Parliament of Worlds Religion 1993 Chicago IL

Author(s): Parliament of the World’s Religions
Publisher: USA Parliament of the Worlds Religions

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Thursday, September 2• Major Presentations
10:00 AM–10:45 AM State Ballroom "Spiritual Unity and Global Harmony" H.H. Sri Swami Satchidananda This presentation will engage the audience in an exploration of the link between spiritual unity and global harmony. Through the use of scriptural quotations from major world religious traditions, parables, myths, stories and historical anecdotes, Sri Swamiji will discuss world peace based on his 40 years experience in interreligious dialogue and international conflict resolution. H.H. Sri Swami Satchidananda-world-renowned spiritual leader; honored with the Anti-Defamation League's Humanitarian Award and the Albert Schweitzer Humanitarian Award; built The Light of Truth Universal Shrine, Virginia, containing altars for many of the world's faith traditions.
attained while carrying out obligations as a social being, as a house-holder, because real liberation is internal rather than in exterior renunciation. For this it is not incumbent to forsake the world, but its possessions. The first step towards God-realization is self-realization. It is the self-realized soul which is ready for merger with the Divine Spirit. Human life is a grand opportunity and a great challenge for the goal of self-realization. (Introducer: Mrs. Rani Jasbir Kaur) Jaswant Singh Neki-M.D., Ph.D.; eminent psychiatrist; former con
sultant to the World Health Organization and the United Nations Development program; author of several books on Sikh philosophy
and theology; prominent Punjabi poet. Mr. Saran Singh Editor of The Sikh Review, based in Calcutta, India.
11:00 AM–11:45 AM Parlor A "Human Values" Justice Padma Khastgir
Justice Padma Khastgir-Justice, High Court, Calcutta India.
11:00 AM–11:45 AM Adams Ballroom "'The Transformation of Becoming Completely Human: The Open Space Beyond Religion" Lex Hixon; Jonathan Granoff The process of transformation from selfishness to compassion, limited love to boundless love, the source of each religion and the open space wherein the seed of wisdom blossoms. Focus on gifts we receive from God and His enlightened servants such as His Holiness Bawa Muhaiyaddeen and others. Burning questions and dialogue related to awakening wisdom welcome after presentations. Lex Hixon-(Nur al-Jerrahi); Ph.D., Columbia University, World
Religion, Sanskrit; Sheikh in Halveti-Jerrahi Sufi Order; initiate of Ramakrishna lineage; member Orthodox Church; 13 year host of WBAI radio's "In the Spirit"; author, Coming Home: The Experience of Enlightenment in Sacred Traditions; Heart of the Koran; Atom from the Sun of Knowledge: A Mystical Interpretation of Islam; Mother of the Buddhas: Meditations on the Prajnaparamitra Sutra; and Great Swan:
Meetings with Ramakrishna. Jonathan Granoff-(Ahamed Muhaiyaddeen); attorney, author,
award-winning screenwriter: "The Constitution: The Document that Created a Nation"; Co-Chair, Conference "New Realities: Disarmament, Peacebuilding and Global Security" (1993 at UN), Boards: The Bawa Muhaiyaddeen Fellowship, Society for Interreligious Intercultural Dialogue, Lawyers Alliance for World Security (Pres. Phila. Chap. and UN Rep.), NGO Comm. on Disarmament, Temple of Understanding; a spiritual son of His Holiness. Bawa Muhaiyaddeen.
11:00 AM–11:45 AM Parlor H "The Fatherhood of God and the Brotherhood of Man" Sadhu Vasvani A discussion of the Hindu ideal of God as Father and of human beings as brothers and sisters as well as children of the divine. Sadhu Vasvani-born in 1918, endowed with gifts of both head and
heart; won laurels at his M.Sc. examination, selected as one of four persons to receive the "Prana Mitra Award" by the President of india; a prophet of compassion and love.
11:00 AM–11:45 AM Salon I "Inward Journeys: Life as Artform" Dr. Byron Sherwin Utilizing insights garnered from the vast resources of Jewish spirituality, the individual's challenge to create life as a work of art will be examined: God, self, spiritual self-development, the physical as a vehicle to the spiritual, the role of study, and the performance of redemptive deeds. Dr. Byron Sherwin-Vice President for Academic Affairs and Verson
Professor of Jewish Philosophy and Mysticism at Chicago's Spertus College of Judaica; author of 18 books and over 100 articles on Jewish theology, philosophy, mysticism, ethics, law and cultural history; 1992, was the first recipient of the "Man of Reconciliation Award" by the Polish Council of Christians and Jews.
11:00 AM–11:45 AM State Ballroom "Byzantine Church History" V. Rev. James Jorgenson The Great Schism (1054) and its affect on the "One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church." V. Rev. James Jorgenson-Ph.D.; Professor of Church History at the
Sacred Heart Seminary in Detroit, Michigan.; a Pastor at the St. Paul Bulgarian Orthodox Cathedra, Detroit, Michigan.
11:00 AM–11:45 AM Crystal Room "A Multi-Cultural Vision of the 21st Century" H.E. Dr. L.M. Singhvi One hundred years from the last World Parliament of Religions, we should prepare to give a message for the next hundred years in terms of the multi-cultural values and visions of human society. A charter of these multi-cultural values delineating the 21st century vision must include the building of defenses in the minds of men and women against intolerance, prejudice, and discrimination. Religions have a major role to play in preparing and realizing a blueprint for a more tolerant, reciprocating, compassionate, and just society. H.E. Dr. L.M. Singhvi-Jurist, philosopher, diplomat (Indian Ambassador
in U.K.); human rights exponent, founder and patron of organizations and movement for inter-religious understanding and Jain Declaration on Nature; leading constitutional expert, distinguished
Parliamentarian, author, poet, publicist, linguist and litterateur. 11:00 AM–11:45 AM Grand Ballroom "Sikh Spirituality: Recognizing the Divine Spirit Within" Jaswant Singh Neki; Mr. Saran Singh The goal of life is knowledge, not from outside but from within. Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism, revolutionized the path of spiritual attainment. He maintained that liberation can be
2:00 PM 2:45 PM Adams Ballroom "The Relation Between Science and Religion: the Contribution of Gaudiya Vaisnavism" Dr. Richard Thompson In the modern age, science has had a profound impact on religion. In this talk he will briefly outline the interaction between science and religion in the West, culminating in the widespread acceptance of Darwinian evolution. Then he will discuss the impact of science on Hindu thought in British-dominated India, as illustrated by the Brahma Samaj and the writings of Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. He will show the relevance
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