K. Athletics – sports

• Lake Success to UN,  18 mile Anniversary Fun Run, (see peace runs)
• – Fun runs ( along east river)
  • with UN security including early in morn in garden,
• – English channel swim dedicated to 40th Anniversary of United Nations,
• – meditation flames soccer team at un (photo of CKG isstructions)
• – Bansadar run across the us for 40 th UN anniv?

1985 – 1986 Cross Country USA Solo Peace Run ends at UN Hqs in NY 1986 Jan 24

• – Peace swims for International Year of Peace 1986
• – SC Oneness Home – World Harmony and Peace Runs start and finish on Plaza terrace or across the street

• 1979 Year of Child IYC :  inspired by Sri Chinmoy around  world in support of UN Day, UN Children’s’ Fund ( UNICEF ) and the International Year of the Child ( IYC ) for 1979 .

• – Many local runs for UN day (Presentation to Javier de Cuer)

•  4  Nov 2000, Sri Chinmoy offered a moment of silence for peace at the opening ceremony of the annual International Friendship Run, held at the UN for 10,000 international runners, in conjunction with the NYC Marathon;
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• – (lifts,+lifting up the world – notable figures Lifting up the world with a oneness heart.(Here or at honoring individuals)
• – Hatha Yoga demonstration etc –
• Tennis Tournaments
• Meditation members join hill and mountain climbing events around world.
• Meditation members participate in nyc cycling marathon

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• Lake Success to UN,  18 mile Anniversary Fun Run, (see peace runs)
• – Fun runs ( along east river)
  • with UN security including early in morn in garden,

Fun Runs and 1-mile races

were organized for  staff, delegates and their children  at NY Headquarters.

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Muhammad Ali Meets with the Meditation Group 1977 Sep 29 (also short bit in 3-09 interfaith harmony)

On the morning of his championship fight with Earnie Shavers on 29 September, Muhammad Ali met with Sri Chinmoy and members of the Meditation Group for an hour of prayer, meditation and discussion.

Later, some thirty Meditation Group singers sang a song which Sri Chinmoy had composed in the fighter’s honour, and the group meditated together in silence for about twenty minutes.

Afterwards, Ali told Sri Chinmoy , “I was so deeply absorbed, I couldn’t do anything.”  As the group was leaving, he added, “This really got my spirits high . It might end in one round now. God bless you.”

Following is a short excerpt from the conversation.

Sri Chinmoy: At the UN, on Tuesdays and Fridays we pray together with the delegates and staff. Not only for the black Muslims but also for mankind, You are changing the face and fate of mankind. Your very name encourages and inspires. As soon as people hear ‘Muhammad Ali.’ they are inspired. They get tremendous joy . They get such dynamism to be brave and face ignorance. Your very name does that. That’s why I am so grateful to you, so proud of you.

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Muhammad Ali: My goal is to be like you one day- to be peaceful and out of this sport, working for humanity and for God. After we finish boxing I want to learn how to use my popularity and my intelligence for humanity-to help people in whatever way I can. I want to bring people together, work for God and help people. There are so many people who are great; but only God, Allah, is really great. Therefore, I want to get out of this brashness, this image. We’ve got to stop that “I’m the greatest” thing and forget it. I am just a humble servant and I have a lot to learn . I need people like yourself to teach me what to say and what to do and how to approach certain things.

Sri Chinmoy meets with Muhammad Ali in NYC

Sri Chinmoy: You don’t have to say that you are the greatest, but your heart of oneness with all humanity makes you the greatest.

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The next day at the Meditation Group meeting at U.N. Headquarters Sri Chinmoy spoke about the meeting with Muhammad Ali. Sri Chinmoy referred to the two photographs of Muhammad Ali which had appeared in that morning’s New York Times. One photograph shows Ali and Sri Chinmoy meditating together the morning of the world championship fight with Earnie Shavers; the other photograph shows Ali in the ring with Shavers.

Sri Chinmoy: I wish to say a few words about the world-champion, Muhammad Ali. Yesterday was a most significant day both for the members of the Meditation Group and for the champion, Muhammad Ali (Pointing to the two photographs ) This is Muhammad Ali in his physical consciousness and this is Muhammad Ali in his soulful consciousness.

