The idea to offer our meditation classes and concerts free of charge to the general public came from our teacher, Sri Chinmoy, who believed that the peace and joy that meditation allows you to tap into is something that is everyone’s birthright. From his arrival in America from India in 1964 to his passing in October 2007, Sri Chinmoy brought the ancient art of meditation to people all over the world through his lectures, concerts of meditative music, and public meditations.
Sri Chinmoy’s philosophy brings together the best of Western and Eastern thought, to enable one to bring the inner tranquility and happiness that one gains from meditation into daily life. In particular, Sri Chinmoy firmly believed that meditation and the the inner strength it brings could be put to use in all fields of human endeavour, from sports to the creative sphere, and he spent his life vividly demonstrating this through his prolific contributions in poetry, art, music and athletics.
Today Sri Chinmoy’s legacy is continued through the Sri Chinmoy Centre, a collection of meditation centres in 40 countries throughout the world. Sri Chinmoy never sought to establish a religion or dogma, but rather a means through which people could embark on a journey of self-discovery through meditation on the heart centre. “The heart is strikingly significant because inside it is the living presence of the soul. True, the consciousness of the soul permeates the entire body, but the actual location of the soul is inside the heart. The soul has everything: Peace, Light and Bliss in infinite measure,” Sri Chinmoy writes. “So by learning to meditate on the heart centre, we gain access to these inner treasures: The heart is all love and the path of the heart leads us faster towards our goal”.
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