Peace run Launch and World Record Poetry Recitation – 2014 Apr 10 - Historical Repository for Sri Chinmoy: The Peace Meditation at the United Nations

Peace run Launch and World Record Poetry Recitation – 2014 Apr 10

A Poem of Sri Chinmoy the founder of the Peace and World Harmony Runs is to be recited in many Languages on 10 April 2014.

Sri Chinmoy was also the leader fo the Peace Meditation group at the United Nations form 1970 until his passing in 2007.

Poem to be Recited:

“O dreamers of peace, come.
Let us walk together.
O lovers of peace, come.
Let us run together.
O servers of peace, come.
Let us grow together.”

– Sri Chinmoy

H.E. Peter Thomson, Permanent Representative of Fiji, was happy to read in one of the native dialects, Fijian Baun. He was recently visiting 600 Fijiian soldiers serving as Peace Keepers in Bagdhad, and dedicated his reading of the poem to all the peace keepers serving the UN in the Blue Helmet of the United Nations in the troubled parts of the world.

More information on event:

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This year’s global launch of the Sri Chinmoy Oneness-Home Peace Run is scheduled for Thursday, 10 April from 1:00pm until 2:00pm at Dag Hammarskjöld Plaza (47th Street between 1st and 2nd Avenues in ny).

The Peace Run (www.peacerun.org), formerly known as World Harmony Run, is a global torch relay that symbolizes humanity’s universal aspiration for a more peaceful world. Since its inception, the Run has visited more than 140 countries, passing the Torch and sharing a message of harmony and friendship.

Link to some previous events of the Peace and World Harmony runs – especially those highlighting UN Themes.

For the past 27 years ambassadors and diplomats from the United Nations community have joined our ceremony in the spirit of oneness among all nations. Runners from around the world present had the great privilege to carry the Torch in many of the home countries represented by the diplomats at the event. They were thrilled to share some of those special memories.

This year’s launch will observe, support and raise awareness for the

United Nations International Day of Sport for Development and Peace

(6 April 2014).

Countries’ delegations to the United Nations have been invited to represent their country in our Peace Run ceremony by reading a short six-line poem (see below) by Sri Chinmoy in a language native to your country. This will be part of the “Poem Recited in the Most Languages” Guinness World Record. The current record is 146 and our goal is to reach over 150 languages.

Humanitarian and visionary Sri Chinmoy (1931-2007) founded the Peace Run in 1987. This year we are celebrating his 50 years of service to the international community. Sri Chinmoy as an athlete, philosopher, artist,

photos and more text to be added after event…

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Sri Chinmoy Oneness-Home Peace Run Executive Director, Salil Wilson, welcomed the impressive gathering of United Nations Permanent Representatives, Ambassadors, special guests, onlookers and international runners to the United Nations Dag Hammarskjöld Plaza.
This Ceremony was unique as it also incorporated a Guinness World Record attempt for the poem recited in the most languages! The selected poem, “O Dreamers of Peace”, was written by Peace Run founder, Sri Chinmoy.
Also noted was the recent establishment of April 6th as the United Nations International Day of Sport for Development and Peace..

Ashrita Furman, who happens to hold the Guinness Record for the most Guinness Records, announced that “O Dreamers of Peace” had been recited in 206 languages, far transcending the previous record of 146