Peter Stewart, Thanksgiving Foundation & Br David Steindel-Rast: Meditation at UN Oct 1982

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29 October 1982 Sri Chinmoy the leader of Peace Meditations at the UN  met with Mr. Peter Steward the Founder of the Thanksgiving Square and Foundation* from Dallas Texas after a meeting of the Meditation Group at the UN. .

Mr,Stewart and Thanksgiving Foundation members  had previously been involved with the Meditation Group  at the UN for various events since 1975, first in connection with  the National Day of Prayer Observance for the UN Community .

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Since then members of the meditation Group at the UN had also traveled to Thanksgiving Square and the Center for Thanksgiving for interfaith special events..

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Mr Stewart shared background on the Prayer, Meditation and Thanksgiving related interfaith projects and events that he was involved in.

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Brother David Steindl-Rast (left) was with Peter on this occasion visiting the Peace Meditation a the UN..

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Bro. David had been present with Sri Chinmoy 7 years earlier for the 1975 Spiritual Summit organized by the Temple of Understanding in honour of the 30th Anniversary of the UN, celebrated in the UN dag Hammarskjold Auditorium. 

See also followup on Interfaith Statement being coordinated by PS and Thanksgiving organization and request for Sri Chinmoy comment.

 

*thanksgiving.org/thanksgivingfoundation/

**gratefulness.org/brother-david/about-brother-david/

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