Sri Chinmoy:
The Peace Meditation at the United Nations

Members of the Peace Meditation at the United Nations come from various faith or belief traditions and experience. The 1999 Book written on the eve of the New Millennium by Sri Chinmoy, who leads the Peace Meditation Group, was well received by members, friends and others. This posts contains excerpts from inter faith book “My … Read more →

A Poetic Offering by Sri Chinmoy, Leader of the peace Meditation at the UN. Food has God. God is Food. Food has life. God is Life. Food has reality. God is Reality. Food has sound-success. God is Sound-Success. Food has silence-progress. God is Silence-Progress.        I eat. I eat to survive. From my very birth … Read more →

A Poetic Offering by Sri Chinmoy, Leader of the Peace Meditations at the United Nations. WHAT IS IT? Meditation: what is it? Peace of mind. Peace of mind: what is it? Self-giving. Self-giving: what is it? God-becoming. God-becoming: what is it? The beginning of a new journey. The beginning of a new journey: what is … Read more →

   A Poetic Offering by Sri Chinmoy, Leader of the Peace Meditations at the United Nations. Indeed, the power of helplessness in human beings is remarkable. Do we dare to believe this? Indeed, the power of hopelessness in human beings is staggering. Do we dare to believe this? Indeed, the power of uselessness in human … Read more →

   A Poetic Offering by Sri Chinmoy, Leader of the Peace Meditations at the United Nations. My body wants to sleep. My vital wants to run. My mind wants to know. My heart wants to grow. My soul wants to glow. My Lord Supreme wants to flow. My body cries. My vital sighs. My mind … Read more →

A Poetic Offering by Sri Chinmoy, Leader of the Peace Meditations at the United Nations.   MAN’S INNER INSPIRATION Man’s inner inspiration Is his outer success. Man’s inner aspiration Is his outer progress. Man’s inner dedication Is his outer manifestation. Man’s inner realisation Is his outer perfection. Man’s divine hunger Is his deepest depth. Man’s … Read more →

A Poetic Offering by Sri Chinmoy, Leader of the Peace Meditations at the United Nations. PRAYER AND MEDITATION Prayer is man’s soulful cry for God. Meditation is man’s fruitful smile in God. Prayer is personal; also, universal. Meditation is impersonal; also, transcendental. Prayer is petition; also, adoration. Meditation is absorption; also, perfection. Prayer needs God’s … Read more →

A Poetic Offering by Sri Chinmoy, Leader of the Peace Meditations at the United Nations. World Gratitude Day was celebrated by the meditation group 22 September 1980   PRAYER FOR GRATITUDE DAY My Lord Supreme, this is a special day, Gratitude Day. Alas, I do not have even an iota of gratitude to offer You. … Read more →

An Offering by Sri Chinmoy, Leader of the Peace Meditations at the United Nations.  EACH NATION Each nation has five members in its family: inspiration, aspiration, realisation, revelation and manifestation. The body needs inspiration. The vital needs aspiration. The mind needs realisation. The heart needs revelation. The soul needs manifestation. The body wants to walk. … Read more →

 in honour of India’s 50th Anniversary of Independence  RABINDRANATH TAGORE SRI AUROBINDO SURYAKANT TRIPATHI “NIRALA” SIJBRAMANIA BHARATI WITH SPECIAL READING BY: DR. P. JAYARAMAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR BHARATIYA VIDYA BHAVAN MUSIC ON SAROD BY: NIRBHAYA WEININGER (Student of Ali Akbar Khan) WEDNESDAY 30 APRIL 1-2 p.m. Dag Hammarskjold Auditorium Presented by United Nations Staff Recreation Council … Read more →

UNITED NATIONS the Heart-Home of the World-Body “The outer message of the United Nations is peace. The inner message of the United Nations is love. The inmost message of the United Nations is oneness. “ This is an undated illustrated – Possibly used in 1990’s or before  by Peace Meditation at the U.N. It has … Read more →

