USA World Harmony Run 2010
Between April and August, the US World Harmony Run, travelled through all 50 US states meeting people from all walks of life, spreading a message of goodwill, peace and harmony.
A picture from the Run on the last day. From - Closing ceremony of WHR 2010
The run began in New York, before travelling down to Florida. Then it passed through the mid west of Oklahoma and Sante Fe, then on the to the east coast of San Francisco to Seattle, before returning back to the East coast finishing outside the United Nations, New York in August. See: Map of Route
Lighting the World Harmony Run torch.
The World Harmony Run was founded by Sri Chinmoy who taught that peace and harmony could easily be spread, once we can feel it in ourselves:
"...Inside, if we feel a good thought, an illumining and fulfilling thought, then that very thought we will express and offer to our friends and dear ones. Our illumining, soulful, fulfilling thoughts will enter into our dear ones and then they, too, will have peace. So when we have inner peace, automatically it expresses itself. It spreads its qualities or capacities throughout the length and breadth of the world."
(From: Inner Peace and World Peace, by Sri Chinmoy
The international team of runners were joined by many people along the way, as the run visited some breathtaking scenery and touched the lives of many people. See: Harmony Run Team
RelatedStories
First-hand experiences of meditation and spirituality.
How sports and fitness became part of our spiritual life
Banshidhar Medeiros San Juan, Puerto Rico
Is it unspiritual to care about winning?
Tejvan Pettinger Oxford, United Kingdom
President Gorbachev: a special soul brought down for a special reason
Mridanga Spencer Ipswich, United Kingdom
Our Guru becomes the perfect disciple
Devashishu Torpy London, United Kingdom
I see infinitely more than I say
Agraha Levine Seattle, United States
My Life with Sri Chinmoy: a book
Tejvan Pettinger Oxford, United Kingdom
In the middle of an ocean of love
Bhadra Kleinman New York
Patanga: my spiritual name
Patanga Cordeiro São Paulo, Brazil
The first time that I really understood that I had a soul
Jogyata Dallas Auckland, New Zealand
Running for Peace
Jogyata Dallas Auckland, New Zealand
It does not matter which spoon you use
Brahmacharini Rebidoux St. John's, Canada
The Peace Run visits Oxford
Tejvan Pettinger Oxford, United Kingdom
A New World
Apaga Renner Graz, AustriaSuggested videos
interviews with Sri Chinmoy's students
An airport meditation experience
Jogyata Dallas Auckland, New Zealand
Where the finite connects to the Infinite
Jogyata Dallas Auckland, New Zealand
What brought me to the spiritual life
Paula Correia Porto, Portugal
My typical day
Pranlobha Kalagian Seattle, United States
My favourite part of Sri Chinmoy's path
Muslim Badami Auckland, New Zealand