Each individual has two aspects: the physical aspect and the spiritual aspect. This moment he expresses himself or reveals his capacities through physical means; the next moment he expresses his reality’s divinity through spiritual means. In this picture we see Muhammad Ali in a devoted, soulful, cheerful and powerful consciousness. Right beside it is another picture which brings forward his other aspect: physical strength. We believe in evolution. From the stone life we go to the plant life, then to the animal life, then to the human life and finally to the divine life, where we are striving for perfection. From the physical and vital consciousness, slowly and steadily we have to evolve to the psychic consciousness, the supreme consciousness.

The physical, the vital, the mind and the heart are all members of the same family. They must be amalgamated; they must be illumined and perfected. What can achieve this perfection? It is our inner cry, our aspiration. And what carries the greatest
responsibility for elevating the consciousness of human beings all over the world ? What place carries the utmost responsibility for elevating, illumining, perfecting, and fulfilling the length and breadth of the world? The answer is the United ·Nations. The United Nations carries the heaviest burden of human problems and the United Nations is responsible for bringing light in to these problems.

Who is giving us the capacities, the inexhaustible capacities, that are needed to bring these qualities forward and illumine our imperfections?  It is the soul of he United Nations. The deeper reality in the United Nations is blessing us at every moment. If we think that we are glorifying the United Nations by working here, then we are making a mistake. It is the United Nations, the soul of the United Nations that has blessed us by giving us the golden opportunity to be of service to it.

Millions of people will see what we are doing. The heart of each individual who sees this picture in The New York Times will definitely feel that the United Nations is the only answer for humanity’s oneness and divinity’s satisfaction in human life, which is aspiring to be totally transformed and illumined. So this meeting with Muhammad Ali is a supreme achievement for the United Nations which each member of the United Nations can embody and treasure, and this achievement is nothing short of a supreme gift from the soul of the United Nations.

composed on Jan. 25th, 1976

Lyrics:

Muhammad Ali, Champion Ali,
Greater than the greatest, really!
Sleepless you cry for Allah’s Grace,
Deathless you fight for the Muslim race.
Muhammad Ali, Champion Ali!
Your moon-pure heart and justice-light
Shall smash the frown of ignorance-night.
Ali, you are Eternity’s pride.
Your victory’s smile is the pole-star guide.

Muhammad Ali, Champion Ali,Greater than the greatest, really!Sleepless you cry for Allah’s Grace,Deathless you fight for the Muslim race.Muhammad Ali, Champion Ali!Your moon-pure heart and justice-lightShall smash the frown of ignorance-night.Ali, you are Eternity’s pride.Your victory’s smile is the pole-star guide.

On the evening preceding the race, the UN Association of the United States and the New York Road Runners Club hosted a reception for the international marathon runners in the Delegates’ Dining Room at the United Nations. Below are highlights.

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Sri Chinmoy opened the programme by offering a prayer for the marathon: “O Lord Supreme, may each marathon runner run along Your Eternity’s Road and receive from You Your Infinity’s Love-Light and Your Immortality ‘s Oneness-Delight.”

The Meditation Group Choir performed “Marathon,” a song which Sri Chinmoy had composed for the occasion, and which will also be performed at next year’s 26-mile race.

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Mr. Robert Ratner. President of UNA-USA, and Fred Lebow, President of NYRRC, addressed the gathering. Runners from seventeen countries received the U.N. Peace Medal from their respective A mbassadors or Representatives to the United Nations. Sri Chinmoy later offered a special acknowledgment to Miki German of Japan, one of the top-rank ing women distance runners in the world, who captured first place among the 300 women in the marathon on the following day.

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Sri Chinmoy presents a trophy to world-class runner Miki German of Japan.
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If each individual in each nation can consciously and devotedly feel that he  does not belong to a little family called “I and mine” but to a larger family called “We and ours,” then the message of the United Nations, the message of love, of brotherhood, of peace, of soulful sharing, can easily be received, embraced and executed by the entire world . [*1]

The Meditation Group Choir sing Sri Chinmoy’s “Marathon” song for Ambassadors and world-class runners.

