Meditations XI

This is the 11th and last edition of my collection of Sri Chinmoy’s meditations captured in various locations around the world over a period of 20 years. You can witness the master’s love, compassion and his oneness with the Highest. You may use this video for your personal meditation and inspiration as well as for lectures and workshops. The meditations were filmed in Queens NY, Japan, Guatemala, Bali, Poland, Switzerland, Finland, Brazil andThailand, concluding with the Invocation and a recitation of “My Lord Beloved Supreme...”. Length: 1:08 h. DVD No. 259. Available in Pal and NTSC.                        

NEW: April Celebrations 2007

CONTENTS

1. Lifting 50-Flower Bouquet in Stone Vase
2. Disciples perform Sri Chinmoy’s America-Song
3. Walk-Past of the various Countries
4. Performance of Indian Disciples
5. Prachar’s Choir-Performance on Chittagong
6. Indian Raga by Unmesh and Ranjit
7. Poem Recitation
8. Utsava & Ishita Perfomance
9. Adesh’s Family Performance
10. Samita’s Family Performance
11. Tarani’s Family Performance
12. Puerto Rico Children’s Performance
13. Poem by Sri Aurobindo recited by Sri Chinmoy
14. Sri Chinmoy improvises on Panchajanya’s
      HandSonic Percussion Instruments

16 x 9  1:19 h DVD No. 242 Available in PAL and NTSC

NEW: The Cologne Concert 1984

On March 24, 1984, Sri Chinmoy offered his first major PEACE CONCERT, entitled "God's Beauty in His Oneness-Home", in which 8,000 seekers from all over Europe attended. It took place in the Kölner Sporthalle in Cologne, Germany, and tickets were free. On March 24th, 2012 the European students of Sri Chinmoy celebrated the 28 year anniversary of this historical concert. I recently discovered a VHS recording of the event which In would like to share with the world in full length. It is also available as a DVD in a Pal and NTSC version, produced by kedarvideo, Switzerland.

During his lifetime, spiritual teacher Sri Chinmoy (1931-2007) offered more than 770 free concerts worldwide, performing at such venues as the Royal Albert Hall in London; Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall and the United Nations Headquarters in New York; Tokyo’s Nippon Budokon; and the Sydney Opera House.

Meditation with Sri Chinmoy - Part 10

This is the newest edition of the meditation series. - Duration: 65 min. No. dvdkv252

Sri Chinmoy's 76th Birthday - August 2007

Highlights of the Birthday Celebrations 2007 were the visit of Purushottama Boris Grebenshikov and his family, the birth of the world's largest pencil, created by Ashrita Furman and his international crew as well as a beautiful 27th of August with a walk past meditation, the Invocation and Sri Chinmoy's concert on the "Aspiration-Ground" in Queens, NY. Length: 2:03 dvdkv238

Sri Chinmoy's Art

Seven features on Sri Chinmoy's artworks: DIVINE THEMES (27 min), THE JOY OF ART (10 min), WORLD OF WONDERS (4:50 min), COLOUR DREAM (6:11 min), JHARNA-KALA OBJECTS (12:05 min), UNIVERSAL BIRDS on black colour coated art paper (5:54 min) and RHAPSODY IN BLUE (5:04 min). Length: 1:10 h dvdkv232

Meditation-Silence/Sri Chinmoy (New Edition)

"Meditation-Silence" is a monthly podcast, published on our website srichinmoy.tv as well as vimeo, YouTube and Miro. It consists of short texts on meditation by Sri Chinmoy, complemented by videos of his meditations. As the internet quality is limited and many people asked for some tools for meditation classes, we compiled this special edition of "Meditation-Silence" on DVD, featuring now 28 episodes (NEW EDITION) with additional meditation clips and nature scenes. Total length: 1:52 h. dvdkv231

Sri Chinmoy in Thailand - 2007

In early 2007 Sri Chinmoy spent five weeks in Thailand. This video shows him honouring young Thai monks with the "Lifting Up the World with a Oneness-Heart" program and the most inspiring moments of his musical performances in a hotel and the University of Chiang Mai. Also featured is a unique presentation of his new bird drawings on a special colour coated black art paper. Length: 1.31 h dvdkv227

