Join us for 21 Days of Peace in the run up to UN Peace Day
Present Moments of Peace | 1–20 September 2023
We are reflecting on the question "In the present moment, what brings you into peace?" We invite you to engage in this reflective exercise daily - and also see what guest contributors are saying on our Instagram page here.
'Peace Day Commentaries'
In the run up to UN Peace Day (on 21st September), we will also be posting special contributed commentaries on peace on our Instagram page here. So you might like to listen to these also and join us in our 21 day commitment to peace!
On UN Peace Day: Join us for a Silent Morning Vigil | 21 September 2023 | 7.30–8am
Join us for a special silent UN Peace Day online vigil on the morning of Thursday 21st September, 7.30 - 8.00am and offer your peaceful thoughts, intentions, meditations and prayers.
There will be three intentions around peace (7.30 - 7.40am), hope (7.40 - 7.50am), and compassion (7.50 - 8.00am), held around a beautiful visual of our world with gentle music.
Whether you come for 3 minutes or for the full half an hour - it would be lovely to have your contribution to a wave of peace for the day rippling across our world.
Join us in contributing powerful collective moments of peace - and feel free to write your a message of peace too! Please register here for the zoom link.
What else is happening on UN Peace Day?
National Day of Compassion | 8.00am - 6.30pm
Each year the Australian Compassion Council holds a National Day of Compassion, to provide a meaningful opportunity for all Australians to participate in learning about and practicing compassion. It's always held on 21 September, on UN Peace Day. In it's third year, this year the Theme is Compassion and Deep Wisdom. The day commences with an online launch at 8.00am (AEST) with Sessions through the day exploring various aspects of deep wisdom.
You are invited to 'drop-in' to as many sessions of your choice.
The Missing Peace - Connection with the Divine: 6.30-8.00pm
This event will provide practical tools, hope and inspiration to people who feel there is a missing peace in their lives. Didi Sudesh is a spiritual leader, teacher and yogi who has profoundly touched countless lives the world over for more than 60 years.
She will be interviewed by Maureen Chen - Coordinator of the Yarra Valley Living Centre and author of Mystic at the Edge. Master percussionist David Jones will be giving the meditation commentaries for the event.
And a final few more things...
Firstly, for those who would like to access the Reflections on Peace series of commentaries that we normally distribute in the run up to UN Peace Day - you can still find them on our SoundCloud site here. Note that we have now made some of our live recorded Fed Square commentaries also available on the site here.
Secondly, for viewing of a recent event on Meditation and Peacebuilding: Learning and Opportinities by Meditation Australia and the Monash Centre of Consciousness and Contemplative Studies - please click here - it's was a wonderful event to be part of.
And finally, the theme of this year's UN Peace Day is "Actions for Peace". So here's to cultivating a peaceful awareness for peaceful actions in September.... there is greatness in small peaceful actions done regularly - so take time to remember your greatness this month.
With thoughts of peace and all the best wishes,
The Calm in the City team.
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We respectfully acknowledge that all Calm in the City is a community initiative supported by Brahma Kumaris Australia and in Melbourne take place on the lands of the Kulin nations.