8 March
Interfaith ceremony at United Nations
A choir of singers from Sri Chinmoy: The Peace Meditation at the United Nations gave the opening performance at a special event called 'United for a Culture of Peace through Interfaith Harmony' which took place at the UN in New York. Guest speakers included the President of the General Assembly H.E. Mr. Vuk Jeremić, Deputy Secretary-General H.E. Amb. Jan Eliasson, and a host of UN diplomats, ambassadors, and interfaith leaders.
In 1970, then Secretary-General U Thant invited Sri Chinmoy to conduct twice-weekly non-denominational peace meditations for delegates and staff at the United Nations. The singers included current and past UN workers, and have been performing Sri Chinmoy's songs for many years at the United Nations and around the world.
The event also included videos of World Interfaith Harmony week celebrations around the world, a symphony of peace prayers, and a World Peace Flag ceremony.
Further reading:
- United for a Culture of Peace - official site
- Webcast on UN TV
Stories
First-hand experiences of meditation and spirituality.
It does not matter which spoon you use
Brahmacharini Rebidoux St. John's, Canada
Running and Me
Garga Chamberlain Bristol, United Kingdom
My Room
Preetidutta Thorpe Auckland, New Zealand
Meeting Sri Chinmoy for the first time
Janaka Spence Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Is it unspiritual to care about winning?
Tejvan Pettinger Oxford, United Kingdom
The day when everything began
Bhagavantee Paul Salzburg, Austria
Now you are in the boat
Kaushalya Casey Toronto, Canada
President Gorbachev: a special soul brought down for a special reason
Mridanga Spencer Ipswich, United Kingdom
Meditation Nights at the Sri Chinmoy Centre
Preetidutta Thorpe Auckland, New Zealand
In the middle of an ocean of love
Bhadra Kleinman New York
The Swimming Relay
Toshala Elliott Auckland, New Zealand
A Truckload of Humanitarian Aid Sails through Customs
Arthada Platzgummer Vienna, Austria
Listen to the inner voice
Vidura Groulx Montreal, CanadaSuggested videos
interviews with Sri Chinmoy's students
'Everyone is feeling nothing but love'
Suren Leosson Reykjavik, Iceland
When I met Sri Chinmoy for the first time
Baridhi Yonchev Sofia, Bulgaria
My favourite part of Sri Chinmoy's path
Muslim Badami Auckland, New Zealand
My first impressions of Sri Chinmoy's philosophy
Lunthita Duthely Hialeah, United States
How I became interested in meditation
Abhejali Bernardova Zlín, Czech Republic
A childhood meeting with Sri Chinmoy
Devashishu Torpy London, United Kingdom
How can we create harmony in the world?
Baridhi Yonchev Sofia, Bulgaria
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