Sri Chinmoy:
The Peace Meditation at the United Nations

U Thant Peace Award presented to H.E. Mr. Siddhartha Shankar Ray,

Ambassador of India to the United States      –   8 August 1993

India’s ambassador to the US., Siddhartha Shankar Ray, and his
wife visited Sri Chinmoy Aug. 8 in Queens. During a special cultural
program held in his honor, the Master presented him with the
II Thant Peace Award.

From Introduction to U Thant Peace Award:

THE U THANT PEACE AWARD TODAY WE ARE DELIGHTED TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT OUR U THANT PEACE AWARD TO OUR VENERABLE GUEST, H.E. Mr. Siddhartha Shankar Ray,

THE U THANT PEACE AWARD is· A SYMBOLIC PRESENTATION BY SRI CHINMOY: THE PEACE MEDITATION AT THE UNITED NATIONS TO ACKNOWLEDGE, APPRECIATE AND ADMIRE DISTINGUISHED ACCOMPLISHMENTS TOWARD THE ATTAINMENT OF WORLD PEACE.

THE AWARD WAS NAMED FOR THE LATE SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS IN HONOUR OF THIS CONTEMPLATIVE WORLD LEADER’S EXEMPLARY DEVOTION TO PEACE IN BOTH HIS PERSONAL AND HIS POLITICAL LIFE.

THE RECIPIENTS ARE INDIVIDUALS· OR ORGANIZATIONS REFLECTING U THANT’S LOFTY SPIRITUAL IDEALS.

THE U THANT PEACE AWARD IS OFFERED PERIODICALLY BY THE MEMBERS OF SRI CHINMOY: THE PEACE MEDITATION AT THE UNITED NATIONS,WHO WORK FOR THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY IN VARIOUS CAPACITIES AND HAVE MADE AN ADDITIONAL PERSONAL COMMITMENT TO THE HIGHEST GOALS OF THE UNITED NATIONS.

PREVIOUS RECIPIENTS OF THE U THANT PEACE AWARD INCLUDE, AMONG OTHERS:

• UN AMBASSADOR ZENON ROSSIDES OF CYPRUS, PARTICULARLY FOR HIS EFFORTS TOWARD DISARMAMENT;
• DR. JORGE ILLUECA, PRESIDENT OF THE 38TH SESSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, FOR HIS WORK IN INTERNATIONAL LAW;
• THE UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (UNDP) , FOR ITS COMMITMENT TO INTEGRAL WORLD DEVELOPMENT; AND
• GANESH MAN SINGH, SUPREME- -LEADER- OF NEPAL, FOR HIS LIFETIME COMMITMENT TO DEMOCRATIC GOVERNMENT IN HIS COUNTRY.

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WE NOW INVITE H.E. MR. SIDDHARTHA SHANKAR RAY TO RECEIVE THE AWARD.

Inscription on Award is Read by Sri Chinmoy before presenting the Award:

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The U Thant Peace Award

is presented to

H.E. Mr. Siddhartha Shankar Ray,

Ambassador of India to the united States,

bearer of the name of the Lord Buddha, the embodiment of peace,

in recognition of

Siddhartha Shankar Ray’s

life-long and deeply rooted family commitment

to the lofty principles and dedicated practice of law

as the foundation of peace in his country,

crowned by his exemplary representation of India

in international affairs.

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