Six and Ten Day Races 2017
In Flushing Meadows, New York the Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team are promoting the twenty-second annual Sri Chinmoy Ten Day Race. The event also encompasses a six-day race. The event was founded by Sri Chinmoy as a means to promote the ideal of self-transcendence - giving runners the opportunity to stretch their capacities - physical, mental and spiritual.
Start Ten Day Race. Photo Utpal.
This year's event has attracted an international field from across the world - a total of 68 runners.
Runner enjoying the race. Photo: Utpal
The race is supported by a team of volunteers who offer food, medical supporting and counting of laps. Photo: Utpal
In Sri Chinmoy's philosophy - self-transcendence plays an important role; Sri Chinmoy felt through self-transcendence we can all make progress, no matter our current capacity.
“Self-transcendence gives us joy in boundless measure. When we transcend ourselves, we do not compete with others. We do not compete with the rest of the world, but at every moment we compete with ourselves. We compete only with our previous achievements. And each time we surpass our previous achievements, we get joy.”
Sri Chinmoy
- Six/Ten Day Race with latest results at Sri Chinmoy Races
- Perfection Journey - Utpal blogs from the race with videos and photos.
- Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team video channel Vimeo
Stories
First-hand experiences of meditation and spirituality.
The day I saw my Guru for the first time
Natabara Rollosson New York, United States
The day my Guru accepted me as his disciple
Banshidhar Medeiros San Juan, Puerto Rico
An early spiritual experience
Ashrita Furman New York, United States
A 40-Year Blessing
Sarama Minoli New York, United States
My life with Sri Chinmoy
Namrata Moses New York, United States
My 5 a.m. strategic meditations
Sanchita Fleming Ottawa, Canada
An intense, concentrated Fire
Toshala Elliott Auckland, New Zealand
Learning to follow my intuition
Saranyu Pearson Geelong, Australia
10-Day Race: Staring into the Infinite
Patanga Cordeiro São Paulo, Brazil
'I could find out myself, but it was so much easier asking your soul'
Mridanga Spencer Ipswich, United Kingdom
Listen to the inner voice
Vidura Groulx Montreal, Canada
Seeing the God inside my son
Utsahi St-Armand Ottawa, Canada
A Quest for Happiness
Abhinabha Tangerman Amsterdam, NetherlandsSuggested videos
interviews with Sri Chinmoy's students
An airport meditation experience
Jogyata Dallas Auckland, New Zealand
No prior experience needed
Samalya Schafer Berlin, Germany
How I became interested in meditation
Abhejali Bernardova Zlín, Czech Republic
Running a Six-Day Race
Ratuja Zub Minsk, Belarus
Sri Chinmoy's inner guidance
Kailash Beyer Zurich, Switzerland