Video by Utpal Marshall
On March 3rd 1979, Sri Chinmoy completed his first marathon in Chico California in a time of 4:31:34. Each year since then, his students in New York and around the world have honoured him by running the 26-mile distance.
Video by Utpal Marshall
On March 3rd 1979, Sri Chinmoy completed his first marathon in Chico California in a time of 4:31:34. Each year since then, his students in New York and around the world have honoured him by running the 26-mile distance.
Sri Chinmoy delivers his maiden speech in the United States, a lecture entitled ‘Hinduism’, to the tenth-grade students of Hicksville High School in Hicksville, NY, USA. Krishan Dhanda, a friend of Mr. Ramamoorthy who worked with Sri Chinmoy at the India Consulate in New York at the time, made the arrangements for the lecture.
Sri Chinmoy delivers a lecture, entitled ‘Opportunity Divine and Necessity Supreme’, at Brown University in Providence, RI, USA.
Sri Chinmoy delivers a lecture, entitled ‘My Ignorance’, at the University of California in Santa Barbara, CA, USA.
Sri Chinmoy offers an inspirational message, entitled, ‘I Shall Learn and Learn’, after morning sports practice and a meditation at Jamaica High School track in Jamaica, New York, NY, USA.
Sri Chinmoy runs a personal best for 25 kilometres (15.5 miles) in 2:30:35 (9:43 pace) at the New York City Marathon Tune-Up in Central Park, New York, NY, USA.
Sri Chinmoy lifts 3 motorcycles, 2 Mounties on horseback, and a helicopter using the standard calf raise in New York and New Jersey environs, USA.
Sri Chinmoy offers an organ recital (42) at the Church of St. Boniface in Munich, West Germany, and appears on German National Television in Munich, Germany, lifting TV host Guenter Jauch.
Sri Chinmoy honours Karan Singh, Ambassador of India to the United States, at Annam Brahma restaurant in Jamaica, NY, USA.
Sri Chinmoy tests out an enormous set of 27 portable steps, at Flushing Meadows Park in Queens, New York, NY, USA.
Sri Chinmoy competes in the field events – 600gm javelin throw (24.2m), 4kg shot put (8.19m) and 1kg discus (21.56m) — at the Sri Chinmoy Masters Games held at Victory Field, Forest Park, Woodhaven, New York, NY, USA.
Sri Chinmoy composes a song in honor of South Africa.
Sri Chinmoy composes a song in honor of Mongolia.
Sri Chinmoy receives the Austria – Heart of Europe Award from six Members of Parliament, at a ceremony at the banquet hall of the Vienna Börse (Stock Exchange) in Vienna, Austria.
Sri Chinmoy at the Jharna-Kala gallery at Grand Central Station in Manhattan, New York.
VIENNA — Six Members of the Austrian Parliament presented Sri Chinmoy with the “Austria — Heart of Europe Award” on Oct. 4 at a ceremony at the banquet hall of the Vienna Borse.
“Because of your initiatives there is less suffering and more peace in our world,” said Mrs. Herta Wimmer, MP when presenting the Award.
After the presentation, a group of children gave Sri Chinmoy a huge cake resembling a topographical map of Austria, and the spiritual teacher made the first ceremonial cut.
Published in Anahata Nada, Volume 36, August 2004-Mid-November 2004
Video by kedarvideo
Sri Chinmoy offered an organ recital (42) at the Church of St. Boniface in Munich, West Germany.
O South Africa, South Africa, South!
Your heart you give before you open your mouth.
You are your life’s streaming and bleeding tears.
You offer mankind progress-promise-cheers.
Published in Nelson Mandela: the Pinnacle-Pillar of Mother Earth and Nelson Mandela, The Pinnacle-Pillar of Mother Earth songbook.
Words and music by Sri Chinmoy
Lyrics:
Mongolia, Mongolia, Mongolia
Mor hiyakashe berau uriya
Buddha debatar karuna murati
Tomar jibane nahi je birati
Joy joy joy joy Mongolia
Ghora gati druta gati pulokita
Mongolia, Mongolia, Mongolia!
In my heart-sky you fly and fly.
In your inner life ceaselessly
You reveal and manifest
Lord Buddha’s Compassion infinite.
Mongolia, victory, victory, your victory we proclaim.
You are, indeed, the horse-specialty-clime.
From children to octogenarian
Your horse-riding experience is exquisitely charming.
May you be your fastest horse-speed-success-progress
In your life’s journey.
Published in Country Songs, Part 2
Sri Chinmoy descends an enormous set of 27 portable steps — constructed by Unmilan Howard — at Flushing Meadows Park in Queens, New York.
At Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, New York
I am a student of peace, and I feel this is one of the ways to offer peace to the world at large. I am a man of prayer and meditation, and from my prayer and meditation, I got this inspiration to be of service to mankind. I feel that while running we are able to offer our very best to establish a world of peace.
Athletes derive tremendous benefits from these races. They go beyond their capacities. In order to make oneself happy, one has to go always beyond and beyond and beyond one’s capacities. So here, while running, each runner is getting a very special opportunity to go beyond his or her capacities. Self-transcendence is the only thing a human being needs in order to be truly happy. So these races help the runners tremendously, although outwardly they go through such hardship. Eventually, when the race is over, they feel they have accomplished something most significant.
