Keynote Address at the International Conference on Universal Harmony for
All Life, to be held in New Delhi, India, December 6-7, 2002. His
Excellency, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, Honorable President, Republic of
India, will inaugurate the conference and will speak following the
Keynote Address.
The conference is sponsored by the World Foundation on Reverence for All
Life, headquartered in Pune, India, which believes that the the
philosophy of Reverence for All Life underlies basic humanitarian
considerations. The objective of the Foundation is to promote the
spiritual, physical, mental, educational development and uplifting of
adults and children of all ages without any restrictions to any caste,
creed, or religion towards the ideal of "Vasudhalva Kutumbakam" (all
creation is one family.)
Mr. Bahri B.R. Malhotra, President of the W.F.R.A.L. said, "In view of
the brutal acts of terrorism on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon
in the United States, and attacks on the Indian Parliament last year,
and the recent attack on Akshardham Temple, a dire need was felt to
create an awareness of the world condition."
Members of more than 100 organizations from all over the world are
expected to attend the conference: The United Nations; World Health
Organization; UNESCO, UNICEF; Human Resource Development departments of
various countries; Human Rights Commissions; Ambassadors/Consuls; and
Heads of Universities. Social organizations and spiritual leaders in
India and abroad are expected to attend this international event and
spread the message of reverence and love for all humanity. The
Government of India and the Government of Maharashtra, and various
academic institutions have agreed to extend their whole-hearted support
to make this conference a success.
A Delhi Declaration will be drafted at the conference as one unified
theme of working and implementation of different projects related to
bringing Universal Harmony through various tools and means suggested by
different speakers in the hopes that this declaration will become the
golden page in the History of the World for reforming society in order
to bring about Universal Harmony.
The following subjects will be delibereated at the conference:
1) Multi-Track diplomacy for Universal Harmony
2) Emotional Integration and Spiritual Understanding for Communal
Harmony
3) Education for Mind, Body and Soul.
4) Reverence for All Life. A Move Towards Cosmic Consciousness.
Deliberations will also be held on the ways and means to curb
international terrorism. The recent developments in the History of the
World are prominently marked by the Union of East Germany and West
Germany as one Germany and the Union of all countries in Europe as the
European Union. These examples, and others, will inspire the delegates
to the conference to think of uniting people of India and Pakistan
together for Peace and Harmony; uniting Israel and Palestine; uniting
South Korea and North Korea together and many more.
The heads of the World Foundation on Reverence for All Life firmly
believe that unless each person and each society starts seeing itself as
an indivisible and inseparable part of the total existence, it will not
stop the killing of innocent people. The Foundation states that in the
welfare and natural survival of all, lies the secret of the welfare and
survival of each one of us. This wisdom will initiate an era of a new
understanding of life and redeem humanity from all its pain and
suffering and this is the aim of this international conference.
Mr. Moore was invited to deliver the Keynote Address because he is known
internationally as a leading advocate of Dr. Schweitzer's philosophy of
Reverence for Life. Moore's non-profit theatre/arts organization,
Tennessee Players, Inc., produces the Multimedia Musical Dramatization,
"Words of Albert Schweitzer and the Music of Bach," which is being
presented throughout the world in churches and universities. He came to
the attention of the World Foundation in the year 2000 when they learned
of the l6-day event, produced by Tennessee Players: "Symposium 2000
-World Peace through Reverence for Life," which was sponsored by
Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. Moore is now working on a
major 2-hour documentary film based on Tennessee Players' acclaimed
production.
Dr. Schweitzer was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1952. A missionary
doctor, he established a hospital in Gabon, Africa; he was a
world-renowned organist and authority on Bach and his music; an educator
and a philosopher. Dr. Schweitzer considered his philosophy of
"Reverence for Life" his primary contribution to the world.
During Mr. Moore's Keynote Address he will deliver messages to the
conference from Rhena Schweitzer Miller, Dr. Schweitzer's daughter, and
from Arun Gandhi, grandson of Mahatma Gandhi. Moore will end his Keynote
Address with these words:
"By the time I speak my last words here today how many people will be
tortured, raped and killed? We must listen to the words of Dr.
Schweitzer - and other great philosophers throughout history - whose
words can lead us out of the darkness that enshrouds us .....if only we
would listen.
"I ask that each of you take back with you a commitment to reaffirm your
dedication that our planet is too beautiful to destroy. Listen with your
heart to children everywhere who have no chance to see the fulfillment
fo their dreams. Unless each of us do our share now, this may be the
last opportunity we have for making childhood dreams come true. Children
and all mankind must come to know that the golden light of peace is
beautiful."
#
(NOTE: This press release may be passed on to all media interested.)
CLICK COLOR PHOTO ABOVE
FOR HIGH REZ VERSION
CLICK BLACK/WHITE PHOTO ABOVE
FOR HIGH REZ VERSION