Runners’ Dinner “Athletics & Spirituality” Church Center for UN, Jan 1979

29 January 1979, Marathon USA Olympian and Ultra-marathoner Ted Corbitt; Dr. Norb Sander, Director of the Preventive and Sports Medicine Center in City Island, New York; and Sri Chinmoy were guest speakers at a dinner combining athletics and spirituality, held at the Church Center for the UN. Coincidently both guest speakers were at recent public events where Sri Chinmoy and members of tm Peace Meditation group a the UN were also attending. Many members ran in the 1978 NYC Marathon and Sri Chinmoy gave the opening meditation with Ted Corbet standing with hm. A ten mile race in Connecticuit was in honor of the 31^st Anniversary of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF). Many of the UN community were present as,Sri Chinmoy presented the winners award to Dr. Sander and noted his cheerfulness throughout, It was special treat to hear personal advice and stories from these accomplish, poised, knowledgeable yet humble athletic  leaders..

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Ted Corbitt has been called, “The Father of Long-Distance Running in USA.” He was a 1952 Olympian in the marathon and held many American records. Ted Corbitt was known as the father of long distance racing in the USA. He helped to reawaken interest in marathon and ultra distance races through his own training and racing, and also through his advocacy of race standards. He was the first president of the New York Road Runners Club and helped to plan the original NYC Marathon course. Later at age 80, Ted racewalked the New York City Marathon. Sri Chinmoy and members of the Meditation Group at the UN benefited from this early meeting and continued to  dmire Ted  as a most treasured inspirational example. An excerpt of shared Pre-Race Mantra: *I will: be relaxed; feel buoyant and strong while running in a perfect pacing form:  run hard and enjoy the effort.

During his talk, Sri Chinmoy spoke of running from the spiritual point of view:

“In the inner world, we run in order to proceed.

 In the outer world, we run in order to succeed.

“Success is the message world.

Progress is the message of the inner world.

We must embody, reveal and manifest

these two sacred and secret realisations

––In 1980 Sri Chinmoy composed a song for his admired friend Ted Corbit that highlighted his many inspiring qualities:

Lyrics:

Ted Corbitt, Ted Corbitt, Ted! Runner-world revolution-head. O softness-runner-saint, Measureless miles your legs did paint.A brave champion is foundIn Heavenly Silence-Sound

Ted Corbitt participated in the opening ceremonies for the 1978 New York City Marathon. Here he is shown with Sri Chinmoy, who opened the event with a silent meditation.

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Dr Norb Sander, pioneering sports physician and winner of the 1974 New York Marathon, receives a trophy from Sri Chinmoy after winning the Sri Chinmoy 10-mile run in New Canaan, Connecticut on 2 December 1977. Inspired by Dr Sander’s cheerful and devoted attitude during the run, Sri Chinmoy also presented him with a watch. Dr Sander, in turn, remarked that in over 20 years of running, the Sri Chinmoy race had been one of his most inspiring running experiences.

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n 11 December 1977 Sri Chinmoy awarded the UNICEF Cup to world-class marathon runner Dr. Norb Sander, who finished first out of 300 competitors in the Ten Mile Benefit Run for UNICEF held in New Canaan, Connecticut, on UNICEF’s 31st Anniversary.

Channel Swim between England and France

Dedicated to the UN 40th Anniversary in 1985

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Other Peace Meditation Groups members were successful crossing the English-French Chanel in future years including Sunil Davidson, Shraddha Howard and Vijaya Claxton.

 

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Gallery of Sunil Shots

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Meditation Flames soccer team at un 1970s

Sri Chinmoy, a soccer champion during his student and community ashram days, gave pointers to members of Meditation-Flames soccer team at the UN. It was a team  of members of the Meditation Group at the UN and their friends who  joined the Soccer League at the UN.  In December of 1976 the Meditation Flames soccer team won second place in UN Soccer League Tournament.

Excerpts from Sri Chinmoy’s advice to the Meditation Flames Soccer Team 10 October 1976 

“If you want to be good players, real good players you have to develop both legs. Your right leg may not be as good as left. …

Good football players do not shout and scream….when you shout and scream your attention is going. Use your brain, use your eyes, but not your tongue. Your eyes and legs must go together

Goal keeper should develop the kick. to develop kick power. The back and the forward should develop long kick, short kick,• dribbling, everything, everything. The full back should develop 40—50 meter kick.

Use the eyes and legs together. Don’t think first, use eyes and then kick, both have to be together.

