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Colorado Springs Gazette-Telegraph from Colorado Springs, Colorado • Page 11

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March 14, 1973 Colorado Springs, Colo. Gazette -A Sri Chinmoy Sri Chinmoy Disciples Schedule Lectures Here A spiritual aspirant must involves the path of cept the world because the spir- Bhakti yoga, the path of love itual life and the worldly life and devotion to God. Sri Chinmoy insists that all must Bo together, accord.ng to of his be acllve in Davashish, a disciple of Sri world," he must g0 Chinmoy. (to school or earn a livelihood. Sri Chinmoy has said.

They learn that one can hold do not have to enter into sort of job in the world and the Himalayan caves or sit on still carry on a sincere spiritual the snowcapped mountains in life. Thus, we earn our living order to practice spirituality, and offer something toward Sri No. Here in the hustle and world wide work for bustle of life, we have to prac- peace." tice Davashish Sri Chinmoy. who lives in told the Gazette Telegraph Mon- New York, is spiritual director day. for the United National Medita-: He and David Bruenau, anoth- tion group conducted bi-weekly: er disciple, presented a lecture at the U.N.

Center, on Sri philosophy He was born in Bengal, India, an opportunity for medita- and at an early age attained tion at Colorado College Mon- He entered day, with the hope of starting a an Indian ashram where he Sri Chinmoy center in Colorado spent the next 20 years prac- Springs. ticing spiritual disciplines and A film depicting a day in the deep meditation, life of this spiritual master will Many of his writings have: be presented at 7 p.m. today at been published and include the Colorado Springs Fine Arts books, essays, spiritual plays, commentaries on the; Vedas and lectures he has I presented. Devashish said that each soul: has a reality and the names: conferred by Chinmoy reflect; who spends many years in me- the quality of a particular soul.) dilation and spiritual practice. A disciple has to be with him Some great masters reach a for a particular period of time; state of enlightenment called before a name is conferred.

which gives Devashish, who is from New them a personal, first hand York City, has been a disciple knowledge of the for 4Vs years, while Bruneau. But in all human his- who is from Montreal, Canada, y. only a handful have has been a disciple only achieved a level of con- months, sciousness known in the Indian Sri Chinmoy has encouraged scripture as Nirvikalpa Sa- some of his disciples to start madhi, the absolute highest. Sri small businesses which go by Chinmoy is one of such names as Blessing-Light He explained that Supreme bookstore, Garland of Love flower shop and Love and Serve restaurant. Through these stores the dis- iervices Monday ciples are to offer the Scrvices were held Monday in munit.v at lar8e some of the se anon Citv for Walter Thnmn, remty they have found in them Center.

notion of a spiritual master or guru is frequently misunderstood by Westerners," Davashish said. India, the master is a revered holy man Walter T. Kerrigan Canon City for Walter Thomas Kerrigan, resident there for 22 selves. Call Enter-I the businesses stand as: of business years who died Wednesday at pr ine businesses stand as St. Joseph's Manor in Florence.

rv'ng lie was born Feb. 14, 1898. in and can be harm0 Palestine, Texas. He was 75. niiL Mr, Kerrigan was a retired runeau has a bachelor boilermaker and a veteran ofcammorcc --World War I.

He was a member a( and hopes in the of Disabled American Veterans 2fa.r to a Divine and the Elks Lodge 610 of erPrlse ln Canada. Canon City. Devashish attended the Uni- On 1931, at El Maryland in Germa- Texas, he was married to Mary Francisco State Col- C. Britner, who died in as, an, sb major. 29 72 received a bachelor of arts Erie Hobson offici- the University North Dakota.

He runs a Divine Enterprise bookstore in New York. The Rev ated at services. Burial was in Lakeside Cemetery. He de- of G.T. Want Ads Get Results.

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About Colorado Springs Gazette-Telegraph Archive

Pages Available:
247,689
Years Available:
1960-1978