Sri Chinmoy's 75th Birthday - August 27, 2006

Highlights of the Birthday Celebrations 2006: Opening Meditation, singing the "Invocation", Ashrita's world record birthday cake (made out of popcorn and sugar), performances of Maestro Sri Chinmoy on two new samplers, and the meeting with Ashrita's father, including the presentation of the 13,000th song. Length: 58 min dvdkv224

Sri Chinmoy in Japan - July 2006

In July 2006 Sri Chinmoy visited again his beloved Japan. He gave concerts in front of the Daibutsu in Kamakura, at the feet of Mt. Fuji and in the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, where he offered a flower bouquet. In addition to his concert at the Daibutsu an art exhibition with 80 of his recent Jharna-Kala paintings was on display. During his stay in Japan Sri Chinmoy also composed his 13,000th Bengali song! Length: 1:28 h dvdkv220 16x9

Christmas Trip 2006: Penang & Langkawi

This Christmas Trip video consists of three parts: Meditations and music with spiritual master Sri Chinmoy (1931-2007), a concert with Russian singer Purushottama Boris Grebenshikov and some glimpses of the river-song performances of Sri Chinmoy's students on the island of Langkawi - the girls adapting the scene at the sea and the boys with a strong dramatic play on stage. Length: 1:48 h dvdkv216

Birthday Celebrations - August 2005

Sri Chinmoy celebrated his 74th birthday with a variety of amazing performances, among them playing on 74 flutes, singing hundreds of Bengali and English songs as well as playing 74 compositions on his esraj. He also displayed new Jharna-Kala artworks, received a birthday cake with more than 27,000 candles and drove a carousel with his own leg power. Length: 1:10 h dvdkv215 16x9

Meditations with Sri Chinmoy - Part 9

Inspiring close-ups of a realized master combined with his own flute music. This is the 9th in a series of meditation videos that are ideal for personal meditation and inspiration as well as for meditation workshops. Included are historical meditations like the demonstration of the different samadhi's in 1993 in New York and new meditations at the Parliament of the World's Religions in Barcelona or during the German Concert Tour of 2005. Length: 59 min dvdkv214

Sri Chinmoy's Synthesizer Symphony

In September 2005 Sri Chinmoy gave nine concerts as part of his "World Harmony Concert Tour 2005" in these eight German cities: Berlin, Mannheim, Freiburg, Dresden, Dortmund, Nürnberg, München and Hamburg. He concluded each concert with a powerful modern performance on the synthesizer. This video contains all eight compositions in full length and ends with a meditation. Sri Chinmnoy's music is combined with a selection of his Jharna-Kala artworks. Length: 50 min dvdkv213

The big German Concert Tour 2005

In September 2005 Sri Chinmoy gave nine concerts as part of his "World Harmony Concert Tour 2005" in these eight German cities: Berlin, Mannheim, Freiburg, Dresden, Dortmund, Nürnberg, Mün- chen and Hamburg. From 15 hours of concert footage I selected the visual and musical highlights and compiled this video. Length: 54 min dvdkv223 (There is a second DVD of the German Concert Tour, featuring all synthesizer performances, see dvdkv213).

The 170 instruments concert in Switzerland

Maestro Sri Chinmoy chose Interlaken in the Swiss Alps for establishing a new record concert with 170 instruments from all over the world. The performance started early in the morning with the singing of the "Invocation" and ended some eight hours later with a big Japanese drum. 700 seekers attended this special event on September 11, 2005. Length: 2:00 h dvdkv212

Sri Chinmoy plays on 74 pianos in New York

Sri Chinmoy celebrated his 74th birthday with a volley of self-transcending offerings such as playing on 74 pianos, especially brought in for this occasion. The performance took place on August 22, 2005 in Queens, NY. This video is a record of this historical event. Length: 1:40 h dvdkv210

Maestro Sri Chinmoy in Italy - May 2005

End of May 2005 Sri Chinmoy visited Milan and Turin and gave three public concerts. Highlight of the Italian tour was an invitation by the new "Soul and Fitness Institute" in Milan, that awarded him with a special recognition as an "Universal Ambassador of Peace between the people and the souls". Length: 1:55 h dvdkv207

