UNIVERSITY
Oxford, England, UK
June 26, 1989
194.
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY
Cambridge, England, UK
June 27, 1989
195.
STATE SPORTS CENTRE
Sydney, Australia
July 5, 1989
• Sri Chinmoy delivers a talk entitled ‘You are our All’.
• Sri Chinmoy recites five poems.
• Audience of 2,500
196.
LOGAN CAMPBELL CENTRE
Auckland, New Zealand
July 7, 1989
• Sri Chinmoy delivers a talk entitled ‘I need’.
• Sri Chinmoy recites five poems.
• Audience of 1,700
197.
UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND
Auckland, New Zealand
July 8, 1989
• Sri Chinmoy delivers a talk entitled ‘Stupidity, insecurity and fear’.
• Sri Chinmoy recites six poems.
• Audience of 2,000
198.
ARIE CROWN THEATER
Chicago, Illinois, USA
July 20, 1989
• Sri Chinmoy delivers a talk entitled ‘Helplessness’.
• Sri Chinmoy recites four poems.
• Audience of 2,000
199.
ASPIRATION-GROUND
Jamaica, New York, USA
August 6, 1989
200.
GOLDEN HALL
San Diego, California, USA
September 27, 1989
• Audience of 1,200
201.
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
Irvine, California, USA
September 28, 1989
202.
BAYFRONT CENTER ARENA
Tampa, Florida, USA
October 5, 1989
• Audience of 1,300
203.
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA
Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
October 7, 1989
204.
BUCHMAN HALL
New York, NY, USA
October 17, 1989
205.
BUCHMAN HALL
New York, NY, USA
October 24, 1989
206.
BUCHMAN HALL
New York, NY, USA
October 31, 1989
207.
BUCHMAN HALL
New York, NY, USA
November 7, 1989
208.
PHILADELPHIA CIVIC CENTER
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
November 14, 1989
• Audience of 2,700
• Dedicated to the unification of East and West Germany.
209.
CANADA PLACE
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
December 7, 1989
• Audience of 7,000
210.
WASHINGTON IRVING
HIGH SCHOOL
New York, NY, USA
December 10, 1989
Sri Chinmoy offers his New Year’s Message for 1990.
211.
CAIRO SHERATON HOTEL
Cairo, Egypt
December 20, 1989
Special guest India’s Ambassador to Egypt Alan Nazareth addresses the audience. Also in attendance is Fred Lebow, Founder and President of the New York Road Runners Club.
212.
MONTAZAH SHERATON HOTEL
Alexandria, Egypt
December 23, 1989
213.
SUCHARITA HALL
(Presidential Residence)
Colombo, Sri Lanka
January 4, 1990
•Dedication to Sri Lankan President Ranasinghe Premadasa.
• Special guests include President Premadasa, several Ministers and other government officials. Following the concert, Sri Chinmoy lifts the President and presents him with the ‘Lifting Up the World with a Oneness-Heart’ Award.
214.
214 RATNAPURA TOWN HALL
Ratnapura, Sri Lanka
January 5, 1990
• Comments
• Special guests include Sri Lanka’s Chief Minister Arthur Ranasinghe (representing President Premadasa), the Mayor of the City of Ratnapura and several district officials. After the concert, a special cultural programme of music and dance is held in Sri Chinmoy’s honour.
215.
ELPHINSTONE THEATRE
Colombo, Sri Lanka
January 8, 1990
• The concert is held under the patronage of Prime Minister Dingiri Banda Wijetunga, who also attends, along with Chief Minister Ranasinghe, Presidential Advisor Weerakoon, and the Mayor of Colombo M. Hussain Mohamed. Sri Chinmoy also lifts the Mayor.
216.
ARMONIA HOTEL
Vouliagmeni, Greece
January 18, 1990
217.
PUBLIC SCHOOL 86
Jamaica, New York, USA
February 6, 1990
Peace-Meditation-Blossoms
218.
PUBLIC SCHOOL 86
Jamaica, New York, USA
February 10, 1990
Peace-Meditation-Blossoms
219.
MEISTERSINGERHALLE
Nürnberg, Germany
February 18, 1990
Oneness-Happiness-Song
220.
KONGRESSZENTRUM
Hannover, Germany
February 20, 1990
Oneness-Happiness-Song
221.
STAATSBIBLIOTHEK
West Berlin, West Germany
February 21, 1990
(afternoon)
Oneness-Happiness-Song
• Audience of 200
222.
ICC KONGRESSZENTRUM
West Berlin, West Germany
February 21, 1990
(evening)
Oneness-Happiness-Song
• Audience of 4,200
223.
OPERNHAUS LEIPZIG
Leipzig, East Germany
February 22, 1990
Oneness-Happiness-Song
• Audience of 1,800
224.
KONGRESSHALLE
am Alexanderplatz
East Berlin, East Germany
February 23, 1990
Oneness-Happiness-Song
• Sri Chinmoy offers a special message to the oneness-soul of Germany.
• Audience of 1,000
225.
BUCHMAN HALL
New York, NY, USA
February 27, 1990
Peace-Meditation-Blossoms
226.
ST. PETER’S LUTHERAN CHURCH
New York, NY, USA
March 3, 1990
Peace-Meditation-Blossoms
227.
COMMUNITY UNITED
METHODIST CHURCH
Jackson Heights, New York, USA
March 13, 1990
Peace-Meditation-Blossoms
228.
DAG HAMMARSKJÖLD AUDITORIUM
United Nations, New York
April 3, 1990
Peace-Meditation-Blossoms
• 20th anniversary of Sri Chinmoy: The Peace Meditation at the United Nations.
229.
HUNTER COLLEGE
New York, NY, USA
April 14, 1990
Peace-Meditation-Blossoms
230.
COMMUNITY CHURCH
New York, NY, USA
April 21, 1990
Peace-Meditation-Blossoms
231.
VETERANS MEMORIAL HALL
Snug Harbor Cultural Center
Snug Harbor, New York, USA
May 15, 1990
Peace-Meditation-Blossoms
232.
ASPIRATION-GROUND
Jamaica, New York, USA
July 1, 1990
Peace-Meditation-Blossoms
233.
BÖSENDORFER CENTER
New York, NY, USA
July 28, 1990
Peace-Meditation-Blossoms
234.
ASPIRATION-GROUND
Jamaica, New York, USA
August 16, 1990
Peace-Meditation-Blossoms
235.
TOWN HALL
New York, NY, USA
August 28, 1990
Peace-Meditation-Blossoms
236.
EMPIRE STATE PLAZA
CONVENTION CENTER
Albany, New York, USA
September 5, 1990
Oneness-Happiness-Song
237.
PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
Providence, Rhode Island, USA
September 6, 1990
Oneness-Happiness-Song
238.
THE OPERA HOUSE
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
September 7, 1990
Oneness-Happiness-Song
• Audience of 1,500
239.
THE PALACE THEATRE
New Haven, Connecticut, USA
September 8, 1990
Oneness-Happiness-Song
240.
CONSTITUTION HALL
Washington, DC, USA
September 10, 1990
Oneness-Happiness-Song
• Audience of 1,000
241.
JOSEPH MEYERHOFF
SYMPHONY HALL
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
September 11, 1990
• Audience of 1,000
242.
MONMOUTH ARTS CENTER
Red Bank, New Jersey, USA
September 12, 1990
Oneness-Happiness-Song
243.
PUBLIC SCHOOL 86
Jamaica, New York, USA
September 19, 1990
244.
PUBLIC SCHOOL 86
Jamaica, New York, USA
September 26, 1990
245.
PUBLIC SCHOOL 86
Jamaica, New York, USA
October 3, 1990
246.
ASPIRATION-GROUND
Jamaica, New York, USA
October 7, 1990
247.
PUBLIC SCHOOL 86
Jamaica, New York, USA
October 10, 1990
248.
KONCERTHUSET
Stockholm, Sweden
October 14, 1990
• Audience of 1,500
249.
KONCERTHUSET
Stockholm, Sweden
October 15, 1990
• Audience of 1,500
250.
ROYAL ALBERT HALL
London, England, UK
October 19, 1990
• Audience of 5,000
251.
PUBLIC SCHOOL 86
Jamaica, New York, USA
October 31, 1990
252.
SPORTHALLE
East Berlin, Germany
November 10, 1990
• Audience of 1,000
253.
KULTURY PALÁC
Prague, Czechoslovakia
November 12, 1990
• Audience of 2,500
254.
NOVOTEL CONVENTION CENTRE
Budapest, Hungary
November 13, 1990
• Audience of 2,500
255.
DAG HAMMARSKJÖLD AUDITORIUM
United Nations, New York
December 6, 1990
256.
HUNTER COLLEGE
New York, NY, USA
December 12, 1990
• Sri Chinmoy offers his New Year’s Message for 1991.
257.
ALA WAI GOLF COURSE
CLUBHOUSE
Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
December 19, 1990
258.
HINDU DHARMA VIDYA BHAVAN INSTITUTE
Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia
January 9, 1991
259.
TAMAN BUDAYA ART CENTRE
Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia
January 19, 1991
260.
BUCHMAN HALL
New York, NY, USA
February 16, 1991
261.
BUCHMAN HALL
New York, NY, USA
February 23, 1991
262.
BUCHMAN HALL
New York, NY, USA
March 2, 1991
263.
BUCHMAN HALL
New York, NY, USA
March 9, 1991
264.
BUCHMAN HALL
New York, NY, USA
March 23, 1991
265.
BUCHMAN HALL
New York, NY, USA
March 30, 1991
266.
BUCHMAN HALL
New York, NY, USA
April 6, 1991
267.
HUNTER COLLEGE
New York, NY, USA
April 22, 1991
268.
DAG HAMMARSKJÖLD AUDITORIUM
United Nations, New York
April 24, 1991
269.
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
New Paltz, New York, USA
April 28, 1991
270.
BUCHMAN HALL
New York, NY, USA
May 4, 1991
271.
BUCHMAN HALL
New York, NY, USA
May 11, 1991
272.
BUCHMAN HALL
New York, NY, USA
May 18, 1991
273.
SEATTLE CENTER
MEMORIAL STADIUM
Seattle, Washington, USA
May 25, 1991
• Audience of 5,000. Video of concert
274.
GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
June 1, 1991
• Audience of 3,000
275.
BUCHMAN HALL
New York, NY, USA
June 11, 1991
276.
PALAIS DES CONGRÈS
DE MONTRÉAL
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
June 22, 1991
• Audience of 9,000
277.
BUCHMAN HALL
New York, NY, USA
June 29, 1991
278.
BUCHMAN HALL
New York, NY, USA
July 6, 1991
279.
MANHATTAN CENTER STUDIOS
New York, NY, USA
September 7, 1991
280.
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
Chicago, Illinois, USA
September 13, 1991
• Audience of 7,000
282.
PARC DES EXPOSITIONS
Montpellier, France
November 9, 1991
• Audience of 3,500
283.
TEATRO L’ALIANCA
Barcelona, Spain
November 11, 1991
284.
DOCKLANDS ARENA
London, England, UK
November 14, 1991
• Audience of 3,000
285.
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
Berkeley, California, USA
November 24, 1991
286.
DAG HAMMARSKJÖLD AUDITORIUM
United Nations, New York
December 6, 1991
287.
HUNTER COLLEGE
New York, NY, USA
December 9, 1991
• Sri Chinmoy offers his New Year’s Message for 1992.
288.
UNIVERSITY OF MALTA
Msida, Malta
December 20, 1991
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates the concert to President Mikhail Gorbachev (1)
• Audience of 600
289.
ST. ALOYSIUS COLLEGE
Birkirkara, Malta
December 21, 1991
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates the concert to President Mikhail Gorbachev (2)
• Audience of 500
290.
PRESIDENTIAL PALACE
Valletta, Malta
December 23, 1991
• Special guest Censu Tabone, President of Malta. The concert, in honour of the President, is held in St. George’s and St. Michael’s Hall of the Palace of the Grandmasters where the knights of Malta used to meet.
291.
SHERATON HOTEL
Catania, Sicily, Italy
January 2, 1992
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates the concert to President Mikhail Gorbachev (3)
• Audience of 600
• Dedicated to Prime Minister Giulio Andreotti of Italy (1989-1992).
292.
HOTEL RlU BONANZA
Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife,
Canary Islands
January 12, 1992
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates the concert to President Mikhail Gorbachev (4)
• Audience of 400
293.
