{"id":2134,"date":"2013-06-11T09:28:16","date_gmt":"2013-06-11T13:28:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.srichinmoybio.co.uk\/news\/?p=2134"},"modified":"2013-06-13T17:13:31","modified_gmt":"2013-06-13T21:13:31","slug":"sri-chinmoy-statue-in-prague","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.srichinmoybio.co.uk\/news\/?p=2134","title":{"rendered":"Sri Chinmoy Statue in Prague"},"content":{"rendered":"

This statue of Sri Chinmoy is located on the banks of the river Vltava in Prague; in recent days, it has featured in many newspapers as images show the devastating flood waters, rising to partially submerge the statue.<\/p>\n

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Sri Chinmoy (1931-2007) dedicated his life to the promotion of peace. He founded the Sri Chinmoy Oneness-Home Peace Run and offered over 700 Peace Concerts around the world.<\/p>\n

The beautiful statue was created by British sculptor, Kaivalya Torpy and was dedicated in a ceremony during October 2009. At the opening ceremony, Kaivalya Torpy\u00c2\u00a0 said he hoped that the statue of Sri Chinmoy would stand as a symbol of peace and hope, and inspire the next generation of peace lovers.<\/p>\n

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Sri Chinmoy wrote many short poems on the theme of peace and hope.<\/p>\n

World-peace
\nCan be achieved
\nWhen the power of love
\nReplaces
\nThe love of power.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

– Sri Chinmoy [1]<\/p>\n

No matter what happens,
\nDo not lose hope,
\nFor once hope is gone,
\nEverything is gone.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

– Sri Chinmoy [2]<\/p>\n

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Sculptor Kaivalya Torpy with statue in 2009.<\/p>\n

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