SRI CHINMOY

(1931 - 2007)

This site started out as a running blog, but now seems to have expanded to include triathlon, cycling, trekking and whatever else I try my hand (or feet) at. The common thread is "Self-Transcendence", a term popularised by Sri Chinmoy, my spiritual teacher since 1993. Best known as a meditation teacher, Sri Chinmoy was a decathlete in his youth and later an endurance athlete and record-breaking weightlifter. He encouraged his students to make exercise and endurance sport a part of their inner and outer life. He once said "Each step forward has a sacred meaning of its own", and that's how this site acquired it's name. There are blog posts/articles on Sri Chinmoy, Iron-distance triathlon, fell running and climbing Mount Agung in Indonesia as well as posts of all the races, canoe trips and bike rides I take part in. In 2017 I had the opportunity to run in France, Greece, Ireland, Bulgaria, Bosnia, Macedonia, Monte Negro & USA, hike to a waterfall in the Alps and scramble down a gorge in the Taygetus Mountains. As well as that I found myself riding epic hilly challenges in the Lake District & South Wales, swimming in the Wye at the Monmouth Aquathlon and clocking up 19.05 for a 5k race. 2018 started with a  10k in Dubrovnik and a hilly ride in the North Downs, then a hike on the Sugarloaf, races in Siem Reap and some explorations of Angkor Wat on a mountain bike...now I've celebrated my 50th birthday with a 960k ride from Filton to Heidelberg and a lifetime PB of 2.23 for Standard Distance Triathlon.....Garga Roger Chamberlain

I SAW IN THE SILENCE

Sri Chinmoy

In the desert-silence
I saw God the Warrior.
In the forest-silence
I saw God the Lover.
In the mountain-silence
I saw God the Dreamer.
In the ocean-silence
I saw God the Awakener.
In the sky-silence
I saw God the Liberator.