Sri Chinmoy:
The Peace Meditation at the United Nations

7 December -Programme to honour the founder of the Temple of Understanding, Mrs. Judith Hollister

7 December, 1984 ,the peace Meditation Group at the UN organized a Programme to honour the founder of the Temple of Understanding, Mrs. Judith Hollister, Well know for her support for interfaith initiatives, Mrs. Holister was admired by the group and participated in a number of programmes at UN with members. For example, the Temple of Understanding organized the i

nterfaith “One is the Human Spirit” conference at the time of the 30^th Anniversary of the UN where Sri Chinmoy gave the opening meditation. In 1977 on the 20^th Anniversary of the Redesign of the Meditation “Room of Quiet” at UN headquarters meeting organized by the Peace Meditation group, she spoke in Conference Room 4 and represented the Wainright House where the furnishing from the original meditation room are honored.

Note: In 1960, Juliet Hollister (1916-2000) created the Temple of Understanding (TOU) after a realization that the world was in grave danger unless the gifts, wisdom, and insights of religious traditions could be recognized and cu

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ivated to promote positive social change.. Eleanor Roosevelt was among the first to endorse the concept. In the late 1950’s, Juliet traveled the globe, bearing letters of introduction from the former First Lady, in order to gather support from the world’s religious and political leaders. In her letters of introduction, Mrs. Roosevelt wrote: “May this greatly neede

d Temple of Understanding come into realization soon, for our world surely needs the inspiration and leadership of such a ‘Spiritual United Nations’.” See more at : templeofunderstanding.org

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