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This book contains the prayers that Sri Chinmoy offered daily during his weightlifting sessions.Speaking about the prayers, Sri Chinmoy has said, "Every day, with folded hands, I give these prayers for you, for humanity. I do this not for myself. I do it for all my spiritual children. I do not think about what I am going to say on any particular day. I just throw myself into the Universal Consciousness and identify myself with this person or that person. It is like plucking a flower from a garden. The flower that I like most, I take. I see that one particular prayer is most appropriate for that person on that day. Tomorrow I will identify with someone else. It is all oneness, oneness, oneness. Where my spiritual children are, I also am there. If you take me to hell, even there I will go, but with the hope that one day I will be able to bring you to Heaven."

Answers IV: Earth's cry meets Heaven's SmileSince Sri Chinmoy formally began his mission on 27 August 1965, he has answered literally thousands of questions and answers, on subjects pertaining to the spiritual life. Most of these questions and answers, though recorded and transcribed, are still unpublished.After many years' delay, we are now bringing out this new series, "Earth's cry meets Heaven's Smile." This set will draw together not only the unpublished material, which will be of great interest to the Master's own disciples, but also the previously printed questions and answers which were scattered in dozens of successive issues of magazines or pamphlets.

These rhyming plays began on a Christmas Trip with Sri Chinmoy in China, December 2004. On our winter retreats, as well as meditating with Sri Chinmoy in person, we had the privilege of immersing ourselves in his new creations: songs, prayers, aphorisms, stories and artwork. In the evenings it usually fell to us, his disciples, to entertain one another on stage. Much of the programme consisted of plays based on the Master's stories - some of which are tales retold from Indian folklore, others anecdotes from Sri Chinmoy's own experience, others born of his own creative imagination, and many seemingly from delightful worlds between.

“Seventy-seven thousand Service-Trees” is the third major poetry opus by spiritual Master Sri Chinmoy, written from 24 January 1998 until 2007.The seven tomes cover the entire series of 50,000 poems:    Tome 1: Seventy-seven thousand Service-Trees, part 1-7    Tome 2: Seventy-seven thousand Service-Trees, part 8-14    Tome 3: Seventy-seven thousand Service-Trees, part 15-21    Tome 4: Seventy-seven thousand Service-Trees, part 22-28    Tome 5: Seventy-seven thousand Service-Trees, part 29-35    Tome 6: Seventy-seven thousand Service-Trees, part 36-42    Tome 7: Seventy-seven thousand Service-Trees, part 43-50This is a high-quality, hardbound edition, printed on acid free and lignin free paper; it meets all ANSI standards for archival quality paper.

“Seventy-seven thousand Service-Trees” is the third major poetry opus by spiritual Master Sri Chinmoy, written from 24 January 1998 until 2007.The seven tomes cover the entire series of 50,000 poems:    Tome 1: Seventy-seven thousand Service-Trees, part 1-7    Tome 2: Seventy-seven thousand Service-Trees, part 8-14    Tome 3: Seventy-seven thousand Service-Trees, part 15-21    Tome 4: Seventy-seven thousand Service-Trees, part 22-28    Tome 5: Seventy-seven thousand Service-Trees, part 29-35    Tome 6: Seventy-seven thousand Service-Trees, part 36-42    Tome 7: Seventy-seven thousand Service-Trees, part 43-50This is a high-quality, hardbound edition, printed on acid free and lignin free paper; it meets all ANSI standards for archival quality paper.

“Seventy-seven thousand Service-Trees” is the third major poetry opus by spiritual Master Sri Chinmoy, written from 24 January 1998 until 2007.The seven tomes cover the entire series of 50,000 poems:    Tome 1: Seventy-seven thousand Service-Trees, part 1-7    Tome 2: Seventy-seven thousand Service-Trees, part 8-14    Tome 3: Seventy-seven thousand Service-Trees, part 15-21    Tome 4: Seventy-seven thousand Service-Trees, part 22-28    Tome 5: Seventy-seven thousand Service-Trees, part 29-35    Tome 6: Seventy-seven thousand Service-Trees, part 36-42    Tome 7: Seventy-seven thousand Service-Trees, part 43-50This is a high-quality, hardbound edition, printed on acid free and lignin free paper; it meets all ANSI standards for archival quality paper.

"Seventy-seven thousand Service-Trees" is the third major poetry opus by spiritual Master Sri Chinmoy, written from 24 January 1998 until 2007.The seven tomes cover the entire series of 50,000 poems: Tome 1: Seventy-seven thousand Service-Trees, part 1-7 Tome 2: Seventy-seven thousand Service-Trees, part 8-14 Tome 3: Seventy-seven thousand Service-Trees, part 15-21 Tome 4: Seventy-seven thousand Service-Trees, part 22-28 Tome 5: Seventy-seven thousand Service-Trees, part 29-35 Tome 6: Seventy-seven thousand Service-Trees, part 36-42 Tome 7: Seventy-seven thousand Service-Trees, part 43-50This is a high-quality, hardbound edition, printed on acid free and lignin free paper; it meets all ANSI standards for archival quality paper.

