Sri Chinmoy:
The Peace Meditation at the United Nations

The UNSRC Music Appreciation Club cordially invites you to a Peace Concert by Sri Chinmoy. The artist will perform on several instruments including Indian esraj, flute, cello and piano in honour of the 31st Anniversary of The Peace Meditation at … Read more →

On 22 November 1977 the Meditation Group held a programme and concert in soulful remembrance of the late President of the United States, John F. Kennedy, marking fourteen years since the day of his assassination. The programme, part of which … Read more →

H.E. Ambassador Oumar Daou, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Mali to the UN and Mrs. Amalle Baba Lamine Keita Daou request the honour of your presence at a Concert on the occasion of the opening of Sixty-eighth Session of … Read more →

The members of the Peace Meditation Group at the UN were very fortunate to be present at function in Queens NY to honour Mani Sankar Mukerji. He is famous Bengali Author and Journalist for Amrita Patrika Bazaar (Calcutta Newspaper – … Read more →

Akasha is a New Age Music Group of five women singers and musicians from Sweden that has toured extensively in Europe. Using a blend of Eastern and Western instruments – flutes, guitar, harmonium and the sitclr-like esraj – they weave … Read more →

Meditation in the Dag Hammarskjold Auditorium: Robert Muller and Sri Chinmoy speak, members sing and recite. A THANK YOU TO MR. ROBERT MULLER During a meeting of the United Nations Meditation Group on 13 January 1978 Sri Chinmoy thanked Mr. … Read more →

On 31 October 1980 H.E. Mr. Abdel-Rahman Abdalla, Permanent Representative of Sudan to the United Nations, joined members of the meditation group and delegates and staff for a tribute marking the twenty fourth anniversary of Sudan ‘s joining the United … Read more →

UNESCO CONCERT HELD PARIS – Sri Chinmoy offered a World Harmony concert at UNESCO headquartcrs here on March 28, which was sponsored by the Canadian Ambassador to UNESCO. Before the program, the spiritual teacher lifted UNESCO Ambassadors from eight countries, … Read more →

In celebration of  United Nations Day Concert for Peace Offered by Sri Chinmoy: The Peace Meditation at the United Nations In cooperation with the United Nations SRC Music Appreciation Society Friday, 14 October 2011, 1-2 p.m. The Chapel of the … Read more →

ONENESS-EARTH The evening of 14 December 1977 the Peace Meditation Group at the U.N celebrated the universal brotherhood and unity which are evoked in this season of holidays around the world with a programme entitled “Oneness-Earth.” The programme, which was … Read more →

United Nations Headquarters, New York ‘ Meditation Group UNIS – UN Day Celebration – 24 Oct : Ahsrita the Magician and Irving the Fire-eater thrilled youngsters at the UN International School (UNIS) during a UN Day celebration programme there on … Read more →

See also: Part 1 – Images and text from  concert U.N. Day, Thursday, 24 Oct. 2013, 1-2 p.m. at: 2013/10/24/15856/  Below are some additional photos, links and text from the Programme:   Singers: UN Day Concert – 24 October 2013, … Read more →

WITH SRI CHINMOY Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the Peace Meditation at the United Nations TUESDAY, 3 APRIL 1990 ‘There shall come a time when this world of ours will be flooded with peace. Who is going to bring about … Read more →

Text pdf: bu-scpmaun-1978-01-27-vol-06-n-01-jan-pp-22-33-india CONCERTS HIGHLIGHTING NATIONAL MUSIC As part of a series of programmes highlighting the national music of individual countries, in January the Peace Meditation Group was pleased to offer two concerts coinciding with the official National Days of … Read more →

UN CHARTER DAY COMMEMORATED  On 26 June 1981 delegates and staff joined in a commemorative ceremony held by the meditation group at U.N. Headquarters in honour of U.N. Charter Day. Guest speakers were: H.E. Mr. David-son L. Hepburn, Permanent Representative … Read more →

Draft to be refined: “Music is a universal language; it is the easiest and most effective way for the heart to unite the inner world with the fragmented outer world. “ -Sri Chinmoy (mun-137) Since  beginning in the 1970s the … Read more →

