Sri Chinmoy offers a ‘Oneness-Earth’ programme, attended by ambassadors, religious leaders and UN officials at the United Nations in New York. Televised excerpts are broadcast nationwide by CBS-TV on Christmas Day. The song ‘Oneness-Earth’, composed by Sri Chinmoy the previous day, is sung at the event.
Sri Chinmoy participates in a 48-hour, non-stop relay called the Queens Culture Run, which began on the evening of 14 December in his honour. He runs the initial 13 miles plus several other segments, including the final mile. The run ends with a public meditation in Queens on 16 December.
A 50th birthday tribute for Sri Chinmoy is read into the Congressional Record at Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, USA.
Sri Chinmoy composes 20 poems on ‘Confidence’, which are later published in his book, Two divine qualities: Confidence and Sincerity.
Sri Chinmoy meets with Dan Lurie, famous weightlifter, a three-time winner of Mr. America’s ‘Most Muscular Man’, 1942-1944, and publisher of Muscle Training Illustrated, at Dan Lurie Barbells Company in Springfield Gardens, Long Island, NY, USA.
Sri Chinmoy offers his heartfelt remarks at a ceremony honouring orphanage founder Mr. Vanasin Vongbhun at the Pinnacle Quality Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand. Orphaned at an early age himself, Sri Chinmoy also addresses the many children who have attended.
Sri Chinmoy meets with Dr. Bhadra Ranchod, Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of the Parliament of South Africa, at the Holiday Inn in Cape Town, South Africa.
Sri Chinmoy sketches large Soul-Bird drawings that are hung on a hotel window in Panajachel on the north shore of Lake Atitlán, Guatemala.
Sri Chinmoy lifts Datuk Samy Vellu, a senior member of the Malaysian Cabinet and Minister of Works, at the Pan Pacific Hotel in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Sri Chinmoy lifts 45 people, including Joaquim Cruz, 1984 800-metre Olympic gold medallist; Clayton Stent, Mayor, Taupo District; and Anna Tyler, World Duathlon gold medallist, and World Triathlon Championship silver medallist, at Great Lakes Centre in Taupo, New Zealand.
Sri Chinmoy lifts Omer Bilgin, member of Turkish Parliament for over 20 years and Minister of Tourism for Turkey for 10 years, at the Sheraton Voyager Hotel in Antalya, Turkey.