Sometimes history is written not with loud voices, but with deep silence. Now that same silent voice is resonating around the world. With the United Nations declaring December 21 as 'World Meditation Day', meditation programs are being conducted globally. Swami Anand Arun's tireless ideological struggle and continuous international initiatives have served as the backbone to lay the foundation for this historic success.

Swamiji had a big dream, that one day Nepal would stand on the highest stage of the United Nations and hoist the flag of meditation. His dream and decades-long campaign to introduce the world to Nepal as not just a small territory, but the land of yoga, meditation, Buddha, peace, health and the land of the Himalayas have found a tangible form today.

As a result of the spiritual roadmap drawn by Swamiji decades ago and the common pride of Nepal as a whole, a historic ‘Silent Dialogue’ is being held on behalf of Nepal at the United Nations Assembly Hall in New York on December 19.

Nepal’s leadership in the United Nations

On this glorious occasion, Gurudev LP Bhanu Sharma and Ramesh Nepal of Nepal’s prestigious Life Sciences Foundation are leading a special session at the ‘Meditation for Global Peace and Harmony’ program organized at the UN Headquarters in New York. This historic event will send a message to the world that Nepal is not just the birthplace of Buddha, but also a country with a living tradition of meditation and consciousness.

The United Nations' formal declaration of December 21 as 'World Meditation Day' last year is not just adding a date to a calendar, it is a sign of a change in the world's priorities, where mental health and inner balance are considered more important than material prosperity. Remember, Nepal was one of the six countries that proposed declaring this day last year.

What is meditation? Why is it important?

Meditation is the 'bath of the mind'. Just as we bathe every day to keep our bodies clean, meditation is a way to cleanse the worries, fears, and stress that have accumulated in our minds. In today's hectic life, a person's body is in one place, but the mind is wandering in a thousand directions. Meditation helps to calm that wandering mind and bring it to the present moment.

Why meditate?

- To reduce stress: It reduces unnecessary thoughts that come to mind and gives peace.

- To be happy: It makes you experience joy from within and teaches you to control anger or impulses.

– Stay healthy: When the mind is calm, many diseases of the body start to heal themselves. Meditation is an infallible medicine, especially for insomnia, high blood pressure and mental stress.

Yoga makes the body strong and flexible, while meditation makes the mind stable and calm. Yoga improves the external body, while meditation awakens the inner soul. Today, no matter how happy people in the world appear from the outside, they are restless from the inside, which is why this ancient method of Nepal (yoga and meditation) is being sought after all over the world. This glorious moment of Meditation Day should be celebrated with a festive spirit in view of Nepal's national pride. For a Nepali to lead meditation in the United Nations assembly hall is a sublime expression of national consciousness. 

The world is today at the peak of violence, tension and mental breakdown. That same world has now started looking back at Nepal. Because Nepal has no oil, no weapons, but it has deep consciousness. That consciousness is silent, stable and omnipresent like the mountains. Today, the Nepali voice resounding on the UN stage is the soul of Nepal communicating with the world. 

Celebration and responsibility of national consciousness

I am a disciple of Osho and an activist of Osho Meditation. I am excited that the message of meditation is going from Nepal to the United Nations through the Life Science Group. This is not a party, ideology or religion, but a celebration of pure national consciousness. Such programs open the door to seeing Nepal in a new dimension. We invite tourists to ‘wake up’ Nepal. We say – Nepal’s soil has the power of meditation and the energy of enlightenment.

Nepal can lead this world from physical fatigue to mental health. Our introduction to the world should not be limited to diplomatic maneuvers alone. The power of meditation, yoga and mental harmony can defeat the narrow mindset of war and division. Nepal’s role can become a ‘school of consciousness’. The measure of progress should not be limited to money alone. Nepal can teach the world the true balance between earning wealth and remaining peaceful.

Therefore, the dream of Swami Anand Arun and the leadership taken by the Gurus have paved the way for Nepal to become the ‘spiritual capital’ of the world. The words of meditation, the practice of silence and the feeling of peace uttered in the presence of Nepalis inside the United Nations building will give a profound message to the world – Nepal can give peace to the world, not war; it can give awareness to the world, not competition.