UNICEF Three of Sri Chinmoy’s aphorisms appeared in the 1975 edition of UNICEF’s Engagement Calendar, which is distributed worldwide. Below is UNICEF letter requesting permission to use the quotations: UNITED NATIONS CHILDREN’S FUND . FONDS DES NATIONS UNIES POUR L’ENFANCE UNITED NATIONS •. NEW YORK September 28, 1973 Dear Mr. Sri Chinmoy, We are writing … Read more →

The leader of the Peace Meditation at the United Nations, SriChinmoy  resided in the Sri Aurobindo Community in India for 20 years before he came to the West in 1964. In 1997 in Honour of Sri Aurobindo he set lines from the Savitri epic to Music. “Savitri” was  Sri Aurobindo’s last and greatest work. “All … Read more →

30 March 1993, Poetry reading by Sri Chinmoy, followed by a presentation by Mr. Hans Janitscheck, President of the UNSRC Society of Writers, to Sri Chinmoy of the Society’s Award of Excellence  – UN Dag Hammarskjold Auditorium. Sri Chinmoy recited some from his earliest days to more recent Poems. Dr. Vidagdha Bennett spoke some about  … Read more →

Sri Chinmoy joined Pulitzer Prize winner Yusef Komunyakaa, Joyce Carol Oates and others in a poetry reading March 29 at the United Nations. The event was sponsored by the UNSRC Society of Writers. At the Poetry Reading Celebrating the United Nations Year of the Dialogue Among Civilizations, held at the United Nations on 29 March … Read more →

2019-08-23aug-Ambassador Toshiya Hoshino-Japan-Poetry Festival Ambassador Toshiya Hoshino, Deputy Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations, offers remarks at the Sri Chinmoy Poetry Festival on 23 August 2019 at Aspiration-Ground meditation garden in Queens.   Text and more Photos to be added.  

BOOK RELEASE BY DR. P. JAYARAMAN On 19 November 1991, the UNSRC Society of Writers invited United Nations delegates and staff to a poetry reading by Dr. P. Jayaraman, Indian scholar and Executive Director of the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan (USA). The event marked the release of the publication by the Bhavan of the book Poems … Read more →

10 June 1993, Poetry reading and performance in UN Conference room by some members of: The Peace Meditation at the UN and Sri Chinmoy Bhajan Singers .                    Gallery  

“Each nation has human beings who aspire for a better, more illumining and more fulfilling world. These seekers have expressed their aspiration in and through various fields: spirituality, religion, philosophy, science , music, art, poetry and so forth. The United Nations is not only for the delegates. and representatives of the various nations. It is … Read more →

A Real Member of the United Nations: is …country’s powerful choice; world’s fruitful voice;  earth’s  aspiration-cry;  Heaven’s  Satisfaction-Smile.   division-mind quiet; oneness-heart voice ;  dream of precious progress. ( see full context below) SRI CHINMOY:  THE PEACE MEDITATION AT THE UNITED NATIONS  The following selection is excerpted from “A Real Member of the United Nations” … Read more →

A Real Member of the UN: 1.   Supreme responsibility to bring to the fore the inspiring capacities and aspiring qualities 2.    A mere instrument, …  his own inner faith will bring him progress-perfection-victory. 3.   Forgives the UN mistakes….hopes  the UN will become the embodiment of truth-perfection. ( see full context below) SRI CHINMOY: THE PEACE … Read more →

A Real Member of the United Nations: …mind-pocket …global understanding and heart-pocket…universal concern.  …claims the UN as very own, …richly inspired to change its face and fate …for the better.  … heart and mind respond to inner and outer world-concern-duties.  … no longer a prisoner of selfishness-demands. …if dreams only of his own country … … Read more →

A real member of the United Nations:  has surmounted the doubt-hurdle,  flying the victory-banner of universal faith.  every morning without fail wears the armour of patience-light.  desperate for a moment’s peace among the comity of nations.  not believe in thorny uncertainties.; …believes in ever-blossoming and everlasting heart-roses and their world-pleasing fragrance.   in silent meditation … Read more →

 A real member of the United Nations:   offers  his  heart’s receptivity;  gratitude-flames  for being asked to represent aspiration and dedication; and  making him  acquainted with teeming wants and needs. never allows himself to be buffeted by self-doubt and world-suspicion.  if asked what doing , will say: “ accelerating my self-transcendence and world-acceptance-pace.”  carries in … Read more →

