To mark the International Peace Day on Wednesday, people from Germany, United Kingdom, China, America, Hawaii, Spain, Czech Republic, Russia, Sweden, Argentina and many others joined the Rishi Kumars (young students of Vedic education) of an ashram based in Rishikesh. The volunteers did global peace meditation, followed by a special peace prayer and water blessing ceremony on the bank of Ganga in the holy town.
Speaking to ‘The Pioneer’, Chidanand Saraswati of Parmarth Niketan said, “Our efforts are centred and geared towards not just praying for peace but also taking necessary measures for long-term, sustainable peace in our own lives and within our communities. We extol the participants to apply yoga and meditation in action so that when they leave the banks of Ganga they turn the peace ambassadors, manifesting peace within their families, communities and countries.”
A Czech national told ‘The Pioneer’, “We were inspired by the seer, asking us to apply the fruits derived through meditation into day-to-day action. We are beset with unrest, violence and terror stalking around. The lives we are leading are far from satisfactory. It is thus vital for us to breathe peace not just when we are in meditation but also when we are acting in the world.”
“Yoga is the tool, the key that can help us become the instruments of peace, allowing us to stay grounded, centred and balanced in every situation and empowering us to solve every challenge that comes in our lives and in our communities with compassion and wisdom,” said Sadhwi Bhagwati.