Sri Chinmoy resigns from the Indian Consulate in a letter addressed to Mr. A.K. Mukherjee, Assistant to the Consul. He had worked at the consulate for three years as a Junior Consular Assistant in the Passport and Visa Section and in his non-working hours, he offered public spiritual talks, gave musical recitals and held meditations. After his resignation, Sri Chinmoy is able to devote himself fully to serving the spiritual needs of aspiring humanity.
Sri Chinmoy delivers a lecture, entitled ‘Spirituality’, at Bristol University in Bristol, England, UK.
Sri Chinmoy completes 365 poems ‘Three Hundred Sixty-Five Father’s Day Prayers’ in honour of Father’s Day (16 June). They are written during the 72-hour period, beginning at 6:00 p.m. on 10 June, while on the plane to Puerto Rico from New York, and completed at 5:45 p.m. on 13 June during the time of his visit to the San Juan Sri Chinmoy Centre in Puerto Rico.
Sri Chinmoy holds a 7-hour outdoor meditation at the Connecticut Centre in Norwalk, CT, USA, for his disciples who had been with him for less than 4 years.
Sri Chinmoy starts playing tennis – on, or around this date – most likely at a tennis court on 168th Street, near Jamaica High School track in Jamaica, NY, USA.
Sri Chinmoy plays 453 games of tennis over a 21-hour period – shortly before 6 a.m. until 11:10 p.m. – with 89 opponents at a local public court in Jamaica, NY, USA.
Sri Chinmoy plays 100 games of tennis in 3 days in Jamaica, NY, USA.
Sri Chinmoy delivers a lecture, entitled ‘The Inner Role of the United Nations’ as part of his Dag Hammarskjöld lecture series, at the United Nations in New York.
Sri Chinmoy runs a two-mile race in 17:01, at Flushing Meadows Park, New York, NY, USA.
Sri Chinmoy lifts his own bodyweight of 150 lbs., with both arms simultaneously, in Jamaica, NY, USA.
Sri Chinmoy meets with Mrs. Noemi Kovanda, wife of the Czech ambassador to the United Nations, at Annam Brahma Restaurant in Jamaica, NY, USA.
Sri Chinmoy completes 4 million Soul-Bird drawings, in Jamaica, NY, USA.
Sri Chinmoy performs 124 crunch abdomen-ups, 5 sets with 203 lbs.; standing calf raise of 1,400 lbs.; leg extensions with 120 lbs. on each leg; leg curls, with 110 lbs. on each leg, in Jamaica, NY, USA.
Sri Chinmoy offers a Peace Concert in honour of India’s 50th Anniversary of Independence — the 41st in a series of 50 concerts during 1997 — at the Bayfront Center Arena in St. Petersburg, FL, USA.
Sri Chinmoy offers a Peace Concert at the Prayer Room, Parliament House, in Oslo, Norway.
Sri Chinmoy lifts 45 people at the Sport Hall in Ekeberg, Norway.
Sri Chinmoy receives the Heart of France and Norway Awards.