Parliament of Worlds Religion 1999 Capetown SA

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

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1999 PARLIAMENT OF THEWORLD'S RELIGIONS MAJOR PRESENTATIONS
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 7
appeal to people everywhere. At its core is the promise of direct personal inner experience. Recognizing the transcendent oneness at the heart of all religions, he emphasizes prayer and meditation as the true building blocks for achieving both inner and outer peace. He works tirelessly toward the fulfillment of his vision: personal transformation, coupled with spiritual growth, leading to a spiritual renaissance in the next millennium. This program will include a video presentation. Mr. Carlos Lozano Angel is a lawyer and a diplomat and has had twentyfive years public and private administration experience, including eight years as consul general of Colombia to the government of India and two years in Egypt with the Colombian embassy. He has coordinated many major conferences in South America, focused on spirituality and interfaith understanding Raymond Holmes currently works as a senior Paralegal Supervisor for the U.S. Department of Justice. During his twelve years of service with the U.S. Army, Mr. Holmes first studied meditation on the inner Light and Sound with Sant Darshan Singh Ji Maharaj. He now studies under the quidance of Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj, head of Swan Kirpal Ruhani Mission/Science of Spirituality. Mr. Holmes also founded Quintessence and The Academy of Inversion Scientist, a spiritual institute located in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Arthur Stein teaches Peace Studies and Comparative Religion at the University of Rhode Island. He has written extensively in these areas. including several books to his credit, and is a co-founder of the new Center for Nonviolence and Peace Studies at the University of Rhode Island. He has been a student of meditation and other contemplative practices for many years Ernestina Thomas is an entrepreneur, real estate developer, and lecturer. She holds an MBA in Finance and Marketing from the University of Chicago. Ms. Thomas owns and runs E.T. International Consulting Group, a consulting, investment and real estate development company, which she started in 1982. She has been a practitioner of various types of Yoga and meditation for over twenty years. Andrew Vidich, is currently teaching as an assistant professor of Religion at lona College of New Rochelle. He is the author of Love Is a Secret 11990), co-author of The Heart of the Healer, which sold more than twenty thousand copies. He is currently the executive co-chair of the interfaith Council of New York. Andrew has been a practitioner of meditation for over two and a half decades under the guidance of three great spiritual Masters of our time, Sant Kirpal Singh, Sant Darshan Singha, and Sant Rajinder Singh.
11:00 AM–11:45 AM IN THEATER 5 Religion and War Prof. Ephraim Isaac Messages of peace are practically universal in religion. However, religion continues to be a major cause of conflicts
nd wars--of almost all the conflicts and wars taking place in our own time. Some thinkers believe that the situation will be worse in the coming millennium. Organized religions will assist the cause of wars that will result in dramatic bloody conflicts. Individuals seeking power will use religion as an excuse to satisfy their private ends. The issues of war and peace will cease to be but mere abstractions. We will explore the structure of religion and suggest ways of understanding that can limit the use of religion in service to warring. Ph.D: author of numerous articles and books on Late Second Temple Jewish life and thought founder, Ethiopian National Literacy Campaign; currently, international Chairman, Board of Peace and Development for Ethiopia and the horn of Africa, and President, Yemenite Jewish Federation of America.
Major Presentations
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8
10:00 AM–11:00 AM IN ENGINEERING 3.60 Wilderness and the African Spirit Dr. lan Player Program description not available at press time. An internationally reknowned conservationist; founder, The Wilderness Movement in Africa.
11:00 AM–11:45 AM IN THEATER 8 Myth, Dream, and Movie Mr. Keith Cunningham Keith Cunningham, coordinator of this Parliament's film festival, addresses this century's new art form, film, and its impact on our perceptions of self and the world. Keith Cunningham is a screenwriter, filmmaker, and a producer of the CPWR film and video festival. A former professor at Columbia College, he has worked with Joseph Campbell and is currently presenting seminars in Germany, Italy, France, and the United States.
11:00 AM–12:00 PM IN ENGINEERING 3.60 Debt Relief Prof. Fatima Meer In this presentation, Fatima Meer of the Institute of Black Research will explore the complex issue of Debt Relief. No biographical statement available at time of printing
11:00 AM–12:00 PM IN GOOD HOPE ARENA Naam Simran - The key to Living H. H. Sri Satguru Jagjit Singh Ji Human beings go to great lengths to acheive academic degrees to attain materialistic needs - whether real or perceived. Due to this dilemna, the pressenter urges all humans need to do Naam Simran to attain their real spiritual needs. He also urges participants to consider the time and effort spent on academic degrees, and will illustrate how a. similar effort needs to be spent on ones spiritual development. His Holiness Satguru Jagjit Singh Ji is the supreme spiritual head of the Namdhari Sikhs since 1959. He is the successor to Satguru Partap Singh, holding the continuation of the lineage to Satguru Ram Singh, who was exiled in 1872 for his activities in India's struggle for independence. He currently resides in the Punjab state of India.