Tennis Anniversary
Around 13 June 1977, Sri Chinmoy played tennis for the first time in the West. It was a game that Sri Chinmoy took to heart and played an important role in his life.
Sri Chinmoy's Tennis
Sri Chinmoy began playing tennis on or around 13 June 1977, at the age of 45. Despite a late start, he displayed a great eagerness to develop and improve, often playing a variety of opponents for many hours.
The spiritual message of tennis
The spiritual message of tennis:
Love, serve
And finally surrender
To the Supreme in the winner.
The loser who cheerfully surrenders
To the Supreme in the winner
Becomes himself a real winner
In the inner world.- Sri Chinmoy (FF-8902)
Footage of Sri Chinmoy playing tennis from the late 1980s to 2005. Includes meeting with Ilie Nastase and awarding of "Lifting Up the World With a Oneness-Heart". Footage courtesy Mridanga Spencer.
Tennis Stars
Over the years Sri Chinmoy invited many top tennis players, such as Billie Jean King, Steffi Graf, Monica Seles, Mats Wilander, Ilie Năstase, Martina Navratilova and Ramesh Krishnan to his own tennis court at Aspiration-Ground, New York.
Lifting Up The World With a Oneness-Heart
Sri Chinmoy would often honour tennis players as part of his "Lifting Up the World with a Oneness Heart" programme.
From left to right. Steffi Graf (11 Nov 1989),
Martina Navratilova (30 August 2005),
Mats Wilander (17 March 1990)
Sri Chinmoy Tennis Classics
Sri Chinmoy and his students also organised tennis competitions, known as Sri Chinmoy Tennis Classics. This included a tennis competition for the UN, and in the above example, an interfaith tennis classic.
Question: Guru, when we put on Sri Chinmoy Tennis Classics in our cities, how can we make it an experience that will be beneficial to the inner life and not just another tennis tournament?
Sri Chinmoy: First of all, we should not give the players prize money. Then, whoever is the organiser could give a five-minute talk. He could say that in order to do anything successfully in life, you always need friends. It is like a tug-of-war: if you have more people on your side, then you are bound to win. It is the same in tennis. You already have talent as a friend. You also have parents, dear ones and so on. One more friend that you can have is a good thought. A good thought can be your best friend. If you have good thoughts and good will towards your opponent, then these realities will enter into him and you will also receive good thoughts and good will from him. (Continue reading at Sri Chinmoy Library)
Watching Sri Chinmoy play tennis
From 1978 to the early 2000s, Sri Chinmoy spent many hours playing tennis at Aspiration-Ground. Sri Chinmoy said, it could be an excellent opportunity for his students to be in a meditative consciousness whilst he was playing tennis.
You can learn so much from tennis. Whenever I play, please watch very soulfully.
When I strike the ball, see how the ball surrenders and goes wherever I want it to. Each time I strike the ball, please identify yourself with the ball, and feel that you are surrendering to the will of the Supreme in me. Inwardly you can say the word “surrender”. And no matter in which direction I hit the ball, unconditionally it goes there. So feel that you are making your surrender unconditional.
Then when I am serving, please feel that you are serving the Supreme in your Guru. Whenever I serve, please feel that you are serving the Supreme in me with utmost love and devotion.
If you can do these two things, you will get tremendous joy and make tremendous progress when you are watching me play tennis. (I Play Tennis Every Day, Sri Chinmoy Library)
Mahiyan - Playing tennis with Sri Chinmoy
(Video footage Sri Chinmoy - Kedar. Interview: Tejvan)
Mahiyan Savage was a former professional tennis player who became a disciple of Sri Chinmoy in the early 1970s. Mahiyan played many hours of tennis with Sri Chinmoy.
Stories of playing tennis with Sri Chinmoy
Audio file
Databir, Bipin and Rupantar talk about playing tennis with Guru. In particular, they explain Sri Chinmoy's preferred method of scoring, which led to quick games with minimal interruptions.
I Play Tennis Every Day
I Play Tennis Every Day - Sri Chinmoy Library
Question and answers, talks and poems about the spiritual significance of tennis.
