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There are Sri Chinmoy centres in many different countries throughout the world, including Africa, Asia, America, Europe and Australasia.

In the UK there are Sri Chinmoy Centres in London, Oxford, Cambridge, Bristol, Cardiff, Ipswich, Edinburgh and Brigton.

Sri Chinmoy Centre's are a place where students of Sri Chinmoy meet for meditation and other activities. In Oxford we meet twice a week for meditation and sometimes for other activities like races and social events. In addition to weekly meditation meetings Sri Chinmoy Centres also offer free meditation classes to the general public. The classes are free at the request of Sri Chinmoy. This is because of the traditional Indian view that spirituality should be freely available to all. In Oxford we give 3 sets of meditation classes per year. These are usually to coincide with the university terms. To the first class we can get between 20 and 50 people. There seems to be quite a bit of interest in mediation. In the Friends Meeting House where we give our classes there are several other meditation groups including quite a few Buddhist centres. I enjoy giving meditation classes because it is good to meet other people who have an interest in meditation. I also find that it helps my own mediation to teach other people what to do. When giving a class it forces you to focus on practising what you are teaching.

In addition to free meditaion classes Sri Chinmoy Centres also offer a variety of running races. These range from short 2 mile races to ultra distance running and Triathalon's. In London we organise an annual 24 Hour Race at Tooting Bec running track. This year there were over 40 runners. Including 3 runners from Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team, Abichal, Tarit Stott and Peter from Europe. I usually go along to count for the first 12 hour shift. Quite good fun in a way. This is a short blog entry on the 24 hour race . In Oxford we have short races held at Cutteslowe Park. This year we just had 3 races, 2 miles, 3 miles and 4 miles. Many of the runners have been coming for several years and I know a few quite well.

In October we also had the World Harmony Run pass through Oxford. The run travelled through many cities in England including London, Liverpool and Nottingham and Edinburgh. The Run often goes through places where there are established centres. This makes it easier to support the runners and organise events. In Oxford we visited 3 schools and also the Association for Religious Freedom. This is a blog entry on the World Harmony Run in Oxford.

Recently the Sri Chinmoy Centres have also been active in offering humanitarian aid to different parts of the world through the organisation "Oneness Heart Tears and Smiles" In Oxford we have collected food and other items for aid. Sometimes DHL in Oxford are very kind and send aid to countries for free. Most of the aid is collected by Suswara from Bristol.

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