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.
It does not matter which spoon you use
Brahmacharini Rebidoux St. John's, Canada
The Swimming Relay
Toshala Elliott Auckland, New Zealand
'You have to be like a warrior and fight'
Mahiyan Savage San Diego, United States
Learning to follow my intuition
Saranyu Pearson Geelong, Australia
Breaking the world record for the longest game of hopscotch
Pipasa Glass & Jamini Young Seattle, United States
My 5 a.m. strategic meditations
Sanchita Fleming Ottawa, Canada
Failures are the pillars of success
Anugata Bach New York, United States
The day I saw my Guru's Third Eye
Vidura Groulx Montreal, Canada
Just go with it and jump!
Gabriele Settimi San Diego, United States
Your life's responsibilities compel you to develop inner strength
Pradhan Balter Chicago, United States
In the Right Place, At the Right Time
Eshana Gadjanski Novi Sad, Serbia
Why run 3100 miles?
Smarana Puntigam Vienna, Austria
My first Guru
Adarini Inkei Geneva, SwitzerlandSuggested videos
interviews with Sri Chinmoy's students
How meditation helped me swim the English Channel
Abhejali Bernardova Zlín, Czech RepublicWhen I met Sri Chinmoy for the first time
Baridhi Yonchev Sofia, Bulgaria
Selfless Service
Brian David Seattle, United States
2 things that surprised me about the spiritual life
Jayasalini Abramovskikh Moscow, Russia
My first impressions of Sri Chinmoy's philosophy
Lunthita Duthely Hialeah, United States