This is the first part of a beautiful concert by Mountain-Silence, recorded at The Sacred Upstairs restaurant in Zurich on March 28th, 2025. The music, composed by Sri Chinmoy, carries a deep sense of peace and devotion.
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Experience the soulful performance by the Mountain Silence international ensemble as they render spiritual and devotional songs composed by Sri Chinmoy in the historic Basilica of Saints Felice and Fortunato in Vicenza, Italy. Filmed on March 8, 2025, in a venue that still boasts exquisite Roman mosaics, this memorable concert is a heartfelt tribute to Ottaviano Costa, a dear friend remembered with deep admiration.
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From March 10 to 14, Riga hosted its first-ever Meditation Week, a special series of evening events designed to bring inspiration, peace, and inner reflection to the community. Held at the historic Riga Latvian Society House, each evening featured a unique program, blending poetry, music, and thought-provoking talks.
Monday – Poetry & Music Night
The week began with a poetry evening featuring the writings of Sri Chinmoy alongside Latvian poets. Gentle instrumental music accompanied the readings, and the night concluded with a performance of uplifting songs. A peaceful and inspiring start, attended by 59 guests.
Tuesday – A Conversation on Love & Meditation
Originally planned as a talk about meditation and endurance running, the evening took a beautiful turn as the discussion naturally shifted toward the theme of divine love and its role in our lives. This heartfelt gathering, led by Nirbhasa from Ireland, attracted 28 attendees.
Wednesday – The Power of Meditation
Meditation teacher Kailash from Switzerland gave a talk on the practice of meditation, drawing the largest crowd of the week—around 100 participants. His simple yet profound words resonated deeply, sparking meaningful discussions. One particularly touching moment came when a 10-year-old boy asked, “How can we learn to act from the heart rather than the mind?”
Thursday – Music & Meditation Workshop
Led by Jigyasu from Finland, this evening brought together live music, poetry, and guided meditation, creating a truly immersive experience. Guests were welcomed by soft piano melodies as they arrived, setting a calm and reflective tone. Around 60 people attended.
Friday – Songs of Peace Concert
The international music group Inspiration Songs performed a moving concert featuring soulful melodies by Sri Chinmoy. The event brought together 70 people, leaving them with a sense of peace and joy.
Saturday – Concert in Estonia & Joyful Gathering
The week ended with a special concert in Pärnu, Estonia. Though smaller in size, with 30 attendees, the event was filled with warmth and inspiration. The evening ended with a joyful gathering, leaving everyone uplifted.
A Meaningful Experience
Whether attending for one evening or the entire week, participants found a space for reflection, connection, and inspiration. Meditation Week was a great chance to come together, share, and experience meditation in different ways. Events like this bring new energy to the seeker community and encourage both beginners and experienced practitioners.
My soul and I always dare
To travel the uncharted land
Of impossible dreams.
— Sri Chinmoy
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This concert was part of a series of seven performances in different cities across Guatemala in late February and early March 2025. At each stop, the audience was wonderfully engaged, and they joined in singing a Spanish song to close the concert.
The group performing these songs arranges and performs music by Sri Chinmoy (1931-2007), a spiritual Master, musician, writer, and artist. In this video, you’ll also hear songs Sri Chinmoy composed specifically for Guatemala.
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Your flower-pure life blossoms in your glowing heart.
Friendship with all in a twinkling you create.
In silence deep to the World-Lord you bow.
Sri Chinmoy
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The music group Mountain-Silence performs the beautiful melodies of Sri Chinmoy at Chiesa Sant’Antonio Abate in Padova, Italy. Recorded on March 9, 2025, this special concert brings peace and inspiration through music. Enjoy this uplifting performance!
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This recording of the Gayatri Mantra set to music by Sri Chinmoy, is arranged and performed by the music ensemble Arthada & Friends and guest singers from the Vienna and Budapest Sri Chinmoy Centres.
Sri Chinmoy’s comments on the ancient Gayatri Mantra:
Gayatri
The sacred mantra from the Rig Veda addressed to the sun.
If the seeker soulfully recites the Gayatri mantra in the morning and the evening, illumination is bound to take place in the seeker’s confusion-mind infinitely sooner than he would ever expect.