Articles on Sri Chinmoy's Tennis
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Sri Chinmoy’s Peerless Tennis Achievement by Vidagdha Bennett Watching Sri Chinmoy play tennis on a summer’s morning in New York, it is hard to believe that a little over four years ago the game was unfamiliar to him. Today, approaching fifty years of age, he moves about the court with the natural ease of one who has attained a sure and certain mastery of what must be one of the most demanding and skilled of sports. Sri Chinmoy’s strokes are smooth, even and powerful; his timing excellent; his rhythm relaxed. It is at once clear that a lifetime of dedication to sport lies behind the beauty and grace of his style. Read more...
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Sri Chinmoy’s Peerless Tennis Achievement, Part Two by Vidagdha Bennett May, 1984 Three years have elapsed since the first part of this article appeared. If one were to graph Sri Chinmoy’s progress in tennis during this time, it would show a steady escalation, which was particularly intensified during the warmer months from April to September. Read more... |
Photos of Lifting up the World with a Oneness-Heart. Steffi Graf, Adarini Inkel; Mats Wilander, Dhanu; Martina Navratilova, Pulak
The Eternal Peace Flame
On 9 June 2001, Sri Chinmoy inaugurated the Eternal Peace Flame at the Pier of Honour, in Oslo, Norway. The flame was symbolically lit using the Peace Run Torch. Sri Chinmoy was joined by Svenn Kristiansen, Oslo's Deputy Mayor and several other dignitaries in attendance. There was also a large crowd of well-wishers who offered their own prayers and meditations for this symbol of peace.
Sri Chinmoy inaugurates the Eternal Peace Flame at the Pier of Honour in the Port of Oslo, Norway.
The Eternal Peace-Flame,
Mankind’s oneness-game.
Here in Norway’s Oslo
The smiles of the world glow.
- Sri Chinmoy, (Sri Chinmoy Songs)
Runners from the Sri Chinmoy Oneness-Home Peace Run were in Oslo for the occasion.
The inauguration of the Peace Flame was part of a week-long activity dedicated to peace in Oslo. It included a concert, art exhibition, lecture and running events.
Video
Video by Kedar Misani
The statue's permanent home
After its temporary position, the Eternal Peace Flame now has a permanent place in the beautiful surroundings of Holmenkollen — overlooking the city. Next to the flame, there is now also a statue of Sri Chinmoy - a powerful work of art to represent the peace-loving life and spirit of Sri Chinmoy, the founder of the Oneness-Home Peace Run.
Related
- The Eternal Peace Flame at Peace Run
Canada's Oneness-Heart
More on Canada's Oneness-Heart (1976) - including talk and questions.
Talk about Canada's Oneness-Heart
The following talk is one that Guru gave to a group of Canadian disciples a special function in New York on 12 February 1977. The occasion was the celebration of Canada’s Oneness-Heart’s first 3O-hour skatathon, held the previous weekend on the Rideau Canal in Ottawa.
Sri Chinmoy: Before I say something spiritual to you, my dear Canadian children, I wish to tell you that twice I have had the occasion to watch people skating. About eleven or twelve years ago, an elderly friend of mine took me to watch him skate. He was 78 or 79 years old, and I was frightened to death, but he gave a brilliant performance. Then, about a year ago, I saw Anjali’s performance. Of course, the old man’s performance was no match for Anjali’s performance. She astonished all of us who watched her. I also tried skating. I remember Senani and a few others tried to help me. This elephant they tried to carry, but this elephant was too heavy.
Now for the spiritual part of the story. The sun, according to the scientists, is losing its warmth; we can call it power or effulgence or light. But Canada’s Oneness-Heart is offering us a totally different experience. Its source is the inner sun. The outer sun is the star, but the inner sun is the wisdom-sun, the immortal sun. Unlike the outer sun – the star – every day, every hour, every minute, every second this sun increases its warmth, its light, its power its effulgence, its beauty and all its divine qualities.
Some of the Canadian disciples are, unfortunately, not seeing eye-to-eye with the inner vision of Canada’s Oneness-Heart. It is a deplorable fact. But I wish to say that a day will dawn when thousands and thousands of Canadians – nay, not thousands, but countless Canadians – will derive inspiration from Canada’s Oneness-Heart. Canada’s Oneness-Heart is not a poetic utterance; it is not an outburst of emotional feeling. It is a gift of Canada’s soul to Canada’s body. It is the supreme gift of Canada’s soul. Canada’s body right now is not worthy of this supreme gift.