TEATRO GUIMERA
Santa Cruz, Tenerife, Canary Islands
January 17, 1992
Sri Chinmoy dedicates the concert to President Mikhail Gorbachev (5)
• Audience of 850
294.
PUBLIC SCHOOL 86
Jamaica, New York, USA
February 1, 1992
295.
PUBLIC SCHOOL 86
Jamaica, New York, USA
February 8, 1992
296.
PUBLIC SCHOOL 86
Jamaica, New York, USA
February 15, 1992
297.
PUBLIC SCHOOL 86
Jamaica, New York, USA
February 22, 1992
Si Chinmoy celebrates his esraj anniversary and sings 20 ‘peace songs’.
298.
PUBLIC SCHOOL 86
Jamaica, New York, USA
February 29, 1992
Sri Chinmoy dedicates the concert to U Thant, former Secretary-General of the United Nations, on the twentieth anniversary of his first meeting with him.
299.
NIPPON BUDOKAN
Tokyo, Japan
March 10, 1992
300.
PALACE OF CULTURE
AND SCIENCE
Warsaw, Poland
March 21, 1992
Sri Chinmoy dedicates the concert to President Mikhail Gorbachev (7)
• Audience of 2,500
301.
ZAKLADY MECHANICZNE NOWOTKI
Warsaw, Poland
March 23, 1992
• Audience of 3,000
• Dedicated to Pope John Paul II.
302.
PUBLIC SCHOOL 86
Jamaica, New York, USA
March 28, 1992
303.
PUBLIC SCHOOL 86
Jamaica, New York, USA
April 4, 1992
304.
HUNTER COLLEGE
New York, NY, USA
April 11, 1992
305.
DAG HAMMARSKJÖLD AUDITORIUM
United Nations, New York
April 24, 1992
306.
FIRST UNITARIAN CHURCH
Providence, Rhode Island, USA
May 2, 1992
Peace: Divinity’s Dream on Earth (1)
307.
FIRST CHURCH IN CAMBRIDGE
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
May 3, 1992
Peace: Divinity’s Dream on Earth (2)
308.
YALE UNIVERSITY
New Haven, Connecticut, USA
May 9, 1992
Peace: Divinity’s Dream on Earth (3)
309.
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
College Park, Maryland, USA
May 15, 1992
Peace: Divinity’s Dream on Earth (4)
310.
CATHEDRAL CHURCH
OF THE SAVIOUR
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
May 16, 1992
Peace: Divinity’s Dream on Earth (5)
311.
MARTIN LUTHER KING
HIGH SCHOOL
New York, NY, USA
May 22, 1992
Peace: Divinity’s Dream on Earth (6)
• Dedicated to Olympic legend Sudhahota Carl Lewis.
312.
THE EMPIRE CENTER
AT THE EGG
Albany, New York, USA
June 20, 1992
Peace: Divinity’s Dream on Earth (7)
• Dedicated to Mayor Thomas Whelan of Albany.
313.
TOWN HALL
New York, NY, USA
August 22, 1992
• Dedicated to the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan (USA).
314.
DEUTSCHLANDHALLE
Berlin, Germany
October 10, 1992
Sri Chinmoy dedicates the concert to President Mikhail Gorbachev (8)
• Audience of 9,000
315.
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON
Houston, Texas, USA
October 17, 1992
• Audience of 7,500
• Dedicated to Olympic legend Sudhahota Carl Lewis.
316.
METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY
THEATER
Cupey, Puerto Rico
October 24, 1992
Sri Chinmoy dedicates the concert to Rafael Hernández Colón, Governor of Puerto Rico
317.
UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA
Ottawa, ON, Canada
November 6, 1992
318.
WALTERS ART GALLERY
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
November 21, 1992
319.
DAG HAMMARSKJÖLD AUDITORIUM
United Nations, New York
November 24, 1992
320.
LINCOLN CENTER
ALICE TULLY HALL
New York, NY, USA
December 9, 1992
Sri Chinmoy offers his New Year’s Message for 1993.
• Audience of 2,000
321.
BANGKOK BANK BUILDING
Bangkok, Thailand
December 15, 1992
322.
FRENCH CULTURAL EXCHANGE INSTITUTE
Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam
December 25, 1992
Sri Chinmoy dedicates the concert to President Mikhail Gorbachev (9)
• Audience of 300
323.
MANILA CATHEDRAL
Manila, Philippines
January 2, 1993
Sri Chinmoy dedicates the concert to President Mikhail Gorbachev (10)
• Audience of 400
324.
ST. THERESA’S COLLEGE
Cebu City, Philippines
January 6, 1993
325.
DAVAO RECREATION CENTRE
Davao, Philippines
January 15, 1993
326.
SILLIMAN UNIVERSITY
Dumaguete, Philippines
January 21, 1993
• Dedicated to Silliman University.
327.
PHILIPPINES CULTURAL CENTRE
Manila, Philippines
January 26, 1993
Sri Chinmoy’s dedication to the soul of the Philippines
• Dedicated to President Corazon Aquino of the Philippines (1986-1992).
328.
RAMADA INN
East Elmhurst, New York, USA
February 4, 1993
329.
PUBLIC SCHOOL 101
Forest Hills, New York, USA
February 13, 1993
330.
FLUSHING JEWISH CENTER
Flushing, New York, USA
February 20, 1993
• Dedicated to Arthur Ashe, legendary tennis player.
331.
CHURCH OF OUR LADY
QUEEN OF MARTYRS
Forest Hills, New York, USA
February 27, 1993
332.
PUBLIC SCHOOL 220
Forest Hills, New York, USA
March 6, 1993
333.
QUEENS COLLEGE
Flushing, New York, USA
March 20, 1993
334.
LOUIS PASTEUR
JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL 67
Little Neck, New York, USA
March 27, 1993
335.
PUBLIC SCHOOL 69
Jackson Heights, New York, USA
April 3, 1993
336.
YORK COLLEGE
Jamaica, New York, USA
April 8, 1993
337.
PRESTON HIGH SCHOOL
Bronx, New York, USA
May 8, 1993
338.
DAG HAMMARSKJÖLD AUDITORIUM
United Nations, New York
May 11, 1993
• Dedicated to the late President Ranasinghe Premadasa of Sri Lanka (1989-93)
339.
LEHMAN COLLEGE
Bronx, New York, USA
May 15, 1993
340.
PUBLIC SCHOOL 86
Jamaica, New York, USA
May 19, 1993
341.
PUBLIC SCHOOL 86
Jamaica, New York, USA
May 21, 1993
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates 39 concerts in honour of Swami Vivekananda (2).
342.
DAVID A. STEIN
JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Bronx, New York, USA
May 23, 1993
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates 39 concerts in honour of Swami Vivekananda (3).
343.
PUBLIC SCHOOL 86
Jamaica, New York, USA
May 26, 1993
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates 39 concerts in honour of Swami Vivekananda (4).
344.
PUBLIC SCHOOL 86
Jamaica, New York, USA
May 28, 1993
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates 39 concerts in honour of Swami Vivekananda (5).
345.
RIVERDALE DANCE THEATER
Bronx, New York, USA
May 29, 1993
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates 39 concerts in honour of Swami Vivekananda (6).
• Dedicated to President Mikhail Gorbachev of the Soviet Union.
346.
PUBLIC SCHOOL 86
Jamaica, New York, USA
June 2, 1993
347.
PUBLIC SCHOOL 86
Jamaica, New York, USA
June 4, 1993
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates 39 concerts in honour of Swami Vivekananda (8).
348.
FIRST UNITARIAN CHURCH
Brooklyn, New York, USA
June 5, 1993
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates 39 concerts in honour of Swami Vivekananda (9).
349.
PUBLIC SCHOOL 86
Jamaica, New York, USA
June 11, 1993
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates 39 concerts in honour of Swami Vivekananda (10).
350.
PUBLIC SCHOOL 86
Jamaica, New York, USA
June 16, 1993
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates 39 concerts in honour of Swami Vivekananda (11).
351.
PUBLIC SCHOOL 86
Jamaica, New York, USA
June 18, 1993
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates 39 concerts in honour of Swami Vivekananda (12).
352.
JAMES J. REYNOLDS
JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Brooklyn, New York, USA
June 19, 1993
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates 39 concerts in honour of Swami Vivekananda (13).
353.
PUBLIC SCHOOL 86
Jamaica, New York, USA
June 25, 1993
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates 39 concerts in honour of Swami Vivekananda (14).
354.
PAUL ROBESON THEATER
Brooklyn, New York, USA
June 26, 1993
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates 39 concerts in honour of Swami Vivekananda (15).
355.
PUBLIC SCHOOL 86
Jamaica, New York, USA
June 30, 1993
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates 39 concerts in honour of Swami Vivekananda (16).
356.
ASPIRATION-GROUND
Jamaica, New York, USA
July 8, 1993
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates 39 concerts in honour of Swami Vivekananda (17).
357.
BUCHMAN HALL
New York, NY, USA
July 11, 1993
358.
ASPIRATION-GROUND
Jamaica, New York, USA
July 14, 1993
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates 39 concerts in honour of Swami Vivekananda (19).
359.
ST. PETER’S LUTHERAN CHURCH
New York, NY, USA
July 17, 1993
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates 39 concerts in honour of Swami Vivekananda (20).
360.
ASPIRATION-GROUND
Jamaica, New York, USA
July 21, 1993
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates 39 concerts in honour of Swami Vivekananda (21).
361.
ASPIRATION-GROUND
Jamaica, New York, USA
July 23, 1993
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates 39 concerts in honour of Swami Vivekananda (22).
362.
PUBLIC SCHOOL 86
Jamaica, New York, USA
July 24, 1993
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates 39 concerts in honour of Swami Vivekananda (23).
363.
ASPIRATION-GROUND
Jamaica, New York, USA
July 28, 1993
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates 39 concerts in honour of Swami Vivekananda (24).
364.
ASPIRATION-GROUND
Jamaica, New York, USA
July 30, 1993
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates 39 concerts in honour of Swami Vivekananda (25).
365.
CHRIST AND ST. STEPHEN’S
CHURCH
New York, NY, USA
July 31, 1993
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates 39 concerts in honour of Swami Vivekananda (26).
366.
ASPIRATION-GROUND
Jamaica, New York, USA
August 4, 1993
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates 39 concerts in honour of Swami Vivekananda (27).
367.
ASPIRATION-GROUND
Jamaica, New York, USA
August 7, 1993
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates 39 concerts in honour of Swami Vivekananda (28).
368.
ASPIRATION-GROUND
Jamaica, New York, USA
August 10, 1993
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates 39 concerts in honour of Swami Vivekananda (29).
369.
ASPIRATION-GROUND
Jamaica, New York, USA
August 11, 1993
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates 39 concerts in honour of Swami Vivekananda (30).
370.
JULIA RICHMAN HIGH SCHOOL
New York, NY, USA
August 20, 1993
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates 39 concerts in honour of Swami Vivekananda (31).
371.
PALMER HOUSE HOTEL
STATE BALLROOM
Chicago, Illinois, USA
August 29, 1993
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates 39 concerts in honour of Swami Vivekananda (32).
• On the occasion of the Parliament of the Worlds Religions.
372.
ASPIRATION-GROUND
Jamaica, New York, USA
August 31, 1993
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates 39 concerts in honour of Swami Vivekananda (33).
373.
ASPIRATION-GROUND
Jamaica, New York, USA
September 1, 1993
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates 39 concerts in honour of Swami Vivekananda (34).
374.
ASPIRATION-GROUND
Jamaica, New York, USA
September 5, 1993
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates 39 concerts in honour of Swami Vivekananda (35).
375.
ASPIRATION-GROUND
Jamaica, New York, USA
September 8, 1993
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates 39 concerts in honour of Swami Vivekananda (36).
376.
ASPIRATION-GROUND
Jamaica, New York, USA
September 11, 1993
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates 39 concerts in honour of Swami Vivekananda (37).
377.
BHARATIYA VIDYA BHAVAN (USA)
New York, NY, USA
September 16, 1993
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates 39 concerts in honour of Swami Vivekananda (38).
378.
ROSEMONT HORIZON
Chicago, Illinois, USA
September 18, 1993
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates 39 concerts in honour of Swami Vivekananda (39).
• Audience of 4,500
379.