I would be very happy if you could learn the tune that I have set to the Gayatri Mantra. If you can sing it most soulfully, it will be as good as repeating the mantra one hundred times. This is the difference between reciting and singing. While we are singing, our entire being is elevated and transported into the highest plane of consciousness. When we recite something soulfully, sometimes we may get dynamic power; sometimes we may get vital power, uncontrolled vital power. But if we sing a song soulfully, immediately psychic power comes. Psychic power comes to the fore and makes us swim in the sea of Light and Delight. If we are singing soulfully, this is more important than to be technically correct. When I sing, many times I make mistakes. But God does not care about my technique. He cares for my soulful qualities. So when you learn the Gayatri Mantra, please do not worry that you cannot sing it like a professional singer. As long as it comes from your heart, God will be really pleased.
Om bhūr bhuvaḥ svaḥ
tát savitúr váreṇyaṃ
bhárgo devásya dhīmahi
dhíyo yó naḥ prachodáyātTranslation:
We meditate on the adorable glory of the effulgent sun, the Creator. May He illumine and guide our mind and intellect.The Gayatri Mantra is the most hallowed mantra of the Vedas. It is the mother of all the mantras. Mantra means incantation. A mantra can be a one-syllable word or a few words, a sentence or a few sentences. The Gayatri Mantra can offer to the sincere seeker the light of the Infinite, the delight of the Eternal and the life of the Immortal.
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A seeker of the infinite Truth must meditate on the Gayatri Mantra. The result that he will get is incalculable.
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Subtle is the path of Moksha — Liberation. Hard is the path of liberation. Long is the path of liberation. But a genuine seeker can and does reach the end solely by meditating on the Gayatri. When one is freed from the fetters of ignorance, one grows into the supernal glory of the Transcendental Self. Liberation can be achieved, must be achieved, while the seeker’s soul is in the body. To fail to realise God on earth is to swim in the sea of ignorance with two more swimmers: ignorant birth and shameless death. Liberation attained, the bonds of grief, destroyed. If not, like the Buddha we have to proclaim, “This fleeting world is the abode of sorrow.
The Gayatri is the divine magnetic needle. The magnetic needle points to the north; hence the ship does not lose its direction. The Gayatri always points to the transcendental height of the Supreme; hence the seeker does not miss his Goal: Existence, Consciousness, Bliss.
Sources:
Sri Chinmoy, The core of India’s Light, part 3, Agni Press, 1992
Sri Chinmoy, Sri Chinmoy speaks, part 6, Agni Press, 1976
Sri Chinmoy, AUM — Vol. 7, No.12, July 27, 1972, AUM Centre Press, 1972
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On March 4, the Blue Flower Group performed in Huehuetenango, Guatemala. Their beautiful music filled the air, creating a memorable experience for the audience.
A local influencer with 21,000+ followers live-streamed the concert, and over 1,600 people watched online.
Watch the full concert here: Video Link
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Experience a soulful musical journey from Plovdiv, Bulgaria, on February 4, 2025. Violinist Bhoiravi and pianist Dolores offer a deeply meditative and uplifting performance, weaving melodies that awaken the heart and elevate the spirit. Let the music carry you to a place of peace, inspiration, and inner light.
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On February 6, 2025, a special event took place at the Sri Chinmoy Peace Airport Garden in Ngurah Rai International Airport, Bali, celebrating the Oneness of Humanity. The gathering was filled with warmth and unity, beginning with heartfelt introductions, followed by a moving rendition of the national anthem. The Bina Vocalia Bali Children’s Choir then graced the audience with three beautiful songs composed by Sri Chinmoy.
The event featured inspiring speeches from key representatives of Sri Chinmoy Centres International and Ngurah Rai International Airport, as well as a touching presentation on the history of the Sri Chinmoy Peace Airport dedication.
Musical performances from international artists, showcasing compositions by Sri Chinmoy, added to the event’s beauty. The event also honored Bapak Wehyudi and Bapak Syaugi with Torch-Bearer Awards for their contributions to humanity. The celebration concluded with the Sri Chinmoy Choir singing the heartfelt ‘Thank You’ song, leaving everyone with a sense of peace and gratitude.
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To celebrate the 12th anniversary of The Sacred Restaurant in Zurich, Adarsha (vocals, Scotland) and Vapushtara (piano, Netherlands) presented a soul-stirring concert on January 30, 2025.
Music by Sri Chinmoy. Arrangements by Vapushtara and Adarsha. Video by Sandro.
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