Presentation of the Lomonosov Order to Sri Chinmoy

Remarks by Asimananda Yuri Petrovich Smirnov, Vice President of the Russian Academy of Security, Defense and Law; Major General of Security; Member of the Journalist Association of the Russian Federation; and Doctor of Psychology (as translated): Dear ladies and gentlemen, dear great Maestro and Master, today we meet in Russia an outstanding philosopher, scientist, poet, sportsman, artist and musician. We had the honour to be present at his great concert tour in Germany in 2005, when Sri Chinmoy gave a series of eight concerts entitled “Music of the Heart.” Scientists of the Russian Federation, as well as those working in the field of art, had numerous chances to listen to the concerts of Sri Chinmoy.

When I was on business trips in Malaysia and Bulgaria, I had the opportunity to be present at Sri Chinmoy’s concerts as well, and I had a chance to make a closer acquaintance with our outstanding musician, Boris Grebenshikov, and his wife Irina. Boris Grebenshikov gave a spontaneous concert before the representatives of over 50 countries of the world. And now he has reached a new height of aspiration – in Moscow just recently, he had an audience of several thousand listeners in the Olympic Sports Complex. We also were very proud that Boris Grebenshikov gave a concert at the United Nations in New York. Allow me to thank Boris Grebenshikov on behalf of the all the Russian people for this kind of aspiration, which he received from Sri Chinmoy, for his high art.

Dear Master, we hope to once again see you in a most beautiful region of Russia, the region of Baikal Lake and the Yenisey River. Today in this hall there are nineteen representatives of your followers from Baikal and nine from Yenisey. They are ready to receive you at any time to make your art available in those very beautiful corners of the world. In the personal letter that you wrote to me recently, you inspired me when you said that you had specially lifted the tallest horse in the world. Dear Master, in the Baikal region we have a most beautiful horse – the lightest horse in the world – ready for you.

I have the honour on behalf of the National Committee of the Public Awards of the Russian Federation to present you with a special award. For your great personal contribution to the development of the world’s science and culture, Sri Chinmoy is awarded with a special Order, one of the highest Orders of the Russian Federation, the Lomonosov Order. It is also symbolic because St. Petersburg is a city where Mikhail Lomonosov used to live.

Sri Chinmoy: I am offering you, my dearest Asimananda, gratitude and gratitude and gratitude – infinite gratitude. Over the years you have blessed me with so many honours, and today it is the highest honour that you have bestowed upon my devoted head and aspiration-heart. Your life’s greatness and your heart’s goodness I deeply appreciate and admire. Every time I think of you, my soul inundates you with its blessings, love, concern and compassion in infinite measure. Only one thing I can offer to you today and every day, and that is gratitude and gratitude and gratitude. Thank you.

Asimananda: Thank you very much. Dear Master, all the citizens of Russia are most deeply grateful to you for your outstanding contribution to Russian culture.

The Singers perform Sri Chinmoy’s songs dedicated to Asimananda. The Bengali and English versions follow, as well as the Russian translation.