MlYAZAKI PREFECTURE
MEDICAL ASSOCIATION HALL
Miyazaki, Japan
October 12, 1993
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates the concert to President Mikhail Gorbachev (11)
• Audience of 300
380.
MIYAZAKI PREFECTURE
MEDICAL ASSOCIATION HALL
Miyazaki, Japan
October 13, 1993
• Dedicated to Mother Teresa, 1979 Nobel Laureate for Peace, Founder of Missionaries of Charity.
381.
MIYAZAKI PREFECTURE
MEDICAL ASSOCIATION HALL
Miyazaki, Japan
October 14, 1993
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates the concert to Leonard Bernstein.
382.
MIYAZAKI PREFECTURE
MEDICAL ASSOCIATION HALL
Miyazaki, Japan
October 15, 1993
• Dedicated to Olympic legend Sudhahota Carl Lewis.
383.
ŠPORTOVÁ HALA PASIENKY
Bratislava, Slovakia
November 22, 1993
• Audience of 4,700
384.
KULTURNE CENTRUM
Bratislava, Slovakia
November 24, 1993
385.
DAG HAMMARSKJÖLD AUDITORIUM
United Nations, New York
December 6, 1993
• Dedicated to Prime Minister Narasimha Rao of India (1991-1996).
• Opening address given by C.V. Narasimhan, Under-Secretary-General for Inter-Agency Affairs and Coordination, and Chef de Cabinet for United Nations Secretaries-General Dag Hammarskjöld, U Thant and Kurt Waldheim.
386.
NEW YORK SOCIETY
FOR ETHICAL CULTURE
New York, NY, USA
December 9, 1993
• Sri Chinmoy offers his New Year’s Message for 1994.
387.
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII
Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
December 16, 1993
388.
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII
Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
December 17, 1993
389.
JOHN WILLIAMS BUILDING
Apia, Western Samoa
December 22, 1993
• Dedicated to President Tofilau Eti Alesana of Western Samoa (1982-1985)..
390.
JOHN WILLIAMS BUILDING
Apia, Western Samoa
December 28, 1993
• Dedicated to President Mikhail Gorbachev of the Soviet Union.
391.
SUVA CIVIC CENTRE
Suva, Fiji
January 5, 1994
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates the concert to President Mikhail Gorbachev (13)
• Audience of 230
392.
NATIONAL AUDITORIUM
Avarua, Rarotonga, Cook Islands
January 14, 1994
393.
L’ASSEMBLÉE TERRITORIALE
Papeete, Tahiti
January 20, 1994
394.
CHURCH OF ST. PAUL
AND ST. ANDREW
New York, NY, USA
April 10, 1994
• Dedicated to the Birth Centenary of Yogamaya Ghose, Sri Chinmoy's mother.
395.
DAG HAMMARSKJÖLD AUDITORIUM
United Nations, New York
June 15, 1994
396.
CULTURAL CENTER
Snug Harbor, Staten Island, New York, USA
August 20, 1994
397.
RIVERSIDE CHURCH
New York, NY, USA
October 22, 1994
398.
DAG HAMMARSKJÖLD AUDITORIUM
United Nations, New York
November 22, 1994
399.
ST. PAUL THE APOSTLE CHURCH
New York, NY, USA
December 1, 1994
• Sri Chinmoy offers his New Year’s Message for 1995.
400.
BLUESTAR HOTEL
SIDDHARTHA HALL
Kathmandu, Nepal
December 17, 1994
• Dedicated to King Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev of Nepal.
401.
ROYAL NEPAL ACADEMY
Kathmandu, Nepal
December 22, 1994
402.
MYA YEIK NYO DELUXE HOTEL
Yangon, Myanmar
January 5, 1995
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates 50 concerts in honour of the 50th Anniversary of the United Nations (1).
• The first in a series of 50 Peace Concerts offered by Sri Chinmoy throughout the world in 1995 to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the United Nations was held in Yangon, Myanmar, the birthplace of the third UN Secretary-General, U Thant.
• Attended by the Venerable Kaba-Aye Sayadaw U Panna Dipa, President of the World Buddhist Meditation Institute.
403.
MAUI LU HOTEL
Kihei, Maui, Hawaii, USA
January 22, 1995
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates 50 concerts in honour of the 50th Anniversary of the United Nations (2).
404.
JULIA RICHMAN HIGH SCHOOL
New York, NY, USA
April 8, 1995
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates 50 concerts in honour of the 50th Anniversary of the United Nations (3).
• Message from President Mikhail Gorbachev read out by Irina Malikova of the Gorbachev Foundation.
405.
LE CIRQUE D’HlVER
Paris, France
May 12, 1995
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates 50 concerts in honour of the 50th Anniversary of the United Nations (4).
• Audience of 2,400
406.
WEMBLEY CONFERENCE CENTRE
London, England, UK
May 13, 1995
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates 50 concerts in honour of the 50th Anniversary of the United Nations (5).
• Audience of 2,500
407.
UNITED NATIONS
GENERAL ASSEMBLY LOBBY
New York, NY
May 23, 1995
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates 50 concerts in honour of the 50th Anniversary of the United Nations (6).
• Performed on 50 instruments in honour of the 50th Anniversary of the UN, held in the General Assembly Lobby, co-sponsored by 9 Ambassadors.
• Introduced by H.E. Ambassador Karel Kovanda, Permanent Representative of Czech Republic to the UN.
408.
FIRST UNITARIAN CHURCH
San Francisco, California, USA
June 23, 1995
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates 50 concerts in honour of the 50th Anniversary of the United Nations (7).
409.
PARLIAMENT HOUSE
THE GREAT HALL
Canberra, Australia
June 26, 1995
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates 50 concerts in honour of the 50th Anniversary of the United Nations (8).
• Audience of 1,600
• Anniversary of the signing of the United Nations Charter 50 years earlier in San Francisco, CA, USA.
• Message read out from Prime Minister Paul J. Keating of Australia.
410.
VICTORIAN ARTS CENTRE
MELBOURNE CONCERT HALL
Melbourne, Australia
June 28, 1995 – 8:00 pm
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates 50 concerts in honour of the 50th Anniversary of the United Nations (9).
• 1st of 2 back-to-back concerts.
411.
VICTORIAN ARTS CENTRE
MELBOURNE CONCERT HALL
Melbourne, Australia
June 28, 1995 – 10:00 pm
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates 50 concerts in honour of the 50th Anniversary of the United Nations (10).
• 2nd of 2 back-to-back concerts.
• Total audience of 3,400
• Special Guest Speaker General Manager Sue Nattrass declared the Arts Centre a Sri Chinmoy Peace-Blossom.
412.
AOTEA CENTRE
Auckland, New Zealand
June 30, 1995
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates 50 concerts in honour of the 50th Anniversary of the United Nations (11).
• Audience of 2,500
• Introduced by the Mayor Lee Mills of Auckland.
413.
ASPIRATION-GROUND
Jamaica, New York, USA
July 5, 1995
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates 50 concerts in honour of the 50th Anniversary of the United Nations (12).
414.
NATIONAL LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
MADISON BUILDING
Washington, DC, USA
July 21, 1995
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates 50 concerts in honour of the 50th Anniversary of the United Nations (13).
415.
THOMAS JEFFERSON MEMORIAL
Washington, DC, USA
July 21, 1995
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates 50 concerts in honour of the 50th Anniversary of the United Nations (14).
416.
ASPIRATION-GROUND
Jamaica, New York, USA
August 7, 1995
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates 50 concerts in honour of the 50th Anniversary of the United Nations (15).
417.
ASPIRATION-GROUND
Jamaica, New York, USA
August 8, 1995
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates 50 concerts in honour of the 50th Anniversary of the United Nations (16).
418.
ASPIRATION-GROUND
Jamaica, New York, USA
August 9, 1995
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates 50 concerts in honour of the 50th Anniversary of the United Nations (17).
419.
ASPIRATION-GROUND
Jamaica, New York, USA
August 10, 1995
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates 50 concerts in honour of the 50th Anniversary of the United Nations (18).
420.
ASPIRATION-GROUND
Jamaica, New York, USA
August 11, 1995
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates 50 concerts in honour of the 50th Anniversary of the United Nations (19).
421.
ASPIRATION-GROUND
Jamaica, New York, USA
August 12, 1995
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates 50 concerts in honour of the 50th Anniversary of the United Nations (20).
422.
ASPIRATION-GROUND
Jamaica, New York, USA
August 13, 1995
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates 50 concerts in honour of the 50th Anniversary of the United Nations (21).
423.
ASPIRATION-GROUND
Jamaica, New York, USA
August 14, 1995
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates 50 concerts in honour of the 50th Anniversary of the United Nations (22).
424.
ASPIRATION-GROUND
Jamaica, New York, USA
August 15, 1995
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates 50 concerts in honour of the 50th Anniversary of the United Nations (23).
425.
ASPIRATION-GROUND
Jamaica, New York, USA
August 16, 1995
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates 50 concerts in honour of the 50th Anniversary of the United Nations (24).
426.
ASPIRATION-GROUND
Jamaica, New York, USA
August 17, 1995
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates 50 concerts in honour of the 50th Anniversary of the United Nations (25).
427.
JULIA RICHMAN HIGH SCHOOL
New York, NY, USA
August 19, 1995
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates 50 concerts in honour of the 50th Anniversary of the United Nations (26).
428.
CENTRE SPORTIF
DU BOUT DU MONDE
Geneva, Switzerland
October 5, 1995
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates 50 concerts in honour of the 50th Anniversary of the United Nations (27).
• Audience of 2,000
• Concert introduced by Mr. Aleksandr Gavroushkin, Political Affairs officer and special assistant to Mr. Vladimir Petrovsky, Director General of the United Nations office in Geneva.
429.
PALAIS FERSTEL
Vienna, Austria
October 6, 1995
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates 50 concerts in honour of the 50th Anniversary of the United Nations (28).
430.
SPORTOVNÍ HALA SPARTA
Prague, Czech Republic
October 8, 1995
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates 50 concerts in honour of the 50th Anniversary of the United Nations (29).
• Audience of 15,000
431.
PALAIS DES CONGRÈS
DE MONTRÉAL
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
October 14, 1995
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates 50 concerts in honour of the 50th Anniversary of the United Nations (30).
• Audience of 13,000
432.
PUBLIC SCHOOL 86
Jamaica, New York, USA
October 20, 1995
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates 50 concerts in honour of the 50th Anniversary of the United Nations (31).
433.
MARINA HOTEL
Los Angeles, California, USA
October 28, 1995
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates 50 concerts in honour of the 50th Anniversary of the United Nations (32).
434.
PUBLIC SCHOOL 86
Jamaica, New York, USA
November 1, 1995
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates 50 concerts in honour of the 50th Anniversary of the United Nations (33).
435.
PUBLIC SCHOOL 86
Jamaica, New York, USA
November 3, 1995
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates 50 concerts in honour of the 50th Anniversary of the United Nations (34).
436.
UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
UNIVERSITY TEMPLE
Seattle, Washington, USA
November 4, 1995
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates 50 concerts in honour of the 50th Anniversary of the United Nations (35).
437.
PILGRIM-DREAM-BLOSSOMS
Jamaica, New York, USA
November 7, 1995
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates 50 concerts in honour of the 50th Anniversary of the United Nations (36).
438.
PUBLIC SCHOOL 86
Jamaica, New York, USA
November 8, 1995
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates 50 concerts in honour of the 50th Anniversary of the United Nations (37).
439.
PILGRIM-DREAM-BLOSSOMS
Jamaica, New York, USA
November 9, 1995
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates 50 concerts in honour of the 50th Anniversary of the United Nations (38).
440.
PUBLIC SCHOOL 117
Jamaica, New York, USA
November 15, 1995
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates 50 concerts in honour of the 50th Anniversary of the United Nations (39).
441.
DC ARMORY
Washington, DC, USA
November 17, 1995
Audience of 9,000
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates 50 concerts in honour of the 50th Anniversary of the United Nations (40).
• Audience of 10,000
• Concert introduced by India’s Ambassador to the U.S. Siddhartha Shankar Ray.
442.
UNITED NATIONS, UNICEF HOUSE
LABOUISSE HALL
New York, NY
November 20, 1995
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates 50 concerts in honour of the 50th Anniversary of the United Nations (41).
443.
