Sri Chinmoy Biography

Sri Chinmoy

• Recordings by Sri Chinmoy at Radio Sri Chinmoy

Chinmoy Kumar Ghose was born in a village of East Bengal, 1931, to an affectionate and spiritually inclined family. Orphaned at age 12, he joined his siblings at the Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Pondicherry. Throughout the following 20 years in South India, he spent many hours a day in deep prayer and meditation, from which he received many profound experiences. These formative years bore a spring of creativity; though outwardly occupied in simple work, and developing as a notable sportsman, young Chinmoy’s inner silence began to reveal prolific songs and poems.

Acting on a direction from his meditation, Sri Chinmoy moved to New York in 1964, to share his inner wealth with the Western world. He began with a small number of students, giving individual tuition, as well as public lectures, on what has become known as “The Path of The Heart.” These teachings aim to remind the sincere seeker that truth, joy, and wisdom reside within; with a simple, pure and cheerful approach to life, alongside regular mediation on the heart, one can re-discover this inner birthright, and thus weave it into everyday life.

Since his arrival in America, Sri Chinmoy has travelled extensively, giving public musical performances, lectures, and meditations. He has been warmly received around the globe, by such figures as Mikhael Gorbachev, Nelson Mandela, and Mother Theresa. He still holds weekly meditations at the United Nations, as he has done since 1970.

Sri Chinmoy Centres have now developed all over the world, offering free meditation courses, concerts and exhibitions, and hosting sporting events. Amongst these is the longest foot race in the world – 3,100 miles – staged annually in New York, and the World Harmony Run – a global torch relay. In the field of sport, as in life itself, Sri Chinmoy’s motto is “self-transcendence” – the bettering of one’s own achievements, and striving beyond one’s perceived limitations. Though in his 70s, Sri Chinmoy is constantly seeking new goals and different outlets for his creativity, so as to inspire others to do the same. The youthful athlete has become a renowned weight-lifter, recently lifting 270lbs using his wrist. From the piccolo to the pipe organ, he has offered concerts at the Royal Albert Hall, the Sydney Opera House, the Great Wall of China, and myriad locations in between. Though he has written over 18,000 songs and published over 1,400 books of his writings, he continues to compose, write, paint, travel, and perform, in the hope of being of service and inspiration to others.

View: Recordings by Sri Chinmoy available at Radio Sri Chinmoy

• including: Flute Music by Sri Chinmoy
• Sri Chinmoy Sings in English