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Sri Chinmoy.org is the official complete source for information about the life and teachings of spiritual Teacher, Sri Chinmoy.

The site was originally designed with considerable input and guidance from Sri Chinmoy himself, and is currently maintained by members of the Sri Chinmoy Centre. We are continuing to add new content from the diverse life, activities and writings of Sri Chinmoy.

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Acknowledgements

This section gratefully acknowledges text, music video and photos used on the home page. On other pages, we try to acknowledge the source on the page itself.

Home page - Opening section

• Opening quote: Sri Chinmoy, AUM – Vol.II-1, No. 6, June 27, 1974 Vishma Press, 1974
• Photograph: Sri Chinmoy Centre.

Section 1: Peace

Slide 1

• Aphorism: Sri Chinmoy, AUM – Vol.II-1, No. 6, June 27, 1974 Vishma Press, 1974
• Text: Sri Chinmoy, Yoga And The Spiritual Life. The Journey of India's Soul Agni Press, 1971

Slide 2

• Text: Sri Chinmoy, Meditate on Jharna-Kala Card Co., 1995
• Flute Music: from the album 107 Blue Heart-Boats recorded on December 5th 1993, New York by Sri Chinmoy. Full album »

Slide 3

• Text: excerpted from the chapter "Peace", from the book The Jewels of Happiness by Sri Chinmoy
• Audio: excerpt from the chapter Peace from the book Jewels of Happiness by Sri Chinmoy, read by Archbishop emeritus Desmond Tutu. Background music: A Moment's Peace by Sri Chinmoy, arranged by Parichayaka Hammerl.

Slide 4

• Photo: Sri Chinmoy, opening meditation, Peace Concert in Prague, 2004 (audience 14,000), photo by Dhanu.
• Opening Quote: Sri Chinmoy, Compassion-sea and satisfaction-waves
• Text: Sri Chinmoy, Sri Chinmoy answers, part 22, Agni Press, 2000
• Video: Peace Concert in Chicago, 1991, original footage by Sukantika.

Slide 5

• Poem: Sri Chinmoy, Ten Thousand Flower-Flames, part 80 Agni Press, 1983
• Photograph: Apaguha Vesely

Slide 6

• Text: 1st paragraph - Sri Chinmoy, My Meditation-Service at the United Nations for 25 Years Agni Press, 1995
• Text: 2nd paragraph - Sri Chinmoy, Sri Chinmoy answers, part 11 Agni Press.
• Text: 3rd paragraph - Sri Chinmoy, His Compassion is everything to us Agni Press, 2013
• Photo: Pulak Viscardi

Slide 7

• Photograph: Adarini Inkei
• Text: Sri Chinmoy, Yoga And The Spiritual Life. The Journey of India's Soul Agni Press, 1971

Section 2: Loving the World

Slide 1

• Paragraph 1: Sri Chinmoy, Philosophy: wisdom-chariot of the mind Agni Press, 1999
• Paragraph 2: Sri Chinmoy, Sri Chinmoy answers, part 30 Agni Press, 2001
• Paragraph 3: Sri Chinmoy, Love Agni Press, 2006
• Paragraph 4: Sri Chinmoy, Meditations: food for the soul Agni Press, 1970

Slide 2

• Text: Sri Chinmoy, Meditate on Jharna-Kala Card Co., 1995
• Taktiri Music: from the album Heart Flower Jubilee by Sri Chinmoy. Full album »

Slide 3

• Text: Sri Chinmoy, The inner hunger Agni Press, 1974

Slide 4

• Text: Sri Chinmoy, Sri Chinmoy answers, part 34 Agni Press, 2004, later included in the compilation '101 Meditation Techniques'

Slide 5

• 1st paragraph: Sri Chinmoy, The inner meaning of sport Agni Press, 2007
• 2nd paragraph: Sri Chinmoy, Sri Chinmoy answers, part 11 Agni Press, 1999
• Videos: original footage by Mridanga Spencer, edited by Nirbhasa Magee.

