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PRAYERS FOLLOW THE SUN FOR THE NEW MILLENNIUM 10/06/99 WOODSTOCK, N.Y -- Karma Triyana Dharmachakra, a leading Tibetan Buddhist center in the USA, has launched First Light 2000, a major world peace initiative calling for 24 hours of international prayer to usher in the new millennium at the break of dawn, New Year’s Day, 1/1/2000. First Light 2000, led by Western disciples of the 1000 year old Karma Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism, is an international collaboration focusing world attention on the need for peaceful, loving relationships, - among family members, within communities, and among all nations, races and religions. Karma Triyana Dharmachakra (KTD), founded in 1976 in Woodstock, NY, is the North American seat of His Holiness the Gyalwang Karmapa, and is headquarters of an international network of Buddhist study centers. The First Light effort began in early September when 25,000 candles to be distributed to participants, were consecrated at KTD by His Eminence Tai Situ Rinpoche, a pre-eminent lineage holder in the Kagyu tradition. “Our idea is to encourage people all over the planet – both in our own tradition and in others - to arise and join us at first light on January 1 to light lamps and offer prayers for world peace and the benefit of all beings,” said Michael A. Doran, spokesman for First Light 2000. “In this way, prayers for world peace follow the path of the sun across the face of the world.” The outcome will be 24 hours of prayer, beginning at dawn at the international date line in New Zealand and Siberia. As the sun moves west, participants from Australia, Japan and China will join in. As the hours pass, prayers will be offered from India and Nepal, progressing through Europe and Africa to North and South America. The 24 hour cycle will culminate with participants in Hawaii, at the boundary of the international dateline. Although the coming of the year 2000 is not considered a religiously significant event for Buddhists (whose main teacher lived 500 years before Christ), it is giving Buddhists and people of all religions a chance to reflect on peace and goodness. “Buddhists believe that aspiration is the beginning of accomplishment of any goal,” Doran said, adding,“We thought it would be wonderful to see if we could get as many people as possible to fill space with the altruistic aspiration for world peace.” Prayers written especially for the First Light effort, will be distributed by KTD along with a consecrated candle. In this way, participating individuals may symbolically add the light of his or her prayers and aspirations to the light of the sun, which, like the Buddhist concept of loving kindness and compassion, shines equally on all beings without discrimination. The light from each small candle will add to the light of thousands of offering lamps being lit at monasteries and practice centers around the world. Anyone wishing to participate in First Light 2000 should contact: Lois DePiesse at KTD, (914) 679-5906 ext.16,e-mail:Light@kagyu.org, or visit the website at www.kagyu.org. |
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