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

[Guest guest]

Tony, Thank you for highlighting the 22nd Annual

International Day of Peace on the 21st of September.

 

May all be blessed in the presence of peace.

 

The peace that is here now

is neither diminished nor increased

by denial or acceptance,

and yet the patience of peace

awaiting recognition in all corners

is heartbreaking.

 

Just as many in our world fear silence,

peace is feared for to put down

all resistance truly does mean

the end of difference.

The end of separation.

 

And so i ask myself in my heart,

am i truly willing to see no difference?

 

namaste,

 

--josie--

 

 

, "Tony OClery" <aoclery>

wrote:

> 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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