Siddhachalam NJ 1993 06 Acharya Sushil Kumarji

Author(s): Siddhachalam NJ
Publisher: USA International Mahavir Jain Mission Siddhachalam

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Guruji with Shri P.V. Narasimha Rao, Prime Minister of India Tiradents where the Global Forum of Parliamentarians & spiritual leaders held their historic Parliamentary Earth Summit, he was interviewed by the press and T.V. media and mobbed by eager and inquisitive Brazilian admirers, as well as other foreign delegates. The Prime Minister of India, H.E. Mr. Narasimha Rao received him very cordially and responded positively to the launching of the world Movement of Non-Violence. Guruji also met the Prime Ministers and Presidents of many other countries participating in the Earth Summit and was offered full support and cooperation for his movement.
The meetings helped focus world attention at a Summit level on the relevance of Jainism's tenets regarding the current world situation and the timing of launching a World Movement of Non-Violence as well as the establishment of an International University for Non-Violence couldn't be better. Brazilians who happened to meet Guruji were deeply affected. In fact, his birthday on June 15, 1992, coincided with the formal opening of the Brazilian Chapter of the International Mahavir Jain Mission in Rio de Janeiro, as well as the World Movement of Non-Violence under the
David and Shieva Cherman at their home in Rio with Guruji and Ambassador N.P. Jain
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The Archbishop of Brazil, Mr. Helder Camara and Guruji enthusiastic and spiritual directions of Mr. David and Mme. Shieva Cherman - widely respected and popular socialites. University of Peace in New York Immediately before going to Rio de Janeiro, Guruji visited the U.N. University for Peace at Costa Rica with Ambassador Dr. Narendra Jain for extensive talks to establish a link between the International University for Non-Violence that he has proposed and the U.N. University for Peace. Talks with Mr. Carazo, President of the University and the former Assistant Secretary General of the U.N., and Dr. Montalvo of Spain, Rector of the University, were fruitful and all three confirmed their desire in writing to cooperate and accept the new University for Non-Violence as a sister institution. Dr. Robert Muller was so deeply moved that he twice announced his decision to become the co-founder of the Movement of Non-Violence - first at the Sacred Gathering in Rio and again at the Global Hearts Convention. Thus the two universities will become the radiating nuclei for the Global Movement of Non-Violence.
Ecological danger
The universe is on the brink of an ecological disaster and there is no time to loose to save planet Earth from further deterioration. Indeed, long term preventive measures need to be launched - not only by governments but by building a worldwide grass roots movement to prepare the people to embrace the noble precepts of Ahimsa.
It was an historic step in Rio that provided the Jain religion a global platform for the first time in the history. It was also a unique opportunity to consolidate the efforts and enthusiasm of Jainism and present it to the world as a universal philosophy.
His Holiness Acharya Sushil Kumar Ji Maharaj