8 March
Leeds Peace City
On Saturday 17th May, the city of Leeds was re-dedicated as a Sri Chinmoy Peace-Blossom, during a ceremony attended by the Mayor of Leeds and members of the Peace Run who are travelling through England.
Leeds was initially dedicated as a Peace City in 1995 on United Nations day, 24th October 1995. This May, the Sri Chinmoy Peace Run is travelling through England and up to Scotland as part of the European Peace Run. With the run passing through Leeds, the city of Leeds kindly agreed to make a new plaque and honour the Peace Run.
The Lord Mayor of Leeds Councillor Tom Murray unveiled the plaque and spoke welcoming the runners and affirming the city of Leeds' commitment to diversity, tolerance and the promotion of peace.
The Lord Mayor of Leeds and his wife Edna.
The plaque reads:
A world of peace and harmony has been humanity's dream since time immemorial. Today Leeds joins hundreds of communities throughout the world dedicated to the cause of peace and international friendship. Other such Peace Blossoms include the cities of Ottawa, Canberra, Auckland, Cardiff, Edinburgh and Reykavik and natural wonders such as the Niagara Falls and the Matterhorn.
A Sri Chinmoy Peace Blossom is a beacon of inspiration, to promote a strong sense of world family among people. It takes its name from Sri Chinmoy, an ambassador for peace who committed his life to the pursuit of world harmony. Leeds has long been home to people of many different cultures and believes. Through its status as a Nuclear Free Local Authority, it has worked to free the world of the the of nuclear annihilation. The peace loving people of Leeds are proud to honour our city's historic commitment to peace and join our vibrant and graceful city with the global family of Sri Chinmoy Peace Blossoms.
In dedicating Leeds as a Peace City on the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the United Nations, we register our hopes for the day when nations may work together in peace and people may live together in harmony.
Leeds City Council, United Nations Day, 24th October 1995.
"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
Stories
First-hand experiences of meditation and spirituality.
Spirituality means speed
Patanga Cordeiro São Paulo, Brazil
Believe, take a step and proceed: a 6-day race experience
Susan Marshall ,
A demonstration of the Master’s occult powers
Arpan De Angelo New York, United States
Learning to love songs ever more
Patanga Cordeiro São Paulo, Brazil
My inner calling
Purnakama Rajna Winnipeg, Canada
Why run 3100 miles?
Smarana Puntigam Vienna, Austria
President Gorbachev: a special soul brought down for a special reason
Mridanga Spencer Ipswich, United Kingdom
Spiritual Friends
Preetidutta Thorpe Auckland, New Zealand
It does not matter which spoon you use
Brahmacharini Rebidoux St. John's, Canada
My 5 a.m. strategic meditations
Sanchita Fleming Ottawa, Canada
My first Guru
Adarini Inkei Geneva, SwitzerlandSuggested videos
interviews with Sri Chinmoy's students
Where the finite connects to the Infinite
Jogyata Dallas Auckland, New Zealand
My favourite part of Sri Chinmoy's path
Muslim Badami Auckland, New Zealand
Beginnings of a spiritual journey
Mahatapa Palit New York, United States
Self-transcendence in meditation
Kailash Beyer Zurich, Switzerland
Progress-Pilgrimage: A 1200km run from Vienna to Paris
Shamita Achenbach-König Vienna, Austria
No prior experience needed
Samalya Schafer Berlin, Germany
What meditation gave me that I was missing
Purnahuti Wagner Guatemala City, Guatemala
Except where explicitly stated otherwise, the contents of this site are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License. read more »
SriChinmoyCentre.org is a Vasudeva Server project.