Programme “Panama Day” – in honour of join UN: 13 Nov 1945 – 14 Nov 1978 - Historical Repository for Sri Chinmoy: The Peace Meditation at the United Nations

Programme “Panama Day” – in honour of join UN: 13 Nov 1945 – 14 Nov 1978

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Ambassador Jorge Illueca of Panama

addressed the Meditation Group at

a “Panama Day” programme on 14 November 1978, in honour of

Panama’s joining the United Nations on 13 November 1945.

The programme also included the performance of a new song composed by Sri Chinmoy about the Ambassador, as well as slides and music of Panama. An excerpt from Ambassador Illueca’s talk follows.

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Ambassador Jorge lllueca, Permanent Representative of Panama to the United Nations: Everything that is great and noble in this world is the product of meditation. Our modern world, with its technological prodigies and inter planetary adventures, has originated in the meditation of Copernicus, Galileo and others. If we move from the sphere of the concrete and tangible into the sphere of the great artistic creations, we find that meditation is the mirror of our mind and conscience, the world around us and our individuality.

Then we understand more clearly that meditation is the essential creative power of the human being. Meditation is not something static. At the United Nations meditation is a prelude to action, because action is only justified when it is in harmony with the ideals of peace, social justice and economic development, which are a constant guide to our great family of nations.

The association with the United Nations has been of the greatest benefit to Panama. Thanks to the many instruments of the United Nations, Panama has seen its desires and ideals achieved in a rather substantial manner. There is still a great way ahead, but now, thanks to the United Nations, the way on the road to full independence and sovereignty seems less difficult.

AMBASSADOR ILLUECA

Ambassador Illueca!
Professor, Editor Illueca!
Barrister, Mentor Illueca!
Congressman, Chairman, President prominent,
Server, Brother Illueca!
A great illumination-mind
In you we find, in you we find.
A good perfection-heart
Has smashed darkness-dart.
A supreme oneness-life
Beyond ignorance-knife;
A God-satisfaction-soul-Within
your ken, your Goal.

Fuller extract from Nov 1978 Bulletin: “Meditation at the United Nations”

His Excellency Mr. Jorge Enrique Illueca, Permanent Representative of Panama to the United Nations :

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Let me first of all express my thanks to Sri Chinmoy for his generosity toward me that I have recorded very deeply in my heart. Honorable Sri Chinmoy, distinguished friends and colleagues, no words of mine can convey to the Sri Chinmoy Meditation at the United Nations the depth of my appreciation for their kindness to my Government and my people. I m ust tell everyone of you how very happy I am and how very deeply the Panamanian delegation is honoured b y this com-memorative programme mar ki n g the anniversary of the day o f entry of the Republic of Pan a m a into the United Nations . Everything that is great and noble in this world is the p roduct of meditation. O u r modern world, with its technological prodigies and inte r p la netary adven tures , h as originated in the meditation of Copernicus, Galileo a n d others. If we move from the sphere of the concrete and tangible into t he sphere of great artistic creations, we find tha t meditation is the mirror of our min d and con-science, the world around us, and o u r own indivi-duality. T h en we und erst a n d more clearly that meditation is the essential creative power of a huma n bein g and is an example of our creative potentiali ti es . The adheren ce of Panama to the United Nations was the consequence of a meditated act, because the unity of all the countries to promote world order is an imperative of our time. The associa-t ion with t h e U n ite d Nations h as been of the greatest b enefit to Panama. Thanks to the m a n y instrum ents of the United Nations, than ks to the international foru m of the Security Council and the 15

General Assembly, so important in shaping inter-national public opinion, Panama has seen its desires and ideals achieved in a rather substantial manner. There is still a great way ahead, but now, thanks to the United Nations, the way on the road to full independence and sovereignty seems less difficult. The history of Panama and the Panamanian p,’sonality have received the beneficial influer Cl of tr-United Nations and, ladies and gentlemen, let Uf recognise that this influence represents in its ett”f.:nce a spiritual order: the product of the medi-tation of governments and diplomats that, in our time, are compelled by the Charter to practise tOlerance and live together in peace with one aill)ti”,cr as 5’O\Jd neighbours, and to promote sOLla! p.,)g.~ss an;:.. better standards of life in human h_e-cL_TI _ For .ill t._ese reasons, the delegation of P [l( ,ne._ is very and honoured to part’ :i-p:e . n this act today which is reaffirn. at’ on of d-, T;nj·ed N1tions’ faith in fundamental human ri~lw, ;’1 .lle dignity and worth of the human pf’Tsnl1, in the ‘=qual rights of men and W(lTW”‘T} ill1d of nations lar~e and small. To conclude, I must say that meditation is not .s(}m(~thing static. At the United Nations medH3tlon i.s a p.-elud … tlJ action, lJecause action is only justi-fi_.:I .. h”‘,l i. is ~n harmony with the ideals ofpf’2._e, S( ‘:i.i jurtil-:;: nd ‘crno li, devel pI ent, -h:ch an-a ,:0 st rlt gl • d<-te o .. r L re t … Uy ‘ly of n -:i( .IS, (“le ~h(“ll(l n~~d:·at~ a-d thC71 act ~cc’)rr~nrly. In ti’p ~”m~ p”tl’-ral wa~ as has hc{”1 S~at .. tl, I “‘lotl.:: “If in the betrinninll was the birth, immediately tht’;-e was action.” On behalf of tne t)anamaman Go\’ernmcnr, d1(~ P … na.,nCi,li,,-,l peGpk a-.-.d .. 11 tht. m~~nLvtd of thf.: If

delegation of Panama, I wish to thank again Sri Chinmoy and his Meditation Group at the United Nations for having dedicated this day to celebrate the admission of Panama on l3 November 1945 to the United Nations system -that system which is the bulwark of peace, the place where the future of humanity is emerging, the cradle of the b est and noblest hopes of mankind. Thank you. After the programme, Ambassador I llueca thanked Sri Chinmoy: “Today you have touched something very significant in our inner being. W e feel that we have encountered some superior feelings in ourselves that are very, very nice. T here are really no words to express these feel1ngs. They are some-thing very good.

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