October 16
A window display for Sri Chinmoy’s book The Wings of Joy at B. Dalton Bookseller store. The cover features one of Sri Chinmoy’s original Soul-Bird drawings.
October 16
18-K RACE HONORS MOTHER TERESA
SKOPJE, MACEDONIA — Sri Chinmoy’s students organized an 18-kilometer race through the center of Skopje Oct. 16 to commemorate the 18 years Mother Teresa lived there. Several hundred runners from many countries participated.
The race began and finished in Macedonia Square, where Mother Teresa’s house used to be.
At the start of the race, the President of the Macedonian Olympic Committee, Vasil Tupurkovski, presented the spiritual leader with “The Spirit of the Ancient Olympic Games Award.”
Published in Anahata Nada, Volume 34, August–Mid-November 2003
October 14
The stage backdrop for Sri Chinmoy’s Peace Concert (430) in Montreal, Canada, decorated with enlarged replicas of his Soul-Bird drawings.
October 14
Sri Chinmoy meditating in Miyazaki, Japan.
October 12
GURU MEETS WITH BRITISH POLITICAL LEADER
LONDON — As part of his European peace tour, Sri Chinmoy met with the Speaker of the British House of Commons, Bernard Weatherill, on Oct. 12.
After speaking and meditating with the Master, the Speaker took him on a personal tour of the British Parliament. Afterwards, he wrote Sri Chinmoy a letter saying “how much I appreciated the time we spent together and what you said to me.”
In 1986 the Speaker had invited Sri Chinmoy to the Palace of Westminster to inaugurate a program of meditation for Members of Parliament.
Caption:
Sri Chinmoy is greeted by Bernard Weatherill, Speaker of the British House of Commons.
Published in Anahata Nada, Volume 16, August–mid-December 1987
