John-Paul's Homepage
A member of the Sri Chinmoy Centre since 1995, in this homepage John-Paul Gillespie attempts to mitigate his fondess for his favourite topic—himself—with both the reader's patience and his many tales, anecdotes and musings on life in the Sri Chinmoy Centre, from his own very biased perspective. Enjoy!
A portrait of the author.
Well something is very much better than nothing—the state of this homepage for far far too long—so here is the beginning of what I intend to become very much something!
As Sri Chinmoy often relates, it is better to be a master of one trade than a jack of all, as the well-known saying goes, and here I will attempt to display something of the many trades of which I perhaps master a little, and definitely nothing of the past-times which I master none.
To coin another phrase, “It's all about me”—but please don't hold that against me...
John-Paul Gillespie—The Sri Chinmoy Centre of New Zealand
Stories
First-hand experiences of meditation and spirituality.
A Mountain Meditation
Jogyata Dallas Auckland, New Zealand
If I can smile like that, it's worth becoming a disciple
Mahatapa Palit New York, United States
The first time we met our Guru
Kaivalya, Devashishu and Sahadeva Torpy London, England
The day my Guru accepted me as his disciple
Banshidhar Medeiros San Juan, Puerto Rico
“Where there is heart, always there is a way.”
Jogyata Dallas Auckland, New Zealand
How I learned from Sri Chinmoy
Pradhan Balter Chicago, United States
Learning to love songs ever more
Patanga Cordeiro São Paulo, Brazil
'It was like I was seeing who Guru really was: this extraordinary, beautiful being inside a physical body'
Jogyata Dallas Auckland, New Zealand
Sri Chinmoy meets St. Peter
Paramita Jarvis Kingston, Canada
'Always say things in such a way as to inspire people, not discourage them'
Pradhan Balter Chicago, United States
Meeting Sri Chinmoy for the first time
Janaka Spence Edinburgh, United KingdomSuggested videos
interviews with Sri Chinmoy's students
Spirituality - the most fascinating subject on earth
Laila Faerman New York, United States
Love, devotion and surrender
Pradhan Balter Chicago, United States
Self-transcendence in meditation
Kailash Beyer Zurich, Switzerland
How meditation helped me swim the English Channel
Abhejali Bernardova Zlín, Czech Republic
Breaking Guinness records
Ashrita Furman New York, United States
Why we organise ultra-distance events
Subarnamala Riedel Zurich, Switzerland
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