Doing things together
Most of our Centres around the world can't offer public events due to the pandemic, but this time has given us the opportunity to focus on deepening our spiritual practice, and spending time together where health guidelines allow.
Sri Chinmoy would often have us come together for Joy Days - gatherings where we would meditate and do lots of spiritual things, but also have fun and delight in each other's company. So we have been finding ways to do that....
Luckily for us, much of our Joy Days are spent in the outdoors anyway - we play sports and games, and go for hikes in the mountains.
Guatemala
The beautiful Lake Atitlan is a regular Joy Day destination for our Guatemalan members. Sri Chinmoy visited this beautiful lake in 1997

Past-incarnation fancy dress
Sri Chinmoy always encouraged his Australian and New Zealand students to do things together, so once the 'travel bubble' between Australia and New Zealand was established, a Joy Day quickly followed. This particular joy day, everyone was asked to appear in fancy dress, representing their past incarnation (or what they thought/wished they were in their past incarnation)

Stories
First-hand experiences of meditation and spirituality.
It does not matter which spoon you use
Brahmacharini Rebidoux St. John's, Canada
Praying for God’s Grace to Descend
Sweta Pradhan Kathmandu, Nepal
The day my Guru accepted me as his disciple
Banshidhar Medeiros San Juan, Puerto Rico
The Ever-Transcending Goal
Preetidutta Thorpe Auckland, New Zealand
In the Whirlwind of Life
Pradeep Hoogakker The Hague, Netherlands
My wife's soul comes to visit
Jogyata Dallas Auckland, New Zealand
If a little meditation can give you this kind of experience...
Pragya Gerig Nuremberg, Germany
Meditation: Touching The Infinite
Jogyata Dallas Auckland, New Zealand
The Random Dog
Toshala Elliott Auckland, New Zealand
My 5 a.m. strategic meditations
Sanchita Fleming Ottawa, Canada
I just knew from the moment I saw him
Ashrita Furman New York, United States
Spiritual Friends
Preetidutta Thorpe Auckland, New Zealand
Is it unspiritual to care about winning?
Tejvan Pettinger Oxford, United KingdomSuggested videos
interviews with Sri Chinmoy's students
Running the world's longest race
Jayasalini Abramovskikh Moscow, Russia
What drew me to Sri Chinmoy's path
Nikolaus Drekonja San Diego, United States
Breaking Guinness records
Ashrita Furman New York, United States
Running for peace in the South Pacific
Nirbhasa Magee Dublin, Ireland
My favourite part of Sri Chinmoy's path
Muslim Badami Auckland, New Zealand