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UN MILLENNIUM WORLD
PEACE SUMMIT
A Call to World's Spiritual Leadership
"This gathering of the world's pre-eminent religious
and spiritual leaders in a united call for peace will hopefully
strengthen the prospect for peace as we enter the new millennium."
- KOFI A. ANNAN, Secretary-General,United
Nations.
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"In times of conflict, the world's
great religious leaders will together exert moral
authority in the zones of conflict to seek non-violent resolutions."
- BAWA JAIN,Secretary-General,World Peace
Summit.
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| Bringing
Spiritual Leadership into the Peace Process |
| The following
is a group photo of the world's pre-eminent religious
and spiritual leaders who (along with a thousand other
religious leaders) gathered at the United Nations, New
York, U.S.A., from August 28 to 31, 2000, for an historic
World Peace Summit. Also seen in the center of the group
is Mr. Kofi Annan, Secretary-General, United Nations,
flanked by Dr. Ted Turner, Honorary Chair, Millennium
World Peace Summit (Vice Chair, Time Warner Inc., Chairman,
CNN, the world-renowned Cable News Network) and Mr. Bawa
Jain, Secretary-General, Millennium World Peace Summit. |
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A
New Collaboration among Religious Leaders of the World
Addressing the World's population through a telecast from
the United Nations General Assembly Hall, these revered
leaders demonstrated their United Commitment and determination
to work together to eliminate the causes that perpetrate
violence and lead to war. They took a number of concrete
steps to declare their commitment to work more closely
as a community of spiritual leaders and with the diplomatic
community of the United Nations to prevent the outbreak
of war. They will work together to discern shared commitments
to peace expressed in a Declaration for World Peace. Moreover,
an International Advisory Council of Religious and Spiritual
Leaders will be formed to work with the United Nations
and the United Nations Secretary General in peacemaking
and peacekeeping efforts. The council will add a unique
spiritual dimension to the United Nations difficult task
of mediating conflicts between nations and among peoples
from different religious and ethnic groups. |
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A
Commitment of Global Peace
Humanity stands at a critical juncture in history, one
that calls for strong moral and spiritual leadership to
help set a new direction for society. We, as religious
and spiritual leaders, recognize our special responsibility
for the well being of the human family and peace on earth.... |
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| We, as religious and spiritual
leaders, pledge our commitment to work together to promote
the inner and outer conditions that foster peace and the
non-violent management and resolution of conflict. We
appeal to the followers of all religious traditions and
to the human community as a whole to co-operate in building
peaceful societies, to seek mutual understanding through
dialogue where there are differences, to refrain from
violence, to practice compassion, and to uphold the dignity
of all life. |
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- BAWA JAIN,
Secretary-General of the Millenium World Peace Summit,
signing on behalf of the Millennium World Peace Summit
of Religious and Spiritual Leaders.
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THUS PRAYED
THE ENLIGHTENED ONES OF INDIA
(A Universal Prayer for World Peace)
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Adorable Presence!
Thou who art within and without, above and below and
all around.
Thou who art interpenetrating the very cells of our
being.
Thou who art the Eye of our eyes; Ear of our ears; Heart
of our hearts;
Mind of our minds; Breath of our breaths;
Life of our lives and Soul of our souls.
Bless us dear God to be aware of Thy presence now and
here.
This is all that we ask of Thee.
May all of us be aware of Thy presence
in the East and the West, in the North and the South.
May peace and goodwill abide
among individuals as well as communities and nations.
This is our earnest prayer.
May peace be unto all.
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he isha sab sukhi ho, koyi na ho
dukhaari,
sab ho niroga bhagavan, dhana dhaanyake bhandaari.
sab bhadra bhaava dekhe, kalyana ke vrati ho,
dukhiyaa na koyi hove, jagati me praana dhaari.
sarve bhavantu sukhinah,
sarve santu niraamaya,
sarve bhadraani pasyantu,
maa kaschit dukha bhaagbhavet.
lokah samasta sukhino bhavantu,
sarve janaa sukhino bhavantu,
Om shanthih, shanthih, shanthih.
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O Lord, the Sustainer of the worlds!
May all be happy.
May none suffer.
May all be free from afflictions.
May all be endowed with resources and necessaries of
life.
May all behold what is good and auspicious.
May all be wedded to the vow of commonweal.
May none suffer from sorrow.
May the world be happy and peaceful.
May all people be happy and peaceful.
May peace, peace, peace be unto all.
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