PUBLIC SCHOOL 117
Jamaica, New York, USA
November 25, 1995
• Poems
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates 50 concerts in honour of the 50th Anniversary of the United Nations (42).
• Performed on 150 instruments in 13 hours, 40 minutes.
444.
UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI
ZIMMER AUDITORIUM
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
November 27, 1995
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates 50 concerts in honour of the 50th Anniversary of the United Nations (43).
445.
PUBLIC SCHOOL 86
Jamaica, New York, USA
November 29, 1995
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates 50 concerts in honour of the 50th Anniversary of the United Nations (44).
446.
BHARATIYA VIDYA BHAVAN (USA)
INSTITUTE OF INDIAN CULTURE
New York, NY, USA
December 1, 1995
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates 50 concerts in honour of the 50th Anniversary of the United Nations (45).
• Introduced by Dr. P. Jayaraman, Executive Director of the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan (USA).
• Messages read out from Mr. C. Subramaniam, President of the BVB USA and from Mr. S. Ramakrishnan, Executive Secretary and Director General of the BVB, USA.
447.
PERFECTION-SURPRISE
Jamaica, New York, USA
December 3, 1995
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates 50 concerts in honour of the 50th Anniversary of the United Nations (46).
448.
PUBLIC SCHOOL 86
Jamaica, New York, USA
December 6, 1995
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates 50 concerts in honour of the 50th Anniversary of the United Nations (47).
449.
PILGRIM-DREAM-BLOSSOMS
Jamaica, New York, USA
December 7, 1995
(morning)
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates 50 concerts in honour of the 50th Anniversary of the United Nations (48).
450.
ST. PAUL THE APOSTLE CHURCH
New York, NY, USA
December 7, 1995
(evening)
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates 50 concerts in honour of the 50th Anniversary of the United Nations (49).
• Sri Chinmoy offers his New Year’s Message for 1996.
451.
LINCOLN CENTER
KAPLAN PENTHOUSE
New York, NY, USA
December 8, 1995
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates 50 concerts in honour of the 50th Anniversary of the United Nations (50).
• Introduced by Mr. James Isray, Announcer, WQXR classical radio station of The New York Times.
452.
CAPE TOWN CITY HALL
Cape Town, South Africa
December 23, 1995
• Introduced by William Bantom, Mayor of Cape Town.
453.
MEIKLES HOTEL
Harare, Zimbabwe
December 29, 1995
454.
MAGAMBA HALL
Warren Park, Zimbabwe
January 1, 1996
455.
PORT ELIZABETH CITY HALL
Port Elizabeth, South Africa
January 11, 1996
456.
TEKNIKON COLLEGE
Port Elizabeth, South Africa
January 13, 1996
• Introduced by Premier Raymond Mhlaba of Eastern Cape Province.
457.
DURBAN CITY HALL
Durban, South Africa
January 23, 1996
• Sri Chinmoy offers a welcome address.
• Introduced by His Majesty King Goodwill Zwelithini of the Zulu Nation, who unveiled plaque dedicating Durban as a ‘Sri Chinmoy Peace Metropolitan Area'.
458.
PIETERMARITZBURG CITY HALL
Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
January 27, 1996
• Dedicated to Mahatma Gandhi.
• Opening remarks given by Ela Gandhi, granddaughter of Mahatma Gandhi.
459.
SOUTH BEACH HOLIDAY INN
Durban, South Africa
January 29, 1996
460.
PUBLIC SCHOOL 117
Jamaica, New York, USA
February 17, 1996
461.
PUBLIC SCHOOL 86
Jamaica, New York, USA
February 24, 1996
462.
PUBLIC SCHOOL 86
Jamaica, New York, USA
March 9, 1996
463.
HIGH SCHOOL OF
FASHION INDUSTRIES
New York, NY, USA
April 10, 1996
464.
DAG HAMMARSKJÖLD
AUDITORIUM
United Nations, New York
May 13, 1996
• Dedicated to His Holiness Pope John Paul II on the occasion of his 76th Birthday.
465.
HIGH SCHOOL OF
FASHION INDUSTRIES
New York, NY, USA
August 30, 1996
466.
FAIR STREET REFORMED CHURCH
Kingston, New York, USA
October 19, 1996
467.
MURRAYFIELD ICE RINK
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
October 26, 1996
• Audience of 4,000
• Concert introduced by Dr. L.M. Singhvi, High Commissioner for India to the United Kingdom.
468.
CORESTATES SPECTRUM
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
November 1, 1996
• Audience of 10,500
469.
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA
St. Petersburg, Florida, USA
November 8, 1996
• Audience of 1,300
• Introduced by H.E. Dr. Ananda W. P. Guruge, former Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the United States, and Senior Special Advisor, Culture of Peace Programme, UNESCO.
470.
MIAMI CONVENTION CENTER
Miami, Florida,USA
November 9, 1996
• Audience of 2,000
• Introduced by H.E. Dr. Ananda W. P. Guruge, former Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the United States, and Senior Special Advisor, Culture of Peace Programme, UNESCO.
471.
BHARATIYA VIDYA BHAVAN (USA)
New York, NY, USA
November 23, 1996
• Sri Chinmoy offers 50 concerts to celebrate the 50th anniversary of India’s Independence (1).
472.
DAG HAMMARSKJÖLD AUDITORIUM
United Nations, New York
November 25, 1996
• Sri Chinmoy offers 50 concerts to celebrate the 50th anniversary of India’s Independence (2).
473.
PUBLIC SCHOOL 86
Jamaica, New York, USA
November 27, 1996
• Sri Chinmoy offers 50 concerts to celebrate the 50th anniversary of India’s Independence (3).
474.
PUBLIC SCHOOL 86
Jamaica, New York, USA
November 29, 1996
• Sri Chinmoy offers 50 concerts to celebrate the 50th anniversary of India’s Independence (4).
475.
JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL 217
Jamaica, New York, USA
November 30, 1996
• Sri Chinmoy offers 50 concerts to celebrate the 50th anniversary of India’s Independence (5).
476.
475 HUNTER COLLEGE
New York, NY, USA
December 7, 1996
• Sri Chinmoy offers 50 concerts to celebrate the 50th anniversary of India’s Independence (6).
• Sri Chinmoy offers his New Year’s Message for 1997.
477.
KYOTO TERRSA HALL
Kyoto, Japan
December 19, 1996
• Sri Chinmoy offers 50 concerts to celebrate the 50th anniversary of India’s Independence (7).
478.
KAMAKURA BUDDHA
KŌTOKU-IN TEMPLE
Kamakura, Japan
December 22, 1996
• Sri Chinmoy offers 50 concerts to celebrate the 50th anniversary of India’s Independence (8).
• With special guest Reverend Mitsuo Sato, Head Priest of Kotoku-in Temple.
479.
HEARTON HOTEL
Kyoto, Japan
December 27, 1996
• Sri Chinmoy offers 50 concerts to celebrate the 50th anniversary of India’s Independence (9).
480.
OKURA HOTEL
Takamatsu, Japan
January 4, 1997
• Sri Chinmoy offers 50 concerts to celebrate the 50th anniversary of India’s Independence (10).
• Introduced by H.E. Dr. Ananda W. P. Guruge, former Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the United States, and Senior Special Advisor, Culture of Peace Programme, UNESCO.
481.
HIROSHIMA PEACE MEMORIAL PARK
Hiroshima, Japan
January 5, 1997
• Sri Chinmoy offers 50 concerts to celebrate the 50th anniversary of India’s Independence (11).
482.
MERU PARUKU HALL
Kumamoto, Japan
January 14, 1997
• Sri Chinmoy offers 50 concerts to celebrate the 50th anniversary of India’s Independence (12).
483.
SUN ROYAL HOTEL
Kagoshima, Japan
January 19, 1997
• Sri Chinmoy offers 50 concerts to celebrate the 50th anniversary of India’s Independence (13).
484.
JUNSHIN JOSHI
CATHOLIC GIRLS’ SCHOOL
Kagoshima, Japan
January 21, 1997
• Sri Chinmoy offers 50 concerts to celebrate the 50th anniversary of India’s Independence (14).
485.
SUN ROYAL HOTEL
Kagoshima, Japan
January 23, 1997
• Sri Chinmoy offers 50 concerts to celebrate the 50th anniversary of India’s Independence (15).
• Dedicated to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, prominent figure of Indian independence movement who reorganized and led the Indian National Army in World War II, on the occasion of his birth centenary observance.
486.
SHIMIN BUNKA HALL
Kagoshima, Japan
January 28, 1997
• Sri Chinmoy offers 50 concerts to celebrate the 50th anniversary of India’s Independence (16).
487.
PUBLIC SCHOOL 86
Jamaica, New York, USA
February 19, 1997
• Sri Chinmoy offers 50 concerts to celebrate the 50th anniversary of India’s Independence (17).
488.
PUBLIC SCHOOL 86
Jamaica, New York, USA
February 21, 1997
• Sri Chinmoy offers 50 concerts to celebrate the 50th anniversary of India’s Independence (18).
489.
PUBLIC SCHOOL 86
Jamaica, New York, USA
March 1, 1997
• Sri Chinmoy offers 50 concerts to celebrate the 50th anniversary of India’s Independence (19).
490.
RWS ECONOMICS SCHOOL
Augsburg, Germany
March 14, 1997
• Sri Chinmoy offers 50 concerts to celebrate the 50th anniversary of India’s Independence (20).
• Dedicated to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, prominent figure of Indian independence movement who reorganized and led the Indian National Army in World War II.
• With special guest Anita Pfaff, Netaji’s daughter.
491.
YALE UNIVERSITY
New Haven, Connecticut, USA
March 28, 1997
• Sri Chinmoy offers 50 concerts to celebrate the 50th anniversary of India’s Independence (21).
492.
BHARATIYA VIDYA BHAVAN (USA)
New York, NY, USA
March 29, 1997
• Sri Chinmoy offers 50 concerts to celebrate the 50th anniversary of India’s Independence (22).
• With special guest Indian Consul-General Harsh Bhasin.
493.
ASPIRATION-GROUND
Jamaica, New York, USA
April 6, 1997
• Sri Chinmoy offers 50 concerts to celebrate the 50th anniversary of India’s Independence (23).
494.
PUBLIC SCHOOL 86
Jamaica, New York, USA
April 9, 1997
• Sri Chinmoy offers 50 concerts to celebrate the 50th anniversary of India’s Independence (24).
495.
HIGH SCHOOL OF
FASHION INDUSTRIES
New York, NY, USA
April 11, 1997
• Sri Chinmoy offers 50 concerts to celebrate the 50th anniversary of India’s Independence (25).
496.
ASPIRATION-GROUND
Jamaica, New York, USA
April 20, 1997
• Sri Chinmoy offers 50 concerts to celebrate the 50th anniversary of India’s Independence (26).
497.
BROWN UNIVERSITY
Providence, Rhode Island, USA
April 27, 1997
• Sri Chinmoy offers 50 concerts to celebrate the 50th anniversary of India’s Independence (27).
498.
PUBLIC SCHOOL 86
Jamaica, New York, USA
April 30, 1997
• Sri Chinmoy offers 50 concerts to celebrate the 50th anniversary of India’s Independence (28).
499.
PUBLIC SCHOOL 86
Jamaica, New York, USA
May 2, 1997
• Sri Chinmoy offers 50 concerts to celebrate the 50th anniversary of India’s Independence (29).
500.
DAG HAMMARSKJÖLD AUDITORIUM
United Nations, New York
May 12, 1997
• Sri Chinmoy offers 50 concerts to celebrate the 50th anniversary of India’s Independence (30).
501.
ROYAL ALBERT HALL
London, England, UK
May 21, 1997
• Sri Chinmoy offers 50 concerts to celebrate the 50th anniversary of India’s Independence (31).
• Introduced by Dr. L.M. Singhvi, High Commissioner for India to the United Kingdom (1991-97).
• With special guest Countess Patricia Mountbatten, great-great granddaughter of Queen Victoria and daughter of the last British Viceroy of India, Admiral Lord Louis Mountbatten, who addressed the audience of 5,400.
502.
OXFORD UNIVERSITY
CHRIST CHURCH
Oxford, England, UK
May 22, 1997
Audience of 1,000
• Sri Chinmoy offers 50 concerts to celebrate the 50th anniversary of India’s Independence (32).
• Audience of 1,800
503.
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
Annenberg Center
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
May 30, 1997
• Sri Chinmoy offers 50 concerts to celebrate the 50th anniversary of India’s Independence (33).
