Sri Chinmoy:
The Peace Meditation at the United Nations

Sri Chinmoy: When we are in the mind, when we are of the mind and when we are for the mind, then we feel that the United Nations is definitely a fruit.

The hungry minds and, especially, the hungry vitals of some countries and some individuals have been greedily trying to devour this fruit. But those that have been able to taste the fruit are not satisfied with it; they feel it is not so delicious.

Again, there are other countries and other individuals that have not been fortunate enough to avail themselves of this fruit. These countries and individuals feel that the fruit is most delicious.

This is our human nature. When we get something, after some time we do not appreciate or value it. But if we do not get it, we feel that it is the most valuable thing in the world. But this fruit is not and cannot be delicious, because we only see it from the point of view of the earth-bound mind.

We are seeing it as a finished product, although it was not nourished in the proper soil. When we view something with the human mind, we feel it is never complete. From the point of view of the earth-bound mind, nothing is ever satisfactory, certain or definite.

But when we live in the heart, when we are of the heart and for the heart, we feel that the United Nations is still in seed form. Slowly, steadily and unerringly this particular seed will germinate. It will gradually grow from a tiny plant into a great tree that will produce fruits for the entire world.

These fruits will be most delicious, because they will be nourished by humanity’s heart of oneness, heart of peace, heart of love and heart of harmony. And then all the countries will be able to eat these fruits to their hearts’ content- according to their sincere concern, according to their sincere willingness to become implicitly one with the world’s progress, according to their self-giving to the world community. In addition, when they eat these fruits, all the countries will be satisfied with the fruits’ all-pervading sweetness and oneness.

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Appears in Meditation at the United Nations – 1992 Jan – Mar, Periodic Bulletin

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A similar version of question appeared in:

My Meditation-Service At The United Nations For 25 Years, Agni Press, 1995.

Question: Is the United Nations in seed form or is it a fruit?

Sri Chinmoy: When we are in the mind, of the mind and for the mind, then we feel that the United Nations is definitely a fruit. The hungry minds and, especially, the hungry vitals of some countries and individuals have been greedily trying to devour this fruit. But those that have been able to taste the fruit are not satisfied with it; they feel it is not as delicious as they imagined because they are seeing it from the point of view of the earthbound mind. From the point of view of the earthbound mind, nothing is ever satisfactory, certain, definite or complete.

Again, there are other countries and other individuals that have not been fortunate enough to avail themselves of this fruit. These countries and individuals still feel that the fruit will be most delicious. Such is our human nature. When we get something, after some time we do not appreciate or value it. But if we do not get it, we feel that it is the most valuable thing in the world. This is what happens when we see something with our earthbound mind.

But when we are in the heart, of the heart and for the heart, we will feel that the United Nations is still in seed form. Slowly, steadily and unerringly this seed will germinate. It will gradually grow from a tiny plant into a great tree that will produce fruits for the entire world. These fruits will be truly delicious because they will be nourished by humanity’s heart of oneness, peace, love and harmony. What is more, each country will be able to eat these fruits to its heart’s content-according to its sincere concern, according to its sincere willingness to become implicitly one with the world’s progress and according to its self-giving to the world community. At that time, all the countries of the world will be satisfied with the all-pervading sweetness and oneness of the United Nations.