Combining the Energy from Five Continents, the Bell of World Love and Peace Rings Again in Australia | WPN World People News

Having travelled five continents and collected peace commitment from 152 presidents and world leaders, and after the 2000 Sydney Olympics, the bell of world love and peace again returns to Australia with "Cultural Goodwill Group for Love and Peace of the World " for the 63rd United Nations DPI/NGO Annual Conference in Melbourne. On August 29 the opening speaker of the 63rd Annual Conference, Michel Sidibe, the Republic of Sierra Leone ambassador to the UN, the president of the International Health Awareness Network, Dr. Sorosh Roshan, and other round-table speakers at this annual conference, a total of nine people ring the Bell of World Love and Peace together. The sound of the Bell, which combines the energy from five continents, now could be heard in Australia after almost 10 years.

This year, global health is the on the main agenda for the 63rd United Nations DPI/NGO Annual Conference. Among the participating NGO is a Cultural Goodwill Group, which is comprised of Association of World Citizens (AWC), the Federation of World Peace and Love (FOWPAL), and Tai Ji Men Qigong Academy (TJM). In addition to participating in the annual conference, the group also brings with it culture exchange of Qigong and martial arts, the profound bell-ringing ceremony of the Bell of World Love and Peace.

Life threatening crisis hangs over the earth in the 21st century, which is both alarming and saddening. Therefore, one of the topics in this conference is "How Can NGOs Help to Reduce the Impact of Global Financial Crisis to the Advancement of Global Health and the Achievement of MDGs ". With regard to that, the leader of Cultural Goodwill Group, Dr. Hong, Tao-Tze reveals, in the World Love and Peace Bell ringing ceremony, that:" The movement of the earth is full of power. Thus a superior man should make himself strong and untiring. The roaring of tens of thousands of thunder shakes off the filth between heaven and earth. All living creatures should follow the rule of nature. The 2010 NGO conference opens the way to the consensus of global health. The first step is to respect human rights. Safeguarding the earth is the way to sustainable development. May God bless us all." Several United Nations officials, United Nations ambassador, human rights organizations and other important people deeply agree with Dr. Hong’s concept and come to ring the Bell of World Love and Peace on August 29 with sincere prayer. The Bell is rung for three times because it is for their country, for all mankind, and the United Nations. The sound resonates in Melbourne, Australia. The sound is peaceful and beautiful and makes everyone deeply moved.

Ringing the bell is, since ancient time, a ceremony in which people fill their hearts with sincerity, show their respect for heaven and earth, and pray to God to bless the world. The Bell of World Love and Peace is engraved with the names of bell ringers. Each name and each commitment to the practice of love and peace exerted crucial influence at critical moment to the destiny of the world. For examples, Wade, the President of Senegal, facilitated the peace agreement signed between Chad and Sudan to avoid international conflicts; Menezes, the President of Sao Tome and Principe, pardoned the military involved in a coup in order to achieve national peace and stability; President of the Dominican Republic, Fernandez used his wisdom to work out the negotiations among Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela to resolve a crisis of war, which was on the brink of break out. A possible war in Latin America was avoided and the destiny of the world was changed.

At the 63rd United Nations DPI/NGO Annual Conference in 2010, the Sierra Leone Ambassador to the UN also made his wish, while he struck the Bell, “A wish for racial harmony and religious tolerance throughout this world of globalization and interconnectivity.” Dr. Sorosh Roshan, President of the International Health Awareness Network and speaker at the 63rd United Nations DPI/NGO Annual Conference, struck the bell and made his wish “We wish peace and love for the human family all through the world.”

The representative from the Dutch NGO organization, Mrs. Edmee Zoie Schepens said: This is a very solemn ringing ceremony. I feel the energy is conveyed through the sound of the Bell. That is a kind of energy beyond the center of the universe. I know you hold the ritual to purify the hearts and to maintain the positive energy.

"The Bell of World Love and Peace" is rung again in Australia. The clear sound of peace reached far and wide on this land. The good hearts are heard and would lead to solidarity and cooperation. The sound of the Bell carries with it endless energy, and will transcends borders, language and cultural barriers to touch everyone’s heart.