Sri Chinmoy:
The Peace Meditation at the United Nations

Members of the Meditation Group were invited to participate in this year’s World Day of Peace Ceremony, a celebration held each year for the U.N. community by the Office of the Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations in honour of Pope Paul VI’s World Day of Peace message.

For the ceremony, held on 23 January 1978 at the Holy Family Church, the Meditation Group reprinted the transcript of the September 1977 programme held at U.N. headquarters in honour of Pope Paul’s 80th birthday, subsequently published in Meditation at the United Nations.

The reprint, which contained speeches by Monsignor Cheli and Father John Donohue of the Holy Family Church, as well as excerpts from Sri Chinmoy’s book about the Holy Father, was offered to each guest along with the official programme for the evening. Reproduced here is a letter of thanks from Monsignor Cheli.

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January 25, 1978

Meditation Group, United Nations

New York , N.Y. 10017

Dear Friends:

We are writing to thank yo u for participating in the World Day of Peace and your contribution of your presence among us as well as the pamphlet. It was so perfectly appropriate  to have the picture of the Pope in everyone’s hand as we reflected on his message and prayed with him for peace. Thank you for responding to the inspiration to share your beautiful hand-work and the inspiring thoughts of Sri Chinmoy and the other contributors.

With our warmest good wishes and our most sincere prayers that God will continue to bless you.

Sincerely,

Monsignor Giovanni Cheli

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