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UK’s Queen is Indian

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This is a poem by the nineteenth century mystic Ramprasad Sen

The Diamond Essence of Awareness

Ma Tara, you are truly the exalted one,
the essence of awareness.
But are you aware of the foolish poet
who sings this song?
You are indeed the radiant truth,
the sun that dissolves like morning mist
the illusory suffering of conscious beings.
But what about my persistent misery?

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In Oxford, we offer meditation courses 3 times a year as a community service on behalf of the Sri Chinmoy Centre. Many people are interested in meditation for a variety of reasons such as deeper relaxation, inner peace and discovering more about our own self.

These are some of the Benefits of Meditation - an article at Write Spirit.

Also, Q.A. on the Benefits of Meditation

People may have preconceived ideas about what meditation is. However, in essence meditation is quite a simple exercise - we are basically trying to still the mind. This is an introduction to meditation, with some suggestions on How To Control our own thoughts.

Meditation and Music

Music can play a helpful role in meditation. Meditative music can help inspire our meditation and create an atmosphere conducive to stilling the mind. There is a good selection of meditation music at Radio Sri Chinmoy.

• A popular recording is this flute music meditation by Sri Chinmoy Quick Time - listen now

Meditation Videos

These are some short meditation videos at Sri Chinmoy TV

More Meditation Links

• Meditation Workshop
• Quotes on Meditation at Poetseers.org
• Meditation at Sri Chinmoy Centre
• Learn Meditation in UK

Photo by Tejvan from Oxford Botanical gardens

Boris Purushottama Grebenshikov at Royal Albert Hall. photo Pavitrata

It’s been a busy few weeks in the UK.

Firstly we had the World Harmony Run visit the UK.

Secondly, we had a reception in honour of Sri Chinmoy at the House of Lords.

The really big event was a concert for 5,000 people at the Royal Albert Hall

Other Links

Congratulations to Ashrita on Breaking his 200th Guinness World Records. That is a marvellous achievement and a record all by itself!

Recent article - How To avoid being a grumpy old man

I am going on a cycling holiday in Ireland with a few ‘non cycling’ friends. I have sent them all a training schedule. That should get them ready for 100 miles a day.

I have heard many versions of Ave Maria, but, I really like this one. The singing is soulful and humble. Sometimes singers give real virtuoso performances, but, this version sticks to the spiritual essence of the song.
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