Sri Chinmoy speaks on ‘How Can One Reach God in One’s Lifetime?’, during his visit to the Aum Centre in Santurce, Puerto Rico. The question is asked by Mr. Jose Luis Casanova (Agni).
Sri Chinmoy begins taking photographs on a regular basis.
Sri Chinmoy receives a gracious letter from Aye Aye Myint-U, daughter of the third Secretary-General of the United Nations U Thant, and sends his reply the very next day.
Sri Chinmoy gives a talk on ‘Poetry and Spirituality’ at the Sri Chinmoy Poetry Awards ceremony held in the Jharna-Kala Gallery at Grand Central Station in Manhattan, New York. During the course of the evening, Sri Chinmoy performs on the esraj and flute, and reads some of his own poems.
Sri Chinmoy writes 8 more Indian stories (51-58), which are later published in Great Indian Meals: Divinely Delicious and Supremely Nourishing, part 3.
Sri Chinmoy writes stories about two of Indias’s great patriots, Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose and Chitta Ranjan Das.
Sri Chinmoy celebrates the upcoming anniversary of his 20 years in the West by offering a 7-hour meditation, in New York, NY, USA.
Sri Chinmoy gives a short talk, entitled ‘Learning from Tennis’, at the Bali Beach Hotel, Indonesia.
Sri Chinmoy lifts 9 people at the Thavorn Palm Beach Hotel in Phuket, Thailand.
Sri Chinmoy plants a Peace Tree at Warmadewa University in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia.
Mount Apo — the highest mountain in the Philippines — is dedicated as a Sri Chinmoy Peace-Blossom. During the dedication ceremony held in Sandawa Plaza, on Quimpo Boulevard, Davao City, the Philippines, Sri Chinmoy is presented with the Key to the City of Davao by Mayor Rodrigo Duterte.
Sri Chinmoy offers a Peace Concert at Davao Recreation Center in Davao, the Philippines. Sri Chinmoy also meets with the Mayor of Davao, Rodrigo Duterte, who attends the concert.
Sri Chinmoy participates in the Sri Chinmoy Masters Games at Tereora National Stadium, Rarotonga, Cook Islands. He runs the 100 metres in 15.12 seconds and the 200 metres in 33.49 seconds.
A report on Sri Chinmoy’s recent visit to Nepal is published in the Eastern Time newspaper, in New York, NY, USA.
Sri Chinmoy completes his 9 millionth Soul-Bird drawing in Merida, Mexico.
Sri Chinmoy lifts 27 members of ‘The Healing Arts’ Theatre in Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam.
Sri Chinmoy comments on ‘Homeopathy and Allopathy’, at the Rex Hotel, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam.
Sri Chinmoy offers a Peace Concert at the Qin Shihuang Terracotta Warrior Museum in Xi’an, China.
Sri Chinmoy gives a talk, entitled ‘When I Give You a Job, at the Awana Kijal Golf, Beach and Spa Resort, Kijal, Malaysia.