Canada’s Oneness-Heart is not a human dream, it is not a human achievement. It is a divine dream, a divine achievement. So, even if the human in Canada fails, the divine in Canada will take up the challenge and reach the destined goal. In the distant future, Canada’s Oneness-Heart will accomplish something which will be unprecedented and, at the same time, which will remain unparalleled in the entire annals of Canada’s history. Canada’s Oneness- Heart will shine bright, brighter, brightest and offer its effulgence to all of Canada. To each member of Canada’s Oneness-Heart I am offering my soul’s transcendental pride and my life’s universal gratitude.
Further reading
- Video, photos and questions about Canada's Oneness-Heart.
Canada's Oneness-Heart
Long before the advent of the Sri Chinmoy Oneness-Home Peace Run, Sri Chinmoy encouraged his disciples to bring to the fore the unique qualities of their country in various ways. For Canada, he composed the song “O Good Canada’s Oneness-Heart” and, over the next few months, teams of runners demonstrated this oneness with some epic relay runs.
O Good Canada’s Oneness-Heart
O good Canada’s Oneness-Heart,
In you I see the perfection-start.
Your blue vision-worlds run and sail,
Your gold reality-worlds never fail.
Your beauty’s soulful cry succeeds.
Your duty’s fruitful smile proceeds.
Beyond within your vastness-chart,
O good Canada’s Oneness-Heart.
– 9 May 1976
On 28 April 1976, thirteen Canadian disciples embarked on a 360-mile, non-stop relay run to celebrate the anniversary of Sri Chinmoy’s completion of 360 poems in 24 hours.
On 24 June 1976, a team of relay runners set off from Ottawa carrying a flaming torch. Their destination, more than 500 miles away was the Statue of Liberty in New York. Sixty-six hours later, the runners of Canada’s Oneness-Heart completed their relay which demonstrated their love and support for their American brothers and sisters and their feeling of oneness with the American Bicentennial spirit.
With the arrival of the Canadian team, a group of American runners, called Liberty Torch, would begin their own non-stop run through all 50 U.S. states in honor of the 200th anniversary of the founding of America.
Sri Chinmoy, the inspiration for both historic groups, said:
"Today Canada’s Oneness-Heart is claimed at once by humanity’s soulful cry and divinity’s fruitful smile. History will bear witness to the Supreme fact that Canada is not for Canada alone."
- Sri Chinmoy
Questions and answers
Before the Canadian runners set out on their journey to the Statue of liberty, they had the opportunity to ask Sri Chinmoy questions about the significance of Canada’s Oneness-Heart.
Question: What is the inner and outer goal of Canada’s Oneness-Heart?
Sri Chinmoy: The goal is to bring to the fore all the divine qualities that Canada has. Good qualities you have in abundant measure. All these qualities can be brought to the fore, and all unaspiring qualities can be transformed into aspiring qualities.
So, this is the goal: to come to the fore, to be in the vanguard of humanity’s progress. Here again, not with a competitive spirit but with our pure, aspiring life. The goal here is very broad, very wide, very lofty, illumining and fulfilling. There is no end to this goal. As you mentioned, it is only the starting point for each succeeding goal. There is no fixed goal. Right now, Canada’s Oneness-Heart has to prove itself in all the Centres in Canada – Halifax, Quebec, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Victoria. Among the Canadian Centres there should be no competitive spirit.
Question: What are the spiritual qualities that are most important in Canada’s Oneness-Heart?
Sri Chinmoy: Until you have realised what oneness is, then the next best thing is sacrifice. Oneness has to be established; this is the goal. Right now, you are using the term ‘Canada’s Oneness-Heart’, but if you do not feel that Oneness-Heart immediately the moment you say ‘oneness’, then you have to achieve that oneness. How can you achieve it? Only on the strength of sacrifice, self-sacrifice. But again, there is no such thing as self-sacrifice. When my hand does something for my leg, it is not sacrifice because the hand knows that my leg is part of my entire body; the next moment my leg will do something for my hand. So, until you have realised that we are all one, then you have to make sacrifices to make yourself feel that we all are one. How do we make ourselves feel that we all are one? On the strength of self-sacrifice.
Oneness is satisfaction, oneness is perfection. If we are not satisfied, if we do not feel a sense of satisfaction inside us, then we have to come to oneness through self-sacrifice. How do you sacrifice? To make sacrifice you have to be pure – pure in the body, vital, mind and heart, in the inner life, in the outer life. It takes confidence, security in the Supreme for the Supreme.
