In the morning of May 18, 2008 (Sunday) -- Global Peace Meditation & Prayer Day -- the Byakko Shinko Kai-Pilipinas / ShinJin-Manila Satellite organization conducted a connecting ceremony to join the world in prayer and meditation for peace & healing and also to link with the Symphony of Peace Prayers simultaneously done at the Fuji Sanctuary in Japan.
It started at around 10:30am with meditation and silencing through the 1-hour video of peace prayers from different countries. Then after short introductions an orientation to the event was given through a video showing of the Symphony of Peace Prayers in Fuji from the previous years.
This was followed by interfaith prayers from different faith representatives: 1) Christian prayer by Yeyette San Luis and a Christian song led by Auchee Villaraza; 2) Muslim prayer offered by Abdulkarim "Cocoy" Beltran (Muslim youth of The Peacemakers' Circle); 3) prayer-chanting by the Shumei Kai; 4) Tagalog prayer by Ding Reyes (SanibLakas/synergy for conscious oneness): and 5) Hindu prayer by Shakuntala Vaswani (United Religions Initiative-SEAsia-Pacific regional coordinator).
Capping off the ceremony is the world peace prayer & a performance of the JinruiSokuKamiNari Kokyuho In led by Mr. Mario "Toots" Fungo.
The whole affair was concluded with a happy mini-feast with lively conversations and a hearty, healthy lunch!
MAY PEACE PREVAIL IN THE PHILIPPINES!
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