During the day for many hours Sri Chinmoy used to be on
the meadow with a light breeze in the air, and composed song after
song.

In June 2001 Sri Chinmoy visted Oslo for a full-week program promoting peace and harmony. Among many activities a beautiful concert took place in the prestigious Spectrum Hall. After an opening on the conch, Sri Chinmoy started with two of his most favourite songs, Jiban Debata and Ami Jabo, and which is very rare, he [...]

Impressions of the great Indonesian Buddhist temple.

In Spring 1987 Sri Chinmoy visited Switzerland. He played for the first time on a Pipe Organ in Zurich and the following day drove to the Swiss Alps where he gave a special 7-hour Meditation & Concert in Davos. He performed on many new instruments he never used before and always meditated between the pieces. [...]

In April 2001 Sri Chinmoy gave a television interview at the location where the Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team were organising a 6 and 10 day ultra race. Sri Chinmoy speaks about spirituality and self-transcendence, the importance of physical fitness and inner and outer satisfaction. CREDITS Camera & Edit: Mridanga Spencer Acknowledgements: Sri Chinmoy Copyright: © [...]

Kyudo is not a sport, Kyudo is a Martial Art form, practised in Japan for centuries. When I was in Kamakura, I was able to visit a Kyudo Training School within one of the main temples of the town. Mamie Mayanaki from Toyko was so kind as to introduce us to this ancient art of [...]

Inspired by a visit to China in 2005 Sri Chinmoy now plays quite a few Chinese instruments during his concerts. One is the famous Erhu, which he explores in his own unique way. This piece is from an outdoor concert in Queens, New York. CREDITS Camera & Edit: Kedar Misani Acknowledgements: Sri Chinmoy Copyright: © [...]

In 1998 Sri Chinmoy visited Hawaii, where he gave a concert at the University of Honolulu. Enjoy his improvisations on the cello in this clip.

Sri Chinmoy often meditated during the outdoor functions at his “Aspiration-Ground” in Queens, New York. It was always an intense feeling to see the master in the middle of all the turmoil of New York, in quiet poise, while the noise around him didn’t seem to distract. This medition was filmed 10 years ago, on [...]

Man does not know the meaning of real surrender; therefore he hesitates. God knows the real meaning of surrender; therefore He acts and explicates. -Sri Chinmoy Colours are essential for our life. As an artist himself Sri Chinmoy loves colours but he also has a feeling for which qualities come from particular colours. In 1974 [...]

12 Runners from 9 countries have come to take part in the longest race in the world, The Self Transcendence 3100 Mile race. This is the 11th year the event has been held in New York City. It began on Sunday June 17th and each athlete has up to 51 days to complete the distance. [...]

Subscribe Now on iTunes!Or get Miro and subscribe to the LIFE Voices channel. Ashrita Furman recently reached a milestone by becoming the first person to simultaneously hold 100 Guinness World Records, when he and over 100 participants earned the world record for “A Poem / Literary Passage Recited in the Most Languages.” The historic moment [...]

  “To reach the spiritual heart you have to feel that you do not have a mind, you do not have arms, you do not have legs, you have only the heart. Then you have to feel that you do not have the heart, but you are the heart. When you can feel that you [...]

A soul-stirring acappela performance of ‘Ami Jabo’

CREDITS Camera & Edit: Mridanga Spencer Acknowledgements: Sri Chinmoy Copyright: © 1999 Sri Chinmoy

An act of self-offering is one step more towards God-becoming.-Sri Chinmoy Colours are essential for our life. As an artist himself Sri Chinmoy loves colours but he also has a feeling for which qualities come from particular colours. In 1974 the first edition of his book “Colour Kingdom” was published, presenting around 50 different shades [...]

In October of 1990 Sri Chinmoy visited Sweden and gave two concerts in the Konserthus in Stockholm. During these performances he meditated several times. This is the longest of those meditations. In the beginning you can hear the voices of one of his international choirs.

May I grow in the silence Of Eternity’s Heart. May I glow on Infinity’s Face. – Sri Chinmoy “Successful meditation entirely depends on our inner cry. When a child is hungry, really hungry, he cries. He may be on the first floor and his mother may be on the third floor, but when the mother [...]

Scenes performed by the British troupe Immortality’s Flame Waves

During his European concert tour in 1989 Sri Chinmoy often gave a little talk on a specific subject in between his musical performances. Watch this talk on “Determination”, introduced with his chanting of the mantra “Om”. Here is the full text: Determination Determination. My soul is determined to manifest God’s supreme victory here on Earth [...]

Subscribe Now on iTunes! Or get Miro and subscribe to the LIFE Voices channel. It was a unique experience when I visited the “Fontaine Bleue” Sound-Light-Water Sculpture during an Indian festival near theRheinfall in Northern Switzerland. We interviewed percussion artist Pit Gutmann who created this installation together with sculptor Ruedi Sommerhalder. Pit also demonstrates in [...]

During a public concert in August 1990 in Manhattan, Sri Chinmoy gave a special piano performance. He first played one one piano, then switched to the second one, while the electronically recorded first performance was playing simultaneously! —Kedar Misani CREDITS Camera & Edit: Kedar Misani Acknowledgements: Sri Chinmoy Copyright: © 2007 Sri Chinmoy

Sri Chinmoy had a life long interest in athletics and sport. From his earliest days he loved to compete in track and field events. In India he had been the decathlon champion in the ashram in which he lived. When he came to America in 1964 he continued to train and compete in running events. [...]

Compassion is Gods fulfilled promise to man. Surrender is mans lingering promise to God.-Sri Chinmoy Colours are essential for our life. As an artist himself Sri Chinmoy loves colours but he also has a feeling for which qualities come from particular colours. In 1974 the first edition of his book “Colour Kingdom” was published, presenting [...]

Subscribe Now on iTunes!Or get Miro and subscribe to the LIFE Voices channel. In this episode of LIFE Voices I present a person who is difficult to characterize with standard definitions. Leif is a former medical doctor from Austria who traveled the world as a nomad with his wife and children. He met many religious [...]

A moment of inner cry is a day of outer prosperity.-Sri Chinmoy Colours are essential for our life. As an artist himself Sri Chinmoy loves colours but he also has a feeling for which qualities come from particular colours. In 1974 the first edition of his book “Colour Kingdom” was published, presenting around 50 different [...]

For this 8th episode of Moments of Silence I chose the famous Iguaçu Falls, one of the biggest water falls worldwide at the border between Brazil and Paraguay. In the year 2000 Sri Chinmoy visited these falls and dedicated them as “Sri Chinmoy Peace Falls”. I tried to capture the beauty and power of this [...]

“Love divine is the destination of the ever-transcending Beyond.”Sri Chinmoy Colours are essential for our life. As an artist himself Sri Chinmoy loves colours but he also has a feeling for which qualities come from particular colours. In 1974 the first edition of his book “Colour Kingdom” was published, presenting around 50 different shades of [...]

God the Master becomes God the slave the moment we soulfully love Him.-Sri Chinmoy Colours are essential for our life. As an artist himself Sri Chinmoy loves colours but he also has a feeling for which qualities come from particular colours. In 1974 the first edition of his book “Colour Kingdom” was published, presenting around [...]

In 1999 Sri Chinmoy visited Europe for an extensive concert tour through France, Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Hungary. He gave a concert in Budapest in March, including this performance on the cello – one of his favorite instruments. – Kedar Misani CREDITS Camera & Edit: Kedar Misani Acknowledgements: Sri Chinmoy Copyright: © 2006 Sri [...]