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INFO : ~16th International Human Unity Conf.-Sep 14-20~
SIXTEENTH INTERNATIONAL HUMAN UNITY CONFERENCE:
HUMAN UNITY THROUGH SPIRITUAL AWAKENING
Delhi, India, September 14-20
Social, civic, religious and spiritual leaders, and delegates will travel
to Delhi, India to take part in the Sixteenth International Human Unity
Conference: Human Unity through Spiritual Awakening, Sept.14-20. They will
also celebrate the diamond jubilee of India s famous twentieth-century
poet-saint, Sant Darshan Singh Ji Maharaj (1921-1989).
During the week-long conference, this group, coming from Africa, Asia,
Europe, North and South America, and Oceania, will pray together, meditate
together, and share their vision for the future.
Among those invited to participate are the Very Reverend James Parks
Morton, Dean, the Catheral of St. John the Divine in New York; Mother
Teresa; and the Reverend Maximilian Mizzi, delegate general for ecumenism
and interreligious dialogue, International Franciscan Center for Dialogue,
Assisi, Italy.
The great Indian saint and visionary Sant Kirpal Singh Ji Maharaj
(1894-1974), known today as the father of the human unity movement,
convened the first Human Unity Conference in Delhi, in 1974, and was its
first president. He saw the conference as a means of exploring spiritual
pathways to unity and uniting people at the level of the individual. Since
then, conferences have been held in Brazil, Canada, Great Britain, Mexico,
and the United States.
Sant Darshan Singh Ji Maharaj presided over the inaugural session of the
Fifteenth International Human Unity Conference. Now, its current
president, Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj, is convening the sixteenth
conference to further Sant Kirpal Singh Ji Maharaj s Vision: to promote
the eternal values of love, nonviolence, and universal understanding.
Although the conference officially begins on Sept. 14, huge crowds are
expected for a Kavi Sammelan (poetry symposium in Hindi) and Mushaira
(poetry symposium in Urdu) on Sept. 13, in honor of Sant Darshan Singh Ji,
winner of four Urdu Academy Awards for his inspiring collections of Urdu
mystic poetry.
On Sept. 14, over 100,000 people will join in the March for Human Unity,
from Dangal Ground in Delhi to the historic Red Fort. On the way, they
will pay their respects at a temple, a church, a mosque, and a gurdwara.
The conference will also include a two-day seminar exploring unity through
spiritual awakening, interfaith understanding, communications, love, and
compassion. The concluding session on Sept. 20, is entitled A Shared
Vision for the Future.
The desire to contribute to the growth of spiritual consciousness in the
world through dialogue, prayer, and meditation, is expected to bring lakhs
of people of all nationalities and religions to Delhi this September. All
programs are open, and everyone is invited.
For information, call (800) 222-2207
