OFFICE OF THE MAYOR Georce SAN FRANCISCO Greetings On behalf of the City and County of San Francisco, I would like to offer congratulations to Sri Chinmoy Chose on the occasion of the completion and publication of his 300th book entitled Asp: tion-Tree., Since this book is a collec tion of questions asked of Sri Chinmoy by his students at the San Francisco Sri Chinmoy Centre, it is appropriate to acknowledge the association of this accomplishment with our city. I would also like to acknowledge the many activities which Sri Chinmoy has sponsored and presented in San Francisco for the public benefit, including the 'herty Torch Bicene tennial Run, the Jharna-Kala Art Exhibition, and his lecture at California State University at San Francisco and other universities in the Bay Area. Acknowledgement is also given to the Sri Chinmoy Centre of San Francisco for its numerous educational, musical and civic programs which have been presented for the benefit of residents of the city. 4 Cec ie: Re Cag AF Mayor Yu