Sri Chinmoy to be honored in California

As posted on the Blog “The Daily News of Open Water Swimming” yesterday, “Sri Chinmoy will be honored on the Queen Mary in Long Beach, California at the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame induction ceremonies on September 22nd, 2012. The Honour Administrator, whose given name was Chinmoy Kumar Ghose, passed away in 2007 and was an Indian spiritual teacher, poet, artist and athlete. He inspired many in the endurance world and is the namesake of the Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team that holds many athletic events worldwide including the International Self-Transcendence Marathon-Schwimmen. He founded the Sri Chinmoy Centre and was uniquely prolific in his work. Over the course of his life, he wrote 1,500 books, 115,000 poems and 20,000 songs, created 200,000 paintings and gave nearly 800 free peace concerts around the world. He advocated self-transcendence by expanding one’s consciousness to conquer the mind’s perceived limitations. In the spirit of self‑transcendence, his students have completed extraordinary feats of endurance. Members of the Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team have swum the English Channel over forty times and are an integral part of the renowned and always popular International Self-Transcendence Marathon-Schwimmen. His legacy will be recognized at the 2012 Global Open Water Swimming Conference and honored the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame dinner on the RMS Queen Mary on September 22nd in Long Beach, California.

German endurance athlete and member of the Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team Vasanti Niemz will accept his awarded honor on his behalf. As a two-time English Channel swimmer (in 1985 and 2010), Niemz says, “In the spirit of self-transcendence that Sri Chinmoy incorporated himself and a member of his team, it is my pleasure to tell a little of how things developed and about the history of the International Self-Transcendence Marathon-Schwimmen in Lake Zürich.” To learn more and register for the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame ceremonies and the 2012 Global Open Water Swimming Conference, visit here.”

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See also Vasanti’s interview on Meditation and Swimming on vimeo.

Following the 3100 Mile Race in Queens, NY

Again it is time to follow the amazing Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race, organized by the Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team in Queens, New York. Since last Sunday 12 brave runners take the challenge to conquer a distance of 3100 miles over a period of 50+ days. Utpal Marshall presents the latest news on this Race on a daily base and includes not only news, results and photos but also live audio clips from the scene. Go to his Blog “Perfection-Journey” if you want to get inspired what these true heroes are doing.

Portrait of a Vegan Kitchen in Hungary

Portrait of Agnes Repka who runs a vegan production company in Hungary. Filmed and edited by her brother Parimal Repka. Enjoy!

Art of the Soul by Sri Chinmoy

Sri Chinmoy (1931-2007) was not only a spiritual teacher and peace lover, he was also a prolific artist having created more than 100,000 acrylic paintings and millions of bird drawings. This feature introduces a small selection of this artwork that comes from within. Sri Chinmoy calls it Jharna-Kala which is the Bengali word for Foutain-Art. Enjoy them and capture the light, joy and power they incorporate. The soundtrack is by Mandu Trummer, Austria; editing by Kedar Misani.

Sri Chinmoy’s big Concert in Davos

On May 27 of 1987, spiritual teacher Sri Chinmoy (1931-2007) had a 7-hour Concert & Meditation in the Swiss village Davos where he performed on many musical instruments he never played before: various kind of flutes, different chimes, string instruments, the cello, a contra bass, synthesizers and some unusual instruments like the sound-producing Indonesian wood sticks. In between the musical pieces he meditated in silence. Watch the highlights of this historical event. Length: 1:31 h. Filmed and produced by Kedar Misani, Switzerland