Over 700 videos on meditation and spirituality.

Meditation exercises, spiritual music and art, and the multifarious activities of spiritual teacher Sri Chinmoy and his students.

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July 2, 2019

Sri Chinmoy sings songs in his native Bengali language

On November 27, 1998, Sri Chinmoy celebrated a Weightlifting Anniversary in Manhattan. After an hour of very challenging lifting, he changed into his dhoti and gave a beautiful concert. This is a selection of Sri Chinmoy singing some of his favourite Bengali songs, accompanied by his harmonium. Read more »

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June 29, 2019

How did the spiritual life change you?

Max Zandl from Salzburg, Austria talks about how following a spiritual path changed his outlook on life and about himself. Max found that being on Sri Chinmoy’s Path helped him to overcome insecurity and uncertainty, but gain a self-confidence founded upon inner peace.

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June 13, 2019

Encounters with Sri Chinmoy

Chidananda Burke has been a disciple of Sri Chinmoy since the early 1970s. In this video he describes the joy of being in Sri Chinmoy’s company. For Chidananda the great value of being with his spiritual Teacher was not the outer conversation, but the inner meditation.

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May 22, 2019

Sri Chinmoy reads from ‘My Flute’

‘My Flute’ is a compliation of Sri Chinmoy’s poetry, first published in 1972. In this video, Sri Chinmoy reads three of his best-loved poems from this collection – ‘The Golden Flute,’ ‘Immortality’ and ‘The Absolute’ –  poems which describe a range of spiritual experience. The poems were recited during a meditation function in Aspiration-Ground, New York in 2005. There are also scenes of Sri Chinmoy meditating during the same function. Read more »

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May 22, 2019

Experiences on the Pacific Peace Run

Nirbhasa Magee from Ireland describes his recent experiences on the 2019 Sri Chinmoy Oneness-Home Peace Run through the Southern Hemisphere. Nirbhasa explains the joy of being on the Run, when so many people instinctively warm to its message and spirit.  Read more »

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April 25, 2019

Sri Chinmoy at the Parliament of the World’s Religions 2004

Sri Chinmoy was officially invited to hold the opening meditation at the Parliament of the World’s Religions in Barcelona on July 7th, 2004. After being introduced, he gave a silent meditation and continued by playing on his favorite instrument, the Indian esraj. About 5,000 people were present in and around the auditorium for his beautiful performance. Read more »

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April 24, 2019

Finding the inner joy

Yashodevi Samar from Ukraine talks about how she first made a connection to Sri Chinmoy’s Path at the age of seven. For Yashodevi, hearing music composed by Sri Chinmoy gave her tremendous joy, and this encouraged her to follow his spiritual path. Yashodevi also explains how the spiritual life can be lived through activities such as music, running and dynamic service to the world. Read more »

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About Sri Chinmoy

A spiritual teacher, poet, artist musician and athlete.

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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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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 »

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November 26, 2018

Opening meditation at the Parliament of the World’s Religions, 1993

Sri Chinmoy was officially invited to hold the opening meditation at the Parliament of the World’s Religions in Chicago on August 28, 1993.  This event was held to mark the centenary of the original World Parliament of Religions in Chicago in 1893.

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February 28, 2018

Meditation videos with Sri Chinmoy

Meditation with a spiritual Master can be quite an uplifting experience for a seeker, since the Master´s consciousness and silent gave can guide us toward our hearts – and more, bring our souls to the fore, which is the most effective way of learning to meditate. Read more »

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May 11, 2013

A compilation of Sri Chinmoy’s meditations

Sri Chinmoy taught meditation through silence. By meditating with him, one became aware of the vastness, purity and depth of consciousness that one could find inside one’s own being.  Sri Chinmoy may no longer be with us in person, but fortunately we have a wealth of footage of the Master in meditation, in which the same powerful effect can be felt by the viewer.
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October 1, 2017

Meditation in Thailand

Sri Chinmoy meditates with his students during the annual Christmas Trip in Thailand in February 2007; eight months before his mahasamadhi on 11 October 2007.

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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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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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July 15, 2011

Start of Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race, 2011

On 12th June 2011, 10 intrepid runners line up for the 15th edition of the world’s longest certified race. 3 runners are running the race for the first time – Igor Mudryck and Sarvagata Ukrainskyi from the Ukraine and Pradeep Hoogaker from Holland. Read more »

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July 15, 2011

Interview with Ashrita Furman in Budapest

At the time of writing, Ashrita Furman holds 130 Guinness Records, and is the only person to have ever held over 100 records simultaneously. In 2010, Ashrita visited Budapest, Hungary and broke several world records. He also gave some talks on record breaking. During a talk, he was interviewed for a children’s programme in which he talked about meditation, inner strength and his favourite records. Read more »

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July 11, 2018

Prachar on enthusiasm

In this video, Prachar Stegemann relates a short story about competing in a one mile race. Prachar narrates how he started the race with great speed and enthusiasm. Despite fading towards the end of the race, he later received warm appreciation from his spiritual teacher Sri Chinmoy, for starting the race with such great enthusiasm.

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May 23, 2005

Interview with Sri Chinmoy at the 6 and 10 Day Race

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.

Camera & Edit: Mridanga Spencer
Copyright: © 2001 Sri Chinmoy

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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 »

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May 15, 2012

Interview with NZ ultrarunner Vajin Armstrong

In the past year, Vajin Armstrong has blossomed into one of New Zealand’s top long distance runners, winning the prestigious Kepler Challenge in 2011 and the American River 50 mile race in 2012. The video features Vajin talking about his spiritual inspiration, his training and his love of nature, along with some beautiful footage of him running through some of New Zealand’s breathtaking scenery. Read more »

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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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September 18, 2011

Sri Chinmoy in Christchurch Cathedral

In December of 2002, Sri Chinmoy gave a beautiful Peace Concert in this famous cathedral. Watch these excerpts where Sri Chinmoy plays his favorite golden bamboo flute as well as the synthesizer. In between the clips, a few bird drawings that were exhibited at the entrance of the church are shown, as well as some landscapes filmed during the same trip to New Zealand’s South Island. Read more »

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December 7, 2016

Sri Chinmoy in concert: Prague 2004

In this video Sri Chinmoy performs one of his memorable Peace Concerts in front of a large audience in Prague. Sri Chinmoy begins with a short silent meditation and then proceeds to play on several instruments, such as the esraj and flute before a rousing finale on the grand piano and then the closing meditation. Read more »

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May 23, 2005

Sri Chinmoy’s Oxford Organ Performance

On June 26, 1989 Sri Chinmoy gave a special organ performance during a concert tour of Europe. I was fortunate to witness Sri Chinmoy climbing the stairs of Christ Church Cathedral and start his powerful improvisations on the pipe organ. You can now experience it for yourself in full length. Read more »

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August 23, 2006

Veena Performance in the Peace Memorial Park, Hiroshima

During his visit to Japan in July 2006 Sri Chinmoy visited Hiroshima, where he gave a concert in the Peace Memorial Park. Watch this opening performance on a Veena specially hand-crafted
for the Maestro. 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

  • challenging-impossibility

    Challenging Impossibility

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

  • suprabha

    Spirit of a Runner

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

  •  ocean-monk

    Ocean Monk

    Seeking enlightenment through meditation and surfing. Read more »

Podcasts on Sri Chinmoy TV

  • lifevoices

    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 »

  • moments-of-silence

    Moments of Silence

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