Sri Chinmoy
Sri Chinmoy is a spiritual Teacher who taught meditation and also the benefits of leading a dynamic outer life. As well as being a poet, athlete and author Sri Chinmoy was a prolific composer of spiritual music – he composed over 21,000 songs in both English and his native Bengali. Sri Chinmoy also performed on several instruments – recording many albums of meditative music and also performing his own compositions in public concerts
“To me, music is not something that we see. Music is not even something that we feel. Music is something that we must grow into.”
– Sri Chinmoy [1]
During his time in the West, Sri Chinmoy offered 777 Peace Concerts in different parts of the world. Sri Chinmoy taught that music can be a complement to meditation.
“Music is psychic enlightenment. Music is the supreme fulfilment of the aspiring human soul.”
Sri ChinmoyRecently uploaded recordings by Sri Chinmoy
In any of the fields into which he entered – poetry, art, athletics – Sri Chinmoy’s output was prolific, and his audio output of music and talks was no exception. This site contains some of the many recordings that have been released over the years.
Playlists of Sri Chinmoy’s music
Here are just a few of Sri Chinmoy’s recordings, taken from around the site. You can make your own playlists by clicking on the settings icon (
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Sri Chinmoy singing
Talks by Sri Chinmoy
Instrumental recordings
Recordings by category
Peace Concerts
In over 800 concerts worldwide, Sri Chinmoy created a profound atmosphere of peace. More »
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“Blue Aspiration-Plants in Green Dedication-Garden” vol.1
Concert performances by Sri Chinmoy, selected from a series of concerts offered in 1987 in the US, Canada, France and Japan.
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Peace: Divinity’s Dream on Earth
Highlights from seven Peace Concerts at venues around the East Coast of the USA in 1992.
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Talks & interviews
Sri Chinmoy’s radio and tv interviews. Plus recordings of talks at major universities. More »
Poetry
Sri Chinmoy was a prolific poet, who composed both short aphorisms and more traditional longer poetry. More »
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‘The Battle of Kurukshetra‘ (1st piano performance)
On 22 February 1987, Sri Chinmoy gave his first piano performance at Buchman Hall, Manhattan, NY. This powerful, energising and […]
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The Life-River – Flute Music by Sri Chinmoy
29 of Sri Chinmoy’s own compositions played on the flute.
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Vocal recordings
Sri Chinmoy sings his own compositions. This includes his own compositions and traditional Indian mantras. More »
Classic Albums
During his time in the West, Sri Chinmoy recorded innumerable albums (including vinyl, cassette, and later CD). However, a few albums really stand out as being classics. We will add these classic albums in due course.
- Existence-Consciousness-Bliss – esraj, harmonium and vocals.
- My Europe-Aspiration-Blossoms – organ performances in Europe
- Concert de Paix, Paris, 1984 – one of the earliest Peace Concerts with flute, esraj, cello, harmonium and vocal.
More uploads
Random selections from Sri Chinmoy’s audio recordings, including popular categories, such as interviews, flute, esraj, singing and poetry recitals. More »
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Two very different musical performances by Sri Chinmoy
Two unique performances given in the space of 9 days in June 2003: a synthesiser concert Sri Chinmoy described as his masterpiece, and a spontaneous, wordless singing elegy evoking the spirit of the ancient Indian dhrupada form.
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The Green of the Forest
Sri Chinmoy plays 28 of his own compositions on Western flute
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Concert De Paix: Paris, 1984
Recordings from Sri Chinmoy’s two same-day concerts that attracted a total of 13,000 people.
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Songs, aphorisms and talks on Peace
by Sri Chinmoy