{"id":2685,"date":"2025-02-18T17:53:06","date_gmt":"2025-02-18T12:23:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/devimohan.com\/?p=2685"},"modified":"2025-02-18T18:10:51","modified_gmt":"2025-02-18T12:40:51","slug":"my-truth-interview-for-magazine-she","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devimohan.com\/rs\/blog\/my-truth-interview-for-magazine-she\/","title":{"rendered":"My truth \u2013 Interview for Magazine \u201cShe\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"
\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\u201cFor the hungry, food is God\u201c. Mohanji <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n \u201cWhen you blame someone else and do not assume responsibility, you lose your power.\u201d Devi Mohan<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t The main cause of Devi\u2019s interview by the Magazine She (Magazin Ona) was her speech at the Parliament of World\u2019s Religions which took place in Toronto, Canada recently. This was a truly historic moment, since Biljana is the first Serbian national and the first woman from Former Yugoslavia who spoke at this world\u2019s biggest interreligious and interfaith event, slowly growing into a full fledged international interfaith movement.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t Remembering Swami Vivekananda and his speech, I gave myself a challenge to let all that I have to say simply flow through me. I didn\u2019t prepare any notes. That is exactly why this was a really special, divinely beautiful and unforgettable experience. The goal of my speech was to express my own truth, based on my personal life experiences and insights. I wanted to emphasize that the charity work (love expressed through action, assuming responsibility to do what we can at any given moment in order to help someone who is helpless or weak), nonviolence towards other beings and Mother Earth, spirituality in general and pure unconditional love, are the key elements in achieving and preserving peace. I would like to share with you a quote from my speech (you can find the edited version of of key parts of the speech on\u00a0Mohanji You Tube Channel<\/a>): \u201cI realized that if we want peace as a supreme energy to descend to earth, it must happen through our spine. The spine is the path to paradise. And that was the moment when I turned to India and the ancient teachings, because they have known it all along. They have known that the vertical dimension of human existence is the solution for peace.\u201c<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t No, but they were certainly represented much more then before. Several panels dedicated to challenges unique to women and women\u2019s rights were held. In 2018, for the first time in the history of the Parliament of World\u2019s Religions the Chairperson was a woman, and none other then the wonderful Audrey Kitagawa, whom I met in Assisi. Originally from Japan, Audrey may not be tall physically, but in every other aspect she is a true giant. Her speech during the Closing Ceremony of the 2018 Parliament was especially beautiful. With an incredible ease and only a few notes in front of her, beautiful words and deep insights kept flowing through her, like pearls forming a lovely necklace. It was a very touching speech in which she mentioned her mother who was very eager to get educated, but never had the opportunity because she had to raise her daughters. She said: \u201cAlthough she is not alive anymore, I know that she is with me now in spirit and that she has achieved her dreams through my success.\u201c It is a story of many mothers including mine too, although I am fortunate that my Mom is still alive and supports me in everything I do, and my Dad as well.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\tCan you please explain what is Parliament and what are its goals?\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
What made this 2018 Parliament different?\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
What left the deepest impression on you at the Parliament?\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\tHow did it happen that you were the one who participated at the Parliament of World\u2019s religions?\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
And what happened after this transformation?\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
Let\u2019s get back to the topic of what brought you to Toronto\u2026\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
What was the goal of your speech?\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Whom else among the speakers would you like to point out?\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t