8 March
World Gratitude Day 2013
September 21 is World Gratitude Day, an opportunity to cultivate and remember the importance of gratitude. World Gratitude day was first celebrated by the United Nations Meditation Group in 1977, following an idea of Sri Chinmoy.
Sri Chinmoy has written countless poems, aphorisms and discourses on the power and benefits of gratitude.
"Gratitude in the inner world is nothing but self-expansion. It is through self-expansion that we become aware of our true reality, which is Infinity itself. Your contribution to the world at large, to the inner world especially, is momentous. As a seeker, I know that there is nothing on earth as valuable and significant as gratitude. In God's Eye there is nothing more meaningful and precious than man's gratitude. Therefore, to you, to the illumining soul in you, I wish to offer my boundless and ever-growing gratitude.
World Gratitude day at Sri Chinmoy Library
Related- Talk on gratitude and ingratitude by Sri Chinmoy
- Q.A. on Gratitude
Stories
First-hand experiences of meditation and spirituality.
I felt a bell ringing in my heart
Charana Evans Cardiff, Wales
In the Right Place, At the Right Time
Eshana Gadjanski Novi Sad, Serbia
My inner calling
Purnakama Rajna Winnipeg, Canada
A 40-Year Blessing
Sarama Minoli New York, United States
I see infinitely more than I say
Agraha Levine Seattle, United States
Bhutan, A Country Less Travelled...
Ambarish Keenan Dublin, Ireland
Akuti: a pioneer-jewel in our Centre
Akuti Eisamann Connecticut, United States
The Swimming Relay
Toshala Elliott Auckland, New Zealand
Breaking the world record for the longest game of hopscotch
Pipasa Glass & Jamini Young Seattle, United States
'When you perform for me, always choose devotional songs.'
Gunthita Corda Zurich, Switzerland
Our Guru becomes the perfect disciple
Devashishu Torpy London, United Kingdom
Why run 3100 miles?
Smarana Puntigam Vienna, Austria
The spiritual life is normal to me
Shankara Smith London, United KingdomSuggested videos
interviews with Sri Chinmoy's students
How I became interested in meditation
Abhejali Bernardova Zlín, Czech Republic
The value of meditation in a stressful job
Garga Chamberlain Bristol, United Kingdom
What meditation gave me that I was missing
Purnahuti Wagner Guatemala City, Guatemala
Selfless Service
Brian David Seattle, United States
Self-transcendence in meditation
Kailash Beyer Zurich, Switzerland
A direct line to God
Vajra Henderson New York, United States
My well-scheduled day
Jayasalini Abramovskikh Moscow, Russia
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