Slide 6

• Opening quote: excerpt from lecture, American International School; Zurich, Switzerland, 27 November 1970, included in Eastern Light for the Western Mind
• Slideshow pictures: Pataka Spacek and Abhijatri Robinson

Slide 7

• Second paragraph: Sri Chinmoy, Father's Day: Father with his European children Agni Press, 1976

Section 3: Happiness

Slide 1

• Quote: Sri Chinmoy, Seventy-Seven Thousand Service-Trees, Part 27 Agni Press, 2002
• 1st paragraph: Sri Chinmoy, Ten Thousand Flower-Flames, part 91 Agni Press, 1983
• 2nd paragraph: Sri Chinmoy,[Spiritual power, occult power and will power Agni Press, 1976
• 3rd paragraph: Sri Chinmoy, Seventy-Seven Thousand Service-Trees, Part 38 Agni Press, 2004
• 4th paragraph: Sri Chinmoy, Death and reincarnation Agni Press, 1972

Slide 2

• Text: Sri Chinmoy, Meditate on,Jharna-Kala Card Co., 1995
• Vibraphone Music: from the album 107 Blue Heart-Boats recorded on December 5th 1993, New York by Sri Chinmoy. Full album »

Slide 3

• 1st paragraph: Sri Chinmoy, My Rose Petals, part 4, Agni Press, 1974
• 2nd paragraph: Sri Chinmoy, Never grow old, Agni Press, 1998
• 3rd paragraph: Sri Chinmoy, My Rose Petals, part 1, Agni Press, 1971
• Photo: Adarini Inkei
• Audio: excerpt from the chapter titled Simplicity from Sri Chinmoy's book The Jewels of Happiness read by Boris Purushottama Grebenshikov. Background music: Chittai Dhola by Sri Chinmoy, arranged by his students.

Slide 4

• Text: Sri Chinmoy, United Nations Meditation-Flowers and To-morrow's Noon, Agni Press, 1978
• Painting: 'Meditation', a Jharna Kala painting by Sri Chinmoy

Slide 5:

• Paragraph 1: Sri Chinmoy, The Wings of Joy, Simon & Schuster
• Paragraph 2: Sri Chinmoy, Flame Waves, part 11, Agni Press, 1978
• Paragraph 3: Sri Chinmoy, Aspiration-Tree[[http://www.srichinmoylibrary.com/astr-36], Agni Press, 1976

Slide 6:

• Sri Chinmoy, Twenty-Seven Thousand Aspiration-Plants, Part 208, Agni Press, 1994

Slide 7:

• Quote: Sri Chinmoy, Peace-Blossoms on the Philippine Life-Tree, Agni Press, 1993

SECTION 4: Self-Transcendence

Slide 1

• Quote: Sri Chinmoy, My Christmas-New Year-Vacation Aspiration-Prayers, Part 30 Agni Press, 2004
• Paragraph 1: Sri Chinmoy, The oneness of the Eastern heart and the Western mind, part 3 Agni Press, 1980
• Paragraph 2: Sri Chinmoy, Sri Chinmoy answers, part 02, Agni Press, 1995

Slide 2:

• Text: Sri Chinmoy, Meditate on, Jharna-Kala Card Co., 1995
• Synthesizer Music: from the album 107 Blue Heart-Boats, recorded on December 5th 1993, New York. Full album »

Slide 3

• 1st poem: Sri Chinmoy, Twenty-Seven Thousand Aspiration-Plants, Part 194 Agni Press, 1993
• Text: Sri Chinmoy, Aspiration-Body, Illumination-Soul part 1 Agni Press, 1993
• Video: Challenging Impossibility, 2012, directed by Natabara Rollosson and Sanjay Rawal.
• Photo by Dhanu.

Slide 4

• Text: Sri Chinmoy, Sri Chinmoy answers, part 35 Agni Press, 2004.
• Photograph by Pulak Viscardi.

Slide 5

• 1st paragraph: Sri Chinmoy, Pioneer-runners of tomorrow's world-peace-dawn Agni Press, 1998
• 2nd paragraph: Sri Chinmoy, Pioneer-runners of tomorrow's world-peace-dawn Agni Press, 1998
• Photograph by J. Gauthier
• Video shot and edited by Mridanga Spencer.

Slide 6

• Text: Sri Chinmoy, Sri Chinmoy answers, part 34 Agni Press, 2004
• Photograph by Prabhakar.

Slide 7

• Text: Sri Chinmoy, Sri Chinmoy answers, part 29 Agni Press, 2001
• Text: Sri Chinmoy, Sri Chinmoy answers, part 29 Agni Press, 2001
• Photograph by Bhashwar Hart.