A real member of the United Nations: self-offering joy surprises the entire world; sings only aspiration-perfection-song and never wants to watch desire-possession-dance; sends every morning beauty’s peace around the world. knows that  wisdom-knowledge-light and sympathetic understanding  will never lose on the battlefield of misunderstanding; is a true lover of the UN soul and a true … Read more →

A real member of the United Nations: soulful request: “Embrace the truth; fulfil the countless needs of all countries.” never uses doubt-brakes on his world-elevating inspiration. has rare peace-passport to safely and successfully cross any heart- border. prepares for perfection of his  life and  country and,  given up  expectation-frustration with  other countries. never  blinded by … Read more →

Links to excerpts from “A Real Member of the United Nations”* Offered in honour of  United Nations Day, 24 October 2012. The below key words and fuller context (see link) also appeared in weekly handouts for the Meditation at the UN weekly meetings between  October 26 and December 07, 2010 A Real Member of the … Read more →

A Real Member of the United Nations: not speak ill of sad incapacities and bad blunders;  appreciate achievements and admire promises.  prays   for preparation of a oneness-world-family;  for  completion of a oneness-world-family.   mind flies infinitely higher than  dividing and intimidating world-thought-clouds. ( see full context below) SRI CHINMOY: THE PEACE MEDITATION AT THE UNITED … Read more →

Dedication I humbly dedicate this volume of 65 poems to my most esteemed Brother-Friend, Mr. Vladimir Petrovsky, on the occasion of his 65th birthday on 29 April 1998. – Sri Chinmoy see also: In Memoriam: Vladimir Petrovsky 2014 Feb 21 Brief Bio – Summary CV Mr…. MR. VLADIMIR PETROVSKY Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations, Director-General … Read more →

A number of members of the meditation group participated in and helped organize the the Sri Chinmoy Poetry Festival that was held at Aspiration-Ground in New York on August 23rd 2011. Sri Chinmoy Poetry Festival 2011 Tuesday, August 23n1 7:30 p.m. Aspiration-Ground, New York  Celebrating the 80th birth anniversary of Sri Chinmoy   Come, Sun, … Read more →

A number of members of the meditation group participated in and helped organize the the Sri Chinmoy Poetry Festival that was held at Aspiration-Ground in New York on August 24rd 2010. Chinmoy Poetry Festival 2010 An inspiring evening of readings, commentary and musical performances Tuesday, August 24, 7:30 p.rn.  Aspiration-Ground Jamaica Hills, New York (corner … Read more →

Celebration of the First International Day of Happiness Featuring the Launch of The Jewels of Happiness Celebrity Audio Book by Sri Chinmoy – with chapters read by Desmond Tutu, Carl Lewis and Roberta Flack New York. 19 March. Aware that the increase of happiness depends also strongly on the training of one’s own spirit, the … Read more →

This post contains links to pages of book published in 2005 which contains answers to spiritual questions, poems and inspirational talks, offered by Sri Chinmoy at the United Nations between June 1977 and October 1994.  This is the 1,510th book that Sri Chinmoy has written since he came to the West in 1964. His first … Read more →

This was the first Year since the UN General Assembly proclaimed an International Day of Happiness. The Grand Central Branch of the NY Public Library, which is few blocks form the UN  used the theme of  “Happiness – An Inner Perspectives” for a Poetry and Art Display during April – June 2013. It was a … Read more →

Nothing delights our soul More than soulful singing. – Sri Chinmoy Song 1: If there is peace-beauty, Then there is Happiness-fragrance .  – Words and Music By Sri Chinmoy, January 18, 2006, From Enthusiasm Songbook Part 10, by Sri Chinmoy Where Is my happiness? It is inside my peace And nowhere else. – Sri Chinmoy, … Read more →

Members of the Peace Meditation Group at the United Nations helped to organize and some participated in the Sri Chinmoy Poetry Festival 20 August 2013 Aspiration-Ground, New York The afternoon portion of the Sri Chinmoy Poetry Festival includes: 2:00p.m. Nilasha’s music ensemble Readings of Sri Chinmoy’s poetry in the original English and in translation, by … Read more →