You have to develop all your capacities. There are many things you don’t do. When I started to play I was hopeless. The coach came from Germany to teach us. Coach. (Years later) he gave me a photograph and wrote: ‘ ‘To Sri Chinmoy who gave me much trouble and much love”. I could not change my style.

Right now you have taken this up seriously. There are quite a few things you must learn. If you don’t have the willingness you can play the same way for many many years. But if you have the willingness you can go very, very fast.

You have to tactful and clever. Use your mental mathematics.

In my time and in my country we (were) a poor people but we worked very hard. We practiced five days a week. me sometimes twice a day or more. If you don’t practice you get rusty. If you don’t play regularly you are doing an injustice to those who play regularly. Please practice five days a week. The first 15 or 20 minutes only pay attention to difficulties you have, that way you can learn. When ever possible try to keep a good team, even if the opponents are weak.

There should be two goalies …. Kicking is necessary and never show goal, find somebody on the side. It is your duty you have to think of the goal keeper. Somebody is guarding, you people have to think of each other, how you can make it easy for the other. The person who is kicking should get the utmost support. The person who is going to receive is more responsible.

Practice, practice, practice. Your opponent is all the time thinking of you. Most of you can use both legs. If you don’t, you have to practice, when you go to the left goal you think of right leg. Otherwise football is not meant for you. Every Sunday and Saturday, twice and sometimes three times. Use mental mathematics use your vision and speed”

1985 – 1986 Cross Country USA Solo Peace Run ends at UN Hqs in NY 1986 Jan 24

 Peace swims for 1986 International Year of Peace

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The first swim by three members was on 1 January in the frigid waters off Hiroshima, Japan. Each swam two kilometers around the sacred Itsukushima Shrine on Miyajima Island.

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  The three USA Nationals:  Adhiratha Keefe, Sunil Davidson and Shraddha Howard, hold a sign in Japanese and English at the shore. 

The three then prayed and meditated for Peace as people observed before beginning the swim.

Because of the overwhelming response of the Japanese people and the media, and the encouragement of their colleagues, they swam again Five days later on 6 January.

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The swimmers before the event in front of the “We Love Peace” from a conference of Mayors meeting in Nagasaki. Sunil is holding the small banner of the Peace Meditation Group at  the UN .

This time for the swim in Nagasaki Harbour. The City Hall supported the

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swim and the Director of the Peace Museum was on hand for the event.

Members of a 400-year-old cold-water swim club built a big bonfire to keep all warm on land, and some children entered the water for the start and finish bearing signs with messages of world peace.

As in Hiroshima, the media were very enthusiastic, with four television stations and nine newspaper and radio reporters covering the event and requesting interviews.

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After the three American Staff members returned to their work at UN Headquarters, they contained their efforts on weekends.

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In February and March they did demonstration swims for peace in US states including Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Texas, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Arizona and California.

Other locations visited in early months of 1986 were Bermuda, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Costa Rica and Panama.  

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Encouraged by a letter of appreciation from the Office of the Secretary-General commending the “intrepid endeavors” and “admirable commitment, which you and your colleagues in the Meditation Group share for the principles of the United Nations Organization and its International Year of Peace,”

The swimmers traveled to a total of 35 sites around the globe—all at their own expense—to swim for peace.

The enthusiastic response, reflected in the over 50 newspaper articles that covered the swims, inspired them to continue on from December of 1986 into January of 1987 to finish with 6 countries in the Southern Hemisphere : Argentina, Chile, Brazil, Uruguay, Bolivia, and Peru.

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The second to last swim was in Bolivia, La Paz, Lake Titicaca, was one of the most challenging for swimmers breathing, since they had insufficient  time to acclimatize to the altitude. They swam the day following arrival.at 12,500 feet (3,810 metres) above sea level in the Andes Mountains of South America

 

 

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(Members and Friends of the Meditation Group at the UN joined in singing inspirational songs before event

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Oneness-Home World Harmony and Peace Runs

-since 1987 – some start and/ or finish on UN Visitor Plaza terrace or across the street at Dag Hammarskjold Plaza.

