New Jersey (NJ). The 3rd state to join the Union in 1787
New Jersey factoids: The capital of New Jersey is Trenton; its largest city (by pop.) is Newark. Today’s population in New Jersey is approximately 9.55 million (averaging around 1,300 people per square mile). New Jersey’s state tree is the ‘Red Oak’; its state flower is the ‘Violet’; its state bird the ‘Eastern Goldfinch’; iand ts state fruit is the ‘Blueberry’. New Jersey’s State Motto is: “Liberty and Prosperity”.
Activities of Sri Chinmoy in New Jersey (see page for activities in other states)
1967
- May 22, 1967. Sri Chinmoy is invited to deliver a talk at the School of Self-Defense in Closter, NJ.
1969
- January 13, 1969. Sri Chinmoy delivers a lecture entitled “The Beyond” at Princeton University in Princeton, New Jersey
1970
- 11 March 1970. Sri Chinmoy delivers a lecture entitled “Sincerity and Spirituality” at the Fairleigh Dickinson University in Teaneck, New Jersey
1971
- October 22, 1971. Sri Chinmoy delivers a lecture entitled “The Upanishads: India’s Soul-Offering” (the first in the Upanishad lecture series) at Princeton University in Princeton, NJ.
- November 30, 1971. Sri Chinmoy delivers a lecture entitled “Glimpses from the Vedas and the Upanishads” at the Fairleigh Dickinson University in Teaneck, NJ.
1972
- February 18, 1972. Sri Chinmoy delivers a lecture entitled “Flame-Waves from the Upanishad-Sea, Part 1” at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, NJ. (note: Part 2 was delivered at Fordham University in NY on 02.28.1972)
1974
- January 22, 1974. Sri Chinmoy delivers a lecture entitled “Experience” in the Commons Room, Graduate School, at Princeton University, Princeton, NJ.
- September 17, 1974. Sri Chinmoy answered 20+ questions on art during a meeting of his New Jersey Centre.
1976
- February 17, 1976. Sri Chinmoy answers questions on ‘Happiness’ at a meeting of his New Jersey Centre.
- July 13, 1976. Sri Chinmoy answered nineteen short Q&As at the New Jersey Centre
1977
- February 4, 1977. Sri Chinmoy forms the Green Centre with its 25 new members. At the inauguration, Sri Chinmoy speaks about the spiritual significance of the colour green.
- July 7, 1977. Sri Chinmoy delivers a lecture entitled “Smile, Love and Claim” at Caldwell College in Caldwell, New Jersey
- July 16, 1977. Sri Chinmoy delivers a lecture entitled “I Need More” at Kean College in Union, New Jersey
- July 1, 1977. Sri Chinmoy offers an Concert (featuring the Esraj) and delivers a lecture entitled “I Pray, I Meditate” in Woodrow Wilson Hall at Monmouth College in Asbury Park, NJ.
- Significantly, the above lecture is the first of 100 lectures delivered in 20 days, later published as Everest-Aspiration. Additional talks given from this series in New Jersey are:
- “Smile, Love and Claim” (#15 of 100) delivered at 9:15pm on __ July 1977 in Caldwell College, Caldwell, NJ.
- “Humility and Compassion” (#46 of 100) delivered at 6:25pm in transit to New Jersey
- “Obedience” (#47 of 100) delivered at 6:45pm in transit to New Jersey
- “I Need More” (#48 of 100) delivered at 9:05pm at Kean College, in Union, NJ.
- “Salvation, Liberation, Realisation, Perfection and Satisfaction” (#49 of 100) delivered at 10pm in transit returning from New Jersey
- Significantly, the above lecture is the first of 100 lectures delivered in 20 days, later published as Everest-Aspiration. Additional talks given from this series in New Jersey are:
- September 12, 1977. Sri Chinmoy is interviewed by Ms. Page Hopkins from ‘New Jersey Talking’ about Mother Teresa for Cablevision 12 in New Jersey, USA.
1979
- December 2, 1979. Sri Chinmoy runs the Jersey Shore Marathon (in 4:33:55) in Asbury Park, NJ.
1981
- April 6, 1981. Sri Chinmoy delivers a lecture entitled “Liberation” at Princeton University in Princeton, New Jersey
- September 13, 1981. Sri Chinmoy enters the SCMT Marathon in Plainsboro, NJ and runs 13 miles in 2:01:30.
- October 18, 1981. Sri Chinmoy runs a personal best for 1.5 miles in 9:47 (6:31 pace), placing first in the Masters Division, at the YMCA Fun Run in Elizabeth, NJ.
