Sri Chinmoy:
The Peace Meditation at the United Nations

Members and friends of the Peace Meditation Group at the Unite Nations were Present when President Gorbachev visited Sri Chinmoy at  Aspiration Ground meditation garden and museum in Queens, NY on Oct 15, 2006.

 

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Sri Chinmoy welcomed President Mikhail Gorbachev and daughter Irina Virganskaya to a gala programme in the President’s honour, including a memorial planting of a tree dedicated to the late Raisa Maximovna Gorbacheva; numerous performances; and a visit to the ‘Pilgrim Museum’ dedicated to the President, displaying the entire history of the extraordinary friendship between Sri Chinmoy and President Gorbachev, at Aspiration-Ground in Jamaica, NY, USA

 

extract from Anahata Nada Report

RUSSIAN LEADER VISITS ASPIRATION-GROITND
JAMAICA, NY- Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev took a short detour from his U.S. lecture tour Oct. 15 to spend some time with an old family friend: Sri Chinmoy.
The spiritual teacher had met with the world leader and his family on numerous occasions over the past 16 years, but this was the first time Gorbachev had visited Aspiration-Ground, Sri Chinmoy’s spiritual headquarters in Queens.

“At long last we have made this meeting possible,” the Russian statesman declared. “I’m really thrilled to be here.”

Accompanied by his daughter, Irina, Gorbachev planted a tree at Aspiration-Ground dedicated to his late wife, Raise Maximovna, and meditated in silence with Sri Chinmoy afterwards.

In his welcoming talk, the spiritual teacher called the man who almost single-handedly ended the cold war “at once my heart’s hero and my life’s idol.” Sri Chinmoy went on to say: “Your enthusiasm-eagerness forever shall carry the message of peace from country to county.”

Deeply moved, and on one occasion wiping tears from his eyes, the Russian leader declared: “I know what you are doing and the whole world knows what you do.”

He called Sri Chinmoy’s teachings “the philosophy of  goodness … of kindness … of light – everything that is best about people.”

During the visit, the spiritual teacher presented both President Gorbachev and his daughter with
the “Lifting Up the World with a Oneness-Heart” Award.

He also showed them his Pilgrim- House museum, which includes a special wing dedicated to the Russian leader. Ranjana, the museum curator, guided the tour.

Sri Chinmoy’s students traveled from around the world to witness this historic meeting, which lasted approximately one hour 20 minutes.

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