• SC OH – World Harmony – and Peace Runs

 President General Conference UNESCO message for World Harmony Run 25th Anniversary

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Davidson Hepburn’s encouraging message: Toward 2022 and a Oneness-World”. Illustrated video with example clips from around the world identifies a number of activities the World Harmony Run has undertaken or inspired. This global torch relay founded by Sri Chinmoy in 1987, and related initiatives for a culture of peace continue to grow and support important ideals of the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and of the entire UN community. The President of UNESCO General Conference highlights some he hopes can be further expanded and enriched in the coming decade (2012 to 2022) and bring us closer to a Oneness-World”. Dr. Hepburn suggests:
1. Visit World Heritage Sites:
2. Perform Music
3. Create or Display Art and Poetry
4. Value Diversity
5. Support Interfaith Acceptance
6. Honour Role Models
7. Discover New Possibilities
8. Finally, Never Give Up!
(See more detail in full text see link + informal translations to be available)

Informal translation of the text of the video message for the 25th anniversary is available in 25 sub-title languages. Note: Sri Chinmoy Oneness-Home Peace Runs and The World Harmony Run were  founded in 1987, to show that world peace is a dynamic achievable goal; seeks to strengthen international friendship and understanding. 

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As a symbol of harmony, runners carry a flaming torch, passing it from hand to hand traveling through over 100 nations around the globe.  It is the world’s largest and longest relay run.

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In 2010 the run carried the message of Culture of Peace -“Rapprochement of Cultures” on its banner in the 6 official UN languages, and

During 2011 the twin messages of “Year of Forests” – 2011 and  – Year of Youth (aug 2010 – 2011) were both supported on runs around the world.

(see more at: worldharmonyrun.org and peacerun.org )
SEE ALSO:

Sri Chinmoy early encouragement for Runs in support of UN Ideals

• – Many local runs for UN day (Presentation to S-G Javier de Cuer)

Early UNICEF related 1977?

1979 Year of Child IYC :

A precursor to the harmony and peace runs, see link to Historical report of the activities inspired by Sri Chinmoy around the world in support of UN Day, UN Children’s’ Fund ( UNICEF ) and the International Year of the Child ( IYC ) for 1979 .
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Participants in the USA, Canada, Europe and Australia called attention to the importance of IYC and the hope it expressed for the future.

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• Perth Australia Un Run for Peace – on 21 October drew over fifty Perth runners for a 10.5 kilometre run (6 miles). The run was started by the famous Australian miler, Herb Elliott.

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• IPSWICH. SUFFOLK; United Kingdom   U.N. Day in Ipswich was marked with a children’s 34-mile bicycle relay for IYC as well as a 34-mile relay run. as described in the Evening Star article below. In addition, about twenty children sang “This Is My Year” on the local radio station.

. For more information on In a worldwide celebration of IYC  more details, See UN Day, Proclamations, Athletic and other events around the world at http://www.worldharmonyrun.org/un_initiatives/year_of_child/world_support_iyc

Initial Inspiration Grows into something more.

These activities the 1970’s were wonderful initial experiences for a number of individuals who later became involved in supporting other special events such as:

• the 40th anniversary of the UN in 1985;
• the International Year of Peace in 1986 and subsequent initiatives such as
•  the Oneness-Home Peace Run in beginning 1987 and the
•  World Harmony Run.

SEE Some of UN related lifts could be in  3-06 Honoring individuals

Lifting up the world with a oneness heart. – notable UN related figures

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Moment of silence – International Friendship Run, at UN 04 Nov 2000 for 10,000

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 4  Nov 2000, Sri Chinmoy offered a moment of silence for peace at the opening ceremony of the annual International Friendship Run, held at the UN for 10,000 international runners, in conjunction with the NYC Marathon;

Tennis Tournament

There were even tennis tournaments for staff held in Queens, NY—all to create a family feeling.

1983

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3 August 1985, Aspiration-Ground, Tennis Court, Jamaica, New York
* TENNIS TOURNAMENT FOR DELEGATES’ WIVES

I am extremely happy and I am extremely grateful that you have come here to play tennis. Some of you are beginners while others are excellent players. But the beginners need not feel sad, for everybody
has to start out as a beginner in every field of life. Today’s beginners can tomorrow become champions. The beginners will not remain always beginners. In a twinkling they can easily become good players. This i s what we have all along been observing. Again, the excellent champion players also can make progress. Good or excellent players can become better and best and transcend their capacities. Our goal is transcendence, self-transcendence, so we are all the time competing with ourselves.

