September 27
Sri Chinmoy writes ten stories between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m., while he was visiting his meditation centre in Puerto Rico. They were later published in his book, A Yogi's Justice, an Avatar's Justice and God's Justice.
Sri Chinmoy delivers a lecture, entitled ‘Sincerity, Purity And Security’, at the University of California in Berkeley, CA, USA.
Sri Chinmoy delivers a lecture, entitled ‘We Are One’, at San Francisco State University in San Francisco, CA, USA.
Sri Chinmoy meets with Lakhan L. Mehrotra, Consul-General of India in California, gives a concert and composes a song in his honour at San Francisco State University in San Francisco, CA, USA. After the song, Mr. Mehrotra spontaneously offers a most special tribute to Sri Chinmoy.
Sri Chinmoy delivers a short inspiring talk, entitled ‘What is a Miracle?’ after a morning sports practice at Jamaica High School track, in Jamaica, NY, USA. In the evening, at his home in New York, Sri Chinmoy offers a message, entitled ‘I Shall No Longer Allow’.
Sri Chinmoy with ‘the father of long-distance running’ Ted Corbitt at the awards ceremony of the second Sri Chinmoy 24-Hour Race in Greenwich, CT, USA.
Sri Chinmoy meets with marathon champion Robert de Castella after he won the BMW 15 Kilometre Footrace in Harrison, New York. Sri Chinmoy invites ‘Deek’ to visit him in two days' time in Jamaica Queens to speak at Annam Brahma restaurant.
Sri Chinmoy offers his Gratitude Day message to his spiritual students, which he also sets to music.
Sri Chinmoy first plays the cello in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Sri Chinmoy runs a personal best time of 72.66 seconds for 400 metres in the West at the World Masters Games in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Sri Chinmoy receives the Simon Bolivar Medal from the Central American and Caribbean Masters Association in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Sri Chinmoy first lifts a sailboat in Jamaica, NY, USA.
Sri Chinmoy conducts an interview about his weightlifting achievements with the cable television programme Vision of Asia.
Sri Chinmoy offers a Peace Concert (80) in the UN General Assembly Lobby at the United Nations in New York.
Sri Chinmoy offers his ‘Salutation to Japan’ in Kyoto, Japan.
Sri Chinmoy offers a Peace Concert (128) at Avanti Hall in Kyoto, Japan.
Sri Chinmoy offers a Peace Concert (200) at the Golden Hall, San Diego Civic Center, in San Diego, CA, USA.
Sri Chinmoy lifts H.E. Jaya Raj Acharya, Permanent Representative of Nepal to the UN, in Jamaica, NY, USA.
Sri Chinmoy meets with Kiro Gligorov, first President of Macedonia.
Sri Chinmoy offers a cello concert, playing and singing 13 songs, to celebrate his 13th cello anniversary, in Jamaica, NY, USA.
Sri Chinmoy offers a Peace Concert (599) in the Dag Hammarskjöld Auditorium at the UN, NY.
Sri Chinmoy offers a Peace Concert at Aspiration-Ground in Jamaica, NY, USA.
Sri Chinmoy lifts Mairead Corrigan Maguire, 1976 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and co-founder of the Peace People, Northern Ireland, at Aspiration-Ground in Jamaica, NY, USA.
Sri Chinmoy receives an Honorary Degree — Doctor of Humanities Honoris Causa — from the President and Vice-Chancellor of Stamford University Bangladesh, at Aspiration-Ground in Jamaica, NY, USA. Sri Chinmoy gives a short performance of his esraj music.
About On This Day
January 1st, 2011, saw the launch of a special feature on the front page of Sri Chinmoy Reflections — On This Day — a day-by-day account of Sri Chinmoy’s achievements. The accompanying pages expand the theme further by linking specific dates and events to video, audio and literary resources from this and many other related websites, enabling the reader to explore, in a systematic way, the vast catalogue of information about Sri Chinmoy’s life.
Many years ago at Aspiration-Ground, there was a large blackboard that displayed the scores of tennis matches Sri Chinmoy had played. Each morning, before Sri Chinmoy arrived at the court, the board would be cleaned and the date of the new day would be written in chalk at the top. Then, in yearly order, a list of different activities Sri Chinmoy had accomplished or had participated in would follow. Every day a new list would appear, and very rarely would there be a day without something to report.
Just before starting play of his usual round of morning tennis, Sri Chinmoy could be seen walking slowly across towards the blackboard to carefully study the list, and many times he would comment on what had been written. No doubt it brought back many fond memories for him.
Since his arrival in the West in 1964, many disparate lists have been compiled – running times and athletic highlights; poems written and songs composed; concerts performed and lectures delivered; weights hoisted and people lifted; paintings completed and drawings sketched; meditations, meetings, peace initiatives and prayers – viewed altogether, they represent an impressive chronology of achievement that reads more like the combined biographies of several highly talented people rather than one individual.
It is by the dedicated efforts of many who have meticulously recorded these events, which form the narrative of Sri Chinmoy’s remarkable life, that we are able to look back across the decades to take in this grand overview. We are grateful to all those who have collected and preserved this information over the years.
It is hoped that this section will, in some small way, carry on this inspirational tradition.
— Animesh Harrington
The information in the following pages has been compiled from many sources – Sri Chinmoy Library, Sri Chinmoy Songs, Sri Chinmoy TV and Radio Sri Chinmoy; Sri Chinmoy Centre newsletters, magazines, periodicals1; and informational booklets2; newspaper and magazine articles, radio and TV interviews; yearly calendars and index cards; as well as analog and digital recordings.
Bibliography:
1 AUM (monthly magazine)
Jharna-Kala (art quarterly magazine)
Meditation at the United Nations (monthly bulletin)
Anahata Nada (monthly newsletter)
2 A Galaxy of Luminaries, Agni Press, New York, 1978
Sri Chinmoy: The Student of Peace (second edition), Aum Publications, New York
Sri Chinmoy: Emissary of Oneness-Peace
Sri Chinmoy A Global Man of Peace
Sri Chinmoy Dreamer of World Peace, Agni Press, New York, 1998 & 2000
Sri Chinmoy A Oneness-World-Dreamer
Oneness-World Peace-Blossoms, Sri Chinmoy: The Peace Meditation at the United Nations, 25th Anniversary
500 Compassion-Blessing-Blossoms