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Inauguration of Global House of Friendship and Hope, Assisi
Sister Jayanti was in Assisi, Italy at the beginning of August for the official inauguration of the Global House of Friendship and Hope, an immersive interfaith experience that could be called the world's first interfaith museum dedicated to friendship and prayer as paths to peace. ‘Global House’, is right next to the iconic Santa Maria degli Angeli Basilica in Assisi on the 800th anniversary of St Francis. A project of the Elijah Interfaith Institute, Global House has been supported by friends locally and internationally. Click to read more.
WCF Celebrates 90 Years at Global Retreat Centre
The World Congress of Faiths (WCF) celebrated its 90th Anniversary at the Global Retreat Centre, Oxfordshire on 15th July. It was in 1936 that Sir Francis Younghusband, a British army officer and explorer, founded WCF, as the inner, spiritual exploration and also the teachings and practices of other religions - and particularly those of the East - became increasingly important to him. Click to read more.
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Surrender Gracefully
We are surrounded by graceful surrender. The geese surrender to the first autumn chills, and think of flying south. The flower surrenders to the night and shuts up shop as the setting sun surrenders to the horizon of another day. A mother surrenders to the needs of her baby, and the child surrenders to the wisdom of the father. These kinds of surrender are sweet and natural. They are graceful movements in a dance to the subtle symphony of life.
While we may find moments to surrender to such grace and beauty, if we are not careful, we also tend to allow ourselves to surrender to our appetites, to envy, to greed and then to self centred lifestyles in which we serve only ourselves. No grace there – only the disgrace of self-inflicted slavery. Whatever we surrender our minds to, will eventually shape our character and define the quality of our life.
Be careful what you surrender your mind to, even if it’s only for a day, or an hour.
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