Peace Concert for UN 40th Anniversary in Hiroshima at start International Year of Peace: 1986 Jan 05

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 celebration of the 40th anniversary of the U.N.

Below is a report from a Japanese news organization:

An audience of 300 were greatly moved by the Peace Concert given by an Indian meditation Master, Sri Chinmoy, in the Prefecture Cultural Centre in Hiroshima, Japan on January 5.

Sri Chinmoy has composed over 5,000 devotional songs and influenced many popular musicians.

The Peace Concert was given in Hiroshima, a city of international peace. to honour the 40th Anniversary of the U. N .

Sri Chinmoy has been holding meditations twice a week at the U.N. for over 15 years, stresing that world peace will arise from inner peace developed through meditation. ,:m… 53 Profound melodies performed on Indian instruments and flute echoed in the han , only 200 meters away from the memorial A-bomb dome. “Upon hearing the haunting melodies for peace , my soul was deeply touched and consoled.” commented a 55·year·old lady from Hiroshima.

– from MAINICHI SHIMBUN Hiroshima January 6, 1986