New York (NY). The 11th state to join the Union in 1788

New York factoids: The capital of New York is Albany; its largest city is New York City, encompassing its five boroughs. Known as the Empire State, today’s population is approximately 20 million (averaging around 425 people per square mile). New York’s state tree is the ‘Sugar Maple’; its state flower is the ‘Rose’; its state bird the ‘Eastern Bluebird’; and its state fruit is the ‘Apple’. New York’s State Motto is: “Excelsior” (Ever upward).

Activities of Sri Chinmoy in New York  (see page for activities in other states)

Note: there are extensive activities in New York since it was his home of residence from 1964-2007.

For now this page is super simplified and incomplete. I will come back to it to add specific details later…

University Lectures — 1968-1999:

  • Sri Chinmoy delivered over 100 lectures at Universities in New York.
    • It is important to note that many hundreds of other talks and lectures were given by Sri Chinmoy in New York — such as at the United Nations as well as at other locations other than Universities. 
    • I will add a PDF with these lectures, but for now you can access the link to all University talks here: https://www.srichinmoylibrary.com/oeh-384e3 (scroll down to the section of United States; or do a word search on the page for New York)
The poster for the first Carnegie Hall concert (April 7, 1982)
Sri Chinmoy plays the piano at Carnegie Hall, New York – December 13, 1987

Peace Concerts — 1984-2007:

  • Sri Chinmoy offered more than 275 concerts —always free of charge to the public — in the state of New York.
    • The venues ranged from very elite concert halls to very humble halls. I will add a PDF with the concerts held in New York specifically, but for now you can access the link to all Peace Concerts here: https://srichinmoy-reflections.com/peace-concerts (you can do a word search on the page for New York)

Meditations — 1964-2007:

  • To say the number of meditations offered in New York is countless is not an overstatement. Public meditations were offered at least twice weekly — and Sri Chinmoy meditated multiple, multiple times daily with his students and on his own.

Artistic endeavors — 1974-2007:

Athletic endeavors — 1970s-2007:

 

 

 

1987-current, the Sri Chinmoy Oneness-Home Peace Run passes through New York bi-annually on its cross-country trek and engages with its welcoming citizens (see example of photos of a previous visit)

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Listen to the melody Sri Chinmoy set for name ‘New York’

(read more about these on the 50-state songs page)

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Among the many songs Sri Chinmoy composed on America, his adopted country, this one is perhaps the most powerful:

America, America, America!
Great you are, good you are,
Brave you are, kind you are.
O my America, America.
Your Heaven-freedom is earth’s aspiration-choice.
With you, in you, is God-Hour’s Victory-Voice.

—Sri Chinmoy
(see https://www.srichinmoysongs.com/america-great-you-are-good-you-are)

The song “America! Great You Are, Good You Are” recording, below, as performed by the Sri Chinmoy Choir:

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