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The first speaker in the afternoon session is Dr. Satwishanthi Mishra. Dr. Mishra is a sannyāsin, a yoga monk. She has taken part in a number of international conferences on peace, including the World Peace Forum in Vienna—a predecessor to this conference last year—and the International Women's Spiritual Leaders Conference. She has been a disciple of Swāmījī and a worker for yoga and daily life for 25 years. Prashar was founded in Austria Hospital in Rajasthan, India, serving the underprivileged. She is a humanitarian worker of great number and fame, and I ask you to welcome her disciple. Dear brothers and sisters, let me just say a few words. Śānti—this is my name, and it means peace. We cannot have peace without power. And this power, we must decide for it. We came once from the union, from the divine consciousness, and we raised this earth and divided it into two parts: the female and the masculine power. And I think in this time, the masculine power is very much, and the female power is too little. And that's why I use this now, this moment, to ask all of you, please, let the mother principle grow more and more in these days. Let it be the woman taking the power also, not only the men. Because the men are deciding for war, and the women are the victims. And that's why we should create in the man itself his womanly abilities. Also in the man, the masculine, you should develop love. And the woman, as a woman, she should develop more power, that they are more developed and can take the power of peace in their hands. And also in this forum today, I noticed there is about 22,222. You must know, every moment, every second, you have to take the decision: do I want conflict, darkness, or do I want light? Love, peace—it is a decision you have to take. Every moment, with your thoughts, with your actions, in every moment, you must be aware: where do I want to go? Do I want to go towards the light, or towards the darkness? And if we are clear that this is our own decision, then we understand what it means. World peace is in your hands, and this picture shows you the two hands of Swāmījī, who initiated the forum. And he took the decision to take the life and to bring it towards the whole creation. So let us also this day take a decision. Take the light in your hand and give it back. And in the end, I just want to make a very short meditation for you, just two minutes. Please close your eyes and sit very straight on the chair. If you want, take your shoes off. And now, your hand, you just, your thumb and your second finger, close them together. So they are like two rings. One on the right hand is a ring, and on the other hand is also a ring. Without beginning and without end, and this means the union. The union of the individual with the cosmic power. And put your both, in this mudrā, put these two hands on your thighs. And now relax. Deep inhale and exhale three times. And just feel it. Feel your breathing movement. And just with exhaling, let go of all tension, all negativity. Let it just go out. And by breathing in, take the whole light and put it inside. And feel how every breath becomes more and more in balance. Breathe love and light inside, and exhale this light and wisdom inside. Breathe and shake it. Feel this breathing. Let it flow through your whole body. Then spread this light and love. Oh Lord, let me be enlightened. Let me be, let me be your divine hands. Let me be peace. Let me exhale two times. And then let us all sing this mantra together. Oṁ Śānti. Oṁ is the sound of the creation. And Śānti means let us sing three times all together. Inhale, Oṁ. Imagine Allah is in front of you. Open your eyes with your hands.