The United Nations will host the first Meditation Day on December 21, with global spiritual leader and humanitarian Sri Ravi Shankar delivering the keynote address at 8 pm. India’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York will celebrate the first World Meditation Day with a special event at the UN Headquarters on December 20, 2024. The theme “Meditation for Global Peace and Harmony” will feature the keynote address by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar. He will guide a living world meditation.
According to an official statement from the Art of Living, this is an important moment in the global recognition of the value of meditation. This historic event will establish an annual global meditation festival, highlighting its transformative benefits for mental and physical health and its potential to promote peace and unity. India’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York will celebrate the first World Meditation Day with a special event at the UN Headquarters on December 20, 2024.
Gurudev said, “Recognition of meditation by the United Nations is a profound step.” Highlights of the event will include Sri Sri Ravi Shankar’s address to senior UN leaders, diplomats and global dignitaries, emphasizing the role of meditation in promoting peace and unity, a global livestream of the event on December 21, The Art of Living statement said.
