“Meditation at the UN” – Article in CENTERPOINT NOW Magazine 2014 - Historical Repository for Sri Chinmoy: The Peace Meditation at the United Nations

“Meditation at the UN” – Article in CENTERPOINT NOW Magazine 2014

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This article published by the World Council of Peoples for the United Nations quotes or refers to :

Jan Eliasson, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations since June 2012,

Dag Hammarskj, second UN Secretary-General, ….

U Thant. who succeeded Dag Hammarskjold as Secretary-General in 1961
Professor Kusumita P. Pedersen, PhD.
Sri Chinmoy (1931-2007) Leader of the Peace Meditation at U.N.
Rule 62. of UN General Assembly observing ‘minute of silence dedicated to prayer or meditation

Pragati Pascale, staff member since 1978, Spokesperson for the Rio +20 Conference on Sustainable Development

Samuel Leal, Marine Officer; Navy Captain Brazilian Marine Corps, seconded to U.N. at time of interview,

Photos clockwise: UN Photo/ AF: (Meditation room Reopens, 1957); UN Photo/ Teddy Chen (Stained Glass Window)

Interest in mind-body approaches to well being isn’t limited to
people with disease or disabllity_ Are our lifestyles sustainable?
Leading figures within the United Nations recognized early on
the need for a holistic approach to well being in the personal
and professional aspects of life…….