Editor's note to cover photo

Sri Chinmoy welcomes Piero Vinci, Italy’s Ambassador to the United Nations, at a special function on 5 December 1978 commemorating the 23rd anniversary of Italy’s joining the United Nations. In remarks Vinci made at the time he said, “I am very happy to be here with the Meditation Group, which, under the outstanding leadership of Sri Chinmoy, is working to support the spiritual values of the United Nations.”