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Please Hold in the Light
G8 & G20 Summits, Canada, June 25 - 26, 2010
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Dear friends,
This is a special call to meditation in support of the best possible outcome of the G8 and G20 Summits to be held in Canada this weekend, during the period of the Cancer full moon.
As meditators we have the opportunity to hold these events in the light, invoking the
purposeful, loving energies of divinity with the aim of inspiring and
nourishing all that is being done in the world to create a culture of peace
(right human relations).
There is the possibility that important decisions may be made at the Summits in Canada this weekend. Leaders of the 8 largest national economies will meet on Friday and Saturday; and on Saturday and Sunday leaders of the important group of 20 of the most influential nations will gather. Major topics of discussion will include global financial regulations, climate change negotiations, and possible actions to achieve the Millennium Development Goals ( eight targets world governments have agreed could be met by 2015 to halve extreme poverty and hunger).
Citizens groups from around the world are calling on the leaders of the G8 and G20 nations to agree to commitments they made at the G8 Summit in Gleneagles, Scotland in 2005 - commitments that have not been met. A clear document exploring the three themes of combatting poverty, transforming the global economic and financial system and acting on climate change has been prepared by Canadian civil society organisations. It can be read at: http://www.icad-cisd.com/content/pdf/CivilSocietyParticipation/G8-Platform-civil-society-EN.pdf.
Please hold these summits in mind during your regular world service meditations for the full moon of Cancer. You might also like to work with a brief visualisation meditation for the Summits which is included in this email - and is also available on line at www.intuition-in-service.org/newsletter/G82010.html. The meditation draws attention to the souls of the nation, calling on these group souls to be present in the dialogues and decisions taken in Canada. You might also devise your own meditations during these Summits. Whatever actions you decide to take please do something to use the special opportunities of this weekend in support of the birthing of a truly globally oriented, ethical consciousness and culture.
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Millennium Goals & Climate Change
The Summits reflect important
themes in the mobilisation of energies to achieve the Millennium Development
Goals by 2015, halving extreme poverty in the world; and respond to the
urgent needs of climate change ...
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G8 nations
Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, UK, USA.
G20 nations
Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Republic of Korea, Russia, Saudia Arabia,South Africa, Turkey, UK, USA, EU.
Useful Links
Silence at the United Nations
The Spiritual Caucus at the United Nations gathers within UN Headquarters in New York (October - June) on the third Thursday every month for 30 minutes of silence followed by 30 minutes of dialogue, sharing insights and exploring ways to use an inner focus in service of the work of the UN. On the 1st Thursday of the month the Caucus invites friends to sit in silence for 30 minutes in the Meditation Room in the public lobby of UN Headquarters in New York.
Wherever you live on the planet, please consider contributing to the work of the Spiritual Caucus of the UN by sharing in this work with silence on the first and third Thursday of the month. Times, dates and further information at: http://www.spiritualcaucusun.org/
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G8 & G20 Summit, Canada
June 25 - 27, 2010
Meditation Outline
Sit comfortably, alert and with the spine erect. Breathe quietly and regularly.
- Say aloud:
May the Power of the one Life pour through the group of all true servers
May the Love of the one Soul characterise the lives of all who seek to aid the Great Ones
May I fulfil my part in the one Work through self-forgetfulness, harmlessness, and right speech.
- Reflect upon the fact that you are part of the worldwide group of all who truly care about the well being of humanity, and all life on Earth.
- Recognise that in this meditation you are contributing to the birthing of a culture of peace, goodwill and right relations.
- Sense the soul of your own nation and the community of souls of all of the G8 and G20 nations - not as abstractions but as real, vibrant potencies. Visualise these National Souls as a living presence in the mental atmosphere of the Summits, bringing vision and a sense of purpose to dialogue and decisions about financial reform, climate change, and achievement of the clear targets of the Millennium Development Goals, designed to eradicate extreme poverty and hunger by the year 2015.
- Imagine that you, together with millions of your fellow citizens, are standing within the aura of this Summit and that together you embody an immovable spiritual will.
- Pause for a moment of alert stillness.
- See light, love and power flowing from the realm of Soul through the Summit, nourishing and supporting all that is being done in the world to create cultures of goodwill, peace and right relations.
- Close by using the World Prayer, the Great Invocation*, or an affirmation of your choice.
From the point of Light within the Mind of God
Let light stream forth into human minds.
Let Light descend on Earth.
From the point of Love within the Heart of God
Let love stream forth into human hearts.
May the Coming One return to Earth.
From the centre where the Will of God is known
Let purpose guide all little human wills-
The purpose which the Masters know and serve.
From the centre which we call the human race
Let the Plan of Love and Light work out.
And may it seal the door where evil dwells.
Let Light and Love and Power restore the Plan on Earth
*adapted version
Download a printable version of the meditation.
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