• Introduced by H.E. Dr. Ananda W. P. Guruge, former Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the United States, and Senior Special Advisor, Culture of Peace Programme, UNESCO.
504.
PUBLIC SCHOOL 86
Jamaica, New York, USA
May 31, 1997
• Sri Chinmoy offers 50 concerts to celebrate the 50th anniversary of India’s Independence (34).
505.
PUBLIC SCHOOL 86
Jamaica, New York, USA
June 4, 1997
• Sri Chinmoy offers 50 concerts to celebrate the 50th anniversary of India’s Independence (35).
506.
PUBLIC SCHOOL 86
Jamaica, New York, USA
June 6, 1997
• Sri Chinmoy offers 50 concerts to celebrate the 50th anniversary of India’s Independence (36).
507.
ASPIRATION-GROUND
Jamaica, New York, USA
June 7, 1997 – 11:30 am
• Sri Chinmoy offers 50 concerts to celebrate the 50th anniversary of India’s Independence (37).
508.
PUBLIC SCHOOL 86
Jamaica, New York, USA
June 7, 1997 – 8:00 pm
• Sri Chinmoy offers 50 concerts to celebrate the 50th anniversary of India’s Independence (38).
509.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY
SANDERS THEATER
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
June 8, 1997
• Sri Chinmoy offers 50 concerts to celebrate the 50th anniversary of India’s Independence (39).
510.
ASPIRATION-GROUND
Jamaica, New York, USA
June 11, 1997
• Sri Chinmoy offers 50 concerts to celebrate the 50th anniversary of India’s Independence (40).
511.
BAYFRONT CENTER ARENA
St. Petersburg, Florida, USA
June 13, 1997
• Sri Chinmoy offers 50 concerts to celebrate the 50th anniversary of India’s Independence (41).
512.
PUBLIC SCHOOL 86
Jamaica, New York, USA
June 18, 1997
• Sri Chinmoy offers 50 concerts to celebrate the 50th anniversary of India’s Independence (42).
513.
ASPIRATION-GROUND
Jamaica, New York, USA
June 20, 1997
• Sri Chinmoy offers 50 concerts to celebrate the 50th anniversary of India’s Independence (43).
514.
ASPIRATION-GROUND
Jamaica, New York, USA
June 25, 1997
• Sri Chinmoy offers 50 concerts to celebrate the 50th anniversary of India’s Independence (44).
515.
PUBLIC SCHOOL 86
Jamaica, New York, USA
July 2, 1997
• Sri Chinmoy offers 50 concerts to celebrate the 50th anniversary of India’s Independence (45).
516.
UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO
CONVOCATION HALL
Toronto, Canada
July 12, 1997
• Sri Chinmoy offers 50 concerts to celebrate the 50th anniversary of India’s Independence (46).
• Introduced by Barbara Hall, Mayor of Toronto.
517.
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
ST. PAUL’S CHAPEL
New York, NY, USA
July 24, 1997
• Sri Chinmoy offers 50 concerts to celebrate the 50th anniversary of India’s Independence (47).
518.
PUBLIC SCHOOL 86
Jamaica, New York, USA
August 2, 1997
• Sri Chinmoy offers 50 concerts to celebrate the 50th anniversary of India’s Independence (48).
519.
BROOKLYN FRIENDS SCHOOL
Brooklyn, New York, USA
August 9, 1997
• Sri Chinmoy offers 50 concerts to celebrate the 50th anniversary of India’s Independence (49).
520.
ASPIRATION-GROUND
Jamaica, New York, USA
August 15, 1997
• Sri Chinmoy offers 50 concerts to celebrate the 50th anniversary of India’s Independence (50).
521.
GAMLE LOGEN
Oslo, Norway
September 4, 1997
• Dedicated to Diana, Princess of Wales.
522.
HALA SPORTOWA MERA
Warsaw, Poland
September 6, 1997
• Audience of 3,300
• Dedicated to Diana, Princess of Wales and Mother Teresa.
523.
DAG HAMMARSKJÖLD AUDITORIUM
United Nations, New York
September 23, 1997
• Dedicated to the memory of Mother Teresa.
• Hosted by Anwarul Karim Chowdhury, the leading United Nations Culture of Peace emissary, Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the UN.
524.
UNITED NATIONS
New York, NY, USA
October 3, 1997
• Dedicated to the memory of Diana, Princess of Wales
525.
K.C.V.I. HIGH SCHOOL
Kingston, Ontario, Canada
October 25, 1997
526.
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY
Cambridge, England, UK
November 12, 1997
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates the concert to Sri Aurobindo.
• Sri Chinmoy delivers a lecture, entitled ‘Sri Aurobindo: a Glimpse’.
• Introduced by Dr. L.M. Singhvi, High Commissioner for India to the United Kingdom (1991-97).
• Invited by Dr. George Pattison, Dean of the Chapel, who gave the welcoming remarks.
527.
CARDIFF CITY HALL
Cardiff, Wales, UK
November 13, 1997
528.
UNITED NATIONS
New York, NY
November 21, 1997
529.
WASHINGTON IRVING
HIGH SCHOOL
New York, NY, USA
December 2, 1997
• Sri Chinmoy offers his New Year’s Message for 1998.
530.
NASSAU BEACH HOTEL
Nassau, The Bahamas
December 7, 1997
531.
HOTEL BARCELÓ DEL LAGO
Panajachel, Guatemala
December 20, 1997
532.
CATHEDRAL METROPOLITANA
Guatemala City, Guatemala
December 26, 1997
533.
OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE CHURCH
Guatemala City, Guatemala
January 2, 1998
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates 48 concerts to the New Millennium (1).
534.
HOLIDAY INN CENTRO HOTEL
Cancún, Mexico
January 12, 1998
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates 48 concerts to the New Millennium (2).
535.
MERIDA CATHEDRAL
Merida, Mexico
January 19, 1998
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates 48 concerts to the New Millennium (3).
• Audience of 1,150
536.
Cancún, Mexico
January 27, 1998
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates 48 concerts to the New Millennium (4).
537.
WALDORF ASTORIA
New York, NY, USA
March 4, 1998
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates the concert to President Gorbachev.
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates 48 concerts to the New Millennium (5).
538.
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY
New York, NY, USA
March 13, 1998
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates 48 concerts to the New Millennium (6).
539.
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
Seattle, Washington, USA
April 2, 1998
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates 48 concerts to the New Millennium (7).
540.
UNITED NATIONS
New York, NY
April 17, 1998
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates 48 concerts to the New Millennium (8).
541.
CHURCH OF ST. ANN
AND THE HOLY TRINITY
Brooklyn, New York, USA
April 21, 1998
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates 48 concerts to the New Millennium (9).
542.
PALA O COLONNA
Rome, Italy
May 16, 1998
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates 48 concerts to the New Millennium (10).
543.
CHURCH OF SANTA MARIA
Campo Santo, Vatican City
May 18, 1998
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates 48 concerts to the New Millennium (11).
• Sri Chinmoy offers the concert in honour of the 78th birthday of Pope John Paul II.
544.
FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL
UNIVERSITY
Miami, Florida, USA
May 26, 1998
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates 48 concerts to the New Millennium (12).
545.
UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
Vancouver, BC, Canada
June 2, 1998
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates 48 concerts to the New Millennium (13).
• Sri Chinmoy delivers a lecture, entitled ‘Poetry the winner’.
• Sri Chinmoy is presented with the ‘Dreamer of Peace’ award by Professor Mandakranta Bose of the Cross-Cultural Literary Studies in Asia Group.
546.
UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA
Victoria, BC, Canada
June 3, 1998
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates 48 concerts to the New Millennium (14).
547.
Jamaica, NY, USA
June 7, 1998
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates 48 concerts to the New Millennium (15).
548.
Jamaica, NY, USA
June 20, 1998
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates 48 concerts to the New Millennium (16).
549.
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS
Austin, Texas, USA
June 25, 1998
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates 48 concerts to the New Millennium (17).
• Sri Chinmoy offers a tribute to Sudarhota Carl Lewis.
550.
Jamaica, NY, USA
October 16, 1998
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates 48 concerts to the New Millennium (18).
• Sri Chinmoy offers the concert in honour of Nelson Mandela,
and is attended by Jacob Zuma.
551.
HELSINKI UNIVERSITY
Helsinki, Finland
November 12, 1998
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates 48 concerts to the New Millennium (19).
552.
YORK COLLEGE
Jamaica, New York, NY, USA
November 27, 1998
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates 48 concerts to the New Millennium (20).
553.
NORMAN THOMAS HIGH SCHOOL
New York, NY, USA
December 1, 1998
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates 48 concerts to the New Millennium (21).
\• Sri Chinmoy offers his New Year’s Message for 1999.
554.
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII
Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
December 7, 1998
(afternoon)
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates 48 concerts to the New Millennium (22).
• Offered on Pearl Harbor Day.
555.
ALA WAI GOLF COURSE
CLUB HOUSE
Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
December 7, 1998
(evening)
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates 48 concerts to the New Millennium (23).
556.
Singapore
December 22, 1998
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates 48 concerts to the New Millennium (24).
557.
Kuala Lumpar, Malaysia
January 1, 1999
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates 48 concerts to the New Millennium (25).
558.
CHINESE TOWN HALL
Penang, Malaysia
January 9, 1999
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates 48 concerts to the New Millennium (26).
559.
SHERATON SURABAYA HOTEL
Surabaya, Indonesia
January 17, 1999
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates 48 concerts to the New Millennium (27).
560.
Bandung, Indonesia
January 24, 1999
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates 48 concerts to the New Millennium (28).
561.
SOALTEE CROWNE PLAZA HOTEL
Kathmandu, Nepal
January 31, 1999
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates 48 concerts to the New Millennium (29).
562.
CIRQUE D'HIVER
Paris, France
February 27, 1999
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates 48 concerts to the New Millennium (30).
563.
SPORTOVA HALA PASIENKY
Bratislava, Slovakia
March 1, 1999
(midday)
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates 48 concerts to the New Millennium (31).
564.
SPORTOVA HALA PASIENKY
Bratislava, Slovakia
March 1, 1999
(evening)
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates 48 concerts to the New Millennium (32).
565.
SPORTOVNÍ HALA SPARTA
Prague, Czech Republic
March 3, 1999
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates 48 concerts to the New Millennium (33).
566.
KZTIRCACK SQUARE
Budapest, Hungary
March 4, 1999
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates 48 concerts to the New Millennium (34).
567.
ST. JOHN'S UNIVERSITY
Jamaica, New York, USA
April 16, 1999
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates 48 concerts to the New Millennium (35).
568.
Jamaica, New York, USA
May 15, 1999
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates 48 concerts to the New Millennium (36).
569.
ASPIRATION-GROUND
Jamaica, New York, USA
August 5, 1999
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates 48 concerts to the New Millennium (37).
570.
ASPIRATION-GROUND
Jamaica, New York, USA
August 12, 1999
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates 48 concerts to the New Millennium (38).
571.
ASPIRATION-GROUND
Jamaica, New York, USA
September 2, 1999
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates 48 concerts to the New Millennium (39).
572.
ASPIRATION-GROUND
Jamaica, New York, USA
September 30, 1999
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates 48 concerts to the New Millennium (40).
573.
CENTRAL PARK
EAST MEADOW
New York, NY, USA
October 23, 1999
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates 48 concerts to the New Millennium (41).
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates the concert to Raisa Maximovna Gorbacheva (1).
• Audience of 5,000
574.
YORK COLLEGE
Jamaica, New York, USA
November 17, 1999
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates 48 concerts to the New Millennium (42).
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates the concert to Raisa Maximovna Gorbacheva (2) after the weightlifting demonstration.
• Audience of 500
575.
COREL CENTRE
Ottawa, ON, Canada
November 20, 1999
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates 48 concerts to the New Millennium (43).
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates the concert to Raisa Maximovna Gorbacheva (3).
• Audience of 7,000
576.
UNITED NATIONS
New York, USA
November 23, 1999
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates 48 concerts to the New Millennium (44).
577.
MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. HIGH SCHOOL
New York, NY, USA
November 30, 1999
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates 48 concerts to the New Millennium (45).
578.
TEATRO MUNICIPAL
Sao Paulo, Brazil
December 5, 1999
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates 48 concerts to the New Millennium (46).
