Sri Chinmoy At The Vatican:
Unprecedented Ecumenism
Spiritual history was in the making recently in Rome as the Pope met with Indian spiritual master, Sri Chinmoy, director of all-faith meditation sessions for peace at the United Nations and U.S. Congress. Having already met once before with Pope John Paul II and three times with his predecessor, Pope Paul VI, Sri Chinmoy was warmly greeted by the pope on October 14.
Sri Chinmoy offered the pontiff a special series of songs especially composed for him, stating, “Holy Father, I have come to you for your very special blessings. You are the salvation-king. I have set to music some of your most powerful utterances made by you in America.”
The pope, obviously deeply touched, offered Sri Chinmoy his gratitude: “Nice, nice, nice! God bless you and your divine activities.” In an unprecedented display of spiritual ecumenism, the previous day Sri Chinmoy had been invited to play on the organ at St. Peter’s Basilica during a special celebratory mass. He performed for 5 minutes at the beginning and 15 minutes at the completion of the mass.
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Sri Chinmoy meets the Pope.
Published in Big Red News, November 14, 1987