7th Sept ---Int'l Day of Peace.-Silence

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A Minute of Silence & Prayer

Amma's Special Message

 

September 7, Amritapuri

 

The 21st of September marks the 22nd Annual International Day of

Peace. This

year, the day's organizers have asked Amma to participate, and she

has agreed.

It is the hope of the organizers that the day will find millions of

people from

all faiths observing a 24-hour peace vigil and a collective minute

of silence.

People worldwide are planning to offer prayers, ceremonies, fasts

and other

spiritual observations in this unified effort.

 

This global 24-hour spiritual observation is meant to demonstrate

the power of

prayer and other spiritual practices in promoting peace and

preventing violent

conflict. It will also help raise public awareness of the

International Day of

Peace and directly support the establishment of this day as one of

global

ceasefire, as it has already been declared by the United Nations.

 

On Tuesday, 7th September, at the end of the usual question-and-

answer session

with the ashramites, Amma gave a short but moving message on the

importance of

enhancing our efforts for world peace and participating in the

International Day

of Peace.

 

Amma said, "We have seen how the world situation has been bad for

quite some

time, and we have seen incidents of violence all over the world--in

the United

States, India, Malaysia, Iraq, Israel, Spain, Japan, and most

recently the

attack in Russia. It was immensely painful to see innocent children

become

victims of terrorist activities.

 

"There are many organizations, such as the United Nations, working

for peace

around the world, and their efforts are very valuable. However, Amma

feels that

over and above all these efforts, divine help is essential. Through

our sincere

prayers and earnest effort, we can invoke the grace of God, the

Universal

Consciousness, which will bring some relief to the present

situation."

 

Amma has asked all her children to participate in the collective

minute of

silence and prayer at 12:00 noon (your local time) on 21st

September. Amma said,

"It doesn't matter where you are--whether at work, at home,

traveling, or even

in the bathroom--you can participate in this prayer. Just stop

whatever you are

doing at that time and spend one minute praying for the peace of the

world. We

should encourage as many people as possible to take part in this

prayer."

 

Everyone is requested to participate in collective peace prayers at

as many

places in their vicinity as possible.

 

Many satsangs in the U.S. are planning to dedicate the whole day

chanting for

World Peace.

 

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