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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Religions and Commitment for Peace
Marcial Martínez
Room 130, Spanish
Morning Observances, Religious or Spiritual Observance
Interreligious observance that gathers the seven main religious families of the world. It will express the religions' contribution to peace in the world through religious texts, poems, universal music and mimic performances. The event ends with a psalm and a prayer for the Peace of Humankind.
Marcial Martínez hold a degree in Ecclesiastical Sciences from the Angelicum (Rome) and a degree in Applied Sociology. He promotes and coordinates the "Three religions" Chair at the University of Valencia, as well as the Inter-religious platform "conversations at the chair".
Collective Rituals of the Haudenosaunee Chief Jake Swamp
Room 131, English Morning Observances, Religious or Spiritual Observance
All collective rituals of the Haudenosaunee (Six Nations Iroquois) begin with the recitation of the Ohenton Karihwatekwen (the Thanksgiving Address). These special words acknowledge the different elements of creation while expressing our gratitude to the Creator for their being. Each day has its own beauty as well as an opportunity to renew our hearts and minds. This great day shall begin with a simple and sincere expression of thanks for the gifts of life.
Tekaronianeken, Jake Swamp has been the sub-chief of the Wolf Clan for the Mohawk Nation for 33 years. He has served as director of the Akwesasne Freedom School and the Akwesasne Environmental Justice Project, and introduced aqua culture to the Mohawk community.
Psychotherapy as a Tool for Peace, Listening and Liberation
Claudio Benjamin Naranjo Cohen
Room 132
Morning Observances, Lecture
It is a lecture on the integrative psychotherapy that aims to eliminate the darkness of the human ego in order to fully develop the potential of the person, through both therapy and spirituality.
Claudio Naranjo is a pioneer of Transpersonal Psychology, the partner of Fritz Peris at the Esalen Institute, the disciple of Tarthang Tulku Rinpoché, a researcher at the University of Berkeley, a professor of compared religions, humanist psychology and meditation.
Program Descriptions Sunday, July 11, 2004
MORNING OBSERVANCES 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Practicing Taoism in the Spanish Culture Xiu Lian Tiang Cheng Yang
Room 134, Spanish
Morning Observances, Religious or Spiritual Observance
Lecture on the Taoist tradition, that will explain its philosophy and its conception of universe and life.
Tian Chen Yang is a Taoist master of international prestige and the first one who came to Europe to spread Taoism. He has published many books on this tradition.
Celebration of the Sunday Eucharist
Mn. Antoni Matabosch
Auditorium (3155), Various
Morning Observances, Religious or Spiritual Observance
Celebrations of the Sunday Eucharist in different languages for the Catholics attending the Parliament of the World Religions.
Antoni Matabosch is a Dr. in Theology and director of Institute of Religious Sciences of Barcelona (ISCREB).
Zoroastrian Havan Gah Observance - One of the Five Watches of the Day Khojeste P. Mistree
M.O. 1
Morning Observances, Religious or Spiritual Observance
Zoroastrians divide the day into five gahs/watches/periods: sunrise to noon, noon to midafternoon, midafternoon to sunset, sunset to midnight and midnight to sunrise. The Havan Gah is the first watch of the day. The Havan Gah prayer will be recited followed by a brief explanation of other Zoroastrian principle ceremonies.
Khojeste Mistree is Co-founder and Managing Trustee of the Zoroastrian Foundation, established to promote the dissemination of religious knowledge. Khojeste has an honorary degree in Oriental Studies from the University of Oxford and is a noted speaker.
Our Shared Path: A Labyrinth Walk for Peace Rev. Sandy Gess
Elizabeth Genevieve
M.O. 4
Morning Observances, Religious or Spiritual Observance Labyrinths are ancient patterns found in many cultures around the world, dating back 5,000 years. Inclusive of all religious traditions (while at the same time devoid of dogmatic
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