Runners’ Dinner: Church Center for UN 29 Jan 1979 – Athletics & Spirituality

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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 an unusual dinner combining athletics and spirituality.

It was held at the Church Center for the United Nations on 29 January 1979.

 

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 of the outer world. Progress is the message of the inner world.

We must embody, reveal and manifest these two sacred and secret realisations.”

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Above, Mr. Ted Corbitt and Dr. Norb Sander address the gathering.

Below, Sri Chinmoy speaks on meditation and running.

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