On 21 March 1979 the master composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein invited Sri Chinmoy and members of the Meditation Group Choir to his apartment in New York City for an exchange of philosophy and music. The Choir performed a song … Read more →

Samir Chatterjee,Tabla Maestro, and Sanghamitra Chatterjee,Acclaimed Vocalist Performing songs from their latest CD Guru Pranam: The Eternal Songs of Sri Chinmoy as featured guest artists at the Sri Chinmoy Bhajan Singers Spring Concert Hosted by H.E. Ambassador Hardeep Singh Puri … Read more →

On  on 6 January 1978, staff from the Accounts Division were  invited to a concert and luncheon hosted by the Peace Meditation Group at the  United Nations. About one hundred staff members  from the Office of Financial Services Accounts Division … Read more →

Sr. Don Jose Xifra, Deputy Permanent Representative of Spain to the United Nations, entertained members of the Mission and Secretariat with a  brilliant and fascinating account of Spanish history and culture. (Listed in some accounts as 28 Oct – but … Read more →

The Peace Meditation group a the U.N.held a centennial tribute to United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt in a programme held in the, Dag Hammarskjold Auditorium on 2 February 1982. Keynote speaker was Mr. Curtis Roosevelt, grandson of the President … Read more →

United Nations Assistant Secretary-General Robert Muller and Sri Chinmoy appear in main Photo in the “Hartford Courant” newspaper of Connecticut, USA 04 December 1985. The  article has a number of quotations from Sri Chinmoy such as “We accept the world … Read more →

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The Peace Meditation group observed United Nations Day with a programme in the Dag Hammarskjold Auditorium at U.N. Headquarters on 23 October. Guest speaker was H.E. Sra. Julia Tavares de Alvarez, Alternate Representative of the Dominican Republic to the United … Read more →

This is Backup version see edited at: https://www.peacemeditationatun.org/2017/09/07/un-forum-culture-of-peace-sow-seeds-early-childhood/ under construction     Singers from The Peace Meditation at the United Nations were honoured to offer songs of peace composed by Sri Chinmoy at the United Nations High-Level Forum on The Culture … Read more →

Selected Poems by Sri Chinmoy Following are seven of the 75 poems by Sri Chinmoy that Vijaya selected as her favourites. These 75 poems were displayed on her support boat to inspire Vijaya during her victorious Channel swim. Daring enthusiasm … Read more →

Click Below to play:  UN  With you began [jwplayer mediaid=”695″] Click Below to play “My Lord’s Sun-Vision plan [jwplayer mediaid=”693”] The Spirit of the UN: Riding the Waves of Change. Energy for All Week of Spirituality, Values and Global Concerns … Read more →

A LECTURE/ DEMONSTRATION BY C. V. NARASIMHAN on the DEVOTIONAL ELEMENT OF SOUTH INDIAN CLASSICAL MUSIC On the evening of 30 May 1978} Mr. C. V. Narasimhan, Under- Secretary-General for the United Nations Office of Inter-Agency Affairs and Co-ordination} offered … Read more →

Programme to pay prayerful homage to the legendary Maestro Yehudi Menuhin Friday, 19 March 1999 Dag Hammarskjold Auditorium, United Nations Hosted by Sri Chinmoy: The Peace Meditation at the United Nations in cooperation with the UNSRC Music Appreciation Club Programme … Read more →

THE CONSUL GENERAL OF INDIA AT THE SRI CHINMOY PEACE MEDITATION On 13 March 1987, Sri Chinmoy: The Peace Meditation at the United Nations offered a musical tribute to India at United Nations Headquarters in New York, with the Honourable … Read more →

Members of the Peace Meditation at the UN were able to travel to Japan and be part of the Peace activities there at he beginning of the International Year of Peace proclaimed by the United nations for 1986 and in … Read more →

On 27 January 1978 the Meditation Group hosted a programme marking the anniversary of Australia’s admission to the United Nations, which also coincided with Australia’s National Day. Ambassador Ralph L. Harry of Australia spoke, and members of the Group performed … Read more →

Universal Children’s Day was marked by the meditation group on 29 October 1981 with a programme featuring: Mr. Nicholas van Oudenhoven, UNICEF Development Education Officer, whose talk was entitled : “‘Inward and Outward: Sharing Some Questions on Development Education.“ The … Read more →

