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is the title of a book, written by an Austrian friend of
mine, the poet Hans Lampalzer; his intuition came
near to the imaginary city.
Visions, descriptions on outer as well as inner journeys
and pilgrimages, meditative, or dream reports,
pieces of art, and literature show reflections from a
kind of ‘Golden Age’, of a ‘Paradise’, a ‘Garden of
Eden’, shortly a ‘Heaven on Earth’.
How peculiar it might be, there may be a possible
Reality for Peace and Harmony.
Moreover – in the last century there were several
proposals made for cities or villages of peace.
Auroville in India can be seen as such an attempt
– even partially executed.
Conclusion : Longing for Peace is present in
all cultures and in all times.
Peter Schmid.
References:
- Rudi Klijnstra, Shambhala, Het verborgen land waar het
wiel van de tijd stil staat, Uitgeverij Karnak, Amsterdam
2001;
- Edwin Bernbaum, The Way to Shambhala – A Search For
the Mythical Kingdom Beyond the Himalaya, Shambhala
Publications, Boston, 1980,
(Nederlandse vertaling door Gerard Grasman, Uitgeverij
Ankh-Hermes bv, Deventer 2003);
- Bharata, a journey through India by the author, February
1972.
The kingdom of Shambhala with Rudra Chakrin,
the future ruler, after an old painting
VredesTertsPeriodiek Stichting Vredescentrum Eindhoven Jaargang 18, nr. 50, september 2009