8th World Fellowship of Religions and 11th Perfect Health Parade Inaugurated

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Inaugurating the 8th World Fellowship of Religions and 11th Perfect Health Parade, Shri Pawan Kumar Bansal, Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Science & Technology and Earth Sciences, said that the country is going through a phase of global warming as well as ethnic crises. Events like tsunami, earthquakes etc. represent the sum total of negative energies in the mind of the people and the collective consciousness of the society. If people started living a Satyugi life, the so called Kalyuga can be converted into Satyuga at least in India.

The conference was organized by World Fellowship of Religions in association with Heart Care Foundation of India, Health & Family Welfare Department Govt. of Delhi, PFA, Delhi Medical Association and various spiritual organizations, schools, colleges, public and private sector undertakings.

Delivering a keynote address Dr. S.Y. Qureshi, Chief Election Commissioner of India said that even Islam mentions the role of family planning and HIV prevention. Guest of Honour, Shri Prithvi Raj Sawhney, Mayor of Delhi said that all Dharamgurus should come forward and meet on regular basis to sensitize the public about preventable diseases.

Over 1000 scholars, Dharamgurus, students, teachers and general public participated in the event organized at Maulana Azad Medical College.

11th Perfect Health Parade was also flagged off from the Maulana Azad Medical College venue which after covering a distance of over 60 km came back to Maulana Azad Medical College at 5 pm. The tableau was carrying various health messages.

The brainchild of Late Acharya Sushil Muni Ji Maharaj, World Fellowship of Religions conference is being organized for the last 60 years with the purpose of uniting all Dharamgurus under one roof with the basic aim of coming out with a white paper and policies to spread message of peace, safe environment in the society.

Acharya Dr. Sadhvi Sadhna Ji Maharaj, Chairperson of the World Fellowship of Religions and Padmashri and Dr. B.C. Roy National Awardee, Dr. KK Aggarwal, Vice Chairman in a joint statement said that efforts should be made towards a safe and healthy environment for all humans, animals, plants and birds.

Sardar Buta Singhji, Former Union Home Minister and Chief Guest Dr H T Sangliana, Vice Chairman, National Commission for Minorities, Govt. of India, in a joint statement said that all the rituals should be discussed and understood in greater details with their scientific facts and then one should follow them.

The conference was also addressed by Shri Mahender Singh Daga the Chairman of the 8th World Fellowship of Religions conference and             Shri Dal Chand Ji Jain, Former MP.

Dharamgurus who participated and spoke on the occasion were HH Dr A K Merchant, H H Sant Shri Avtar Singh ji Maharaj, H H Dadi Mistry, H H Maha Mantra Das, H H Imam Umar Ahmad ILASI, H H Father Thomas ji, H H Arch Vincent M. Concessao, H H Swamy Shri Chidanand ji Maharaj, H H Swamy Dayanand Saraswatiji Maharaj, H H Ezekiel Issac Malekar, H H Goswamy Sushil ji Maharaj, H H Lama Lob Jang, H H Maulana, Dr Mufti Md. Mukram, H H Maulana Md Rafiq Kasmi, H H Sant Rajinder Singh Ji, H H Maha Sati Sarla ji, H H Father Thomas ji.

This was for the first time that all the Dharamgurus and doctors from all pathies participated in a discussion on “Science behind Rituals”.  The experts who participated were Sh. Bahudev Sharma, Dr. Monika Rastogi, Padma Shri Sh. Shyam Singh Shashi, Prof. Som Dutt Dikshit, Sh. Jathedar Rachhpal Singh, Sh. Surya Prakash Kapoor, Dr Anupam Sethi, Dr Diwan Harish Chand, Dr. Ishwar V. Basavarddi, Dr Ravindra Nagar, Dr Ramesh Babu, Dr R S Jasan, Dr R N Wahi, Dr Rakhee Mehra, Dr S C Manchanda, Dr S K Tripathy, Dr S N Yadav, Dr Shashi Bala and Dr V K Chauhan.

The experts said that all the Indian rituals were so designed so as to acquire health over a period of time. Giving example, the experts said that traditionally an Indian vrat (fast), if observed on regular basis; problems of iron deficiency, obesity, blood pressure etc. can be tackled in no time. The vrats were basically meant to restrict intake of refined carbohydrates once every five days which is the main cause of insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome.

The Dharamgurus also passed various resolutions including their commitment to spread the message regarding “Ethnic Crisis”, “Say No to Female Feticide” and “Global Warming”.

The World Fellowship of Religions has in the last four decades consistently endeavoured to bring the policies of different faiths together on a common platform to evolve mutually agreed programmes to further strengthen the objectives of invigorating the feeling of oneness and unity. In oneness and unity alone lies the key to ensure staple peace and prosperity for humanity in conjunction with preservation and conservation of the life sustaining environment.