"Seventy-seven thousand Service-Trees" is the third major poetry opus by spiritual Master Sri Chinmoy, written from 24 January 1998 until 2007.The seven tomes cover the entire series of 50,000 poems: Tome 1: Seventy-seven thousand Service-Trees, part 1-7 Tome 2: Seventy-seven thousand Service-Trees, part 8-14 Tome 3: Seventy-seven thousand Service-Trees, part 15-21 Tome 4: Seventy-seven thousand Service-Trees, part 22-28 Tome 5: Seventy-seven thousand Service-Trees, part 29-35 Tome 6: Seventy-seven thousand Service-Trees, part 36-42 Tome 7: Seventy-seven thousand Service-Trees, part 43-50This is a high-quality, hardbound edition, printed on acid free and lignin free paper; it meets all ANSI standards for archival quality paper.

This is the second of two volumes collecting the complete theatrical work of spiritual teacher Sri Chinmoy.Volume II contains:- The disciple illumines the Master - The heart of a holy man - Mother, give me the Light of Knowledge - Supreme sacrifice - The sacred fire - Deshabandhu: Bengal's beloved friend - Chanda and Tandra

This is the first of two volumes collecting the complete theatrical work of spiritual teacher Sri Chinmoy.Volume I offers the Avatar Plays:- My Rama is my all - The Singer of the eternal Beyond - Siddhartha becomes the Buddha - The Son - Lord Gauranga: Love incarnate - Drink, drink, my Mother's Nectar - The Descent of the Blue - Matsyendranath and Gorakshanath: two spiritual lions

This collection reprints the first major poetry opus, written by Sri Chinmoy in the late 70s and early 80s, all together in a fundamental volume of 10,207 poems in two tomes.The two tomes cover the following series:- Ten thousand Flower-Flames- 207 Flower-FlamesThis is a high-quality, hardbound edition, printed on acid free and lignin free paper; it meets all ANSI standards for archival quality paper. The Works of Sri Chinmoy series also include:#1. Poetry, vol. I: The Dance of Life, The Wings of Light, The Golden Boat (902 pages)#2. Questions & Answers, vol. I: Sri Chinmoy Answers, parts 1 to 19 (784 pages)#3. Questions & Answers, vol. II: Sri Chinmoy Answers, parts 20 to 38 (756 pages)#4. Stories, vol. I: The Earth-Illumination-Trumpets of Divinity's home - Illumination-experiences on Indian soil - Great Indian meals - India and her miracle-feast (714 pages)#5. Questions & Answers, vol. III: Flame-Waves, Sri Chinmoy Speaks (834 pages)

This collection reprints the first major poetry opus, written by Sri Chinmoy in the late 70s and early 80s, all together in a fundamental volume of 10,207 poems in two tomes.The two tomes cover the following series:- Ten thousand Flower-Flames- 207 Flower-FlamesThis is a high-quality, hardbound edition, printed on acid free and lignin free paper; it meets all ANSI standards for archival quality paper. The Works of Sri Chinmoy series also include:#1. Poetry, vol. I: The Dance of Life, The Wings of Light, The Golden Boat (902 pages)#2. Questions & Answers, vol. I: Sri Chinmoy Answers, parts 1 to 19 (784 pages)#3. Questions & Answers, vol. II: Sri Chinmoy Answers, parts 20 to 38 (756 pages)#4. Stories, vol. I: The Earth-Illumination-Trumpets of Divinity's home - Illumination-experiences on Indian soil - Great Indian meals - India and her miracle-feast (714 pages)#5. Questions & Answers, vol. III: Flame-Waves, Sri Chinmoy Speaks (834 pages)

Twenty-seven thousand Aspiration-Plants is a series of 27,000 poems that Sri Chinmoy began composing on 10 July 1983. This third volume covers the following series:- Twenty-seven thousand Aspiration-Plants - parts 134 to 201This is a high-quality, hardbound edition, printed on acid free and lignin free paper; it meets all ANSI standards for archival quality paper. The Works of Sri Chinmoy series also include:#1. Poetry, vol. I: The Dance of Life, The Wings of Light, The Golden Boat (902 pages)#2. Questions & Answers, vol. I: Sri Chinmoy Answers, parts 1 to 19 (784 pages)#3. Questions & Answers, vol. II: Sri Chinmoy Answers, parts 20 to 38 (756 pages)#4. Stories, vol. I: The Earth-Illumination-Trumpets of Divinity's home - Illumination-experiences on Indian soil - Great Indian meals - India and her miracle-feast (714 pages)#5. Questions & Answers, vol. III: Flame-Waves, Sri Chinmoy Speaks (834 pages)

