Sri Chinmoy (born
1931), né
Chinmoy Kumar Ghose, is an
Indian philosopher and religious teacher (
guru). He was the youngest of seven children, born in
Shakpura[?] in
East Bengal (now
Bangladesh), and moved to
New York City in 1964. He now lives in
Jamaica[?] in
Queens County, New York. In
1944, after both his parents had died, 12-year-old Chinmoy entered the
Sri Aurobindo ashram[?], a spiritual community near
Pondicherry in South India. Here he spent the next twenty years in spiritual practice. For a while, he was an interfaith chaplain at the
United Nations. As with many spiritual leaders, there are allegations that his group is a
cult organization.
Controversy regarding Sri Chinmoy
Several of his former followers have made allegations about various aspects of their relations with Sri Chinmoy and former disciples who were members of his centre. In an attempt to prevent a balanced view of this controversy links to the official Sri Chinmoy and various sites criticising him can be found below.
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