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September 4, 2026

The Sprint World of Sri Chinmoy

There was a period in Sri Chinmoy’s life where he practiced sprinting with a lot of intensity and dedication. First he practiced on the local streets of Queens, New York. Later he trained on a secluded track behind the tennis court area (which today is known as “Aspiration-Ground”). Watch and enjoy some of Sri Chinmoy’s sprinting activities of 1991, when he was 60 years-old.

Filmed and edited by Kedar Misani

August 27, 2026

47 Mile Race 2026

Insight into this year’s Sri Chinmoy 47 Mile Race held in honour of Sri Chinmoy’s birthday.

Filmed by Utpal Marshall

August 26, 2026

Sri Chinmoy at the 47 Mile Race

Archive footage of Sri Chinmoy participating in the 47 Mile Race. The first edition was in 1978. Sri Chinmoy completed the race in 1979 and 1980. Read more »

August 7, 2026

The Value of Humility

Sri Chinmoy talks about the value of humility with regard to meditation. Read more »

July 4, 2026

Sri Chinmoy on Sahaja Samadhi and Hinduism

Sri Chinmoy offers a fascinating series of talks on different aspects of spirituality. This includes a range of topics from the virtues of patience in the spiritual life, to the rarefied consciousness of Sahaja Samadhi. The talk was recorded in Bali in 2004, and includes a soulful commentary on the Hindu religion. Read more »

July 3, 2026

Kailash on the guidance of Sri Chinmoy

Kailash has been a student of Sri Chinmoy since the early 1970s. In this video he explains why he became a student of Sri Chinmoy and how his relationship with Sri Chinmoy developed and evolved over the years. Kailash also explains how Sri Chinmoy would outwardly and inwardly guide his students. Read more »

June 4, 2026

Canada’s Oneness Heart 1976

On June 24th 1976 a team of runners running in relay set off carrying a flaming torch from Canada’s capital Ottawa. Their destination, more than 500 miles away was Liberty Island, the site of the Statue of Liberty in New York. Sixty-six hours later the runners of Canada’s Oneness-Heart completed the relay which demonstrated their love and support for their American brothers and sisters and their feeling of oneness with the American Bicentennial spirit. Read more »

About Sri Chinmoy

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Meditation videos

Videos on how to meditate, meditation exercises, and footage of Sri Chinmoy in meditation. Watch more videos » 

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September 6, 2017

A meditation close-up

This video captures a close up meditation of Sri Chinmoy during a poetry reading in Stockholm in 1990. Sri Chinmoy recited poems in Bengali and English and then meditated as the Swedish translations were read out. Read more »

January 1, 2017

Sri Chinmoy on the basics of meditation

Sri Chinmoy offers suggestions on the basics of meditation, such as correct sitting posture, eye position, how to breathe and purify the breath. Sri Chinmoy also explains two different ways of silencing the mind. This video will be very useful for any beginner to meditation. Read more »

September 3, 2018

Meditation in New York – April 1992

Videoaufnahme einer Meditation von Sri Chinmoy im New Yorker Meditationszentrum im April 1992. Während der Meditation singen und spielen Sri Chinmoys Schüler Arrangements seiner Musik. Oft kombinierte Sri Chinmoy Meditation mit Musik, da er spürte, dass meditative Musik das innere Herz des Suchenden zum Vorschein bringen kann.

Kamera und Schnitt: Kedar Misani
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August 26, 2018

Sri Chinmoy Meditation from August 1991

This video of Sri Chinmoy in meditation was taken in August 1991 during the Birthday Celebrations in New York. In the background Sri Chinmoy’s students are performing his Bengali songs. The last song on the film is ‘Jiban debata’ a special song on forgiveness.

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October 28, 2019

First instructions for beginners in meditation – Sri Chinmoy

During an interview at the Holistic Health Association of the Princeton area, New Jersey, Sri Chinmoy is asked to share what he considers the preliminary stages and attitude for people who are starting to meditate.

