June 13

MEDITATION HELD IN PARLIAMENT

OSLO — Sri Chinmoy offered a silent meditation in the Storting, or Norwegian Parliament, on June 13 at the invitation of Einar Steensnaes, Chairman of the Storting’s Foreign Affairs Committee and Deputy Leader of the Christian Party.

During the meditation, the peace advocate also performed on the esraj and sang a song he had written earlier that morning about the Parliament.

Afterwards, Steensnaes symbolically presented him with the “Heart of Norway,” a special recognition of his work for peace.

Meanwhile, a group of runners from the Sri Chinmoy Oneness-Home Peace Run formed an honor guard outside the Storting, where they were greeted by the Speaker of the Parliament, Kirsti Kolle Grondahl.

Caption:

Sri Chinmoy meditates in the Storting.

Anahata Nada, Volume 31, Late March 2001–July 2001