In the outer life, it is very difficult for us to feel that we are of the Supreme. At times, we do feel that we are for the Supreme, that we are not merely a stranger on the street, but we do not feel it at every moment. If we can feel that we are of the Absolute Supreme, then there are many undivine things we will not do. If we feel we are of the One who is universal, transcendental, how can insecurity, jealousy or other undivine qualities enter into us? No matter how imperfect we are, we can be for the Supreme. When you think you are for the Supreme, you become more alert to what is happening now.
If you do not feel immediately what oneness is, then start with sacrifice. In order to sacrifice, you have to have inner purity and outer confidence. This confidence needs the support of the vital and mind for inspiration.
Question: What does the Supreme think of Canada’s Oneness-Heart?
Sri Chinmoy: He does not think! He has no brain. He does not use brain-power. He holds the ultimate Vision, and he knows what the ultimate Vision is. He is nurturing the seed, he knows how the seed will germinate, how it will become a plant, how it will become a tree, a great banyan tree. All that He knows inwardly. In our case, we do not know; it is all calculation, addition, subtraction, multiplication and division; this is our life.
But in His case, there is no such thing as addition and subtraction because He knows the Ultimate is unfolding. In His ultimate Vision, it is all One. Therefore, we can either go straight, sideways, upwards, inwards. We feel that we are flying or diving. But the Supreme sees clearly when we are flying, when we are diving and when we are running also.
The Supreme does not think, He does not feel. He knows. It is His own Self-Expansion. He is Infinite; therefore, He enters Infinity. He is all Oneness. As I say, He is transcending. He is infinite; He is eternal. If we use the mind, Infinity puzzles us, Eternity puzzles us. But if we use the soul, there is no problem. Infinity is a state of consciousness that can be expanded and which lasts. There is nothing but God Himself. He is always Progress. He is Perfect Perfection – He is Infinite Perfection.
At every moment, He is Transcending His Divinity, His Infinity, His Eternity, His Immortality, so that we can never catch Him. It is a game He plays and when we do catch Him, He immediately dances before us, He embraces us and then He runs away, and again we run after Him. We run after Him and then we become tired. He waits for us secretly, unmistakably, carefully. He waits most soulfully. Then He comes and again the game starts. It is the cosmic hide-and-seek game He is playing.
Further reading
Talk about Canada's Oneness-Heart, 12 February 1977.
Meditations on Peace
"Imagine the birth of a world of peace." - Sri Chinmoy
Sri Chinmoy's music, talks, poems and activities related to peace.
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Sri Chinmoy London Peace Mile
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The first Sri Chinmoy Peace Mile was inaugurated at Battersea Park, London on 15 March 1986. The idea of the Peace Mile was to offer runners and walkers the opportunity to have a dedicated mile which also served as an opportunity to remember and appreciate the ideals of peace. The Peace Mile programme was also initiated to celebrate the United Nations International Year of Peace (1986). Speaking at the inauguration in Battersea Park, Sri Chinmoy said:
“To me, this Peace Mile in my name is at once a blessingful gift from God and a soulful honour from man. God has countless children on earth, but his fondest Child, Peace, is not yet born. From time immemorial, humanity has been dreaming of Peace, God’s Peace Child. At God’s Choice Hour, this fondest child of God, Peace, will take birth and for that all we human beings have to prepare ourselves. We have to create a oneness-home from where peace can reign supreme.”
“Now we are dreaming of peace and so we must love peace as our very own. When we can claim peace to be our own, when it becomes an inseparable existence-reality in our lives the Kingdom of Heaven will descend. Let us pray for a oneness-family and inside this oneness-family, the beauty, divinity and immortality of peace will abide.”
- Sri Chinmoy, London, Peace Mile, 15 March 1986.
Peace Mile Video
Footage of Sri Chinmoy speaking at the inauguration of the Peace Mile.
In a spirit of oneness, many Peace Miles were established around the world to serve as a reminder of the common bond all peoples share in their love of sports and desire for global harmony. Shortly after the first Peace Mile in London, a second Peace Mile was established in West Berlin, directly in the shadow of the Berlin Wall—a poignant reminder of the need to work for international understanding.
The Peace Mile was inaugurated by Sri Chinmoy and the Mayor of Wandsworth Council, London. The Peace Mile also runs past the Buddhist Peace Pagoda. A temple which has four faces of the Buddha.
The event included one mile races along the course of the Peace Mile, which is located by the edge of the River Thames.
During the event, children singers offered songs on the theme of peace to the audience.
