Parliament of Worlds Religion 2004 Barcelona

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

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Program Descriptions Sunday, July 11, 2004 MORNING OBSERVANCES 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Lights' Festival Sat Pal Singh
Room 121, Spanish/English Morning Observances, Religious or Spiritual Observance
Zen is sitting and stopping all the karmas and seeing the universal dharma. It is open for anyone anywhere any time to come and see unconditioned peace and unsurpassed awakening. Participants can enjoy a calm and clear state and remain holy (wholesome). The treasure house opens by itself and you appreciate and use it at will. Truth and peace, here and now!
Spiritual travel through a Guru Nanak's poem illustrated with sacred mantras and audiovisual material.
He is a Kundalini Yogi following the Yogi Bhajan's teachings. Yogi Bhajan is a Master of Kundalini Yoga, the Yoga of Awareness, and a dedicated and inspired teacher. Since his arrival to the United States in 1969, he has dedicated himself to bring meaning, dignity and o reconnection of Spirit into the lives of people everywhere, especially those people who have become lost and confused due to their use of drugs.
Rev. Rosan Daido (Dr. Osamu Yoshida), a Professor at Toyo University, is Founder and Abbot of the Missouri Zen Center. He received his Ph.D. and M.Phil. both from Columbia University, and hos authored several books, including Limitless Life and No Self A New Systematic Interpretation of Buddhism.
Salat: How Muslims Connect to God Aminah Assilmi
The Importance of Full Awareness in Our Lives Ena Rosa Maghlen de Linares Ena Linares Paco Estrella Maria Gloria Henriquez Room 125 Morning Observances, Religious or Spiritual Observance
Room 122, English Morning Observances, Religious or Spiritual Observance
Salat is a Muslim way of worship, meditation and reflection Aminah Assilmi will demonstrate and reflect how it is done and what each action means spiritually.
Session of meditation guided by disciples of the school of a famous master. It will include a final discussion with the participants in order to share their experience of meditating.
President of the International Union of Muslim Women, Aminah Assilmi is a speaker, writer and award-winning broadcaster in Denver, Colorado, who lost her job when she began wearing Islamic dress.
Australian member of the Buddhist "Order of the Interdependency ("Orden del Interser") founded by Thich Nhat Hanh.
Catalan Buddhist member. Colombian professor of yoga.
Protestant Celebration Carles Capó Inglada Nathalie Reverdin
Morning Observance by ISKON Delegation Martin Gurvich
Room 123, Spanish/Catalan/English Morning Observances, Religious or Spiritual Observance
129, English Morning Observances, Religious or Spiritual Observance
A spiritual practice with preachings of the Gospel and with songs and prayers in Catalan, Spanish and French.
Carles Capó Inglada is a Priest of the Spanish Evangelical Church of Rubi in Barcelona; he has a B. A. in Theology from Geneva, Switzerland.
The observance includes Japa Meditation - individual prayers on beads reciting the mantra Hare Krishna (beads will be supplied for all guests who wish to join the observance) and Puja/Ceremony with collective chanting with instruments: Mrdanga (drum), Karatalas (cymbals), and Harmonium. Senior members of the ISKON delegation will also read verses in Sanskrit and English from the Bhagavad Gita or Srimad Bhagavatam, present their own realizations and answer questions. Copies of texts will be available for guests to follow.
Nathalie Reverdin is a Priest of the Spanish Evangelical Church of Rubi in Barcelona, she has a B. A. in Theology from Geneva, Switzerland
Zen Practice - Morning Observance Rev. Rosan Daido Room 124 Morning Observances, Religious or Spiritual Observance
Martin Gurvich is from a working class Christian family in New Jersey and joined ISKCON in 1973. He performed many years as priest in a large farm community in West Virginia and in 1986 received Sanyasa initiation (renunciate). He has taught the Vaisnava tradition in the United States, Europe and India. He has also been very active in taking spiritual care for prisoners and has lectured in colleges and schools.
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