If I were a book, what would my title be? - a creative project
Sri Chinmoy asked his students to meet together frequently for meditation, spiritual activities and fun that he called Joy-Days. Very often, these happen over a weekend when people from all the Sri Chinmoy Centres in a country, or even in different countries, can come together.
On one such recent weekend in Co Wicklow, Ireland, students of Sri Chinmoy from Ireland and England came together. As part of the weekend, different members engaged in a spontaneous creativity project given the simple question 'If I were a book, what would my title be?'. Ambarish from the Dublin Centre collected all of these questions and made some charming videos, which you can see below:
Whatever we do in life — whether we are praying, talking to our friends or participating in sports — we are trying to receive joy at every moment. But joy we can have only when we have a peaceful life. We are all longing for joy, and joy abides only in peace. At every moment we are given the opportunity to feel peace in the depths of our heart on the strength of our prayer-life and our meditation-life.
Sri Chinmoy 1
- 1. Sri Chinmoy, Aspiration-body, illumination-soul, part 2, Agni Press, 1993
Stories
First-hand experiences of meditation and spirituality.
Running for Peace
Jogyata Dallas Auckland, New Zealand
A spiritual name is the name of our soul, and what we can become
Nayak Polissar Seattle, United States
Our Guru becomes the perfect disciple
Devashishu Torpy London, United Kingdom
The Peace Run visits Oxford
Tejvan Pettinger Oxford, United Kingdom
I felt a bell ringing in my heart
Charana Evans Cardiff, Wales
An intense, concentrated Fire
Toshala Elliott Auckland, New ZealandHow sports and fitness became part of our spiritual life
Banshidhar Medeiros San Juan, Puerto Rico
Now you are in the boat
Kaushalya Casey Toronto, Canada
The Swimming Relay
Toshala Elliott Auckland, New Zealand
A Quest for Happiness
Abhinabha Tangerman Amsterdam, Netherlands
A Truckload of Humanitarian Aid Sails through Customs
Arthada Platzgummer Vienna, Austria
Regaining My Inner Joy
Sujata Muto Kyoto, Japan
I know where you are
Kamalakanta Nieves New York, United StatesSuggested videos
interviews with Sri Chinmoy's students
Running the world's longest race
Jayasalini Abramovskikh Moscow, Russia
How meditation helped me swim the English Channel
Abhejali Bernardova Zlín, Czech Republic
Getting through difficult times in your meditation
Banshidhar Medeiros San Juan, Puerto Rico
A direct line to God
Vajra Henderson New York, United States
What drew me to Sri Chinmoy's path
Nikolaus Drekonja San Diego, United States
Spirituality - the most fascinating subject on earth
Laila Faerman New York, United States