The Enthusiasm-Awakeners singing group sing for about 30 minutes each morning for the 3100-mile runners every morning. Today they celebrated their 10th anniversary of when Sri Chinmoy gave them that name. Parvati is the leader of this group of girls. She has calculated that over the years her group has sung for 44 different runners from 17 countries. Of the 44 runners 9 were women. Ananda-Lahari has been the only runner they have seen every year since they have been coming to sing. She adds that they have learned 1528 songs from of which they routinely sing 227 of.
Tag: 2017
Video #78: Purushottama – Saraswati (Skirball Center for the Performing Arts in NYC – April 15, 2014)
This is a simple recording from the audience of a live version of ‘Saraswati’ from Purushottama, the “Grandfather of Russian Rock”. Sung at the Tribute Concert for Sri Chinmoy on April 15, 2014, at the Skirball Center for the Performing Arts in New York City. This concert was dedicated to the celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Sri Chinmoy’s arrival in the West. In this concert, he performed a traditional Indian mantra in honour of the Goddess Saraswati, the Mother aspect of God that presides over the arts and learning.
Video #77: Peace Run Canada 2017 – Messages of Peace in Ottawa on Canada Day
This year we are celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Sri Chinmoy Oneness-Home Peace Run. The Peace Run Canada Team passed the torch and ask people to make their own special wish or prayer for peace. In 2018 the Peace Run team will carry the torch 17,000 kilometers around North America running through Canada, The United States and Mexico.
Video #74: Sri Chinmoy Oneness-Home Peace Run New Zealand 2017
This video highlights some of the events that occurred during the 30th Anniversary Sri Chinmoy Oneness-Home Peace Run in New Zealand. The Peace Run traveled 700 kilometers through the North Island of New Zealand during early May of 2017 and will visit the South Island in March of 2018.
Video #72: 12+24 Hour Race Basel (Sports ground St. Jakob, Basel, Switzerland – May 13, 2017)
Since 1988 the race has been held in Basel. It regularly holds the 12 and 24-hour Swiss championships and has held the European Championships several times. In 1998 Yiannis Kouros run 290.22 kilometers. It is the course record and also currently the 24-hour world record on the road.
Video #71: Peace Run Tijuana 2017
In late March the Peace Run visited Tijuana. Nine schools hosted events with children sharing their love of peace and harmony with our international team and their school friends, teachers and parents.
Video #70: Peace Run Portugal 2017
In late May and early June of 2017, over a period of 10 days, a team of Peace Runners from 13 different countries visited 48 schools in Madeira, the Azores and Figueira da Foz in Portugal. The students and citizens of these remarkable Portuguese communities gave expression to their hopes and dreams for a more peaceful world. Through their art, song and dance you will no doubt find a common humanity that will warm your heart and nourish your soul. The Peace Run is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year having been founded by Sri Chinmoy in 1987 as a way to bring people together and celebrate our universal aspiration for love, peace and happiness.