Our members
We come from all backgrounds and walks of life, brought together by our shared love of meditation, spirituality and world-service.
Contents of this page: | 1. Our inner life:
How we joined the Sri Chinmoy Centre • Our experiences of meditation and spirituality • Stories with our teacher, Sri Chinmoy |
2. What keeps us busy (besides meditation): |
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3. Writing and poetry by Sri Chinmoy's students |
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Meditation experiences by Sri Chinmoy's students.
Getting through difficult times in your meditation
Banshidhar Medeiros San Juan, Puerto RicoA Divine Phone Call
Jogyata Dallas Auckland, New ZealandSpirituality means speed
Patanga Cordeiro São Paulo, BrazilMeditation: Touching The Infinite
Jogyata Dallas Auckland, New ZealandSelf-transcendence in meditation
Kailash Beyer Zurich, SwitzerlandSeeing the God inside my son
Utsahi St-Armand Ottawa, CanadaAn airport meditation experience
Jogyata Dallas Auckland, New ZealandMy 5 a.m. strategic meditations
Sanchita Fleming Ottawa, CanadaReflections on meditation
Janaka Spence Edinburgh, United KingdomThe first time that I really understood that I had a soul
Jogyata Dallas Auckland, New ZealandWhere the finite connects to the Infinite
Jogyata Dallas Auckland, New ZealandAn intense, concentrated Fire
Toshala Elliott Auckland, New ZealandMore stories
Sri Chinmoy's students recall some of their treasured memories.
Celebrating birthdays at Guru's house
Devashishu Torpy London, United KingdomIf I could remember this in my daily life now, I'd be a very high soul
Charana Evans Cardiff, WalesSri Chinmoy's inner guidance
Kailash Beyer Zurich, SwitzerlandSri Chinmoy meets an old friend
Pradhan Balter Chicago, United States'Everyone is feeling nothing but love'
Suren Leosson Reykjavik, IcelandMy first Guru
Adarini Inkei Geneva, Switzerland'I could find out myself, but it was so much easier asking your soul'
Mridanga Spencer Ipswich, United KingdomHow Sri Chinmoy appreciated enthusiasm
Prachar Stegemann Canberra, AustraliaWhen I met Sri Chinmoy for the first time
Baridhi Yonchev Sofia, BulgariaA demonstration of the Master’s occult powers
Arpan De Angelo New York, United StatesA 40-Year Blessing
Sarama Minoli New York, United StatesHumorous moments with Sri Chinmoy
Toshala Elliott Auckland, New ZealandMy life with Sri Chinmoy
Namrata Moses New York, United StatesBooks by members of the Sri Chinmoy Centre
Sport and Meditation
by Sri ChinmoyA Twenty-First Century seeker
by Pradhan Balter222 Meditation Techniques
by Sri ChinmoyMiracle-Suns from the Heart
True stories from a spiritual Master, his students and dear friendsAuspicious Good Fortune
by Sumangali MorhallRunning in rhythm with the heart
by Jayasalini AbramovskikhMusic
At Sri Chinmoy's request and encouragement, there are many musicians within the Centre who make arrangements of his meditative songs and perform them free of charge to the public. Here is a small selection of groups:
Some of our musical members
Samalya Schafer
Samalya became a student of Sri Chinmoy when he was 19. A talented athlete, he holds a current Marathon PB of 2.28h
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Eshana Gadjanski
Eshana is an accomplished pianist. She is the leader of the female music group Blue Flower, whose members come from the former Yugoslavian republics, and which offer concerts of Sri Chinmoy's music all over Europe.
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Apaga Renner
Apaga and her husband Dipavajan manage the Sri Chinmoy Centre in Graz. Apaga regularly offers meditation classes in her home town, and sings with Paree's International Group in concerts all over the world.
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Experiences of sport and self-transcendence.
Why we organise ultra-distance events
Subarnamala Riedel Zurich, SwitzerlandHow meditation helped me swim the English Channel
Abhejali Bernardova Zlín, Czech RepublicRunning a Six-Day Race
Ratuja Zub Minsk, BelarusBelieve, take a step and proceed: a 6-day race experience
Susan Marshall ,All I needed was the Supreme, and I would always win
Pragati Pascale New York, United StatesWinning the Swiss Alpine Marathon
Vajin Armstrong Auckland, New ZealandA few of our athletic members
Vajin Armstrong
Vajin is one of New Zealand's top distance runners, winning the prestigious Kepler Challenge in 2011 and the Swiss Alpine Marathon in 2016
Vasanti Niemz
Vasanti was the first of Sri Chinmoy's students to swim the English Channel in 1985, a feat she repeated 25 years later in 2012 as part of a triathlon - swimming, biking and running all the way to Aachen, Germany.
Vajra Henderson
Vajra has been a student of Sri Chinmoy for over 50 years; his medical and massage experience is invaluable in the many ultra-distance races that we organise.
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Working in a spiritual enterprise
Many of Sri Chinmoy's students work in restaurants and stores dedicated to offering Sri Chinmoy's meditative consciousness to the public. Pranlobha Kalajian who works in the Silence-Heart-Nest restaurant in Seattle, describes what her working day is like.
Members who work in enterprises
Aruna Pohland
Aruna is the proprietor of the Cosmos-Heart, a charming little café in the centre of Augsburg which serves coffee and cakes in a peaceful setting.
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Shankara Smith
Shankara, along with her sister Dipika, manages the Run and Become athletic stores in the UK, which were founded by her father Ongkar with Sri Chinmoy's inspiration. She also leads the international women's music group Temple-Song-Hearts, which performs concerts of Sri Chinmoy's music all over the world.
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Padmasini Guillet
Padmasini lives in the south of France, where she runs a delightful cafe called Tripti Kulai. She is also the official translator of Sri Chinmoy's writings and travels all over the world to give talks on meditation.
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Peace-runners
Bayarkhuu Batbayar
Bayarkhuu has travelled the world as part of the international Peace Run team, taking part in runs in Scandinavia, Australia, Japan and Korea
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Harita Davies
Harita is the US co-ordinator for the Sri Chinmoy Oneness-Home Peace Run. She is also a formidable runner, having run the world's longest race - the Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile race - three times.
Sweta Pradhan
An enthusiastic runner, Sweta helps to organise the Sri Chinmoy Oneness Home Peace Run in her native Nepal, and has been part of the international team for the North American leg on three occasions.
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Creativity
Sri Chinmoy encouraged us to use meditation to enhance our capacities in many fields - including writing, poetry, art and photography. Here is a selection of musings from our members...
Bhutan, A Country Less Travelled...
Ambarish Keenan Dublin, IrelandA Mountain Meditation
Jogyata Dallas Auckland, New ZealandThe Swimming Relay
Toshala Elliott Auckland, New ZealandMy love of spiritual poetry
Manatita Hutchinson London, United KingdomThe Random Dog
Toshala Elliott Auckland, New ZealandSri Chinmoy's biography, written by one of the most famous Bengali authors
Mahatapa Palit New York, United StatesArt and Photography
Ashish Zubaty
Ashish's specialities are cooking and photography. He also is an enthusiastic participant in the World Harmony Run, having joined the international team on runs through Australia, the USA and Ireland.
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Pranlobha Kalagian
Pranlobha is a very keen photographer, and has used that talent to great effect on her travels throughout the world with the Peace Run.
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Papaha Gosline
Papaha owns a gallery and art studio that focuses on showing spiritual contemporary art and producing commercial design. Inspired by the Sri Chinmoy's example, he lives a very athletic lifestyle teaching tennis part time, along with enjoying many other sports activities in sunny San Diego.
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