The future of this kind of race is very bright. Our philosophy is the philosophy of self-transcendence. I do hope either in the near future or in the distant future we shall increase the distance. Eventually, it is my fervent hope that we shall one day have a 2,700-mile race. Since we believe in self-transcendence, I am sure that we are not going to stop at one thousand three hundred miles. We shall try to cover a longer distance. The seeker-runners who believe in their capacity — which is totally the Grace of God — with this Grace of God will be able to accomplish something unique in their lives.
Published in Pioneer-Runners of Tomorrow’s World-Peace-Dawn: Ultramarathon Running and Self-Transcendence
Sri Chinmoy competes in the field events – 600gm javelin throw (24.2m), 4kg shot put (8.19m) and 1kg discus (21.56m) — at the Sri Chinmoy Masters Games held at Victory Field, Forest Park, Woodhaven, New York.
Sri Chinmoy honours Karan Singh, Ambassador of India to the United States, at Annam Brahma restaurant in Jamaica, Queens, New York.
A lecture by Sri Chinmoy
at Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
We are all seekers of the Infinite Truth. I am one of you. On the strength of my soul's oneness with you I shall speak on opportunity and necessity.
I take no advantage of earthly and heavenly opportunities. I know perfectly well that my life itself is the greatest opportunity I have here on earth, there in Heaven and everywhere.
Opportunity is the human aspiration to live by in the outer world. Again, opportunity is the divine realisation to live for in the inner world. When I have an opportunity to know more, shall I use it to know others more, or shall I try to know myself more? I wish to say that I shall do both. I shall use the opportunity to know myself more and also to know others more. By knowing myself more, I realise God the Creator. By knowing others more, I realise God the Creation. By knowing myself more, I realise God the Breath. By knowing others more, I realise God the Life. By knowing myself more, I realise God the Unity. By knowing others more, I realise God the Multiplicity.
“No great man ever complains of want of opportunity.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson
This is true. A truly great man does not have to depend on outer opportunities. He has abundant faith in his inner capacity. To say that a great man never complains of want of opportunity, however, is an ideal affirmation of the state of consciousness for all great men. I hope that all great men will realise and live this truth.
“A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.” — Francis Bacon
A spiritual man not only finds opportunities but also creates more and more opportunities constantly. His opportunity is composed of his inspiration-light and his aspiration-height. With his opportunity he realises God, he serves God and he fulfils God.
Opportunity in the spiritual life means to do and to be. What can I do? I can totally identify myself with each fleeting moment and offer myself at the Feet of God for His use in His eternal Time. What can I be? I can be God's Dream-Boat. He will be my life's eternal Pilot. Him to serve is my only awakened and illumined dream.
Opportunity is necessity. In the spiritual life a spiritual Master is a necessity; a spiritual disciple is a necessity. Let us pray with the Vedic seers:
Aum saha navavatu,
Saha nau bhunaktu
Saha Viryam karavavahai.
May He protect us (the disciple and the Master) both. May He nourish us both. May we both work together with energy, indomitable and endless.
If a disciple can establish conscious and constant oneness with the Master, then he has done the right thing, absolutely the right thing. If the Master has established his conscious and constant oneness with the disciple, then the Master has also done the right thing. Only when the disciple's oneness with the Master is perfect can the disciple work with the Master. When the Master's constant oneness with the disciple is perfect, then only can the Master work for the disciple. When the disciple works with the Master devotedly, the Mission of the Supreme for the Supreme begins. When the Master works for the disciple, the realisation of the Ultimate Transcendental Truth begins to dawn on the disciple. When the disciple works with the Master, he has to work with purest devotion. When the Master works for the disciple, he has to work with soulful and unreserved concern. The disciple has to feel that the Master is the Light of his own heart. The Master has to feel that the disciple is the strength of his own arms. When the disciple feels that his Master is the Light of his own heart, he is bound to be happy within and without. When the Master feels that his disciple is the strength of his own arms, his joy knows no bounds. And at that golden hour, choice hour, divine hour, what happens? God speaks to the disciple and the Master. To the disciple He says, "My child, you are My purest Pride." To the Master He says, "My son, you are My surest Pride. Both of you have fulfilled Me in My Vision, in My Reality, in My Mission and in My Manifestation on earth."
Published in My Ivy League Leaves
A talk by Sri Chinmoy
at the University of California, Santa Barbara, California
My ignorance is my excuse. Is it justifiable? No, never! My ignorance is my excuse. Is it pardonable? No, never! My ignorance is my excuse. It is changeable? Yes, it is!
What is my ignorance? My ignorance is my unawareness of my source, the golden orb. My ignorance is my negligence of my inner duties: the transformation of my nature, the perfection of my life and the satisfaction of my Beloved Supreme.
My ignorance is an excess of fondness for the earth-bound fleeting time and my total indifference for the Heaven-free immortalising life. My ignorance is that I do not claim my Beloved Supreme as my own, very own. I do not dare to become His choice instrument. I remain in the meshes of ignorance.
My Beloved Supreme can forgive me, forgive my ignorance. But I shall not and cannot forgive myself and my ignorance, for inside the depth of my ignorance what looms large is my ingratitude. My Lord Supreme, out of His infinite Bounty, has always been trying to give me His Eternity’s Love, Infinity’s Delight and Immortality’s Life. But I do not accept His divine Boons. Everything I shall forgive but one thing: my ingratitude.
Published in The Vision-Sky of California