Guest guest Posted July 20, 2005 Report Share Posted July 20, 2005 London hears Vedic mantra for protection "Namaste, London. I would like to recite a Vedic mantra, addressed to Lord Shiva,..." Vigil at Trafalgar Square in London, marked by a two-minute silence at noon in honour of those who died in the terrorist bomb attacks last week, continued in the evening with a vigil of poems, messages and prayers from celebrity, political and faith leaders. The London Mayor, Ken Livingstone, made an emotional speech about how the city stand as a world capital and Lord Coe expressed his determination to work hard over the next 7 years to show that to the world at the 2012 Olympics. The Rt. Hon. Tessa Jowell gave a speech with the key word, "love". Sir Trevor Mcdonald, Jo Brand spoke of the magnificence that only London offers. Sir Iqbal Sacranie quoted from the Quran to suggest how wrong it is to use the name of Islam to carry out these atrocities. The other four major faith leaders then went together, united, to say their prayers. His Grace, Richard Chartres, the Bishop of London, congratulated the Londoners on the maturity and the resilience they have shown and said a Christian prayer. The Chief Rabbai, Jonathan Sacks, spoke of our basic human rights and Dr Indarjit Singh from the Network of Sikh Organisations said that there is no difference in Hindu, Muslim, Christian as we are all one family for God. Anil Bhanot, General Secretary of the Hindu Council UK, then spoke on behalf of the Hindu community and his speech is reproduced here as follows: "Namaste, London. I would like to recite a Vedic mantra, addressed to Lord Shiva, who is the giver of knowledge that destroys ignorance, the ignorance that raises its ugly head in extreme cases in the world, from time to time and last week in London, where children of the same one God go out to hurt their fellow beings and that too in the name of God. Knowledge dictates that to hurt any of your fellow beings is to hurt God. The mantra is called the Maha Martunjya Mantra. It is a very powerful healing mantra, it is a rejuvenating mantra, and when chanted with sincerity and devotion, it creates divine vibrations which ward off the negative forces and create a positive protective shield. It has known to cure diseases, declared incurable by Doctors, and has cured people from fatal illnesses. In everyday life it protects us from accidents and misfortunes of every kind. Today I will recite it 8 times for the speedy recovery of those injured and the salvation of those who tragically lost their lives last week and if you can also remember them in the all pervasive consciousness seated in our hearts. Om Trayambkam Yajamahe, Sughundhim Pushti Verdhanam Urva Rukmev Bandhyanath, mrityor mokshiyah maamrataat, Om." Half way through the chanting Mr Bhanot paused and said to the 15,000 Londoners, "at this time you are supposed to join me!", and there was a roar of laughter, but later he got an email from a member organisation, Pulkit Agarwal, General Secretary of the National Hindu Students Forum, wrote "I was at the vigil at Trafalgar Square today and just wanted to express my congratulations for a very calming and appropriate speech for the assembled public. There was definitely a sense of calm and tranquillity after your recitations, and although you may not have heard, many people made the effort to sing along." Later Shami Chakarbarti of Liberty gave a speech of the limitlessness of London and the evening continued to a candlelit vigil. HINDU COUNCIL (UK) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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