8 March
44 Years in the West
April 13th, 2008, marked the 44th anniversary of Sri Chinmoy's arrival in the West. Sri Chinmoy arrived in New York, USA on April 13th 1964.
2008, was also the first celebration since Sri Chinmoy's mahasamadhi in October 2007.
To commemorate the arrival of Sri Chinmoy in the West, for many years, disciples have taken part in a 12 hour race walk. I believe in earlier years, Sri Chinmoy himself took part in the 12 hour walk.
Many of Sri Chinmoy's students were in New York for the celebrations. Also, those from other countries who could not travel, took part in events in their own countries. For example, disciples in Mongolia arranged a 12 hour walk, with 45 people participating.
Mongolia 12 Hour Walk
See more photos at Sri Chinmoy Centre Galleries
Utpal Marshall gives an account of celebrations through his blog post on Departures Day
Picture top by: Sharani
Stories
First-hand experiences of meditation and spirituality.
Meeting Sri Chinmoy for the first time
Janaka Spence Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Regaining My Inner Joy
Sujata Muto Kyoto, Japan
It does not matter which spoon you use
Brahmacharini Rebidoux St. John's, Canada
Seeing the God inside my son
Utsahi St-Armand Ottawa, Canada
Spirituality means speed
Patanga Cordeiro São Paulo, Brazil
Learning to love songs ever more
Patanga Cordeiro São Paulo, Brazil
Why run 3100 miles?
Smarana Puntigam Vienna, Austria
Failures are the pillars of success
Anugata Bach New York, United States
Learning to follow my intuition
Saranyu Pearson Geelong, Australia
In the Whirlwind of Life
Pradeep Hoogakker The Hague, Netherlands
Is it unspiritual to care about winning?
Tejvan Pettinger Oxford, United Kingdom
If I could remember this in my daily life now, I'd be a very high soul
Charana Evans Cardiff, WalesSuggested videos
interviews with Sri Chinmoy's students
Where the finite connects to the Infinite
Jogyata Dallas Auckland, New Zealand
Running a Six-Day Race
Ratuja Zub Minsk, Belarus
Starting a spiritual café
Toshala Elliott Auckland, New Zealand
Experiences of meditation
Preetidutta Thorpe Auckland, New Zealand
Breaking Guinness records
Ashrita Furman New York, United States
Things I have learnt from the spiritual life
Sanjay Rawal New York, United States
Becoming a disciple of Sri Chinmoy
Tilvila Hurwit Tampa, United States
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