Sri Chinmoy:
The Peace Meditation at the United Nations

Special Programmes of the Peace Meditation at the United Nations. From time to time the meditation group offers special programs on various themes, often co-sponsored in cooperation with other UN entities or countries’ missions to the United Nations (more)..

Examples of programmes or links to categories:

• A.   Songs – Music
• B.   Anniversaries of UN:
• C.   Honouring significant individuals
• D.  Inter faith harmony and shared values
• E.  U Thant Peace Award
• F.  Room of quiet
• G.  Countries
• H.  Art exhibits
• J.  Programes with Meditation related Practice or theme
• K.  Athletics – sports
• L.  Other miscellaneous programs

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See also :

• Illustrative Time line: Examples of special events, meditations, concerts, programs and other activities supported by the Peace Meditation group by date (Date index has more exhaustive list)
  
• Alphabetical Index of events, meditations, concerts, programs and other activities
• Date Index: Year, Month, day sort of many events and activities.
  
• Listings – Register – Index by Date or Subject Category  : 
• Archives – select by year

================= Below would (or could) be special entries – items

A.  Songs – Music

• – General progress and Peace
• – Specific UN, Heart-Home and Oneness World themes
• – 50th Anniversary concert series.
• – Ckg peace concerts
• o Photo from ga lobby –aniv concert
• o Narishimin
• o Puroshotoma (3) concert
• o Sound and silence
• o Christmas carols with Mrs. MLK
• – Sound and silence
• – Regional and country programs with also included music (cross reference)

– ( above also on music for mediation main page)

B.  Anniversaries of UN:

• – 30th; 40th; 50th
• – Special UN years, days and inititives
  • 1979 International Year of the Child (IYC)
    • IYC prog Washington, un lobby with bake sale.
    • Gallery in manhattan hosted by mission of panama,
  • 1986 year of Peace  etc runs and swims
  • First Decade of a culture of peace (quote form Amb Chowdhury at WHR event 2010?
  • Trick or Treat for UNICEF25th  Anniversary 1970’s
    • Executive Director attends

  Peace Walks

  • For UN Charter Day (26 June)
  • For Opening of the UN General Assembly (Sept)
  • for UN Day (24 October)
• Seven Minutes of silence (near opening of  UN GA)

C.  Honouring and about individuals significant contributions

• – Nationals of Member Countries
  • Eleanor Roosevelt,
  • John Kennedy,
  • Nelson Mandala (meet at UN)there.
  • Martin Luther King and Mrs. King
• Secretaries- General
  • Trygve Lie
  • Dag Hammarskjold
  • Kurt Waldheim
  • U Thant (see also” U Thant Peace Award” and “U Thant Island: Compassion Home”)
  • Javier Perez De Cuellar
  • Boutros. Butros Gali (spel)
  • Kofie Annan
  • Bam Ki-Moon
• Senior Officials of UN Organizations Related Programes, Funds and Agencies
  • Bradford Moss USG
  • James Grant, USG
  • Anwarul Chowdhury,  USG
  • Robert Mueller ASG

D.  Inter faith harmony and shared values

• National and World Day of Prayer observances
  • 1975  “most representative Gathering of Religious Leaders in NY” –  NY times
• Emergency prayer meeting
• International Day of thanksgiving, and gratitude
• Religious figures plays at un,
• Christmas carols. one Lead by Mrs King
• Oneness – Earth – year end Program (broadcast by CBS)
• Prayer Breakfast for Opening of UN GA (Sept  year – year)

E.  U Thant Peace Award and U Thant Island: Compassion Home

• U Thant and Sri Chinmoy
•  

• U Thant Peace Award and Background

• • Highlight first recipients of U Thant peace Award , Zenon Rossides Cyprus, Dr. Illueca from Panama, Dr Barber,
• U Thant Island: Compassion Home
  • History and Background
• Map
•        

• View and Sign from Park in Queens:
• 

F. Room of quiet

• History of meditation room,and details of 2 related Programmes includes text and photos of :
  • Commemorating the 20th Anniversary (in “Room of Quiet”  and  in Conference Room Rom 4) 15 Nov 1977
  • Programme at Wainwright House, 1977 August 10 – recalling the History

• 2 Page Summary of 15 Nov 1977 (below) in jpg format – also available in pdf
      

G. Countries

• National days
• Anniv of joining un,
• Ambassador speaker at other programmes.

H. Art exhibits

• at un,
• Unesco,
• un Geneva?
• Traveling exhibit Around the world
  • for 1979 – year of child
  • for 5oth anniv?
  • with Peace and UN theme
• World harmony Theme
  • eg. Bahamas, Bali
• Celebrating upcoming Earth day at Jharna Kala Gallery 1970’s?

J. Programmes with Meditation related Practice or theme

• Link to Q and A and themes above
• Dag Hammarskjold or other lecture series or highlights

K. Athletics – sports

• Lake Success to UN,  18 mile Anniversary Fun Run,
• – Fun runs ( along east river)
  • with UN security including early in morn in garden,
• – English channel swim dedicated to 40th Anniversary of United Nations,
• – Bansadar run across the us for 40 th UN anniv?
• – Peace swims for International Year of Peace
• – Harmony run start and finish on Plaza – terrace or across the street
• – Many local runs for UN day (Presentation to Javier de Cuer)
• – (lifts,+lifting up the world – notable figures

L. Other miscellaneous programs

• Vegetarian luncheons
  • o For special events in Church center
  • o Or UN buildings – like UNICEF or Express bar
• Eventually became concerts with gift bag lunch provided
• Cooperation with UNA-USA for programe UN Day  in Dag Hammarskjold park
  • covered by NY times (1979 -1980?)