Sri Chinmoy and Luang Por Eed, Abbot of Wat Khao Takiab, standing by the entrance to Peace-Pilgrim Street, which branches off the main road to Wat Khao Takiab temple and passes by the Sri Chinmoy Oneness-Heart-Garden in Hua Hin, Thailand.
Sri Chinmoy visits Robben Island
On a visit to Robben Island, where President Nelson Mandela was incarcerated in a tiny 6' x 9' prison cell for 18 years, Sri Chinmoy meditates and offers a soulful prayer to South Africa’s beloved leader.
Prayer Offering
by Sri Chinmoy
inside Nelson Mandela’s prison cell
Our beloved President Mandela, O Supreme Pilot of the South Africa-Boat, it is here in this tinier than the tiniest room that you embodied your beloved country’s streaming tears and bleeding heart.
Again, it is here in this bondage-room that you planted the seed of freedom. Blooming hopes and blossoming promises became your true companions.
There was a time when this cave-room played the role of torture and punishment. But now this room plays the role of humanity’s sacred, illumining and fulfilling shrine.
President Mandela, to your life’s sleepless struggle and to your soul’s indomitable courage and confidence my aspiration-heart and my dedication-life bow and bow.
You are the Pilot Supreme of your nation. Slowly, steadily and unerringly you have piloted your Boat to its destined goal: the goal of life’s flower and heart’s fragrance ever-increasing.
Published in Nelson Mandela: the Pinnacle-Pillar of Mother Earth
My Soulful Homage to Netaji
by Sri Chinmoy
at the Renko-ji Temple, Tokyo, Japan
Netaji, I bow to your indomitable soul.
Netaji, I bow to your indefatigable life.
Netaji, I bow to your sleepless and breathless
India-independence-dream.Netaji, I am now here in Tokyo, Japan.
I am here at your blessingful Renko-ji Temple.
It is here that I am hearing your oneness-heart-bell
Constantly ringing.Netaji, I am here at your peaceful shrine.
It is here that India's independence-dreamers,
India's independence-lovers,
And India's independence-fighters
Proudly, voraciously and regularly dine.Netaji, it is here at your fruitful Long Home
That India's division-foolishness,
Division-blindness
And division-madness
Unmistakably fail to roam.Netaji, beauty of the Bengali heart you were.
Netaji, responsibility of the Indian life you were.
Netaji, capacity of the sub-continent-unity you were.Japan, O beauty's land,
Lovingly, affectionately, devotedly and self-givingly
You treasure our beloved Netaji.My Bengali aspiration-heart,
My Indian dedication-life
And my world-peace-manifestation-dream
Love you.