I am very, very glad and very deeply honoured that you have come to play on our court. You have given us immense joy and I am offering to each of you my heart’s soulful gratitude • You have come from
various parts of the world to work at the United Nations, serving not only your country but also the entire world. I am praying for your husbands’ continued success in their outer lives and for their continuous progress in their inner lives. We do hope that some day they also will be able to come to our court and play with their colleagues, and t hen we will have a oneness-family.
Tennis is a matter of love and serve, and then comes the victory. Our goal, your goal, humanity’s oneness-goal, is love and serve. Tennis is a most significant game, for it reminds us always of our goal here on earth.
Once more to each of you I am offering my heart’s most soulful gratitude. your happiness in the game today was most soulful and most meaningful. It has brought such joy to my tennis-life. Whenever you
feel like coming and playing here in our court, you come – any time, any hour. This court will always be available for you all. Those of you who are beginners, please practise either here or elsewhere. You
don’t have to remain beginners. Just play and become excellent players, like we have seen some excellent players here today. You are exhausted, thirsty and hungry, so you all come to the restaurant now and please eat. * Post-tournament remarks made to wives  by Sri Chinmoy

To be added:    

• Meditation members  running Marathons ;  

Hatha Yoga Demonstrations

Yoga and the Spiritual Life – Composite 1970 – 1997 Sri Chinmoy on subject 

Talk and Demo: Hatha Yoga and Relaxation 1976 Feb 11

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Meditation members join  climbing events around world.

Meditation members participate in nyc cycling marathon

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• Meditation members participate in nyc cycling marathon and Pragati pascal places year?

op honours for women in the annual 24-hour Pepsi-Cola Bicycle Marathon in Central Park were won by a member of Sri Chinmoy Meditation at the United Nations, Ms. Joanne Caruso of the U.N. Department of Public Information.

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Joanne rode a total of 305 miles, circling the five-mile Central Park loop 61 times between 12 noon on 27 May and 12 noon 28 May 1978. Many other members of the Meditation Group, most of whom practiced for only four weeks before the race, also tested the limits of their endurance in this event as part of a team of 114 men and 83 women who proved by their total team mileage of 38,605 miles that qualities developed in meditation , such as concentration, determination and dedication, can be utilised to expand the physical capacity in a very tangible way.

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Sri Chinmoy himself inspired the team to a striking overall victory by riding a total of 230 miles, 55 miles better than his total of 175 miles in the previous year’s marathon. In addition to receiving first prizes for the best riding group and the best uniformed riding group, the team took first prize for the best 10-member riding team, with a top mileage of 3,150 miles-more than a thousand miles better than the closest competing 10-member team-and first prize for the best 10-25-member riding team, with a 24-member entry pedaling 6,355 miles. Nirjhari Delong, a U.N. staff member of the Department of Technical Co-operation for Development, took third place overall for the women with a total of 265 miles, and Keith Furman, a popular magician at many of the Group’s benefits for UNICEF, took third place overall for the men, with a total of 410 miles.

24-Hour Pepsi-Cola Bicycle Marathons

Remark before the 1977 24-Hour Pepsi-Cola Bicycle Marathon

The Pepsi-Cola marathon is the devoted self-giving and astounding capacity of the human body to follow the divine soul while it is travelling along Eternity’s Road to reach Infinity’s Shore.

Sri Chinmoy, My cycling experiences, Agni Press, 2007

https://www.srichinmoylibrary.com/cel-27

The 24-Hour Pepsi-Cola Bicycle Marathon in Central Park was held over the Memorial Day weekend in May 1977. More than 9,000 cyclists entered. From the Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team 135 cyclists participated.

Despite severe leg cramps, Sri Chinmoy reached a total of 175 miles. The Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team pedalled a total of 22,530 miles and won the prizes for the best riding team and for best uniform. The team had only begun practising two weeks earlier.

In the last half hour of the marathon, Sri Chinmoy led the entire team in a victory lap around the five-mile course. A photo of the victory lap appeared in The New York Times on Monday, May 30, 1977. https://www.srichinmoylibrary.com/cel-28e1

https://www.srichinmoylibrary.com/cel-28

3. KIND WORDS Tribute – relevant move to 3-14

gallery 02 to review for appropriate text-

Gallery 03 – Lifts

See also Walk – Runs for Peace  – Lake Success etc