What's in a name?

One of the questions I am most often asked is about our name, Victory's Banner. As you might know, Victory's Banner Restaurant is inspired by the philosophy of Indian spiritual Master Sri Chinmoy. I have been studying meditation with Sri Chinmoy for some 36 years.

At a certain point in a student's life, Sri Chinmoy will offer a spiritual name. It is not a random name at all, but rather a name which reflects the inner personality of the individual. I received my name, Pradhan, in 1976. Pradhan means "one whose heart is open to the way of God."

In a similar fashion, when a business is dedicated spiritually (as we try to be), Sri Chinmoy will also give it a "spiritual name." Victory's Banner actually received its name in its first incarnation...in Evanston, in 1981. Think "God's Banner of Victory," and perhaps it is more evident.

Sri Chinmoy has written many poems which make reference to Victory's Banner:

My heart's aspiration-heroes
Have powerfully planted
God's eternal Victory Banner.