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In March 2009, the President of the
Bangladesh Bouddha Kristi Prachar
Sangha organization invited Vassula
to join the seminar for “Inter-faith
harmony and peaceful co-existence”,
which took place in the Dharmarajika
Buddhist Monastery in Dhaka.
Vassula, whom they referred to as
Divine Messenger, was asked to be
this time the keynote speaker in that
seminar. (…)
The participants were Most Ven. Dr.
T. Dhammaratana, Consultant to
UNESCO & WFB Vice-President in
France. The second one was from
Pakistan, Advocate Mir Nawaz Khan
Marwat, Honorary President, Asian
Conference of Religion for Peace.
The seminar was inaugurated by Mr.
Dilip Barua, Honorouble Minister
for Industries, Govt. of Bangladesh.
The chief guest was Dr. Md. Afsarul
Ameen, MP, Honorouble Minister for
Shipping, Govt. of Bangladesh.
Among the special
guestsweretheRoman
Catholic Archbishop
Most Rev. Poulinis
Costa, Mr. Saber
Hossain Chowdhury,
Honourable MP and
the guest of honour,
Most Ven. Chao Chu, Honorouble
President from Los Angeles Buddhist
Union, USA. Following is an excerpt
fromVassula’s talk:
“It is again a pleasure to address
you and be present to share my
small contribution to world peace.
I wish to convey my sincere thanks
to all of you and to the whole
honorable delegation team for
inviting me to be among you.
Also, on behalf of the promoters
for peace, reconciliation and unity,
the followers of the mission of ‘True
Life in God’ and myself, I wish to
convey our warmest greetings in
this meeting.
J ordan, May 2005. In Amman,
Vassula and the pilgrims were
graced with the presence and formal
welcome of Mr. Akel Biltaji of the
Royal Hashemite Court and advisor
to his Majesty King Abdullah II.
The following is from Mr Biltaji’s
address:
“I am here on behalf of his Majesty
King Abdullah II. We welcome you to
Jordan!
This is where it all began… This
is the cradle of faith; walking and
following the steps of Abraham,
Jacob, Moses, Elijah, John the Baptist,
Jesus and Mohammed. This is where
Judaism, Christianity and Islam love
the one God. This trip from what I
understand from you, Vassula, is all
about love, reconciliation, tolerance,
and patience, that is exactly what is
needed here.
In the spirit that
is now in each
and every one of
us, may the Lord
see, whether in
a monastery,
a mosque,
sanctuary, or a
synagogue, see
the spirit that
you (Vassula)
bring with you and that I can see on
their faces, the smiles, the love, from
38 countries. Politicians could not do
this… Religion did that. That is why
we have to always hold on to our
values. (…)
Right from the Heart of
Jordan in Amman and
on behalf of his Majesty,
thank you for opening
our hearts and our minds
and eyes. We have a full
moon for you tonight so
you can sleep at night.
We wish you a happy
Pilgrimage and God bless
you.”
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S ince May 2002, Vassula has
been invited to inter-religious
meetings to give her testimony. The
first one was held in Dhaka where
the opening was made by a Muslim
Imam. After that she was invited by
the Archbishop of Taipei, Joseph
Ti-Kan to give her speech to non-
Christians.
In February 2003 Vassula was invited
by the Venerable Suddhananda
Mahatero to his monastery in Dhaka
to honour her with the Peace Gold
Award for her efforts of propagating
peace in the
world. She was
n o m i n a t e d
for this peace
award by the
Buddhist monks
as a distinguished
personality in
recognition of her
great contribution
and her efforts for
establishing inter-religious harmony
and promoting World Peace among
all peoples and faiths.
The function was inaugurated by
Rev. Michael Rozario, Archbishop
of the Catholic Church in Dhaka.
Among other guests
was the Secretary of
the Apostolic Nuncio
in Dhaka, as well as
Muslim Professors
from various regions
of Bangladesh and
from the four major
religions, Christians,
Muslims, Buddhists
and Hindus.
The response of other religions
to the message of
True Life in God