Sumangali Morhall
Sumangali Morhall studied meditation with Indian spiritual Master, Sri Chinmoy, from 1997 until his passing in 2007, and is still an active member of the worldwide Sri Chinmoy Centre. English-born, she currently lives in York, UK.
The name Sumangali (Shoo-mon-go-lee) was given to her by Sri Chinmoy, and means auspicious good fortune. Her spiritual memoir, Auspicious Good Fortune , is the story of finding and following her spiritual path.
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