8 March
The Esraj
The Esraj, an Indian stringed instrument, was Sri Chinmoy's favourite instrument; on the Esraj Sri Chinmoy offered many soulful performances of meditative music.
O esraj, I am all gratitude to you
For bringing to the fore
The divine musician in me.
Sri Chinmoy, [1. Sri Chinmoy, Seventy-Seven Thousand Service-Trees, Part 16, New York: Agni Press, 1999.]
Sri Chinmoy would often play the Esraj before lifting people in his special programme 'Lifting Up the World With a Oneness Heart'. Sri Chinmoy felt by playing the Esraj he could offer a meditative consciousness to people.
At Radio Sri Chinmoy, we have a new Esraj Recording - Maestro Sri Chinmoy plays the Esraj.
Sri Chinmoy playing the Esraj. Photo by Pavitrata.
Stories
First-hand experiences of meditation and spirituality.
In the Whirlwind of Life
Pradeep Hoogakker The Hague, Netherlands
'You two have been friends for many hundreds of years'
Jogyata Dallas Auckland, New Zealand
'It was like I was seeing who Guru really was: this extraordinary, beautiful being inside a physical body'
Jogyata Dallas Auckland, New Zealand
How my spiritual search led me to Sri Chinmoy
Vidura Groulx Montreal, Canada
The day I saw my Guru for the first time
Natabara Rollosson New York, United States
The Swimming Relay
Toshala Elliott Auckland, New Zealand
My Life with Sri Chinmoy: a book
Tejvan Pettinger Oxford, United Kingdom
Connecting the dots
Lunthita Duthely Hialeah, United States
You only have to keep your eyes and ears open
Gannika Wiesenberger Linz, Austria
My first Guru
Adarini Inkei Geneva, Switzerland
My 5 a.m. strategic meditations
Sanchita Fleming Ottawa, CanadaSuggested videos
interviews with Sri Chinmoy's students
Siblings on a spiritual path
Pranlobha Kalagian Seattle, United States
Running the world's longest race
Jayasalini Abramovskikh Moscow, Russia
When I met Sri Chinmoy for the first time
Baridhi Yonchev Sofia, Bulgaria
Getting through difficult times in your meditation
Banshidhar Medeiros San Juan, Puerto Rico
How meditation helped me swim the English Channel
Abhejali Bernardova Zlín, Czech Republic
An airport meditation experience
Jogyata Dallas Auckland, New Zealand
A feeling that something more exists
Florbela Caniceiro Coimbra, Portugal
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