8 March
The Esraj
The Esraj, an Indian stringed instrument, was Sri Chinmoy's favourite instrument; on the Esraj Sri Chinmoy offered many soulful performances of meditative music.
O esraj, I am all gratitude to you
For bringing to the fore
The divine musician in me.
Sri Chinmoy, [1. Sri Chinmoy, Seventy-Seven Thousand Service-Trees, Part 16, New York: Agni Press, 1999.]
Sri Chinmoy would often play the Esraj before lifting people in his special programme 'Lifting Up the World With a Oneness Heart'. Sri Chinmoy felt by playing the Esraj he could offer a meditative consciousness to people.
At Radio Sri Chinmoy, we have a new Esraj Recording - Maestro Sri Chinmoy plays the Esraj.
Sri Chinmoy playing the Esraj. Photo by Pavitrata.
Stories
First-hand experiences of meditation and spirituality.
Seeing the God inside my son
Utsahi St-Armand Ottawa, Canada
Listen to the inner voice
Vidura Groulx Montreal, Canada
10-Day Race: Staring into the Infinite
Patanga Cordeiro São Paulo, Brazil
How sports and fitness became part of our spiritual life
Banshidhar Medeiros San Juan, Puerto Rico
In the Whirlwind of Life
Pradeep Hoogakker The Hague, Netherlands
Soul-Birds take flight
Jogyata Dallas Auckland, New Zealand
Meeting Sri Chinmoy for the first time
Janaka Spence Edinburgh, United Kingdom
The day I recieved my spiritual name
Banshidhar Medeiros San Juan, Puerto Rico
A vision at 3 a.m in the morning
Abarita Dänzer Zürich, Switzerland
Running for Peace
Jogyata Dallas Auckland, New Zealand
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Pragya Gerig Nuremberg, Germany
Bhutan, A Country Less Travelled...
Ambarish Keenan Dublin, Ireland
My Life with Sri Chinmoy: a book
Tejvan Pettinger Oxford, United KingdomSuggested videos
interviews with Sri Chinmoy's students
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Jayasalini Abramovskikh Moscow, Russia
Growing up on Sri Chinmoy's path
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Winning the Swiss Alpine Marathon
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How meditation helped me swim the English Channel
Abhejali Bernardova Zlín, Czech Republic
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