LETTERS POUR IN CONGRATULATING GURU ON 15 YEARS IN AMERICA
The 15th anniversary of Sri Chinmoy’s arrival in the West this April 13 triggered a stream of congratulatory letters.
Excerpts from a few of these letters follow:
“As United States Ambassador to your native India, as Ambassador to the United Nations — where you have served so selflessly and so well — and now, as United States Senator from New York, I have followed your important work in America with growing admiration ... You have brought joy and spiritual enlightenment to countless Americans, and indeed, to the people of many nations, and for this, we are all very much in your debt.”
— Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan
“On the occasion of your 15th year of spiritual leadership in the United States, I am pleased to extend my congratulations to you.”
— New York Governor Hugh L. Carey
“Poet, writer, artist, musician and, most importantly, spiritual force for the fulfilment of goodness in mankind, you have made many contributions to New York City.”
— New York Mayor Edward I. Koch
“Your roles as teacher, writer, poet, artist, musician and spiritual leader lead me to believe you are in the fullest sense the ‘Renaissance Man’ of our times.”
— New York State Senator Hugh T. Farley
“As a spiritual leader, teacher, writer, artist and musician, you have enriched the lives of many people in Queens, our City, at the United Nations headquarters and across our nation.
— Queens Borough President Donald R. Manes
“The many lives you have touched, with your prayers, words, songs, art and deeds, proves that you are a messenger, a catalytic atom of that Great Power that guides us all through this beautiful experience ... life. Your fifteen years here in the West ... only proves that you were chosen by Him, because His divine love always, has met and always will meet every human need and the world is indeed grateful.”
— Roy Allen, Producer/Director of “The Way to Go,” WCBS-TV
“Having long earned my living with words — as a teacher and a broadcaster — I know of the power words have. They can be used as friends or as weapons. Your words have touched me deeply. For, your words do not claim to be wiser or better. Your presence, your accomplishments, the love of those devoted to you in your gentleness and strength speak louder and more meaningfully than any mere words in voice or print can!"
— Joel Martin, Host, “Long Island Spectrum,” WBAB Radio
Published in Anahata Nada, Volume 5, Number 4, April 1979