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 Chinmoy

Recently 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.

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February 11, 2018

“Peace-Light-Delight” by Sri Chinmoy

In this album, first released as an LP in 1977, Sri Chinmoy offers us moments of deep devotion through music, singing while accompanying himself on a tote-a-tune, a battery-powered electronic keyboard popular at the time. View all tracks »

Amito tomare dakina

Asha more haloka nirahasha

Bhagaban

December 9, 2017

Songs on Peace, sung by Sri Chinmoy

A selection from the hundreds of songs composed and sung by Sri Chinmoy on the theme of peace. Several of these recordings were made at Sri Chinmoy’s Peace Concerts, over 800 of which he offered around the world. These songs invoke the feeling of peace in English, and its equivalent, shanti, in Sanskrit and Bengali, Sri Chinmoy’s mother tongue. View all tracks »

Peace Chant (Albany)

A heart of peace

Peace In my flying soul

October 13, 2017

Indian devotional songs in Bengali / Bangla and Sanskrit

A traditional Sanskrit and Bengali song collection. View all tracks »

Agne nayan

Asato ma

Tvamadi Deva

September 18, 2017

Schubert’s ‘Ave Maria’ – sung and played by Sri Chinmoy

Sri Chinmoy sings Ave Maria during one of his Peace Concerts in Albany, New York during June 1992. It was part of a seven-concert programme on the East Coast of America, entitled “Peace: Divinity’s Dream on Earth.”

In this recording, Sri Chinmoy sings this classic composition of Schubert in a moving and soulful performance. The melody was originally composed by Schubert in 1825. Read more »

Ave Maria Albany, New York

Ave Maria - esraj

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 () next to music that you like – find out more here ».

Recordings by category

Peace Concerts

In over 800 concerts worldwide, Sri Chinmoy created a profound atmosphere of peace. More »

Peace Concert at Brown University

Part of a 1989 university concert and lecture tour that included Harvard, Yale and Cornell.
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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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Talks & interviews

Sri Chinmoy’s radio and tv interviews. Plus recordings of talks at major universities. More »

Interview with Father Tom, September 1997

Sri Chinmoy and Monsignor Tom Hartman discuss the life and spirituality of Mother Teresa and Princess Diana.
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Everest-Aspiration

Spiritual talks read by Sri Chinmoy from Everest-Aspiration, a book much loved by his students.
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Poetry

Sri Chinmoy was a prolific poet, who composed both short aphorisms and more traditional longer poetry. More »

Meditation-Sun

A much-loved recording of Sri Chinmoy on esraj, harmonium and vocals.
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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 »

“Meditation-Sea” by Sri Chinmoy

A collection of instrumental and vocal performances of some of Sri Chinmoy’s most classic songs, originally released as an LP in 1977.
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“Sri Chinmoy sings with harmonium” part I

Ten songs sung by Sri Chinmoy, accompanied by the Indian harmonium
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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 »

Divinity’s Multiplicity-Smiles

Sri Chinmoy performs on a unique collection of 27 different pianos, creating a distinctive and dynamic sound.
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‘Inner and Outer Peace’ by Sri Chinmoy

A meditative tapestry of spoken word, music and chanting by Sri Chinmoy
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Sri Chinmoy plays the esraj 9

This esraj recording was originally published on audio tape in 1980 and includes eight Bengali songs. Sri Chinmoy started playing the esraj in 1976 and soon became Sri Chinmoy’s favourite instrument.
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