579.
TEATRO JOAO CAETANO
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
December 16, 1999
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates 48 concerts to the New Millennium (47).
580.
SHERATON RIO HOTEL
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
December 21, 1999
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates 48 concerts to the New Millennium (48).
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates the concert to Raisa Maximovna Gorbacheva (4).
• Audience of 300
581.
CANAL DE MUSICA
Curitiba, Brazil
January 3, 2000
582.
BOURBON IGUAÇU FALLS HOTEL
Iguaçu Falls, Brazil
January 9, 2000
583.
ITA ENRAMADA HOTEL
Asunción, Paraguay
January 19, 2000
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates the concert to Raisa Maximovna Gorbacheva (5).
• Audience of 150
584.
SANTUARIO DOM BOSCO
Brasilia, Brazil
January 29, 2000
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates the concert to Raisa Maximovna Gorbacheva (6).
• Audience of 450
585.
SALA PALATULUI
Bucharest, Romania
March 13, 2000
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates the concert to Raisa Maximovna Gorbacheva (7).
• Audience of 2,500
586.
NATIONAL PALACE OF CULTURE
Sofia, Bulgaria
March 14, 2000
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates the concert to Raisa Maximovna Gorbacheva (8).
• Audience of 5,000
587.
Jamaica, New York, USA
March 27, 2000
• Performed on 40 instruments to honour Svenn Kristiansen, Oslo's long serving Deputy Mayor, then secondly Mayor (2007) for having run 40 marathons throughout his running career.
588.
SUN DOME STADIUM
University of South Florida
Tampa, Florida, USA
March 31, 2000
• Audience of 2,150
589.
UNITED NATIONS
New York, USA
April 18, 2000
• Performed on 30 instruments in honour of the 30th anniversary of Sri Chinmoy: The Peace Meditation at the United Nations.
590.
BLEECKER STREET THEATRE
New York, NY, USA
May 18, 2000
591.
CONFEDERATION HALL
Parliament Hill
Ottawa, ON, Canada
May 30, 2000
• The first concert held in a Canadian government office
• Sri Chinmoy recites 20 poems on the theme ‘Here and Now’.
• Message read out from Prime Minister Jean Chretien of Canada (1993-2003).
• Attended by many members of Parliament and diplomats as special guests, including Canadian Senator Douglas Roche, and India's High Commissioner R. Verma.
592.
O'NEILL HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING
US House of Representatives
Washington, DC, USA.
June 15, 2000
• Sri Chinmoy recites 15 poems on the theme ‘Here and Now’.
593.
ST. PETER’S LUTHERAN CHURCH
New York, NY, USA
June 23, 2000
594.
Jamaica, New York, USA
July 7, 2000
595.
LANDMARK COMMUNITY CENTER
Port Washington, NY, USA
July 25, 2000
• Sri Chinmoy recites 20 poems on the theme ‘Here and Now’.
596.
RIVERSIDE CHURCH
New York, NY, USA
August 23, 2000
• Audience of 1,300
597.
HARVARD UNIVERSITY
Boston, MA, USA
September 10, 2000
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates the concert to Raisa Maximovna Gorbacheva (9).
• Sri Chinmoy recites 33 poems on the theme ‘Here and Now’.
• Audience of 600
598.
MOLSON CENTRE
Montreal, Canada
September 23, 2000
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates the concert to Raisa Maximovna Gorbacheva (10).
• Sri Chinmoy recites 34 poems on the theme ‘Here and Now’.
• Audience of 19,000 – largest ever concert
599.
DAG HAMMARSKJÖLD AUDITORIUM
United Nations, New York
September 27, 2000
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates the concert to Raisa Maximovna Gorbacheva (11).
• Audience of 200
600.
OLD PINE STREET CHURCH
Philadelphia, PA, USA
October 7, 2000
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates the concert to Raisa Maximovna Gorbacheva (12).
Sri Chinmoy recites 10 poems on the theme ‘Here and Now’.
• Audience of 550
601.
XCEL ENERGY CENTER
St. Paul, MN, USA
October 21, 2000
• Sri Chinmoy dedicates the concert to Raisa Maximovna Gorbacheva (13).
• Sri Chinmoy recites 30 poems on the theme ‘Here and Now’.
• Audience of 8,000
602.
ASPIRATION-GROUND
Jamaica, NY, USA
October 25, 2000
603.
REYKJAVIK UNIVERSITY THEATRE
Reykjavik, Iceland
October 30, 2000
• Sri Chinmoy recites 40 poems on the theme ‘Here and Now’.
604.
KING’S COLLEGE
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, England
November 1, 2000
• Sri Chinmoy recites 9 poems on the theme ‘Here and Now’.
605.
COLLEGE OF STATEN ISLAND
Staten Island, New York, USA
November 12, 2000
•
606.
THE COOPER UNION
East Village, New York City, New York, USA
November 18, 2000
•
607.
THAI AYUTTHAYA BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION COLLEGE
Ayutthaya, Thailand
December 1, 2000
•
608.
TRADERS HOTEL
Yangon, Myanmar
December 7, 2000
•
609.
TRADERS HOTEL
Yangon, Myanmar
December 17, 2000
• Early evening concert for special guests: Secretary-1, Lt. Gen. Khin Nyunt and Dr. Daw Khin Win Shwe, wife of S-1; Minister of Foreign Affairs U Win Aung; Minister of Home Affairs Tin Hlaing; and Minister of Hotels and Tourism Major-General Saw Lwin.
610.
TRADERS HOTEL
Yangon, Myanmar
December 17, 2000
• Evening concert
611.
NATIONAL THEATRE
Mandalay, Myanmar
December 24, 2000
• Concert dedicated to Secretary-1, Lt. Gen. Khin Nyunt. With special guests Maj. Gen. Ye Myint, Commander of Mandalay Region; and the Mayor of Mandalay, Soe Thi Ha.
• Audience of 1,400
612.
MYANMAR LACQUERWARE INSTITUTE
Bagan, Myanmar
January 1, 2001
• Concert dedicated to Secretary-1, Lt. Gen. Khin Nyunt.
613.
UDAYANA UNIVERSITY
Bukit Jimbaran Campus
Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia
January 17, 2001
•
614.
TAMAN BUDAYA ART CENTRE
Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia
January 20, 2001
•
615.
PUBLIC SCHOOL 86
Jamaica, New York, USA
March 27, 2001
•
616.
PUBLIC SCHOOL 86
Jamaica, New York, USA
April 6, 2001
•
617.
QUEENS COLLEGE AUDITORIUM
Flushing, New York, USA
April 13, 2001
• Sri Chinmoy performs on 30 instruments
618.
PUBLIC SCHOOL 86
Jamaica,, New York, USA
April 27, 2001
•
619.
PARLIAMENT HILL
Old Railway Committee Room
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
May 7, 2001
• Includes a ‘Lifting Up the World with a Oneness-Heart’ programme and a Peace meditation at Canadian Parliament
620.
UNITED NATIONS
DAG HAMMARSKJÖLD AUDITORIUM
New York
May 14, 2001
• Celebrating the 31st anniversary of Sri Chinmoy: the Peace Meditation at the United Nations
621.
PUBLIC SCHOOL 86
Jamaica, New York, USA
May 27, 2001
622.
OSLO CITY HALL
Oslo, Norway
June 10, 2001
623.
OSLO UNIVERSITY
Oslo, Norway
June 12, 2001
624.
PRAYER ROOM, PARLIAMENT HOUSE
Oslo, Norway
June 13, 2001
625.
OSLO SPECTRUM
Oslo, Norway
June 14, 2001
• Audience of 4,300
626.
BOROUGH HALL
Bronx, New York, USA
June 19, 2001
627.
OLD FIRST REFORMED CHURCH
Brooklyn, New York, USA
July 27, 2001
628.
ASPIRATION-GROUND
Jamaica, New York, USA
August 16, 2001
• Performed on 70 pianos for 70th birthday.
629.
ASPIRATION-GROUND
Jamaica, New York, USA
August 26, 2001
• Performed on 70 instruments for 70th birthday.
630.
PUBLIC SCHOOL 86
Jamaica, New York, USA
October 21, 2001
• In honour of Karen Karagezian, spokesperson of the Gorbachev Foundation.
631.
HOTEL INTER-CONTINENTAL
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
January 1, 2002
632.
HOTEL INTER-CONTINENTAL
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
January 7, 2002
633.
FRIENDSHIP HOUSE
Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam
January 17, 2002
634.
REX HOTEL
Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam
January 21, 2002
635.
PUBLIC SCHOOL 86
Jamaica, New York, USA
February 27, 2002
636.
PUBLIC SCHOOL 86
Jamaica, New York, USA
March 2, 2002
637.
PUBLIC SCHOOL 86
Jamaica, New York, USA
March 4, 2002
• In honour of special guest Ibrahim Gambari, Under-Secretary-General and Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on Africa (2000-05), Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations for Department of Political Affairs (2005-07), Secretary-General's Special Adviser on the International Compact with Iraq and Other Political Issues, Special Representative for Darfur (2010- ) of the Joint African Union-United Nations Mission.
638.
CONSULATE GENERAL OF INDIA
New York, NY, USA
April 11, 2002
• Also poetry reading.
639.
ASPIRATION-GROUND
Jamaica, New York, USA
April 13, 2002
640.
VISCARDI GARDENS
Dobbs Ferry, New York, USA
June 29, 2002
Prayerful Music by Maestro Sri Chinmoy
641.
PALMER HOUSE, HILTON HOTEL
Chicago, Illinois, USA
August 3, 2002
Prayerful Music by Maestro Sri Chinmoy
• Audience of 1,500
• Dedicated to Swami Vivekananda.
642.
ASV MEHRZWECKHALLE
Munich, Germany
September 5, 2002
Prayerful Music by Maestro Sri Chinmoy
643.
STADTHALLE
Gersthofen, Germany
September 6, 2002
Prayerful Music by Maestro Sri Chinmoy
644.
KONGRESSZENTRUM SALMEN
Zurich, Switzerland
September 7, 2002
Prayerful Music by Maestro Sri Chinmoy
645.
PUBLIC SCHOOL 86
Jamaica, New York, USA
October 10, 2002
Prayerful Music by Maestro Sri Chinmoy
• In honour of special guest Maestro Ravi Shankar, legendary Indian sitarist and multiple Grammy Award Winner.
646.
PUBLIC SCHOOL 86
Jamaica, New York, USA
November 8, 2002
Prayerful Music by Maestro Sri Chinmoy
647.
AUCKLAND TOWN HALL
Auckland, New Zealand
November 30, 2002
Prayerful Music by Maestro Sri Chinmoy
• Audience of 1,550
648.
GREAT LAKE CENTRE
Taupo, New Zealand
December 13, 2002
Prayerful Music by Maestro Sri Chinmoy
649.
WELLINGTON TOWN HALL
Wellington, New Zealand
December 17, 2002
Prayerful Music by Maestro Sri Chinmoy
• Audience of 1,250
650.
CHRISTCHURCH CATHEDRAL
Christchurch, New Zealand
December 27, 2002
Prayerful Music by Maestro Sri Chinmoy
651.
NOVOTEL PALM COVE RESORT CONVENTION CENTRE
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
January 18, 2003
Prayerful Music by Maestro Sri Chinmoy
652.
SHERATON MIRAGE
Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
February 1, 2003
Prayerful Music by Maestro Sri Chinmoy
653.
WATERMARK HOTEL, SURFERS PARADISE
Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
February 13, 2003
Prayerful Music by Maestro Sri Chinmoy
654.
PUBLIC SCHOOL 86
Jamaica, New York, USA
February 27, 2003
Prayerful Music by Maestro Sri Chinmoy
655.
PUBLIC SCHOOL 86
Jamaica, New York, USA
March 13, 2003
Prayerful Music by Maestro Sri Chinmoy
656.
PUBLIC SCHOOL 86
Jamaica, New York, USA
March 27, 2003
Prayerful Music by Maestro Sri Chinmoy
657.
ASPIRATION-GROUND
Jamaica, New York, USA
May 11, 2003
Prayerful Music by Maestro Sri Chinmoy
• Special concert for Special Guest Paul Horn, performed on 31 instruments.
658.
PUBLIC SCHOOL 86
Jamaica, New York, USA
May 27, 2003
Prayerful Music by Maestro Sri Chinmoy
659.
