Winning the Swiss Alpine Marathon
Vajin Armstrong
This interview with Vajin Armstrong, a student of Sri Chinmoy's from New Zealand, was conducted shortly after he won the Swiss Alpine Marathon in Davos, Switzerland in July 2016. Vajin has competed at elite level for many years, and he talks about many topics including the link between running and meditation, his relationship with Sri Chinmoy, and advice for new runners.
This interview is part of the LIFE Voices series, shot and edited by Kedar Misani
More videos
from Sri Chinmoy's students
What brought me to the spiritual life
Paula Correia Porto, Portugal
Experiences of meditation
Preetidutta Thorpe Auckland, New Zealand
What is it like on the Peace Run?
Nikolaus Drekonja San Diego, United States
Running for peace in the South Pacific
Nirbhasa Magee Dublin, Ireland
What drew me to Sri Chinmoy's path
Nikolaus Drekonja San Diego, United States
Self-transcendence in meditation
Kailash Beyer Zurich, SwitzerlandRelated stories
'You two have been friends for many hundreds of years'
Jogyata Dallas Auckland, New Zealand
Connecting the dots
Lunthita Duthely Hialeah, United States
10-Day Race: Staring into the Infinite
Patanga Cordeiro São Paulo, Brazil
Meditation: Touching The Infinite
Jogyata Dallas Auckland, New Zealand
Siblings on a spiritual path
Pranlobha Kalagian Seattle, United States
Spiritual Friends
Preetidutta Thorpe Auckland, New Zealand
What meditation gave me that I was missing
Purnahuti Wagner Guatemala City, Guatemala
Sri Chinmoy's opening meditation at the Parliament of World Religions
Pradhan Balter Chicago, United States
The connection between Sri Chinmoy's music and my soul
Kamalakanta Nieves New York, United States
Why we organise ultra-distance events
Subarnamala Riedel Zurich, Switzerland
An airport meditation experience
Jogyata Dallas Auckland, New Zealand
Now you are in the boat
Kaushalya Casey Toronto, Canada