1982
- November 4, 1982. Sri Chinmoy again runs the Jersey Shore Marathon course (4:22:57) in Asbury Park, NJ.
1984
- June 16, 1984. Sri Chinmoy offers a Peace Concert at Felician College in Lodi, NJ.
1985
- December 3, 1985. Sri Chinmoy offers a Peace Concert at the War Memorial Theater in Trenton, NJ.
1986
- January 31, 1986. Sri Chinmoy offers a Peace Concert dedicated to US President Woodrow Wilson and delivers a lecture, entitled ‘Receiving Peace’, at Princeton University in Princeton, NJ.
- April 3, 1986. Sri Chinmoy offers a Peace Concert and delivers a lecture, entitled “A Seeker’s Peace” at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, NJ
- April 8, 1986. Sri Chinmoy offers a Peace Concert and delivers a lecture entitled “Where is Peace?” at the Fairleigh Dickinson University in Teaneck, NJ.
1987
- March 20, 1987. Sri Chinmoy offers a Peace Concert at Princeton University in Princeton, NJ.
- October 18, 1987. Sri Chinmoy offers a concert and a meditation at the Hindu Mandir in Garfield, NJ.
1988
- July 29, 1988. Sri Chinmoy is interviewed on the ‘Joe Franklin Show’, and as part of his “Lifting Up the World with a Oneness-Heart” lifts Joe Franklin in Secaucus, NJ.
1989
- March 27, 1989. Sri Chinmoy offers a Peace Concert and delivers a lecture, entitled ‘Obedience’, at Princeton University in Princeton, NJ.
- November 3, 1989. Sri Chinmoy is again interviewed by Joe Franklin, TV talk-show host, aired on WWOR-TV in Secaucus, NJ.
1990
- August 17, 1990. Sri Chinmoy is presented with a special citation at a function commemorating the anniversary of India’s Independence, held at City Hall in Jersey City, NJ.
- September 11, 1990. Sri Chinmoy offers a Peace Concert at Monmouth Arts Center in Red Bank, NJ.
1993
- July 9, 1993. The US state of New Jersey is proclaimed a Sri Chinmoy Peace State
1995
- June 1995. Sri Chinmoy enters several Track and Field meets and runs the 100-metre event:
- June 17, 1995. USATF Masters Meet (16.20) at Matawan High School, in NJ.
- June 21, 1995. The Shore Athletic Club (15.7) in
1996
- May 19, 1996. An article appears in a New Jersey’s America Oggi — an Italian-language daily newspaper published in Norwood, NJ. (see link and scroll down for translation of article)
1998
- November 2, 1998. As part of his weightlifting feats, Sri Chinmoy lifts a Piper Arrow III plane plus eight men at the Sparta Aviation School, Teterboro, NJ.
- After the lift, Sri Chinmoy is interviewed by the Bergen, NJ newspaper The Record — the interviewer asks:
- November 6, 1998. Sri Chinmoy lifts an Aero Commander 685 aircraft, plus six passengers – a total weight of 10,527 lbs. – at Roger J. Miller Air Park, Berkeley, NJ.
- After the lift, Sri Chinmoy is interviewed by News 12 New Jersey TV.
2000
- August 4, 2000. Sri Chinmoy visits an exhibition of his Jharna-Kala artworks at Newark International Airport in New Jersey.
2003
- As part of his “Lifting Up the World with a Oneness-Heart” Sri Chinmoy lifts
- 13 professors at Princeton University in Princeton, NJ. on July 28, 2003.
- 32 members of the Italian soccer team AC Milan at Giants Stadium in Secaucus, NJ. on August 2, 2003.
- 26 people, including numerous professors at Rider University in Lawrenceville, NJ. At this event on 8 August 2003, Sri Chinmoy also gives a short esraj concert.
2004-2007
- As part of his weightlifting feats, Sri Chinmoy lifts
- a helicopter and three small planes at Monmouth Executive Airport in Wall, NJ, on November 11, 2004
- lifts three planes at Princeton Airport, NJ, and lifts a large stone at a Stone Museum, also in New Jersey on September 17, 2006 (this was on the final day of his 3-day Weightlifting Demonstration at Aspiration-Ground in Jamaica, NY)
- a hot-air balloon in Hampton, NJ. on April 11, 2007
1987-current, the Sri Chinmoy Oneness-Home Peace Run passes through New Jersey 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 Jersey’
(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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