Sri Chinmoy:
The Peace Meditation at the United Nations

An Offering by Sri Chinmoy, Leader of the Peace Meditations at the United Nations.  EACH NATION Each nation has five members in its family: inspiration, aspiration, realisation, revelation and manifestation. The body needs inspiration. The vital needs aspiration. The mind needs realisation. The heart needs revelation. The soul needs manifestation. The body wants to walk. … Read more →

Sri Chinmoy gave the following talk at United Nations headquarters in Geneva on 16 June 1980. You have just observed me praying and meditating. Prayer and meditation are of supreme importance if we are to execute the inner role of the United Nations. Perhaps some of you know that twice a week we pray and … Read more →

Sri Chinmoy: The United Nations is a garden that has lots of plants and trees. If a garden has beautiful plants, fragrant flowers and many trees with most delicious fruits, then the person who houses the garden will treasure it. He will feel that the flowers and trees are like his own children, and that … Read more →

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 … Read more →

Sri Chinmoy: Certainly it does. Whenever and wherever an iota of progress is manifested in the earth-consciousness, the United Nations gets the result. It is like a father and son. When the son goes abroad and does something great and good for mankind, the father gets tremendous joy, for the father sees his own inspiration, … Read more →

Sri Chinmoy: No, every country should join the United Nations. Countries that do not join the United Nations are doing something spiritually incorrect. Spirituality means not only simplicity, sincerity, purity and humility, but also universality, oneness and unity. World unity is of paramount importance. True, the United Nations is not perfect. But no individual and … Read more →

DEDICATED TO THE SECRETARY-GENERAL, U THANT Meditation Group 2nd Anniversary Excerpts from Sri Chinmoy’s lectures delivered at the United Nations, 1970-1972 Cover photo: Sri Chinmoy, Spiritual leader of the Meditation Group at the UN, meeting Secretary-General U Thant, February 29, 1972.  (Photo by Agni – Mr. Jose Casanova) The Garland  of Nation Souls … A … Read more →

“Each nation has human beings who aspire for a better, more illumining and more fulfilling world. These seekers have expressed their aspiration in and through various fields: spirituality, religion, philosophy, science , music, art, poetry and so forth. The United Nations is not only for the delegates. and representatives of the various nations. It is … Read more →

The General Assembly On Tuesday, 17 September 1974, the Meditation Group at the United Nations held a special meeting at which Sri Chinmoy paid tribute to the two significant events which marked the day: the opening of the twenty-ninth session of the General Assembly and the commemoration of the death of former Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjold. … Read more →

Staff· Committee BULLETIN                 –               UN/ST/SCB/281 28 December 1971           –         Staff pays farewell tribute to U Thant On Friday, 17 December 1971, members of the staff at Headquarters ‘attended a ceremony in the General Assembly Hall to pay tribute to Secretary-General U Thant, whose term of office ends ·this year. The Chairman of the Staff Committee, … Read more →

Peace Meditation Group members Kevin (Adhiratha) Keefe and Bernard (Sanatan) Curchack were guest speakers at the Twenty-fifth , Gannon College model United Nations programme in Erie, Pennsylvania held on 11 and 12 November 1977 . Gannon College holds the distinction of being the first college to develop a mock General Assembly for high school students. … Read more →

This post contains links to pages of book published in 2005 which contains answers to spiritual questions, poems and inspirational talks, offered by Sri Chinmoy at the United Nations between June 1977 and October 1994.  This is the 1,510th book that Sri Chinmoy has written since he came to the West in 1964. His first … Read more →

A Poetic Offering by Sri Chinmoy, Leader of the peace Meditation at the UN. Food has God. God is Food. Food has life. God is Life. Food has reality. God is Reality. Food has sound-success. God is Sound-Success. Food has silence-progress. God is Silence-Progress.        I eat. I eat to survive. From my very birth … Read more →

   A Poetic Offering by Sri Chinmoy, Leader of the Peace Meditations at the United Nations. Indeed, the power of helplessness in human beings is remarkable. Do we dare to believe this? Indeed, the power of hopelessness in human beings is staggering. Do we dare to believe this? Indeed, the power of uselessness in human … Read more →

The U.S. State Department invited Sri Chinmoy to come to Washington on 6 June 1980 to address its “Open Forum,” a policy discussion group inaugurated during the Viet Nam War to acquaint policy-makers with different points of view on critical issues of the day. Sri Chinmoy was asked to speak on the inner role of … Read more →

Sri Chinmoy: the Peace Meditation at the U.N. marked its 11th year of existence at the United Nations in a programme held 14 April 1981 in the Chapel of the Church Center for the United Nations. Toward the  end of the Programme Sri Chinmoy made the following remarks about the members of the Peace Meditation … Read more →

AN INNER DUTY AND AN OUTER DUTY Each member of the United Nations has an inner duty and an outer duty. The inner duty is to pray and meditate and the outer duty is to serve and dedicate. All those who are working at the United Nations are serving the United Nations and the world … Read more →