Sri Chinmoy interviewed by the local British media. The Peace Pagoda is in the background.
Invited guests to the event included Members of Parliament, British running champions, and dignitaries representing the Greater London Council, and the United Nations Association. The programme included several races, ending with a peace walk around the course, led by Sri Chinmoy.
On returning to New York, Sri Chinmoy remarked on how successful the event was and how much happiness he felt. Writing later in "Run and Become, Part 18" Sri Chinmoy wrote
Thirty metres away from the starting line there were four golden statues of Lord Buddha in a peace pagoda. Right near the start was the River Thames, which runs along about 800 metres of the course. It was all very beautiful!
I always speak about enthusiasm. This time the British have shown enthusiasm from beginning to end. How cheerfully they worked together! In terms of happiness, enthusiasm, warmth and oneness, this race far surpassed all the races we have ever held, including those in New York. I always say, “Become, and then go beyond.” So they have become one with all the good qualities that New York offers in its races, and they have gone far beyond.
The big shots who came were so nice! How kindly and respectfully they talked to me. I was so deeply moved.
- Sri Chinmoy, Run and Become, Part 18
- Photos by Dhanu
- Video footage: Mridanga/Pavitrata
Major Anniversaries
January
1st - First New Year Message (1966) Sri Chinmoy offers his first New Year’s message at a meeting
5th - One-Million Soul-Birds (1994) Sri Chinmoy completes 1 million soul-bird drawings
10th - First University Lecture (1968) Sri Chinmoy gives his first university lecture, entitled ‘Spirituality: What it is and What it is not’ - University of the West Indies.
24th - Twenty-Seven Thousand Aspiration-Plants completed (1998) Read more…
24th - Seventy-Seven Thousand Service-Trees started (1998)
30th - Sri Chinmoy lifts 7,063¾ lbs. with his right arm, in Jamaica, NY, USA (1987). Read article…
February
9th - First Seven-hour meditation (1975)
12th - First talk in the Dag Hammarskjöld Auditorium (1971) at the United Nations in New York. It is entitled, ‘Meditation: Self-Transcendence’.
17th - Esraj Anniversary (1974). Sri Chinmoy plays the Indian esraj for the first time in public, in Jamaica, NY, USA.
18th - Piano Anniversary (1987) Sri Chinmoy spontaneously improvises on a piano at his home in Jamaica, New York, NY, USA.
26th - First visit to Russia (2001) Sri Chinmoy visits Russia at the invitation of President Gorbachev for his 70th birthday.
March
3rd - First Marathon (1979) Sri Chinmoy runs his first marathon in a time of 4:31:34 at the Bidwell Classic in Chico, CA, USA
10th - Western Flute Anniversary (1976) Sri Chinmoy first learns to play the Western flute on a bus journey to Healesville Sanctuary on the outskirts of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Read article…
15th - Peace Mile (1986) The first Sri Chinmoy Peace Mile was inaugurated in London. (more)
22nd - First meeting with Pope John Paul VI (1972). Sri Chinmoy meets with Pope Paul VI for the first time at the Vatican.
24th - First Peace Concert (1984) Sri Chinmoy offers his first Peace Concert (1) — ‘Peace: God's Beauty in His Oneness-Home’ — in Cologne, Germany.
25th - Fastest Marathon (1979) Sri Chinmoy runs a personal best for the marathon in a time of 3:55:07 (8:58 pace) at the Heart-Watchers Marathon in Toledo, OH, USA.
April
13th - Arrived in the West (1964) Sri Chinmoy lands at John F. Kennedy Airport in New York, 13 April 1964.
13th - First April Celebration (1967) The first official April 13th celebration of Sri Chinmoy’s arrival in the West is held by the AUM Centre in New York, NY, USA.
14th - Inauguration of Meditations at the UN (1970) - at the invitation of then Secretary-General U Thant, Sri Chinmoy began conducting twice-weekly meditations at the United Nations.
23rd - First Public Meditation (1971) Sri Chinmoy holds his first public meditation and delivers a lecture, entitled ‘Arise! Awake!’, at Columbia University in New York, NY,
24th - Sri Chinmoy Peace-Blossom (1989) First Sri Chinmoy Peace-Blossom – Rhode Island
27th - Start of Sri Chinmoy Oneness-Home Peace Run (1987) The first Peace Run begins at Battery Park in New York, NY, USA.
