Sri Chinmoy meets with Pablo Casals, world-renowned cellist, at the maestro’s residence in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Read more...
Sri Chinmoy composes the song ‘O Pablo Casals’ in honour of Don Pablo’s birth centenary (29 December 1876). The song is later sung on 11 October 1976, during a programme at the United Nations which Sri Chinmoy holds in memory of the maestro.
Sri Chinmoy is asked a question about solving the world’s problems by Mr Le Kim Dinh, United Nations Correspondent for The New York Times, at a meeting of the meditation group at the United Nations in New York.
Sri Chinmoy is named ‘Honorary Visiting Scholar’ at the Pacific School of Religion, University of California, in Berkeley, CA, USA. Written acknowledgment also came from Andrew Neil Goldenkranz of the ASSU Council of Presidents and from Edward E. Golbry of the Department of Music Stanford University.
Sri Chinmoy delivers a lecture, entitled ‘Run and Become’, at Stanford University in Stanford, CA, USA.
Sri Chinmoy offers two inspirational messages entitled ‘What is Needed’ and ‘God the Creator’ after a morning sports practice and meditation at Jamaica High School track in Jamaica, NY, USA.
Sri Chinmoy plays the harpsichord at Progress-Promise function hall in New York.
Sri Chinmoy lifts 36 people, including Peter Hensel, 1985 Mr. Universe, 1985 World Amateur Mixed Pairs Champion, 1986 Mr. Olympia 6th place; and Christoph Herle, German national-record holder for the marathon and 10,000 metres, in Munich, Germany.
Sri Chinmoy offers a Peace Concert (202) at the Bayfront Center Arena in St. Petersburg, FL, USA.
Sri Chinmoy meets with Stoyan Ganev, President of the UN General Assembly, in his private offices at the United Nations in New York. The President also holds the Peace Torch of the Sri Chinmoy Oneness-Home Peace Run.
Sri Chinmoy offers a Peace Concert (427) — the 27th of 50 concerts held in honour of the 50th anniversary of the United Nations — at the Centre Sportif du Bout-du-Monde in Geneva, Switzerland. Prior to the Peace Concert, Sri Chinmoy meets with Mr. Vladimir F. Petrovsky, Director General of the United Nations Office in Geneva, at his private residence. At the concert, Mr. Aleksandr Gavroushkin, Political Affairs Officer and Special Assistant to Mr. Vladimir Petrovsky offers an introductory welcome to Sri Chinmoy.
The Indian State of Goa is declared a Sri Chinmoy Peace-Blossom.