Sri Chinmoy: 41 years in the West

Sri Chinmoy's driving meditations and concert (playing many Chinese instruments, flutes, synthesizer, harmonium and piano) in Queens, the visit of Addwitiyia Roberta Flack and the opening of the "International Harmony Run" in New York with the presentation of Sri Chinmoy's new song on the run and inspiring speeches by diplomats & guests. Length: 1:23 h dvdkv205

Sri Chinmoy - Chinese Painting Session

When Sri Chinmoy visited China in 2004/05 he created a special series of Chinese paintings in the long vertical, typically Chinese format. It was on January 1, 2005 in Quingdao. Used techniques were black Chinese ink as well as colorful acrylics. Enjoy the flow of divine creations, accompanied by traditional Chinese music. Length: 1:15 h dvdkv219 16x9

Sri Chinmoy in China 2004/05

For nearly three months Sri Chinmoy visited for the first time China. He expressed his love admiration for the country through composing special songs, poems and played on his favorite instruments. One afternoon, Sri Chinmoy painted for a couple of hours and created artworks in black and white as well as in color, inspired by Chinese art and calligraphy. A big section of the video is dedicated to this special art session. Also included is a visit to a Chinese school in Xiamen, where Sri Chinmoy played on esraj and flute. 1000 school children attended the open-air concert who on their part sang one of the songs Sri Chinmoy specially created for Chinese children. This DVD is my first production in the new 16x9 aspect format, realized with a HDV camera. Length: 2:03 h dvdkv204

Sri Chinmoy: European Concert Tour 2004

In the autumn of 2004 Sri Chinmoy (1931-2007) visited Europe for a successful concert tour with a total of 27,000 spectators in five concerts; two each in Vienna and Budapest and one large perfomance in Prague. In this video all the important highlights are included from the powerful opening meditations over the mastery of classical instruments such as the flute, the esraj and the piano to extraordinary improvisations on the synthesizer. You can also witness the Maestro singing his favorite Bengali mantric songs and playing the sitar in his own unique way. Length: 1:45 h dvdkv203

Sri Chinmoy's 73rd birthday - August 2004

Walking meditations, performances on the piano, sitar and esraj, a visit of special guest Addwitiya Roberta Flack and the presentation of the world's largest flower bouquet with 101,000 roses (presented by Ashrita and his friends) marked this birthday celebration. On the same video there is also a report on the FORUM, a cultural event in Barcelona, where Sri Chinmoy opened the 4th "Parliament of the World's Religions" conference with a silent meditation and an esraj performance in front of 5000 people. Length: 1:32 dvdkv202

April 2004: 40 years in the West

Among his many activities Sri Chinmoy lifted all his 1466 books on a special machine, lifted cars performed on the sitar and played frisbee. A personal record was the lifting of 100x his body-weight in a time of 1:17 min. Length: 29 min dvdkv197

Sri Chinmoy in Bali 2004 - Part 2

Sri Chinmoy and his students came back to Bali for the fourth time during their Christmas vacation of 2004. Part 2 shows a concert in the Inna Bali Beach Hotel, a variety of Jharna-Kala artworks he created during his stay in Bali, his tennis playing and Ashrita's record of running one mile with a milk bottle on the head in Borobudur. Length: 1:13 h dvdkv195

Sri Chinmoy in Bali 2004 - Part 1

Sri Chinmoy and his students came back to Bali for the fourth time during their Christmas vacation of 2004. He composed many new songs, wrote thousands of poems, got several country and University awards and successfully met with the King of Solo and all 8 Bali kings. The video also covers concert performances and a visit to the island of Timor Leste. Length: 1:14 h dvdkv194

August 2003: Sri Chinmoy's 72nd birthday

To celebrate his 72nd birthday Sri Chinmoy played on several instruments including a new echo flute, the sitar and the piano. He also presented his latest bird drawings to the audience of 1500 of his students from around the world. Length: 1:10 h dvdkv192