Section 5: Creativity

Slide 1:

• Paragraph 1: Sri Chinmoy, Seventy-Seven Thousand Service-Trees, Part 1 Agni Press, 1998

Slide 2:

• Text: Sri Chinmoy, Meditate on Jharna-Kala Card Co., 1995
• Esraj Music: from the album 107 Blue Heart-Boats, recorded on December 5th 1993, New York. Full album »

Slide 3:

• Paragraph 1: Sri Chinmoy, Sri Chinmoy answers, part 27 Agni Press, 2000
• Paragraph 2: God the Supreme Musician Agni Press, 1976
• Picture: Kedar Misani

Slide 4:

• Paragraph 1: Sri Chinmoy, Philosopher-thinkers: the power-towers of the mind and poet-seers: the fragrance-hours of the heart in the West Agni Press, 1998
• Paragraph 2: Sri Chinmoy, Eternity's Breath Sri Chinmoy Lighthouse, 1972
• Photograph by Bhashwar Hart - the title of the artwork Sri Chinmoy is painting is called 'Larger than the Largest'

Slide 5:

• Quote by Leonard Bernstein: Four Summit-Height-Melodies Agni Press, 1995

Slide 6:

• Photo: Sri Chinmoy drawing birds in Guatemala, 1997, taken by Pulak Viscardi.

Slide 7

• Sri Chinmoy, Sri Chinmoy Answers, Part 3, Agni Press, 1995.

SECTION 6: Self-Discovery

Slide 1

• Opening quote: Sri Chinmoy, Ten Thousand Flower-Flames, part 17, Agni Press, 1981
• Paragraph 1 & 2 : Sri Chinmoy, Earth's cry meets Heaven's smile, part 1, Agni Press, 1974
• Paragraph 3: Sri Chinmoy, Earth's cry meets Heaven's smile, part 3, Agni Press, 1978
• Paragraph 4: Sri Chinmoy, Sri Chinmoy speaks, part 2, Agni Press, 1976

Slide 2

• Text: Sri Chinmoy, Meditate on Jharna-Kala Card Co., 1995
• Esraj Music: from the album 107 Blue Heart-Boats, recorded on December 5th 1993, New York. Full album »

Slide 3

• Poem source: Sri Chinmoy, The Absolute, My Flute
• Audio: Sri Chinmoy reads The Absolute from his book My Flute on Father's Day, 2005. Recording by Mridanga Spencer.
• Photograph by Pulak Viscardi.

Slide 4

• 1st paragraph: Sri Chinmoy, The summits of God-Life: Samadhi and Siddhi Agni Press, 1974
• 2nd paragraph: Sri Chinmoy, The summits of God-Life: Samadhi and Siddhi Agni Press, 1974
• Video filmed and edited by Kedar Misani, 1997

Slide 5

• Photograph of Sri Chinmoy: Ranjana K. Ghose
• Text: AUM – Vol. 4, No. 4,5, Nov. – Dec. 27, 1968 AUM Centre Press, 1968
• Video filmed and edited by Kedar Misani, 1997

Slide 6

• Poem: Sri Chinmoy, Transcendence-Perfection Agni Press, 1975

Slide 7

• Sri Chinmoy, Meetings with luminaries in the Philippines Agni Press, 1993

Section 7: God is…

Slide 1

• Paragraph 1: Sri Chinmoy, Earth's cry meets Heaven's smile, part 3 Agni Press, 1978
• Paragraph 2: Sri Chinmoy, A God-lover's earth-Heaven-life, part 2 Agni Press, 1974
• Paragraph 2: Sri Chinmoy, Fifty Freedom-Boats to one Golden Shore, part 2 Agni Press, 1974

Slide 2

• Text: Sri Chinmoy, Meditate on Jharna-Kala Card Co., 1995
• Music: from the album 107 Blue Heart-Boats, recorded on December 5th 1993, New York. Full album »

Slide 3

• Paragraph 1: Sri Chinmoy, My Lord's Secrets revealed, Agni Press, 1971
• Paragraph 2: Sri Chinmoy, God-Life: is it a far cry?, Agni Press, 1974
• Paragraph 3: Sri Chinmoy, Ten Thousand Flower-Flames, part 94 Agni Press, 1983

Slide 4

• Text: Sri Chinmoy, Mahatma Gandhi: the heart of life, Agni Press, 1994

Slide 5

• Text: Sri Chinmoy, Flame-Waves, part 8, Agni Press, 1976

Slide 6

• Text: Sri Chinmoy, 207 Flower-Flames Agni Press, 1985
• Paragraph 2: Sri Chinmoy, My Meditation-Service at the United Nations for 25 Years, Agni Press, 1995

Slide 7

• Aphorism: Sri Chinmoy, Meditations: food for the soul Agni Press, 1970
• Text: Sri Chinmoy, Realisation-Soul and Manifestation-Goal Agni Press, 1974
• Photograph by Bhashwar Hart.

This list of photographer and video credits and text sources is currently incomplete, and is being filled in.