Encompassing a period of almost fifty years, the stories of Sri Chinmoy delight the reader with their sheer richness, variety and intensity. This collection includes some of the major series together. This is Volume I.Volume I covers the following series: The Earth-Illumination-Trumpets of Divinity's home Illumination-experiences on Indian soil Great Indian meals: divinely delicious and supremely nourishing India and her miracle-feast: come and enjoy yourself The Works of Sri Chinmoy series:#1. Poetry, vol. I: The Dance of Life, The Wings of Light, The Golden Boat (902 pages)#2. Questions & Answers, vol. I: Sri Chinmoy Answers, parts 1 to 19 (784 pages)#3. Questions & Answers, vol. II: Sri Chinmoy Answers, parts 20 to 38 (756 pages)#4. Stories, vol. I: The Earth-Illumination-Trumpets of Divinity's home - Illumination-experiences on Indian soil - Great Indian meals - India and her miracle-feast (714 pages)#5. Questions & Answers, vol. III: Flame-Waves, Sri Chinmoy Speaks (916 pages)

Questions & Answers, vol. II includes: Complete twelve-part Flame-Waves series; This is a high-quality, hardbound edition, printed on acid free and lignin free paper; it meets all ANSI standards for archival quality paper. 520 pages.The "The Works of Sri Chinmoy" series:#1. Poetry, vol. I: The Dance of Life, The Wings of Light, The Golden Boat (902 pages)#2. Questions & Answers, vol. I: Sri Chinmoy Answers, parts 1 to 19 (784 pages)#3. Questions & Answers, vol. II: Sri Chinmoy Answers, parts 20 to 38 (756 pages)#4. Stories, vol. I: The Earth-Illumination-Trumpets of Divinity's home - Illumination-experiences on Indian soil - Great Indian meals - India and her miracle-feast (714 pages)#5. Questions & Answers, vol. II: Flame-Waves

Sri Chinmoy’s interest in running dates back to his youth. At the ashram, or spiritual community, where he lived from the ages of 12 to 32, he was the top-ranked sprinter and, for two consecutive years, decathlon champion. It wasn't until the fall of 1978, however, that he first became interested in long-distance running. Since then, he has pursued the sport with the same one-pointed intensity that he has brought to his various literary, artistic and musical pursuits. For Sri Chinmoy, running -- like writing, painting and composing -- is nothing but an expression of his inner cry for ever-greater perfection: perfection in the inner world and perfection in the outer world. “Our goal is always to go beyond, beyond, beyond,” he says. “There are no limits to our capacity, because we have the infinite Divine within us, and the Supreme is always transcending His own Reality.”Sri Chinmoy regards running as a perfect spiritual metaphor. “Try to be a runner and go beyond all that is bothering you and standing in your way,” he tells his students. “Be a real runner so that ignorance, limitations and imperfections will all drop far behind you in the race.” In this spirit he has inspired countless individuals to “run” -- both literally and figuratively.“Who is the winner?” he writes in one of his aphorisms. “Not he who wins the race, but he who loves to run sleeplessly and breathlessly with God the Supreme Runner.” As a fully God-realised spiritual Master, Sri Chinmoy has consecrated his life to this divinely soulful and supremely fruitful task. At the same time, on an entirely different level, he has made some significant contributions to the sport of running. He was the inspiration behind several long-distance relays, including a recent 300-mile run in Connecticut and the 9,000-mile Liberty-Torch run through all the states held during the 1976 Bicentennial. He has composed several running songs, which his students have performed at a number of races. His students have sponsored Sri Chinmoy Runs throughout the U.S., Canada, Europe and Australia as an offering to the running community. Moreover, Sri Chinmoy has encouraged his followers around the world to take up running as a means of overcoming lethargy and increasing their spiritual aspiration on the physical plane. Two hundred of his disciples, for example -- most of whom were novice runners -- completed last years's New York City Marathon.In the year he has been running, Sri Chinmoy himself has completed seven marathons. He averages about seventy to ninety miles a week, with most of his running done late at night or in the early hours of the morning. During his runs he has been chased by dogs, accosted by hooligans, greeted by admirers and cheered on by children. Sometimes he has had significant inner experiences; other times he has suffered deplorable outer experiences. As a spiritual Master of the highest order, Sri Chinmoy views these experiences -- both the divine ones and the undivine ones -- with a unique perspective. The running world is nothing but the human world in microcosm, and Sri Chinmoy's reminiscences stand as a remarkable commentary on the whimsical, poignant, funny, outrageous and, above all, supremely significant experience we call life.