PREFACE This booklet contains selected inspirational messages and excerpts from lectures which Sri Chinmoy has offered to the United Nations community during the last twenty years. Sri Chinmoy was invited to give the first of his many talks on the spiritual role of the United Nations in November of 1968. Since April of 1970, he … Read more →

THE MESSAGE OF THE UNITED NATIONS Below selections are one chapter in publication “Gratitude-Hearts Salute U. N. Oneness-Promise-Soul” 1988 Dec 31 The outer message of the United Nations is peace. The inner message of the United Nations is love. The inmost message of the United Nations is oneness. Peace we feel. Love we become. Oneness … Read more →

Below selections are one chapter in publication “Gratitude-Hearts Salute U. N. Oneness-Promise-Soul” 1988 Dec 31 Is a Spiritual Role for the United Nations Practical? The United Nations is playing a most important role in seeking to establish world harmony, world peace, world oneness, world divinity, world perfection and God-satisfaction. The outer world says that the … Read more →

Below selections are one chapter in publication “Gratitude-Hearts Salute U. N. Oneness-Promise-Soul” 1988 Dec 31  THE UNITED NATIONS: A NUCLEUS OF WORLDWIDE SPIRITUALITY It is not only possible, but inevitable, that the United Nations will one day be a nucleus of worldwide spirituality. The symbol, the truth, the light that the United Nations embodies is … Read more →

Below selections are one chapter in publication “Gratitude-Hearts Salute U. N. Oneness-Promise-Soul” 1988 Dec 31 THE DIVINE MISSION At the United Nations there are many missions representing different countries. To me each mission is like a river flowing into the ocean, and the ocean is the United Nations. Each mission is a flowing river entering … Read more →

Below selections are one chapter in publication “Gratitude-Hearts Salute U. N. Oneness-Promise-Soul” 1988 Dec 31 WHAT IS THE UNITED NATIONS REALLY DOING FOR HUMANITY? What is the United Nations really doing for humanity? The United Nations is humanity’s colossal hope. The United Nations is Divinity’s lofty promise. Hope needs assurance from Heavens soul. Promise needs … Read more →

2 Talks at United Nations Headquarters – Highlights: Meditation : Mind, Heart, Life, Inner Pilot; Problems solve not only his own personal problems but also all the world’s problem  About the United Nations : Self- Giving Severs, UN Soul, aspiring human life, which longs for oneness in peace ; harbingers will expedite the unprecedented journey … Read more →

At Diplomat reception at a Celebration of the 40th Anniversary of the United Nations and Premier of song offered to the U.N., there was a handout of quotations in 6 Languages. The quotes were from previous statements by Sri Chinmoy in English that had also been additionally translated in to the other 5 Official languages … Read more →

Here is link to the home of My Meditation-Service at the United Nations for 25 Years by Sri Chinmoy. First published by Agni Press in 1995. Reprinted with the permission of Sri Chinmoy. http://www.srichinmoylibrary.com/msun Adapted from Excerpt of the Back Cover: The United Nations is a beacon of hope and goodwill for all the world. … Read more →

Celebrating 50 Years with 50 Talks During his nearly four decades of service at United Nations Headquarters in New York, Sri Chinmoy offered many talks on meditation, spirituality and the inner and outer role of the United Nations. Following are just a few excerpts from his illumining lectures, which continue to offer great insight, wisdom … Read more →

A celebration of the release of Sri Chinmoy’s  book The Garland of Nation-Souls,  1995 * hosted by H.E. Ambassador Jorge E. Illueca, Permanent Representative of Panama to the UN; featuring the performance of Cantata for the United Nations, a vocal work with instrumental accompaniment based on selections of music composed by Sri Chinmoy, arranged by … Read more →

Sri Chinmoy answered the following questions during a meeting of the Meditation Group, held on 9 May 197 9 in the Dag Hammarskjold Auditorium: How does the Supreme see the United Nations? Will the dream that began with the League of Nations need yet another organisation to manifest itself? Will the United Nations grow in … Read more →

In order to bring into sharper focus the living reality of the U.N. and in conjunction with the 31st anniversary of the UN and the opening of the 31st General Assembly the following day, the Peace Meditation Group at the UN  held its second annual International Conference on September 20, 1976 in Conference Room 3. … Read more →

The outer message of the United Nations is Peace. The inner message of the United Nations is Love. The inmost message of the United Nations is Oneness. Peace we feel. Love we become. Oneness we manifest. The United Nations has a mind, a heart and a soul. Its mind tries to offer flowing Peace. Its … Read more →

The Heart-Peace Of The United Nations The heart says to peace, “Peace, I need you.” Peace says to the heart, “Heart, I need you.” Both the heart and peace need each other. Without peace, the heart is fruitless. Without the heart, peace is homeless. The inner heart of the United Nations is flooded with peace. … Read more →

