Sri Chinmoy:
The Peace Meditation at the United Nations

1998

Partial List of programmes, events, countries, individuals participating in activities of Sri Chinmoy: the Peace Meditation at the United Nations.

This list is indicative of the types of activities but not exhaustive of all participation or events. Some times a consolidated or partial list sorted by subject-category, date, person or country. To be reviewed and updated. Eventually to have embedded links to actual programmes or photos where they are available

1998

Talk on the Buddha by Ambassador Ananda Guruge, Special Advisor to UNESCO  –   9 January

Peace Meditation, in which Sri Chinmoy performed and taught songs     –  27 February

Meeting with President Mikhail Gorbachev and his wife, Raisa Maximovna, in the Waldorf-Astoria Towards  (towers?) –   4 March

Sri Chinmoy’s poetry recited at a World of Poetry programme at the UN   –   1 April

Peace Run for the United Nations, an 18-mile commemorative relay run from the site of the  first UN Headquarters in Lake Success, Long Island, to New York Headquarters   –    4 April

U Thant Peace Award presented to Dada J.P. Vaswani, Spiritual Head of the Sadhu Vaswani Mission  –    5 April

The Heart of Gold Award presented to Sri Chinmoy by the President of the Society of Authors and Composers of Music of Mexico, Mr. Roberto Cantoral, at a ceremony held at the UN   –   17 April

Dinner for Mr. Vladimir Petrovsky, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva at Agra Restaurant   –  19 April

U Thant Peace Award presented to His Holiness Pope John Paul II    –  17 May

Meeting with President Mikhail Gorbachev and his wife, Raisa Maximovna, in the Waldorf-Astoria Towers, New York   –  23 June

Peace Walk for United Nations Charter Day, held in the United Nations Garden, cosponsored by 10 Ambassadors and Permanent Representatives to the United Nations   –    26 June

The Sri Chinmoy Bhajan Singers offered a musical welcome to guest artist Mrs. Anuradha Paudwal and her orchestral group from India before their performance at the UN –   20 July

Concert by the Sri Chinmoy Bhajan Singers, hosted by H.E. Ambassador Aksoltan T. Ateava, Permanent Representative of Turkmenistan to the UN, in honour of the 53^rd Session of the UN General Assembly  –  3 September

Peace Walk for the UN International Day of Peace held at UN Headquarters in conjunction with Peace Walks around the world – 9 September

Interfaith Prayer Breakfast for the opening of the 53rd Session of the UN General Assembly, hosted by H.E. Ambassador Pierre Lelong, Permanent Representative of Haiti to the UN  –  10 September

Memorial service for the victims of Swissair Flight 111, including nine members of the United Nations family –  11 September

Sri Chinmoy Oneness-Home Peace Run invited to lead the New York City Peace Walk, beginning in Harlem and ending with a ceremony on the UN General Assembly Plaza  –  15 September

Sri Chinmoy offered a moment of silence at an Interfaith Celebration of Commitment to the Work of the UN, marking the opening of the 53rd Session of the UN General Assembly, with guests of honour Secretary-General Kofi Annan and GA President Didier Opertti Badan  – 16 September

Meeting with South African President Nelson Mandela and First Lady Graça Machel, during the President’s visit to New York to address the UN General Assembly  –   20 September

Sri Chinmoy Bhajan Singers performed at a ceremony in honour of Mahatma Gandhi’s birth anniversary, held at the Gandhi statue in Union Square for the international community  –   2 October

Lecture by Ambassador Ananda Guruge of Sri Lanka, special advisor to UNESCO     –    2 October

Meeting with friends of Ambassador Ananda Guruge  –  3 October

Luncheon for Ambassador Lakhan Mehrotra and Ambassador Ananda Guruge and their families  –    3 October

Programme honouring South Africa and President Nelson Mandela,

• with keynote speaker Comrade Jacob Zuma, Deputy President of the African National Congress,
• and special guest H.E. Ambassador Khiphusizi J. Jele, Permanent Representative of South Africa  – 16 October

Peace Walk for United Nations Day, held in the United Nations Garden, cosponsored by 13 Ambassadors and Permanent Representatives to the United Nations  –  23 October

Seven Minutes for World Peace observed at UN Headquarters and around the world   –   24 October

Sri Chinmoy Peace Race for the United Nations: Two-mile races held in over 140 cities around the globe to promote United Nations Day  –    October

Sri Chinmoy offered a moment of silence for peace at the opening ceremony of the 20^th annual International Friendship Run, held at the UN for 10,000 international runners, in conjunction with the NYC Marathon, featuring welcoming remarks by Secretary-General Kofi Annan  –  31 October

Private presentation to Mr. Kofi Annan by Sri Chinmoy of his song dedicated to the Secretaty-General, which was then performed by the Peace Meditation Choir  – 31 October

UNSRC Society of Writers featured in its literary journey Reflections a poem by Sri Chinmoy Entitled “The Year 1999”  –   Fall/Winter issue

U Thant Peace Award presented to Mr. Claiborne deBorda Pell, United States Senator from Rhode Island   –  15 November

Sri Chinmoy gave the opening dedication at a classical music celebration in honour of the 53^rd Session of the UN General Assembly, hosted by H.E. Ambassador Andre Erdos, Permanent Representative of Hungary to the UN  –   23 November

Celebration of Sri Chinmoy 13^th  weightlifting anniversary; with United Nations ambassadors and delegates among the special guests who were honoured by Sri Chinmoy  –  27 November

Function in honour of Ambassador Ananda Guruge’s birthday –  6 December

U Thant Peace Award presented to King Tuanku Ja’afar of Malaysia   –   30 December