Sant Rajinder Singh & Ammachi at the United Nations

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Hi everyone :-) Hi James. I wonder if someone has recorded Sant

Rajinder's message there yet? I include below Ammachi's speech at the

Peace Summit which one of Her devotees typed from listening to an

online recording. I think very highly of Amma & support Her work. I

know how hard she works. I made an Amma page if anyone wants to see

Her picture which is really wonderful to see ..

 

http://www.bb.com.au/colette/Ammachi.html

 

 

, "James Bean" <santmat@z...> wrote:

> H.H. SANT RAJINDER SINGH JI MAHARAJ ADDRESSED

> THE SPIRITUAL AND RELIGIOUS LEADERS AT THE

> UNITED NATIONS

>

>

> H.H. Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj is in New York City this week to

> participate in the Millennium World Peace Summit of Religious and

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Mata Amritanadamayi (Ammachi)

 

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"Salutations to all who are verily the embodiments of love and

supreme

self.We have stepped into the new millenium with hope and great

expectations of change. Although the number denoting the year

has changed,

essentially, nothing else has changed. real change must happen

within, for

only if we remove conflict and negativity from within, can we

play a truly

constructive role in establishing peace. with the goal of

peace

in mind,

the invaluable efforts of the United nations to bring the

nations

together, thereby bring peace and harmony merit heartful

praise. The very

word nation and religion imply division and diversity. this

diversity may

seem to create an obstacle in fostering peace in the world,

yet

in reality

it is this diversity that brings richness and beauty to the

world and

human life. Just as a bouquet having flowers of different

colors is more

beautiful than a bouquet of flowers of the same color, there

is

one truth

that shines through the rivers and mountains, flowers, the

sun,

moon and

stars, you and I, all are expressions of this One Reality. It

is by

assimilating this truth in life that we can discover the

inherent beauty

in this diversity. When we work togther as a global family,

not

belonging

to a particular race or nation, peace and happiness will once

again

prevail on this earth. As I travel around the world, people

come to me and

share their sorrow. some have even told me that their family

members were

killed in a religious clash- sometimes it was a fight between

the Hindus

and Muslims, other times between Hindus and Christians, and

yet

other

times between Christians and Muslims. It is so painful to hear

the

fightings because people are not going into the depths of their

religion. Our ties to our religion or country should not make

us forget

our basic human values. No one is an isolated island. We are

all links in

the Great Chain of Life. Just as the right hand reaches out to

aid the

left hand when injured, the ability of feel the sufferings of

all beings

as our own and an intense yearning to comfort them should

awaken within

us. We are living in an era where science and communication

have turned

the world into one small community reducing the barriers of

time and

space. Although the world has come closer through technology,

we are not

drawn closer in our hearts. For example members of a family,

though

physically close are often like isolated islands. Today we are

capable of

destroying the earth in an instant, but we also have the

innate

capacity

to create heaven on earth. The future of humanity depends on

the choice we

make. If we look back at history, we can find that all

conflict

originate

from conflict within the individual. And what is the real

source of this

inner conflict? It is the lack of awareness of our true nature

- the One

Living Power within us of which we are all a part. The role of

spirituality/religion is to awaken this this awareness and to

help develop

qualities such as Love, empathy, tolerance, patience and

humility. Religion is the science of the mind. Today we are

able to

air-condition the external world, but we are yet to learn how

to

air-condition the mind. We are trying to clone human beings,

but we do not

attempt to create within ourselves a perfect loving and

peaceful human

being. An important role of religion is facilitating this

process of

purification.

Today we are aware of the need to protect our environment, and

this

ofcourse is essential. Yet we are seldom concerned with the

pollution, the

negative thoughts created in the atmosphere and in the

consciousness of

humanity. The inner pollution of the mind is in many ways more

lethal than

chemical pollution, for it has the power to destroy humanity at

anytime. We therefore have to purify our mental environment.

 

Though the founders of our religion realised and practised the

noblest of

ideals in life, many followers have failed to live up to them.

Instead of

focussing on the essential religious principles of Love and

Compassion, we

focus on the external rituals and tradition which vary from

religion to

religion. Thats how these religions which are meant to foster

peace and

prosperity among us, became instrumental in spreading war and

conflict. This does not negate the importance of religious

disciplines and traditions. They have their own significance.

They are

necessary for our own development. But we must remember that

these

traditions are the means to the Goal and Not the Goal itself.

Suppose a

person has to cross a river by boat, upon reaching the other

shore, he

must leave the boat and move forward. if he insists on

clinging

on to the

boat, his progress will be hampered. Similarly we must give

more

importance to the Goal of religion and not be overly attached

to the

means. We must remember that Religion is meant for Humanity

and

not

Humanity for Religion. To solve the complex and controversial

issues such

as religious freedom, conversion and fanatisism, the religious

leaders

must come together in dialogue with open hearts in order to

arrive at

mutually acceptable and practical solutions. The key to world

peace is

within every individual residing on this planet. Just as every

member of a

house have the responsibility of safe guarding the home, each

one of us

shares the responsibility of World Peace. The leaders of 3

religions A, B,

and C decided to convene a meeting to bring about peace. God

was so

pleased with their efforts that he decided to send down an

angel to them

during the meeting. The angel asked the leaders what they

wished. The

leader of religion A said that religion B was responsible for

all the

problems, so please wipe them off the face of this earth. The

leader of

religion B said that religion A is the cause of all our

trouble, so you

have to reduce them to ashes. The angel was dissapointed. The

angel turned

expectantly to the leader of religion C. With an expression of

great

humility the leader of religion C said 'I wish nothing for

myself, it will

be enough if you grant the wishes of my two colleagues'.

 

Peace is not just the absence of war and conflict, it goes

well

beyond

that. Peace must be fostered within the individual, within the

family and

within the society. Transferring worlds nuclear weapons to a

Museum will

not by itself bring about World Peace. The Nuclear weapons of

the mind

must first be eliminated. All the Great Religions have

infinite

wisdom and

beauty to share. Instead of trying to increase the number of

followers,

religions should create an environment in which everyone may

wisely accept

the principles of any religion. Tomorrows world will be shaped

by todays

children. In their tender minds, it is easy to cultivate

universal human

values. If you walk through a patch of green grass a few

times,

you will

quickly make a path, where as, it takes countless trips to

form

a trail on

a rocky hillside. The teaching of universal principles and

human values

should be a standard part of the general education, not the

responsibility

of the family alone. This should not be delayed any further,

otherwise

future generations will be at risk.

 

We cannot lose sight of the essential

needs of the people. Until these needs are met, it is

impossible to aspire

for higher states of awareness and understanding. If in any

part of the

world, people are dying of hunger or, are suffering from

poverty, it is a

matter of shame for all nations. Based on the ideal of

Universal

Brotherhood, all nations that are in a position to help,

should

share

their material wealth and resources. There is enough for the

survival of

all the living beings on this earth, yet not enough to satisfy

the greed

of a few. Lending a helping hand to a neglected soul, feeding

the hungry,

giving a compassionate smile to the sad and dejected - this is

the real

language of religion, we should invoke God's compassion or our

own hearts

and hands. Living only for oneself is not life, but death. We

must learn

from our past or, we will repeat our mistakes. Those who have

harmed

others in the past must now engage in positive actions to

uplift the

victims of their past oppression. These principles apply to

governments

and to individuals. Each nation must foster an atmosphere of

openness,

forgiveness, friendship, help, trust and support to heal old

wounds. Thus

by living the ideals of religion, we transcend our

narrowmindedness and

our life will become an offering to the world. "

 

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Bye now,

 

Colette