May
26th - Organ Anniversary (1987) Sri Chinmoy first plays the organ, which he calls The Summit-Song of Self-Transcendence, in Fraumünster Church, Zurich, Switzerland. Watch the video...
29th - First Meeting with President Gorbachev (1990) Sri Chinmoy has his first meeting with President Mikhail Gorbachev in Ottawa, ON, Canada.
31st - Sitar Anniversary (2003) Sri Chinmoy begins playing the sitar in Jamaica, NY, USA.
June
1st - Start of long-distance running (1978) Sri Chinmoy begins long-distance running at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, CA, USA.
10th - Aspiration-Ground Anniversary (1981) Sri Chinmoy inaugurates his own tennis court – Jamaica, New York. Talk on "Aspiration-Ground"
12th - Sri Chinmoy 3100 Mile Race (1997). Start of the first Sri Chinmoy 3100 Mile Race, Jamaica, New York
13th - Tennis Anniversary (1977) Sri Chinmoy started playing tennis
3rd Sun of June - Father's Day. Special events related to Father's Day
18th - First Meeting with Pope John Paul II (1980). Sri Chinmoy first meets with Pope John Paul II at the Vatican, Vatican City.
20th - Dance of Life completed (1973). Sri Chinmoy completes a series of 1,000 poems, later published in The Dance of Life parts 1-20.
26th - Weightlifting Anniversary (1985) Sri Chinmoy begins his weightlifting career with an overhead lift of 40 lbs. at Aspiration-Ground in Jamaica, NY, USA.
26th - Lifting Up the World With a Oneness-Heart (1988). Sri Chinmoy inaugurates the Lifting Up the World with a Oneness-Heart Award by lifting Mahasamrat Bill Pearl in New York, NY, USA.
July
1st - Everest-Aspiration first talk (1977) Sri Chinmoy gives a talk, ‘I Pray, I Meditate’ which is the start of Everest-Aspiration.
3rd - Ten Thousand Flower-Flames completed (1983) Sri Chinmoy completes his epic 10,000-poem series, Ten Thousand Flower-Flames.
13th - Europe Blossoms completed (1974) Sri Chinmoy completes his 1,000-poetry volume, entitled Europe-Blossoms.
20th - Everest-Aspiration completed (1977)
22nd - First AUM Centre, Miramar, Santurce, Puerto Rico - Sri Chinmoy inaugurates the first AUM Centre — later known as the Sri Chinmoy Centre — in Miramar, Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
August
4th - 7,040¼-lb Left Arm Lift. Sri Chinmoy lifts 7040¼ lbs. using only his left arm, in Jamaica, NY, USA.
27th - Sri Chinmoy's Birthday (1931). Sri Chinmoy is born Thursday, August 27th, 1931, in the small village of East Shakpura, Chittagong, Bengal. The first issue of AUM magazine is published.
27th - Invocation composed (1967) Sri Chinmoy reveals his most sacred song ‘The Invocation’, on the occasion of his 36th Birthday.
27th - 47-Mile Race (1979) Sri Chinmoy runs his first ultra-marathon (47 miles in 12:41:48) in Jamaica, NY, USA.
31st - From the Source to the Source (1977) 401 poems in 24 hours.
September
27th - Cello Anniversary (1983). Sri Chinmoy first plays the cello in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
October
11th - Mahasamadhi (2007) Sri Chinmoy enters Mahasamadhi at his home in Jamaica, Queens, New York.
15th - President Gorbachev at Aspiration Ground (2006) Sri Chinmoy welcomes President Mikhail Gorbachev to Aspiration-Ground in Jamaica, NY, USA.
22nd - Ten Thousand Flower-Flames started (1979)
November
1st - Transcendence-Perfection (1975) Sri Chinmoy completes 843 poems in 24 hours.
19th - Jharna-Kala anniversary (1974) Sri Chinmoy creates his first artwork in the West in Ottawa, ON, Canada.
26th - First talk at the United Nations (1968) "The Song Universal"
December
4th - First lecture at US university - Yale (1968) Sri Chinmoy delivers his first lecture at an American university, entitled ‘God’s Dream-Boat and Man’s Life-Boat’, at Yale University in New Haven, CT, USA.
29th - Soul-Bird drawings begin (1991). Sri Chinmoy begins his ‘Dream-Freedom-Peace-Birds’ (Soul-Bird drawings) at the Mistra Village Hotel in St. Paul’s Bay, Malta.