Butterfly Significance and Sri Chinmoy’s Samadhi
A poignant moment during the New York observance of the 2nd anniversary of Sri Chinmoy's Mahasamadhi (passing from the Earth plane) came in the form of a butterfly. A group of the late spiritual leader's students were standing in formation facing the samadhi shrine...
World Leaders Congratulate Obama on Nobel Peace Prize
Today, October 9, 2009, the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to President Barack Obama. He is the third sitting President in American history to receive the award, followed by Teddy Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson. President Jimmy Carter also won the prize but not while he...
2nd Anniversary of Sri Chinmoy’s Mahasamadhi
Sunday October 11, 2009 will be the second anniversary of Sri Chinmoy's 2007 Mahasamadhi. Several hundred visitors from various countries will shortly arrive in Jamaica, Queens, New York to observe this year's anniversary of Sri Chinmoy's passing from the earth plane....
World’s Largest Lollipop – August 27, 2009
An afternoon of suspense and delight unfolded - or should I say ascended - on the afternoon of August 27, 2009 at Aspiration-Ground in Queens, NY as Ashrita Furman set another Guinness World's Record - this time for the world's largest lollipop. I was in New York to...
Ice Cream Happiness – From Ice Cream Trucks to Frozen Kefir
Tonight I took a nostalgic stop down memory lane when I bought ice cream from an ice cream truck wending its way through the neighborhood while I was out walking as the sun set. I had some money in my pocket and a smile on my face as I steered my feet towards the ice...
New York Style 4th of July
I was in Queens, New York this year on the 4th of July holiday weekend and enjoyed a "Joy Day" of activities with the local Sri Chinmoy Centre members to take part in Independence Day festivities - both traditional and nontraditional. Although born in Bengal and...