United Nations Days & Years Meditation Initiative
2017 International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development
Meditation Outline
Individuals and groups can help to make the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development more effective through meditation and prayer. Here you will find a sample meditation outline, but you may prefer to create your own meditation outline.Click here for information on the Year. Click for suggestions on how to participate in this Initiative.
Tourism accounts for one in every eleven jobs globally; 10% of the world GDP; 5% of world CO2 emissions and is the largest export category in many developing countries. Its impact on human development is significant.
Sustainable tourism: reduces the industry’s CO2 emissions; protects & restores biodiversity; conserves heritage, wildlife & environment; empowers local communities; and fosters cultural diversity, mutual understanding and peace.
The Year of Sustainable Tourism concentrates attention on ways in which this significant area of human activity can contribute to the global agenda for Sustainable Development with its 17 Goals aiming to end poverty, fight inequality and tackle climate change over the next 15 years.
Meditation on the Year of Sustainable Tourism can help to create an environment of clear, purposeful thought fostering right human relations. It can contribute to the energising of the will to make progress on all 17 SDGS in the targeted area of tourism.
Sit comfortably, alert and with the spine erect. Breathe quietly and regularly. Raise your consciousness to the centre between the eyebrows and without strain hold this focus.
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Link in thought with those around the world who are meditating on the Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development.
Let the circle of your thoughts expand to include all people of goodwill who serve with wisdom and compassion. Imagine this worldwide group as a living network of light and love and enlightened will … bringing a new civilisation of sustainability and right relations into existence.
- Say aloud:
May the Power of the one Life pour through the group of all true servers
May the Love of the one Soul characterise the lives of all who seek to aid the Great Ones
May I/we fulfil my/our part in the one Work through self-forgetfulness, harmlessness, and right speech. Recall an uplifting experience of tourism, recreation or vacation that played a meaningful role in your spiritual development.
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Meditate on the theme of Sustainable Tourism for Development.
Consider the role of tourism that fosters balance and harmony in these intense times.
Imagine how the lives of individuals and communities are being transformed through creative experiments in sustainable tourism. -
Sense or identify with the qualities of will needed to make tourism sustainable and life-enhancing. And visualise these qualities of will being empowered and electrified.
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Link in thought with people of goodwill all over the world, and visualise spiritual energies of light, love and goodwill pouring through this worldwide network of servers into human consciousness.
Close by using the World Prayer, the Great Invocation, or an affirmation of your choice.
From the point of Light within the Mind of God
Let light stream forth into human minds.
Let Light descend on Earth.From the point of Love within the Heart of God
Let love stream forth into human hearts.
May the Coming One return to Earth.From the centre where the Will of God is known
Let purpose guide all little human wills
The purpose which the Masters know and serve.From the centre which we call the human race
Let the Plan of Love and Light work out.
And may it seal the door where evil dwells.Let Light and Love and Power restore the Plan on Earth
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