ASPIRATION-GROUND
Jamaica, New York, USA
July 27, 2003
Prayerful Music by Maestro Sri Chinmoy
660.
ASPIRATION-GROUND
Jamaica, New York, USA
August 27, 2003
Prayerful Music by Maestro Sri Chinmoy
661.
ASPIRATION-GROUND
Jamaica, New York, USA
September 27, 2003
Prayerful Music by Maestro Sri Chinmoy
662.
PUBLIC SCHOOL 86
Jamaica, New York, USA
October 13, 2003
Prayerful Music by Maestro Sri Chinmoy
• Dedicated to special guest President Michal Kovac of Slovakia (1993-98).
663.
UNIVERZALNA SALA, SKOPJE
Skopje, Macedonia
October 15, 2003
Prayerful Music by Maestro Sri Chinmoy
• Audience of 1,700
• Dedicated to special guest President Trajkovski of Macedonia (1999-2004) and former President Kiro Gligorov (1991-99) of Macedonia.
664.
ROYAL ALBERT HALL
London, England, UK
October 17, 2003
Prayerful Music by Maestro Sri Chinmoy
• Audience of 5,000
665.
SORBONNE UNIVERSITY
Paris, France
October 18, 2003
Prayerful Music by Maestro Sri Chinmoy
666.
EUROSITES
Paris, France
October 19, 2003
Prayerful Music by Maestro Sri Chinmoy
• Audience of 1,150
667.
EIFFEL TOWER, ALTITUDE 95
Paris, France
October 20, 2003
Prayerful Music by Maestro Sri Chinmoy
668.
PUBLIC SCHOOL 86
Jamaica, New York, USA
October 27, 2003
Prayerful Music by Maestro Sri Chinmoy
669.
PUBLIC SCHOOL 86
Jamaica, New York, USA
November 7, 2003
Prayerful Music by Maestro Sri Chinmoy
670.
PAN PACIFIC HOTEL
Singapore
November 28, 2003
Prayerful Music by Maestro Sri Chinmoy
671.
SURAKARTA PALACE
Solo, Java, Indonesia
December 10, 2003
Prayerful Music by Maestro Sri Chinmoy
• Dedicated to special guest His Majesty King Susuhunan Maku Buwono XII of Solo, Central Java and for His Majesty King Sinoehoen Pakoeboewono XII of Solo.
• Presented an original Jharna-Kala painting to and lifted King Sinoehoen, who bestows the title of 'Prince of the Royal Family' upon Sri Chinmoy.
672.
KERATON PALACE JOGYA
Jogyakarta, Java, Indonesia
December 24, 2003
Prayerful Music by Maestro Sri Chinmoy
• Dedicated to special guest His Majesty King Paduka Paku Alam IX of Jogyakarta.
673.
BOROBUDUR MONUMENT
Borobudur, Yogyakarta, Java, Indonesia
December 25, 2003
Prayerful Music by Maestro Sri Chinmoy
• Held at Borobudur, the world’s largest Buddhist Temple and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
• Attended by Hasyim Afand, Regional Governor of Temanggung in Central Java, Indonesia.
674.
TAMAN NATIONAL BUDAYA ARTS CENTER
Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia
January 17, 2004
Prayerful Music by Maestro Sri Chinmoy
• Audience of 1,100
675.
AGUNG ROOM, GRAND BALI BEACH HOTEL
Sanur, Bali, Indonesia
January 27, 2004
Prayerful Music by Maestro Sri Chinmoy
676.
HOTEL TIMOR
Dili, Timor-Leste
January 30, 2004
Prayerful Music by Maestro Sri Chinmoy
• Dedicated to special guest Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri of Timor-Leste (2002-06).
• Part of an official state visit.
• Attended by over 50 Ministers, Ambassadors, country officials and Nobel Laureate Bishop Belo.
677.
BALI CONVENTION CENTRE
Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia
February 6, 2004
Prayerful Music by Maestro Sri Chinmoy
• With Lifting Programme for eight Hindu Kings, led by Muslim King His Majesty King Susuhunan Paku Buwono XII of Solo, Central Java.
678.
UDAYANA UNIVERSITY
Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia
February 10, 2004
Prayerful Music by Maestro Sri Chinmoy
679.
PUBLIC SCHOOL 86
Jamaica, New York, USA
March 27, 2004
Prayerful Music by Maestro Sri Chinmoy
680.
HALA TIVOLI
Ljubljana, Slovenia
April 30, 2004
Prayerful Music by Maestro Sri Chinmoy
• Audience of 3,000
681.
MUSIC HALL OF ST. PETERSBURG
St. Petersburg, Russia
May 25, 2004
Prayerful Music by Maestro Sri Chinmoy
• Audience of 1,500
682.
ST. PETERSBURG SPORTS AND CONCERT COMPLEX
St. Petersburg, Russia
May 26, 2004
Prayerful Music by Maestro Sri Chinmoy
• Audience of 1,600
683.
STATE CENTRAL CONCERT HALL 'RUSSIA'
Moscow, Russia
May 28, 2004
Prayerful Music by Maestro Sri Chinmoy
• Audience of 2,500
• Dedicated to Raisa Maximovna Gorbachev, First Lady of the Soviet Union (1990-1991)
684.
RUSSIAN GNESIN'S ACADEMY OF MUSIC, GREAT CONCERT HALL
Moscow, Russia
May 31, 2004
Prayerful Music by Maestro Sri Chinmoy
• Dedicated to Raisa Maximovna Gorbachev, First Lady of the Soviet Union (1990-1991).
685.
RUTH ECKERD HALL
Clearwater, Florida, USA
June 18, 2004
Prayerful Music by Maestro Sri Chinmoy
• Audience of 2,000
686.
UNITED NATIONS
New York, NY, USA
June 29, 2004
Prayerful Music by Maestro Sri Chinmoy
• Dedicated to the signing of the United Nations Charter, 26 June 1945.
687.
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES
Los Angeles, California, USA
July 20, 2004
Prayerful Music by Maestro Sri Chinmoy
• Audience of 3,100
• Dedicated to the signing of the United Nations Charter, 26 June 1945.
688.
UNITARIAN SOCIETY
Santa Barbara, California, USA
July 21, 2004
Prayerful Music by Maestro Sri Chinmoy
689.
AUSTRIA CENTRE VIENNA (afternoon)
Vienna, Austria
October 1, 2004
Prayerful Music by Maestro Sri Chinmoy
• 1st of 2 back-to-back concerts.
690.
AUSTRIA CENTRE VIENNA (evening)
Vienna, Austria
October 1, 2004
Prayerful Music by Maestro Sri Chinmoy
• 2nd of 2 back-to-back concerts.
• Total audience of 8,900
691.
ERKEL THEATRE (afternoon)
Budapest, Hungary
October 2, 2004
Prayerful Music by Maestro Sri Chinmoy
• 1st of 2 back-to-back concerts.
692.
ERKEL THEATRE (evening)
Budapest, Hungary
October 2, 2004
Prayerful Music by Maestro Sri Chinmoy
• 2nd of 2 back-to-back concerts.
• Total audience of 5,280
693.
T-MOBILE ARENA
Prague, Czech Republic
October 3, 2004
Prayerful Music by Maestro Sri Chinmoy
• Audience of 15,000
694.
NIAGARA FALLS
Prospect Point, Niagara Falls, New York, USA
October 17, 2004
Prayerful Music by Maestro Sri Chinmoy
695.
SCOTTISH RITE TEMPLE
San Diego, California, USA
October 23, 2004
Prayerful Music by Maestro Sri Chinmoy
• Dedicated to special guest Maestro Ravi Shankar, legendary Indian sitarist and multiple Grammy Award Winner.
696.
ASPIRATION-GROUND
Jamaica, New York, USA
November 11, 2004
Prayerful Music by Maestro Sri Chinmoy
697.
XIAMEN HUAQIAO HOTEL
Xiamen, China
December 13, 2004
Harmony Concert Series
698.
AMOY BOTANICAL GARDENS
Xiamen, China
December 18, 2004
Harmony Concert Series
• Dedicated to Deng Xiaoping, China’s Reform leader in the final quarter of the 20th century, in honour of his birth centenary.
699.
XIAMEN MIDDLE SCHOOL NUMBER 5
Xiamen, China
December 20, 2004
Harmony Concert Series
• 1,000 School Children sang Sri Chinmoy’s composition ‘I Am A Great Chinese Boy, I Am A Good Chinese Girl’.
700.
HAI TIAN HOTEL
Qingdao, China
January 9, 2005
Harmony Concert Series
701.
GREAT WALL OF CHINA
Badaling Section near Beijing, China
January 11, 2005
Harmony Concert Series
702.
BEIJING YORK HOTEL
Beijing, China
January 11, 2005
Harmony Concert Series
703.
QIN SHIHUANG TERRACOTTA WARRIOR MUSEUM
Xi'an, China
January 15, 2005
Harmony Concert Series
704.
SHAANXI RARE WILDLIFE CENTER
Xi'an, China
January 18, 2005
Harmony Concert Series
705.
SHANGRI-LA GOLDEN FLOWER HOTEL
Xi'an, China
January 20, 2005
Harmony Concert Series
706.
HILTON HOTEL
Nanjing, China
February 11, 2005
Harmony Concert Series
• Dedicated to special guest Mr. Woolf Shaw, China’s Vice-Chairman for Social, Economic and Cultural Communication.
707.
ASPIRATION-GROUND
Jamaica, New York, USA
April 13, 2005
Harmony Concert Series
708.
ANNAM BRAHMA RESTAURANT
Jamaica, New York, USA
April 26, 2005
Harmony Concert Series
709.
THE ONENESS-FOUNTAIN-HEART RESTAURANT
Jamaica, New York, USA
April 28, 2005
Harmony Concert Series
710.
SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY
San Diego, California, USA
May 13, 2005
Harmony Concert Series
• Audience of 3,050
711.
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
Seattle, Washington, USA
May 21, 2005
Harmony Concert Series
• Audience of 2,500
712.
LE CIRQUE D'HIVER
Paris, France
May 26, 2005
Harmony Concert Series
• Audience of 1,600
• Dedicated to special guest Vladimir Petrovsky, First Deputy Foreign Minister, USSR (1986-91), United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs (1992) and Director-General of the United Nations Office in Geneva (1993-2002).
713.
CARROUSEL DU LOUVRE
Paris, France
May 27, 2005
Harmony Concert Series
• With special guest Mr. Vladimir Petrovsky, Director-General of the United Nations Office in Geneva (1993-2002); Mr. André Ernös, Ambassador of Hungary to France; Mr. Yvon Charbonneau, Ambassador of Canada to UNESCO; Ms. Larysa Myronenko, Deputy Chief of Mission of Ukraine to UNESCO; Mr. Rütür Arnarson, Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of Iceland.
• Simultaneous Jharna-Kala Exhibit.
714.
UNESCO
Paris, France
May 27, 2005
Harmony Concert Series
• With special guest Vladimir Petrovsky, First Deputy Foreign Minister, USSR (1986-91), United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs (1992) and Director-General of the United Nations Office in Geneva (1993-2002).
715.
TEATRO DELLA LUNA (afternoon)
Milan, Italy
May 28, 2005
Harmony Concert Series
• 1st of 2 back-to-back concerts.
716.
TEATRO DELLA LUNA (evening)
Milan, Italy
May 28, 2005
Harmony Concert Series
• 2nd of 2 back-to-back concerts.
• Total audience of 3,300
717.
MAZDA PALACE
Turin, Italy
May 29, 2005
Harmony Concert Series
• Audience of 3,300
718.
BILL GRAHAM CIVIC AUDITORIUM
San Francisco, California, USA
June 4, 2005
Harmony Concert Series
• Audience of 2,600
719.
ASPIRATION-GROUND
Jamaica, New York, USA
June 10, 2005
Harmony Concert Series
• Performed on twenty-four instruments in honour of the twenty-fourth anniversary of Aspiration-Ground tennis court.
720.
RIVIERA THEATRE
North Tonawanda, Buffalo, New York, USA
June 25, 2005
Harmony Concert Series
721.
EXPO CENTRE, GRAND TIKAL FUTURA HOTEL
Guatemala City, Guatemala
July 2, 2005
Harmony Concert Series
• Audience of 3,500
722.
HINDU TEMPLE
Flushing, New York, USA
July 9, 2005
Harmony Concert Series
723.
