New Mexico (NM). The 47th state to join the Union in 1912

The peace torch in New Mexico. (photo: Peace Run)

New Mexico factoids: The capital of New Mexico is Santa Fe; its largest city (by pop.) is Albuquerque. Known as the “Land of Enchantment”, today’s population in New Mexico is approximately 2.1 million (averaging around 17 people per square mile). New Mexico’s state tree is the ‘Nut Pine or Pinon Tree’; its state flower is the ‘Yucca Flower’; its state bird the ‘Greater Roadrunner’; and its state vegetable is the ‘New Mexico Chile’. New Mexico’s State Motto is: “Crescit Eundo” (It Grows as It Goes).

Activities of Sri Chinmoy in New Mexico (see page for activities in each of the 50 states)

1974

2000

1987-current, the Sri Chinmoy Oneness-Home Peace Run often visits New Mexico on its cross-country trek and engages with its welcoming citizens (see example of photos of its previous visit).

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Listen to the melody Sri Chinmoy set for name ‘New Mexico‘ as part of the “50 Oneness-State-Songs”:

(read more about these on the 50 Oneness-State-Songs page)


Fifty oneness-state-songs,
 
Our Lord’s Compassion-Gongs.
 
Within, without, a seeker’s sleepless cry
 
To reveal America’s perfection-sky.

—Sri Chinmoy
(see
https://www.srichinmoysongs.com/fifty-oneness-state-songs)


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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