Sacred Moments - April Celebrations 2003

In April 2003 Sri Chinmoy celebrated his 39th Anniversary of being in the West by chanting "Supreme" 39 times. These video presents these sacred moments as well as glimpses of his driving meditations on his "Aspiration-Ground" in Queens, NY, and close-ups of his meditations during the evening function on April 13th. Length: 20 min dvdkv190

Sri Chinmoy - Cairns Christmas Trip 2002/03

Concert in Palm Cove, composing new mantric songs, writing poems, following a strict weight-lifting and fitness program and meditation close-ups are the main feautures of this video on Sri Chinmoy's Christmas Trip to Australia. Length: 1:14 h dvdkv187

Christchurch Christmas Trip 2002/03

This video covers Sri Chinmoy's visit to the Meditation Centre in Christchurch. the enterprises of his students and a concert in the cathedral as well as a private organ performance in the St. Michael's Church and meditations on Christmas day and New Year's Eve with the recitation of Sri Chinmoy's New Year's message for the 2003. Length: 1:35 h dvdkv186

Meditations with Sri Chinmoy - Part 8

Inspiring close-ups of a realized master combined with his own flute music. This is the 8th in a series of meditation videos that are ideal for personal meditation and inspiration as well as for meditation workshops. Length: 58 min dvdkv184

Sri Chinmoy in Europe 2002 - Switzerland

During his European tour in September 2002 Sri Chinmoy visited also enterprises managed by his Swiss students, composed new songs on a meadow outside of Zurich and attended several meetings with his students and their parents and friends, many of them seeing him for the first time. Length: 1:42 f dvdkv183

Sri Chinmoy in Europe 2002 - Germany

In September 2002 Sri Chinmoy visited several enterprises, managed by his students like Aruna's coffee shop "Cosmos-Heart", Karali and Projjwal's printing press and Thirtha's SEWA giftshop and gave concerts in Munich and Augsburg. Length: 1:08 h dvdkv182

Birthday Celebrations August 2002

You see many meditation close-ups, driving meditations (Sri Chinmoy meditates on various vehicles on his tennis court), a piano performance and a report from the first "Self- Transcendence Marathon" in the Rockland State Park. Length: 47 min dvdkv181

Sri Chinmoy - April Celebrations 2002

To celebrate his 38th Anniversary of his arrival in the West, Sri Chinmoy gave an open-air concert with 38 different instruments on his "Aspiration-Ground" in Queens, New York. At the beginning he opened the festivities with a walking meditation and ride on his new golf car, remaining in a high state of consciousness. 1:14 h dvdkv177

Impressions from Sabah

Sri Chinmoy wrote over 400 poems during the Christmas Trip of 2001/2002. This video shows you the beauty of nature of Sabah together with a selection of these new poems. The video concludes with remembrances from a steam train trip. A part of this DVD can be seen online on srichinmoy.tv. Length: 13 min dvdkv176

Sri Chinmoy's 70th birthday - August 2001

Sri Chinmoy surprised with many outstanding achievements: Chanting 70 times the mantra "Supreme", composing and singing 70 new Bengali songs, playing on 70 instruments and on 70 pianos. The video also includes joyful glimpses of the Madal Circus and the big 70th Bithday Parade through Queens. Length: 1:33 h dvdkv163

Meditations with Sri Chinmoy - Part 7

Inspiring close-ups of a realized master combined with his own flute music. This is the 7th in a series of meditation videos that are ideal for personal meditation and inspiration as well as for meditation workshops. Length: 59 min dvdkv160

Sri Chinmoy in Oslo - Part 2

In the second video on Sri Chinmoy's visit of Oslo you can witness the big concert in the Spectrum Hall, including glimpses of the exhibition and booths at the entrance. Length: 61 min dvdkv158. Part 1 of Sri Chinmoy's visit to Oslo is available as DVD No. dvdkv157 (see post below).

