Sri Chinmoy

Sri
Chinmoy
Born
Chinmoy Kumar Ghose

(1931-08-27)27 August 1931
East Shakpura, Boalkhali, Chittagong, Bengal Province, British India
(now in Bangladesh)
Died11 October 2007(2007-10-11) (aged 76)
New York City, New York, United States
NationalityIndian[1]
OccupationSpiritual teacher

Chinmoy Kumar Ghose (27 August 1931 – 11 October 2007), better known as Sri Chinmoy,[2] was an Indian spiritual leader who taught meditation in the United States after moving to New York City in 1964.[3] Chinmoy established his first meditation center in Queens, New York, and eventually had 7,000 students in 60 countries.[4][5] He was an author, artist, poet, and musician; he also held public events such as concerts and meditations on the theme of inner peace.[5][6] Chinmoy advocated a spiritual path to God through prayer and meditation. He advocated athleticism including distance running, swimming, and weightlifting. He organized marathons and other races, and was an active runner and, following a knee injury, weightlifter.[5][6] Some ex-members have accused Chinmoy of running a cult.[7][8]

  1. ^ "Many at U. N. Find Guru's Message Brings Peace". The New York Times. 8 November 1971. When Sri Chinmoy came to the United. States seven years ago, he worked in the Indian Consulate in New York and began to set up meditation classes. The classes soon gathered enough of a following for him to give up his job and to preach fulltime. He is not a United States citizen.
  2. ^ Sands 2001, According to legal papers signed in November 2006, his name is Chinmoy Kumar Ghose aka Sri Chinmoy. Sri Chinmoy is the name under which the guru has taught, published, composed and performed since approximately 1972. (See front and back matter of referenced works.) He was previously known as Chinmoy Kumar Ghose (e.g. "Many at U.N." New York Times 8 November 1971: 42). He signed most of his paintings and drawings C.K.G. ("C.K.G." Jharna-Kala Magazine 1.1 (April –June 1977): 1).
  3. ^ "Hindu of the Year: Sri Chinmoy clinches 1997 'Hindu Renaissance Award'". Hinduism Today. December 1997. pp.34–35. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  4. ^ McShane, Larry. "Charismatic guru Sri Chinmoy dies in NYC". USA Today. 12 October 2007.
  5. ^ a b c Kilgannon, Corey (13 October 2007). "Sri Chinmoy, Athletic Spiritual Leader, Dies at 76". The New York Times. Retrieved 22 August 2008.
  6. ^ a b Dua, Shyam (ed). The Luminous Life of Sri Chinmoy: An Authorised Biography. Tiny Tot Publications, 2005. p. 66.
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference forbes was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ Molina, Kimberley (1 August 2017). "Statue of controversial spiritual leader pops up at busy Ottawa street corner". CBC News.