Mother Teresa and Sri Chinmoycelebrate the spirit of harmony.

Former Soviet President, MikhailGorbachev, holds the torch with RaisaMaximovna, as Sri Chinmoy looks on.

Pope Francis blesses the torchin Rome.

Nelson Mandela, former President ofSouth Africa, and his wife, Mama GraçaMachel, with Sri Chinmoy.

“There shall come a time when all children of the world

will enjoy one thing: Peace-dream.”– Sri Chinmoy, Founder of the Oneness-Home Peace Run

The Sri Chinmoy Oneness-Home Peace Run was founded in 1987. Since then the run has blossomed to includemore than 140 countries around the world.

The torch that we run with and pass from hand to hand representshumanity’s aspirations, hopes and dreams for peace.

In the words of founder, Sri Chinmoy, “The Peace Run is our way of saying that world peace must begin within the heart of each of us, and that only by transcending the barriers that divide us from our better selves as well as from others, will our world be a true Oneness-Home.”

Founder – Sri ChinmoyThe Peace Run was founded in 1987 bythe late peace visionary, Sri Chinmoy,in a spirit of optimism, love andoneness. This spirit permeates the Runand touches the hearts of all thosewho participate.

Peace themed art exhibits and poetry eventsare wonderful occasions to bring peopletogether to express universal aspirations.

Olympic legend, SudhahotaCarl Lewis, lights the torch at theglobal launch in New York City.

Tennis legend, Billie Jean King, parti-cipates in the global launch in New York

Then European Council President,Herman Van Rompuy, lights theEuropean torches.

The Run visits renowned heritage and culturalsites, many recognized by UNESCO, toencourage people to experience the valuesand culture of others.

The Peace Run theme song has beenperformed in many countries and languages,providing joyful ways to express harmonyand to share unique talents.

Appreciating the unity in diversitystrengthens us. Far more unites than dividesus. Above is a group of students in USA.

The Peace Run has been welcomed inchurches, mosques, synagogues, temples andother places of worship. Through the PeaceRun, a culture of peace and a feeling ofuniversal oneness is being fostered.

The Torch-Bearer Award programrecognizes individual efforts by honoringpeace-building pioneers from all age groups.

Former world record holder forthe Marathon, Tegla Loroupe,with children in Italy.

How everyone can be involved!

United Nations Diplomats join together to break a GuinnessWorld Record reciting a poem of Sri Chinmoy’s in the mostlanguages at the global launch of the Peace Run in New York.

“Everything I am doing is aimed at one goal –the establishment of a oneness-family

founded upon peace. If I have peace and you have peace and everybody has peace, then only can we have a oneness-family.”

– Sri Chinmoy

World Harmony Run Theme Song

AlbaniaAndorraAntigua & BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBangladeshBarbados BelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBhutanBosnia and

HerzegovinaBotswanaBrazil

Brunei DarussalamBulgariaCambodiaCameroonCanadaChileChinaColombiaCook IslandsCosta RicaCroatiaCyprusCzech RepublicDenmarkDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEngland

EstoniaEthiopiaFaroe IslandsFijiFinlandFrance Gambia GeorgiaGermanyGhanaGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuatemalaGuyanaHondurasHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesia

Ireland IsraelItalyIvory CoastJamaicaJapanJordanKazakhstanKenyaKoreaKyrgyzstanLatviaLesothoLiberiaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacedoniaMalaysiaMaldives

MaliMaltaMexicoMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNepalNetherlandsNew ZealandNicaraguaNorthern IrelandNorwayPalestinePanamaPapua New Guinea

ParaguayPeruPhilippinesPolandPortugal Puerto RicoQatarRomaniaRussiaSamoaSan MarinoScotlandSenegalSerbia Sierra LeoneSingaporeSlovakiaSloveniaSouth AfricaSpain

Sri LankaSt. Kitts & NevisSt. LuciaSt. Vincent &

the GrenadinesSurinameSwazilandSwedenSwitzerlandTaiwanTajikistanTanzaniaThailandTimor-LesteTogoTongaTrinidad & TobagoTunisiaTurkeyTurkmenistan

UgandaUkraineUnited Arab

EmiratesUnited StatesUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVaticanVenezuelaViet NamVirgin IslandsWalesZambiaZimbabwe

Countries and Territories Participating since 1987

Peace Run, Peace Run, Peace Run, Peace Run! Oneness-world-heart-joy has begun.

Peace Run, Peace Run, Peace Run, Peace Run! Sisters and brothers, our peace-torch-flame

Shall feed the globe-harmony-game.

Peace Run, Peace Run, Peace Run, Peace Run!

Words and Music By Sri Chinmoy, March 12, 1991

Peace Run Theme Song

Listen on peacerun.org/peace-run-song

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