Sri Chinmoy in Oslo - Part 1

In June 2001 spiritual teacher Sri Chinmoy (1931-2007) and many of his students from around the world visited the Norwegian capital for a full Peace Week. Among them was the inauguration of a Peace Flame sculpture at the harbour, an art exhibit and poetry reading at the City Hall in Oslo, a talk and concert at the Oslo University and various lifting ceremonies. This is the first part of Sri Chinmoy's visit to Oslo, the second part is available as DVD No. 158 and mainly covers the big concert at the Spectrum Hall in Oslo. Length: 1:37 h dvdkv157

Sri Chinmoy visits Bali 2001

The beautiful island of Bali warmly welcomed spiritual teacher Sri Chinmoy for his third visit in early 2001 where he also received the "Heart of Bali Award". The video covers this celebration as well as two concerts and includes many stunning pictures from this island - many call it the "Island of Gods". Length: 1:34 hdvdkv154

Sri Chinmoy in Iceland - October 2000

The fascinating and beautiful island of Iceland honoured Sri Chinmoy with an official reception in Reykjavik, and its open-hearted citizens filled the concert hall of the town for an oustanding concert. Sri Chinmoy also visited the first two enterprises, run by students of him: thenrestaurant "Ecstasy's Heart-Garden" and "Health - the richest wealth", a health-food shop, both in the centre of the capital. Length: 1:13 h dvdkv153

Sri Chinmoy's 69th birthday - August 2000

On August 27, 2000 Sri Chinmoy celebrated his 69th birthday. The evening function was opened with a meditation, followed by singing the "Invocation", and many groups - playing the same instrument - performed. At the end Narada and Sudhahota Carl Lewis sang together on stage and Ananda honoured Sri Chinmoy's striking achievements. Length: 1:05 h dvdkv152

The Riverside Church Concert in New York

In Manhatten's well known "Riverside Church" Maestro Sri Chinmoy gave one of his most powerful concerts, playing on various instruments such as the cello, his golden flute, the esraj, the piano, the harmonium and the pipe organ. Length: 1:14 dvdkv151

Inner & Outer Harmony / Joy of Art

Beautiful nature scenes from around the world and quotes by Sri Chinmoy on peace, harmony and meditation. Jump into the sea of eternal oneness and learn to experience your inner wealth. On the same DVD you can find an impressive slideshow with close-ups of 50 Jharna-Kala artworks of Sri Chinmoy, accentuated with an istrumental music piece by the Czech group Japaka. Total Length: 27 min dvdkv150

Meditations with Sri Chinmoy - Part 6

Inspiring close-ups of a realized master combined with his own flute music. This is the 6th in a series of meditation videos that are ideal for personal meditation and inspiration as well as for meditation workshops. Length: 56 min dvdkv147

Concerts and Awards in Bucarest & Sofia

In March of 2000 Sri Chinmoy (1931-2007) visited Rumania and Bulgaria to give two major concerts in the Eastern part of Europe and to meet more than 900 of his Russian students. Both concerts were very successful and Bulgaria became a Sri Chinmoy “Peace-Blossom-Nation”. Also present in Sofia was the cosmonaut Genady Strekalov who had met Sri Chinmoy in New York and brought the peace torch of the World Harmony Run into orbit. Length: 59 min dvdkv145

Sri Chinmoy in Brazil & Paraguay 2000

This inspiring video reveals the highlights of the 2nd part of the 2000 Christmas Trip: amazing shots of the world's largest water falls of Iguasso and charming pictures from the Bird Park, running in Brasilia with Olympic medallist Joachim Cruz and Sri Chinmoy's concert in the famous Dom Bosco Church. Length: 1:24 h dvdkv144

Birthday Celebrations August 1999

Different aspects of the Celebrations festivities: a "Joy" part with highlights of the bi-annualy amateur circus program, a "Per- formance" section with excerpts of Ketan's Ramakrishna play, most of the items of the Classical Concert, glimpses of the annual 47 mile race and Sri Chinmoy's meditations on his 68th birthday. Length: 1:36 h dvdkv142

Meditations with Sri Chinmoy - Part 5

Inspiring close-ups of a realized master combined with his own flute music. This is the 5th in a series of meditation videos that are ideal for personal meditation and inspiration as well as for meditation workshops. Length: 59 min dvdkv138