OLD FIRST REFORMED CHURCH
Brooklyn, New York, USA
July 16, 2005
Harmony Concert Series
724.
SNUG HARBOR CULTURAL CENTRE
Snug Harbor, Staten Island, New York, USA
July 23, 2005
Harmony Concert Series
• Introduced by H.E. Dr. Ananda W. P. Guruge, former Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the United States, and Senior Special Advisor, Culture of Peace Programme, UNESCO.
725.
ASPIRATION-GROUND
Jamaica, New York, USA
July 27, 2005
Harmony Concert Series
• 31st anniversary of first bamboo straight flute performance.
726.
FORDHAM UNIVERSITY
Bronx, New York, USA
July 30, 2005
Harmony Concert Series
727.
CHURCH OF ST. PAUL THE APOSTLE
New York, NY, USA
August 6, 2005
Harmony Concert Series
728.
ASPIRATION-GROUND
Jamaica, New York, USA
August 22, 2005
Harmony Concert Series
• Performed on 74 pianos for 74th birthday.
729.
ASPIRATION-GROUND
Jamaica, New York, USA
August 24, 2005
Harmony Concert Series
730.
ASPIRATION-GROUND
Jamaica, New York, USA
August 26, 2005
Harmony Concert Series
• Performed on 74 wind instruments for 74th birthday.
731.
ASPIRATION-GROUND
Jamaica, New York, USA
August 27, 2005
Harmony Concert Series
• Sang 206 Bengali songs by heart (in two sessions)
732.
KURSAAL CONVENTION CENTRE
Interlaken, Switzerland
September 11, 2005
Harmony Concert Series
• Performed 170 instruments during 7 hour 40 minute concert.
733.
STADTHALLE AM COLOMBI PARK
Freiburg, Germany
September 14, 2005
Harmony Concert Series
734.
MAIMARKTHALLE
Mannheim, Germany
September 15, 2005
Harmony Concert Series
• Audience of 3,250
735.
MEISTERSINGERHALLE
Nuremberg, Germany
September 16, 2005
Harmony Concert Series
• Audience of 2,300
736.
ZENITH (morning)
Munich, Germany
September 17, 2005
Harmony Concert Series
• 1st of 2 back-to-back concerts.
737.
ZENITH (evening)
Munich, Germany
September 17, 2005
Harmony Concert Series
• 2nd of 2 back-to-back concerts.
• Total audience of 5,400
738.
KONGRESSCENTER
Dresden, Germany
September 18, 2005
Harmony Concert Series
• Audience of 3,500
739.
INTERNATIONALES CONGRESS CENTRUM (ICC)
Berlin, Germany
September 19, 2005
Harmony Concert Series
• Audience of 4,800
740.
WESTFALENHALLE
Dortmund, Germany
September 20, 2005
Harmony Concert Series
• Audience of 3,700
741.
SPORTHALLE
Hamburg, Germany
September 21, 2005
Harmony Concert Series
• Audience of 4,000
742.
ARYA SAMAJ TEMPLE
Jamaica, New York, USA
October 1, 2005
Harmony Concert Series
743.
INTER AMERICAN UNIVERSITY
San Juan, Puerto Rico
October 17, 2005
Harmony Concert Series
744.
ARYA SAMAJ TEMPLE
Jamaica, New York, USA
October 29, 2005
Harmony Concert Series
745.
KALI AMMAN TEMPLE
Pangkor Town, Pangkor Island, Malaysia
December 4, 2005
Harmony Concert Series
746.
M.S. GARDEN HOTEL
Kuantan, Malaysia
January 23, 2006
Harmony Concert Series
• Hosted by special guest HRH Daulot Tuanku, the Sultan of Pahang.
747.
DEWAN SRI PINANG
Penang, Malaysia
February 8, 2006
Harmony Concert Series
• Hosted by special guest Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Al-Mustain Billah Sultan Abu Bakar Riayatuddin Al-Muadzam Shah.
748.
LANGKAWI LAGOON RESORT
Langkawi Island, Malaysia
February 18, 2006
Harmony Concert Series
749.
UNESCO
Paris, France
March 28, 2006
Harmony Concert Series
750.
PUBLIC SCHOOL 117
Jamaica, New York, USA
April 30, 2006
Harmony Concert Series
• Dedicated to special guest legendary flautist Paul Horn.
751.
UNITED NATIONS
New York, NY, USA
June 9, 2006
Harmony Concert Series
752.
KIMMEL CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS (afternoon)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
June 22, 2006
Harmony Concert Series
• 1st of 2 back-to-back concerts.
753.
KIMMEL CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS (evening)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
June 22, 2006
Harmony Concert Series
• 2nd of 2 back-to-back concerts.
• Total audience of 6,000
754.
MOUNT FUJI SENGEN JINJA SHRINE
Fujiyama, Japan
July 11, 2006
Harmony Concert Series
755.
HIROSHIMA PEACE MEMORIAL PARK
Hiroshima, Japan
July 13, 2006
Harmony Concert Series
756.
KAMAKURA BUDDHA, KOTOKU-IN TEMPLE
Kamakura, Japan
July 14, 2006
Harmony Concert Series
757.
RIVERSIDE CHURCH
New York, NY, USA
July 27, 2006
Harmony Concert Series
758.
SRI GANESHA TEMPLE
Nashville, Tennessee, USA
July 28, 2006
Harmony Concert Series
759.
ASPIRATION-GROUND
Jamaica, New York, USA
September 16, 2006
Harmony Concert Series
760.
BOSPHORUS UNIVERSITY
Istanbul, Turkey
November 25, 2006
Harmony Concert Series
761.
AKDENIZ UNIVERSITY
Antalya, Turkey
December 9, 2006
Harmony Concert Series
762.
ANTALYA CULTURE CENTRE
Antalya, Turkey
December 14, 2006
Harmony Concert Series
763.
KEMPINSKI HOTEL, GRAND HERMITAGE
Varna, Bulgaria
January 13, 2007
Harmony Concert Series
764.
IMPERIAL MAE PING HOTEL
Chiang Mai, Thailand
February 13, 2007
Harmony Concert Series
765.
PAYAP UNIVERSITY
Chiang Mai, Thailand
February 20, 2007
Harmony Concert Series
• Hosted and introduced by Rev. Dr. Pradit Takerngrangsarit, University President.
766.
ASPIRATION-GROUND
Jamaica, New York, USA
March 27, 2007
Harmony Concert Series
• Dedicated to Rabindranath Tagore, Nobel Laureate for Literature, 1913.
• Performed numerous Tagore songs.
• Titled ‘Mother Bengal’s Culture Flood’
767.
THE NOBEL PEACE CENTRE
Oslo, Norway
April 30, 2007
Harmony Concert Series
768.
ULAANBAATAR PALACE
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
May 20, 2007
Harmony Concert Series
• Audience of 2,700
769.
ASPIRATION-GROUND
Jamaica, New York, USA
June 1, 2007
Harmony Concert Series
770.
UNITED NATIONS
New York, NY, USA
June 8, 2007
Harmony Concert Series
771.
SAN DIEGO COPLEY SYMPHONY HALL (afternoon)
San Diego, California, USA
June 14, 2007
Harmony Concert Series
• 1st of 2 back-to-back concerts.
772.
SAN DIEGO COPLEY SYMPHONY HALL (evening)
San Diego, California, USA
June 14, 2007
Harmony Concert Series
• 2nd of 2 back-to-back concerts.
• Total audience of 2,500
773.
WINDSOR COURT HOTEL
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
June 26, 2007
Harmony Concert Series
774.
ASPIRATION-GROUND
Jamaica, New York, USA
July 13, 2007
Harmony Concert Series
775.
ASPIRATION-GROUND
Jamaica, New York, USA
July 27, 2007
Harmony Concert Series
776.
ASPIRATION-GROUND
Jamaica, New York, USA
August 13, 2007
Harmony Concert Series
777.
ASPIRATION-GROUND
Jamaica, New York, USA
August 27, 2007
Harmony Concert Series
778.
LENSOVET HOUSE OF CULTURE
St. Petersburg, Russia
September 19, 2007
Harmony Concert Series
• Audience of 2,500
• Dedicated to Raisa Maximovna Gorbachev, First Lady of the Soviet Union (1990-1991).
1 Sri Chinmoy, My Consulate Years, Agni Press, Jamaica, NY, 1996, p. 35.
2 Sri Chinmoy, Sri Chinmoy Answers, Part 30, Agni Press, Jamaica, NY, 2001.
3 Sri Chinmoy, Sri Chinmoy Answers, Part 23, Agni Press, Jamaica, NY, 2000.
4 Originally published in 500 Compassion-Blessing-Blossoms with new additional information and amendments supplied by concert organisers.
As we have a human world, where we get all earthly things, even so there is a world of inspiration. If we go deep within, we can enter into that world and find that the poems are already written. … There is a world of poetry, a world of prose, a world for all literature that exists. – Sri Chinmoy
One of Sri Chinmoy's most significant poetry series. A collection of 10,000 poems published in 100 different volumes. Sri Chinmoy began the series on October 22nd, 1979 and completed it on July 3rd, 1983. Later many poems were set to music. Sri Chinmoy also chose his favourite 207 Flower Flames, published in a separate volume.
Europe-Blossoms are a series of 1,000 poems that Sri Chinmoy wrote during a trip to Europe in the summer of 1974. Sri Chinmoy began writing the poetry series on a Pan Am Flight from New York to London on 21 June 1974 and were completed on July 13, 1974. The book was published by Aum Press, Puerto Rico in August of 1974.
The Jewels of Happiness Audio Edition Words by Sri Chinmoy. Narrated by Archbishop Desmond Tutu and others. Ever since he led the Peace Meditations at the UN, the power of Sri Chinmoy’s initiatives have been praised by world leaders and influenced thousands of individuals. Here, his insightful words, elegant prose, and shrewd aphorisms form a wonderful tapestry of inspiration for people from all walks of life. Read more… . |
The Ever-Transcending Quest - A Literary Analysis of the Poetry of Sri Chinmoy Introduction by Mrinali Christine Clarke The idea of a poetic voice expressing or evoking pure consciousness is, of course, a paradoxical problem, for it raises the conundrum – how can one express in mere words an experience of such a subjective metaphysical nature, or, in other words, how does one ‘express the inexpressible’? The daunting nature of such a task has, however, never discouraged the artist or writer from attempting it. Read more… . |
Poetry’s Universality and Humanity’s Divinity: by Hridananda Andrés Ramón An Approach to the Concepts of Truth, Beauty, and Delight in Sri Chinmoy’s Poetic Work. Submitted to the Faculty of English, University of Iceland, 2005. Includes Spanish version. Read more… . |
Simplicity and Power by Dr. Vidagdha Bennett Every age calls forth its poet, someone who is able to express its deepest ideals and aspirations. The critic who first engages in the appraisal of this newly emergent poet is faced with vastly different responsibilities from the critic who deals with writers of an established excellence. Beyond his direct response to this promising new body of literature lies the task of creating a climate of empathy in which the poems may be received by future readers and commentators. Read more... . |
Sri Chinmoy and the Language of Prayer by Dr. Vidagdha Bennett Perhaps the greatest impulse to pray comes from our perception of the degree of separation between our human heart and God. When God is far from us, we yearn for His Presence. When we feel close to Him, we praise Him. We pray to God in the belief that our prayers will be heard, that they will bridge the chasm between the finite and the Infinite and link us to that immense Other. And, in rare moments of mystic oneness, we feel that prayer can embody something of the radiance and beauty of the Divine itself. Read more... . |
Sri Chinmoy’s “Ten Thousand Flower-Flames” by Dr. Vidagdha Bennett On Sunday, July 3rd, 1983, Sri Chinmoy completed the final poem – poem number 10,000 – of his monumental series entitled Ten Thousand Flower-Flames. It is not often that we are given the opportunity to celebrate a poetic “event”. Both as readers and critics, we are seldom in touch with the immediacy of creation and though a poem should become immortal in after-ages, something of that original impact, akin to a new discovery, is lost with the lengthening passage of time. Read more... . |
Thus Spoke our Master Dr. Kazem Abhary interview on SBS Radio The Australian SBS Radio, Persian Programme, interviewed Dr. Kazem Abhary about his book, a translation of 500 of Sri Chinmoy’s aphorisms into Persian, titled Pire Maa Farmood, meaning ‘Thus Spoke our Master’ on 20th March 2011. The following questions were asked by the SBS host… Read more... |
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