Meditation Enhances Peace And Harmony

The United Nations (UN) has finally recognised the importance of meditation for people and societies’ well-being. After the UN General Assembly (UNGA) passed a resolution on December 6, the World Meditation Day was marked with much enthusiasm and fanfare globally on December 21. The proposal for the UN’s acknowledgement of meditation was introduced by Liechtenstein, a German-speaking microstate in Europe, while countries like Nepal, India, Bangladesh and Portugal stood in favour of its support. The resolution aims at enhancing global knowledge about meditation’s gift of supporting physical, mental and emotional well-being. The theme of that first ever event was ‘Meditation for Global Peace and Harmony’. The UN’s move is relevant in the present context with different forms of conflict and strife jeopardising global peace and harmony.