The
September 11 incident in the United States was a traumatic
nightmare without warning for countless people around the
world. As panic, fear, and helplessness gripped large numbers
of people, initiates at various centers worldwide had already
launched a love and relief activity based on Master's instructions.
(For more details, please see issue No. 126.) For example,
far from the United States on the other side of the Atlantic
Ocean, European initiates demonstrated their heartfelt love
and profound concern by holding frequent group meditation
and prayer sessions. Brief reports on the actions of love
and relief by selected European Centers are given below.
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Prague,
the Czech Republic
Prague
initiates met for group meditation three times instead of once a week.
Initiates were asked to pray for world peace and spend more time meditating
at home in order to elevate the positive energy on our planet.
Vienna, Austria
Upon
receiving Master's message, Austrian initiates held several prayer-meditation
sessions as well as a three-day retreat in hopes of uniting spiritual
forces for the early realization of world peace.
Sofia,
Bulgaria
Local
initiates held a prayer-meditation session and increased the frequency
of group meditation sessions, which began with a sincere, silent prayer
for greater understanding among all people through peaceful means. The
initiates plan to hold a retreat during the last weekend of each month.
Lodz, Poland
The
Poland Center immediately notified all local initiates of Master's instructions
upon receiving them. Group meditation sessions began with a prayer for
global peace as well as love, wisdom, and mutual assistance and cooperation
among all people, so that humankind will be free from fear, war, and
other forms of violence.
Germany
In
response to Master's instructions, initiates of the Munich Center gathered
for four daily sessions of group-prayer and meditation on September
13-23. The Berlin Center held a one and a half day retreat in Uelzen,
attracting initiates from across the country. The Hamburg Center organized
a two-day retreat to pray for the victims of the US disaster, while
the Dusseldorf Center held a two-day retreat on September 22-23, with
a longer meditation session on Saturday. The initiates hoped that humankind
could enhance mutual understanding in peaceful ways.
Dublin, Ireland
On
receiving Master's message, the Dublin Center immediately passed the
information on to all local initiates asking them to join in group meditation.
Sessions were arranged for Wednesday and Sunday to pray for global peace
and the 9-11 disaster victims.
Brussels, Belgium
Belgian
initiates arranged an extra group meditation day on Sunday, September
16. It was exceptionally quiet that day and even the neighboring residents
seemed to be affected by the quietude. At noon, initiates discussed
Master's message and shared thoughts about the event. They also decided
to hold an additional 'retreat day' monthly and to remit monetary contributions
to the US to help the victims.
Amsterdam,
the Netherlands
Local
initiates held a two-day retreat during the September 29-30 weekend
to pray for those who lost their lives in New York, Arlington, Virginia
and Pennsylvania, and also for peace in the world.
Helsinki, Finland
Initiates
in Finland met for group meditation on Sunday to pray for world peace.
Ljubljana,
Slovenia
Slovenian
initiates gathered several times for out-of-schedule group meditation
sessions dedicated to world peace and social harmony.
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