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Sydney, May 2, 2018

Young people should imbibe tolerance and love through education and training to secure a better future, a religious leader has said.

Pandit Prem Misra, President, Mukti-Gupteshwar Mandir Society, said that the youth occupy a pivotal position in our national life and are the promise of tomorrow.

“The way in which they develop their physical, mental and moral qualities will determine the pattern of the nation’s future. Youth should imbibe the spirit of tolerance and universal love through their education and training,” he said.

Mr Misra was speaking at a Religious Youth Camp held at the Temple premises in Sydney on April 14, 2018.

Peace through Interfaith

Organised as a part of a Religious Youth Peace Camp by Heavenly Culture, World Peace, Restoration of Light (HWPL) and International Peace Youth Group (IPYG), the event had ‘The role of youth in shaping a nation’s destiny’ as it’s the theme.

Religious leaders from Buddhism, Islam, Protestantism, Hinduism, and Sikhism, as well as about 54 youths participated in the event based on the topic of ‘Achieving peace through interfaith understanding’.

The HWPL Religious Youth Peace Camp was a workshop that considered different religious perspectives to find the root causes and solutions of wars, conflicts, and disputes that arise in the world.

Fostering religious harmony

This Interfaith Camp, held for the first time in Australia, was organised alongside various programmes to foster religious harmony and assert the role of youth and religious leaders in spreading a culture of peace.

The young participants gave presentations to the religious leaders about their ideas for drawing the attention of civil society to implement practical solutions for peace, based on the Declaration of World Peace and Cessation of War (DPCW).

The DPCW with 10 articles and 38 clauses includes provisions to prevent war-related actions and to achieve peace, including respect for international law, ethnic/religious harmony, and spreading a culture of peace.

The HWPL Religious Youth Peace Camp has been held in Australia where various cultures and religions coexist, and in 16 other countries including Colombia and Iraq.

HWPL will be working for harmony and understanding between religions and organise the 36th World Alliance of Religions’ Peace (WARP) Office in Sydney, Australia this theme under the theme, “Birth, Aging, Sickness and Death.”

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Photo Caption:

  1. Young participants at the Workshop
  2. A child drawing a message of peace

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