Te meditation Group organized a programme or 14 Sep 1982. Called New Voices it included Amb. Rossides of Cyprus, presenting his own Poetry.  , Singing by Amb. Hepburn of Bahamas. Mrs. Stela Brandao. Attache from the Mission of Brazil also … Read more →

Concert for UNDP / OPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 35 About 50 staff members from the Office of Programme Services of the United Nations Development Programme … Read more →

Peace Run Song: Words and Music Score Word and Music by Sri Chinmoy, 1991 March 12 Peace Run, Peace Run, Peace Run, Peace Run! Oneness-world-heart-joy has begun. Peace Run, Peace Run, Peace Run, Peace Run! Sisters and brother, our peace-torch-flame. … Read more →

More EVENT  – PHOTOS The Tagore Society of New York and Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan invited Sri Chinmoy to be the guest of honour at a programme held at the United Nations the evening of 8 May 1982 marking the 121st … Read more →

by Sri Chinmoy Leader of Peace Meditations at the United Nations since 1970 Friday, 17 April 1998 – 6 p.m. Dag HammarskjOld Auditorium, United Nations Welcome to this evening’s Peace Concert for the Millennium by Sri Chinmoy. During tonight’s concert, … Read more →

Many members of the Peace Meditation Group and others from the United Nations community attended the concert and Peace Invocation for the New Millennium at Central Park in New York City on Saturday 23 October 1999. Below is excerpts from … Read more →

A number of the members of the Peace Meditation at the United nations ere able to travel to Cologne, Germany for a very large Concert of meditative music performed by Sri Chinmoy on 24 March 1984. Below is extract of … Read more →

The Peace Corps commemorated its seventeenth anniversary on 15 March 1978 with an evening programme at the United Nations in Conference Room 4, co-sponsored by Sri Chinmoy Meditation at the United Nations.  HIGHLIGHTED Quote from programme:: “the Peace Corps of … Read more →

THREE VENEZUELAN PRESIDENTS WELCOME Sri-Chinmoy 1983-Dec-22 to 1984-Jan-02  CARACAS: Three  Venezuelan presidents-a former one, the present one and the new president-elect-gave Sri Chinmoy a warm welcome to their country recently and embraced his message of peace. Some members of the … Read more →

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On 11 April 1991, the Sri Chinmoy Bhajan Singers – a group of women performers accompanying themselves on Indian instruments such as tanpura, harmonium and flute-entertained United Nations staff.   Under the direction of Ms. Ranjana Ghose, the group has … Read more →

U.N. AND N.Y. UNITED AT SRI CHINMOY’ S PEACE CONCERT A Tribute to the Fortieth Anniversary of 1tle United Nations Performed by Sri Chinmoy (NEW YORK)  October 25 ••• On October 28 at 8 PM, New Yorkers will gather with … Read more →

Dedication to Rabindranath Tagore On 7 May 1979 the Meditation Group observed Nobel Prize winner Rabindranath Tagore’s birthday- 5 May 1861-with a ceremony held in the Dag Hammarskjold Auditorium. Sri Chinmoy offered selections in Bengali from Tagore’s poetry and music … Read more →

Concert hosted by H.E. Ambassador Gyan Chandra Charya Permanent Representative of Nepal to the United Nations Performed by the Sri Chinmoy Bhajan Singers, led by Ms. Ranjana Ghose 16 April 201 0, Labouisse Hall, UNICEF House, United Nations, New York … Read more →

The song “O Body of the World” was premiered on 13 September 1985 at the Jharna-Kala Gallery before delegates and distinguished guests at a reception hosted by H.E. Natarajan Krishnan, Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations, in honour … Read more →

Mention of the Peace Meditation at the United Nations as part of inspiration for Peace Concerts around the world: FREE PRESS BULLETIN Bombay, India July 23, 1986 Sri Chinmoy began his pilgrimage of peace 16 years ‘ago, in the United … Read more →

ALBERT  EINSTEIN:  SCIENTIST-SAGE   In March of 1979 friends  and  colleagues  of  Albert  Einstein  joined  Sri  Chinmoy: the Peace   Meditation  at  the  United  Nations  in  observing  the  scientist’s  centennial  in  two  commemorative  programmes .   At  the  first,  held … Read more →