Interfaith Documentary on Peace underlying all Religious Traditions showing on Sept. 11th

Chestnut Hill Friends Meeting will be a showing the award-winning documentary, With One Voice, on Sunday evening, Sept. 11, 2011 at 7:00 pm, in commemoration of the ten-year anniversary of the tragic events of September 11, 2001. Viewing the 78 minute interfaith film will be followed by discussion and an interfaith prayer/meditation for peace in the world.  All are welcome.  There is no charge.

About the documentary, With One Voice. 

Two dozen spiritual teachers from a wide range of faiths were interviewed for this beautiful film, many of them well-known leaders in their respective traditions.  They describe the underlying reality of divine Oneness known by mystics in diverse faiths and speak of what is needed for world peace. 

Only recently has it been possible to make the world’s vast spiritual teachings available to a global audience and to create a dialogue between its revered teachers.  Many of them appear in this film, their comments woven together in a provocative tapestry of wisdom and promise. They explore the possibilities for the evolution of a humanity that can live in peace. Whether they call it God, Divine Reality, The Absolute, or another word, mystics speak of one unifying thread that links and transcends all peoples and religions. The contemporary mystics in this groundbreaking film share their common vision of that essence, and invite us to see beyond our separateness. For them, all of our problems stem from a loss of connection with the infinite source that sustains us.  Their solution is simple: reconnect. If we do, they say, there is no problem we cannot solve. Their voices encourage us to hear the One Voice within us all.

     With One Voice features Joan Halifax Roshi, Father Thomas Keating, Yongey.Mingyur Rinpoche, Grandmother Lillian Pitawanakwat, Reb Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, Dr. Malidoma Patrice Soma, Brother David Steindl-Rast, Swami Karunananda, Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev, A. Hameed Ali (A.H. Almaas), Ajahn Amaro, Rabbi David A. Cooper, Dr. Mohammad Faghfoory, Sheikha Fariha al Jerrahi, Gangaji, Joseph Goldstein, Marcelle Martin, John P. Milton, Bhante Henepola Gunaratana, Derek Lin, Wayne Liquourman (Ram Tzu), and John Daido Loori (Roshi).

About Marcelle Martin: Marcelle Martin served for four years as resident Quaker Studies teacher at Pendle Hill, a retreat and study center in Wallingford, PA.  She is the author of two Pendle Hill pamphlets.  A graduate of the Shalem Institute Program in Spiritual Guidance, she has facilitated workshops and retreats across the country, and taught numerous courses related to spiritual practices.