Doing things together
Most of our Centres around the world can't offer public events due to the pandemic, but this time has given us the opportunity to focus on deepening our spiritual practice, and spending time together where health guidelines allow.
Sri Chinmoy would often have us come together for Joy Days - gatherings where we would meditate and do lots of spiritual things, but also have fun and delight in each other's company. So we have been finding ways to do that....
Luckily for us, much of our Joy Days are spent in the outdoors anyway - we play sports and games, and go for hikes in the mountains.
Guatemala
The beautiful Lake Atitlan is a regular Joy Day destination for our Guatemalan members. Sri Chinmoy visited this beautiful lake in 1997

Past-incarnation fancy dress
Sri Chinmoy always encouraged his Australian and New Zealand students to do things together, so once the 'travel bubble' between Australia and New Zealand was established, a Joy Day quickly followed. This particular joy day, everyone was asked to appear in fancy dress, representing their past incarnation (or what they thought/wished they were in their past incarnation)

Stories
First-hand experiences of meditation and spirituality.
A 40-Year Blessing
Sarama Minoli New York, United States
Learning to follow my intuition
Saranyu Pearson Geelong, AustraliaAkuti: a pioneer-jewel in our Centre
Akuti Eisamann Connecticut, United States
The day I saw my Guru for the first time
Natabara Rollosson New York, United States
Now you are in the boat
Kaushalya Casey Toronto, Canada
A spiritual name is the name of our soul, and what we can become
Nayak Polissar Seattle, United States
I see infinitely more than I say
Agraha Levine Seattle, United States
I was what you call a classic unconscious seeker
Rupantar LaRusso New York, United States
'You two have been friends for many hundreds of years'
Jogyata Dallas Auckland, New Zealand
The day when everything began
Bhagavantee Paul Salzburg, Austria
Time seemed to freeze
Brahmata Michael Ottawa, Canada
I just knew from the moment I saw him
Ashrita Furman New York, United States
Praying for God’s Grace to Descend
Sweta Pradhan Kathmandu, NepalSuggested videos
interviews with Sri Chinmoy's students
How Sri Chinmoy appreciated enthusiasm
Prachar Stegemann Canberra, Australia
How meditation helped me swim the English Channel
Abhejali Bernardova Zlín, Czech Republic
Breaking Guinness records
Ashrita Furman New York, United States
No prior experience needed
Samalya Schafer Berlin, Germany
Things I have learnt from the spiritual life
Sanjay Rawal New York, United States
2 things that surprised me about the spiritual life
Jayasalini Abramovskikh Moscow, Russia