Mr. Lakhan L. Mehrotra, Consul, Indian Consulate, New York, USA, offers a glowing testimonial about Chinmoy Kumar Ghose after his resignation from the Consulate.
Sri Chinmoy offers a concert and delivers a lecture, entitled ‘God, Truth and Love’, at Southwestern University in Cebu City, The Philippines.
Sri Chinmoy receives a hand-deliveered letter from the renowned conductor Leonard Bernstein, congratulating him on his artistic achievements.
Sri Chinmoy attends his Jharna-Kala exhibition for the International Year of the Child held at the United Nations in New York.
Sri Chinmoy meets with Dr. Aldaba-Lim, Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations and recently appointed Special Representative for the International Year of the Child, at a fund-raising bazaar held for UNICEF by the United Nations Meditation Group. Sri Chinmoy gives an impromptu flute performance and the UN singers also perform Sri Chinmoy’s new song ‘UNICEF’. The event is opened by Dr, Aldaba Lim.
Sri Chinmoy writes twenty poems (416-435) on the trip from Madras to Bombay, India. Later published in Ten Thousand Flower-Flames, part 5.
Sri Chinmoy meets with Ambassador Abdel-Rahman Abdalla of the Democratic Republic of Sudan to the United Nations, at the UN in New York, at a special programme marking the twenty-fourth anniversary of Sudan joining the United Nations.
Sri Chinmoy meets with Marty Gallagher, weightlifting and powerlifting champion, in Jamaica, NY, USA.
Sri Chinmoy offers a Peace Concert (206) at Buchman Hall in New York, NY, USA.
Sri Chinmoy offers a Peace Concert (251) at Public School 86 in Jamaica, NY, USA.
Sri Chinmoy offers an opening meditation at the New York Road Runners Club Pre-Marathon Friendship Run, where he meets with UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, at the United Nations in New York.
Sri Chinmoy lifts 9 English Channel swimmers (2,133 lbs.); disciples from 27 countries (4,150 lbs.); a giant pumpkin with 5 men (2,330 lbs.); two grand pianos with players (2,035 lbs.); 3 motorcycles with riders (3,101 lbs.); and 10 mountain climbers (2,385 lbs.) in Jamaica, NY, USA.
Sri Chinmoy offers a Peace Meditation at the British House of Commons in London, UK.
Mongolia is declared a Sri Chinmoy Peace-Blossom-Nation.