The United Nations is the seed. World union is the fruit. Both are equally important; both are of supreme importance. God-Vision embodies the seed. God-Reality reveals the fruit.   The United Nations is the morning. World union is the day. When the heart of the morning is flooded with inner light, divine light, the Light … Read more →

No nation is unwanted. Every nation is wanted. Every nation is needed. Every nation is indispensable. Each nation is great. The greatness of each nation lies in its deep love for other nations and in its self-giving to other nations. Why does an individual love others? An individual loves others because he knows that if … Read more →

A nation is a limb of the universal body. Each limb is necessary, essential and indispensable. Each nation represents humanity’s hope, humanity’s promise and humanity’s progress. Hope was our yesterday’s treasure. Promise is our today’s treasure. Progress shall be our tomorrow’s treasure. Each nation can be great by virtue of a few divine qualities. A … Read more →

The soul-love of the United Nations is life-examination, life-improvement and life-perfection. Life-examination makes our life on earth meaningful. Life-improvement makes our rest in Heaven blissful. Life-perfection makes our rest in Heaven and on earth fruitful. The soul-love of the United Nations has the fragrance of Divinity’s rose on the physical plane and the benediction of … Read more →

O God, are You responsible for all the suffering, darkness and ignorance in the world, or am I? “Son, I am responsible. I am responsible for everything; I am responsible for everyone; I am responsible for My entire creation. It is I who reside in everything as inspiration and as aspiration. It is I who … Read more →

The inner way is the manifestation of the inner creation. The inner creation is the revelation of the inner realisation. The inner realisation is the dynamic expression of the inner will. Will is power. Realisation is peace. Creation is bliss. Will tells me what I can divinely do for God and humanity. Realisation tells me … Read more →

Question: What is the most important thing to remember while working at the United Nations? Sri Chinmoy: The most important thing to remember while working at the United Nations is the vision of the United Nations. The vision of the United Nations is world peace and world harmony: one nation, one soul and one goal. … Read more →

Mr. David Rowe: Cooperation among all nations is an ancient dream. Assuming we are building on the past, how can we assess the outlook now? This is one of eight questions submitted to Sri Chinmoy by Mr. David Rowe, Political Advisor, United States Mission to the United Nations, in the spring of 1977. Read more →

This is a most challenging question. Each person is competent to answer this lofty question according to his soul’s light. First, I wish to tell you what the United Nations is, according to my own inner light. The United Nations is humanity’s colossal hope. The United Nations is Divinity’s lofty promise. Hope needs assurance from … Read more →

The Divine Mission is not a self-imposition or a world-proposition. The Divine Mission is at once a love-offering and a self-giving. The world needs attention. The Divine Mission is always willing to offer its one-pointed attention to the world. The world needs concern. The Divine Mission is always ready to offer its soulful, meaningful and … Read more →

On 24 October 1978 the Peace Meditation at the United Nations observed United Nations Day with a programme in the Dag Hammarskjöld Auditorium. Sri Chinmoy made the following remarks on that occasion. Today is U.N. Day. What does U.N. Day signify? It signifies a day of universal hope, a day of universal promise, a day … Read more →

Unlimited and unconditional is God’s Compassion. Thoughtful and fruitful is the dedication of the United Nations. God’s Compassion is ignored by humanity. The dedication of the United Nations is quite often misunderstood and at times suspected by humanity. Why does this happen? It happens precisely because ignorance still lords it over us. God’s Compassion is … Read more →

Question: Is it possible that the United Nations will one day be a nucleus of worldwide spirituality? Sri Chinmoy: That is not only possible but also inevitable. The symbol, the truth, the light that the United Nations embodies is bound to cover the length and breadth of the world. The body and form that the … Read more →

Question: Does any small, progressive act towards world-oneness anywhere on earth improve the United Nations? Sri Chinmoy: Certainly it does. If there is any progress in any corner of the globe, the fruits of that progress will come back to its ultimate source. It is like a father and son. When the son goes abroad … Read more →

Sri Chinmoy: The role of the United Nations will not come to an end after the establishment of peace on earth. To have world peace is just the beginning; it is not and cannot be the end of human achievement. When an individual seeker acquires peace, for example, there are many other things that he … Read more →

Peace I have come to you today as a seeker-brother, a lover of humanity. We are all seekers here; we are all aspiring for the highest Truth. You are aspiring and I also am aspiring. Aspiration is the climbing flame within us and, at the same time, a connecting link between you and me, between … Read more →

Spirituality is aspiration. Spirituality is Yoga. When we have learned what we can expect from aspiration and what we can expect from Yoga, world peace will no longer remain a far cry. Aspiration is an aspirant’s conscious longing for the deeper Reality. Yoga is a seeker’s conscious oneness with God. Aspiration leads man to God-Consciousness. … Read more →

Dr. Robert Muller: Do you think the United Nations exercises a real influence in the world? What in your view is its principal contribution? How does it appear to you in the great stream of history and human evolution? Sri Chinmoy: Not only do I think, but it is my absolute inner conviction, that the … Read more →