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March 27, 2019

Meditation in New York – April 1992

A video recording of a meditation by Sri Chinmoy at the New York Meditation Center in April 1992. During the meditation, some of Sri Chinmoy’s students are singing and performing arrangements of his music. Often Sri Chinmoy would combine meditation with music as he felt meditative music could bring to the fore the inner heart of the seeker. Read more »

Sport and self-transcendence.

Sri Chinmoy felt that sport and spirituality naturally went together; he was an avid runner and weightlifter, and his students also aim to better themselves through sports, as well as organising sporting events for the general public. View more sports videos »

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June 20, 2016

Start of the 3100 Mile Race 2016

On 19th June, 12 intrepid runners lined up for the 20th edition of the Sri Chinmoy Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race. This video captures a small glimpse of the opening moments of the race – the activity and dynamism of the runners and organisers, combined with an inner serenity as the challenge looms ahead. Read more »

May 22, 2015

Course record set in 12 Hour Walk

Every year, Sri Chinmoy’s students hold a 12 hour walking race on April 12th, the eve of the anniversary of Sri Chinmoy’s arrival in America. This year over 150 people participated, and the race yielded a new competition record, set by Abhinabha Tangerman from Amsterdam. Read more »

December 13, 2017

Cycling champion

Tejvan Pettinger talks about his long journey to become a national cycling champion. (UK National hill climb championship 2013) He describes several near misses and how, over time, he adjusted his training and attitude to the race. Tejvan also remembers how Sri Chinmoy referred to him as a ‘cycling champion’ – several years before it came to pass. Read more »

January 1, 2016

Ratuja: Running a Six Day Race

Ratuja Zub, a student of Sri Chinmoy from Belarus, talks about her experience of running a six day race in New York. Ratuja talks about the difficulties at the start of the race, but also by the end, how she felt a great sense of calmness and satisfaction. Read more »

November 3, 2023

Highlights of 3100 Mile Race – 2023

The 27th edition of the Sri Chinmoy Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race finished on 20 October. Six out of the fourteen runners finished the complete distance, but all runners achieved incredible goals of personal self-transcendence. This video captures some of the experiences of the race. Read more »

January 22, 2024

Kailash on self-transcendence

In this video, Kailash talks about what he understands by the concept of self-transcendence; he explains how self-transcendence is the process of going deeper in meditation and understanding more about our real nature. Kailash also explains how sport can help us to practise a form of self-transcendence that can be then used in other areas of life. Read more »

Peace Concerts.

From 1984 to 2007, Sri Chinmoy gave around 800 Peace Concerts in venues all over the world, including London’s Royal Albert Hall, New York’s Carnegie Hall, the Eiffel Tower and the Sydney Opera House. More Peace Concert videos »

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August 16, 2017

Sri Chinmoy’s first Peace Concert – Cologne, 1984

On 24 March 1984, Sri Chinmoy offered his first major Peace Concert in the Kölner Sporthalle in Cologne, Germany. 8000 seekers attended and it was the start of a worldwide series of Peace Concerts.  This is an original VHS recording and the video quality is not perfect, but it gives a small impression of these Peace Concerts. Read more »

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Contributed from all over the world by members of the Sri Chinmoy Centre, which was set up by Sri Chinmoy to facilitate the personal development of his students and to serve the community through free meditation classes, concerts and other cultural and athletic events.

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Documentaries

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    Challenging Impossibility

    Award-winning story of Sri Chinmoy’s weightlifting  Read more »

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    Spirit of a Runner

    One runner’s journey through the longest foot race in the world. Read more »

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    Ocean Monk

    Seeking enlightenment through meditation and surfing. Read more »

Podcasts on Sri Chinmoy TV

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    LIFE Voices

    Interviews with inspiring voices from around the world Read more »

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    Meditation-Silence

    Silent meditation and spiritual writings by Sri Chinmoy. Read more »

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    Moments of Silence

    Meditative scenery from Hawai’i, Switzerland, Bali and more »