The Incas, the Shofar, and the Keeper
of Love & Peace
by Ronnie Newman saw him as ‘the Keeper of Love and laughter and tears, and we all felt com-
Peace’ on this planet. Through their two pletely full and truly blessed.
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n September of 2000 I had the good interpreters they requested a meeting It is my humble pleasure to share
fortune of being in New York for the with Sri Sri, which was arranged. I had this wonderful experience with my fam-
United Nations Millennium World the great fortune of being in Sri Sri Ravi ily of fellow seekers of truth. Sri Sri Ravi
Peace Summit of Spiritual and Religious Shankar’s suite when the Q’eros ar- Shankar is a globally renowned spiritual
Leaders with my spiritual teacher, Sri rived. They entered into Sri Sri’s meeting leader and multi-faceted humanitarian.
Sri Ravi Shankar. Numerous religious room in silence and sat in one straight His programs of personal development
and spiritual leaders and religions from line - no one may sit in front of another have been learned by more than 30 mil-
around the world were in attendance, as they are equals in the eyes of God. lion people in 145 nations. He is also the
including a delegation of Incas. For a moment, there was the silence of inspiration behind the world’s largest vol-
The Incas are specifically the Q’ero love and understanding between these unteer based Non Governmental Organi-
(pronounced keero) Nation of the Inca special beings and Sri Sri. After exchang- zations of the UN. He will be in Miami,
Tribe. They are the last remaining Incas ing verbal greetings the Q’ero asked Sri Nov. 5, at FIU University Park Campus,
on earth. Their nation consists of 600 Sri if they could please perform a very Graham Center Ballroom, 11200 SW 8th
people who fled the Conquistadors and special invocation in his honor. Sri Sri St., Miami 33199, for an interactive talk
have remained in the Andes Mountains responded affirmatively, and then the at 7:30pm entitled “Practical Wisdom for
above 15,000 ft. since that time. To get Q’ero shyly told him it was a rather loud Inner and Outer Success”. Admission is
to New York, they had to travel for two invocation and would it still be OK. free. For more information, www.artofliv-
days by burro down to the “Road” which After being reassured that it would, the
ing.org, 1.866.670.6564.
is dirt (really mud), where a car met them senior Shaman stood up with a conch
somewhere between a few hours to two shell in his hand.
days later. It was then a one day car trip What I heard next was almost be-
down winding dirt roads to Cusco, Peru yond belief. Accompanying the blowing
and then a plane ride to Quito from of the conch was the chanting of a holy
where they flew to New York. tune which to me sounded almost iden-
They do not speak any language tical to the one I have heard each year
but their ancient dialect. After weeks on our precious High Holy Days: Teki-
of searching, one translator was found. ah-Shevarim, Teru’ah. It seemed to me
However she only spoke Spanish and that these magnificent Incas were re-
the Q’ero language. Thus for them to at- peating in their own Sacred Ceremony
tend the U.N. conference, two transla- the sacred sounds we hear each year.
tors were needed - one to translate from After the initial surprise, I was filled
English to Spanish and another from with love and overwhelming waves of
Spanish to Q’ero. They had to learn gratitude to the Divine for allowing me
to use electricity and indoor plumb- to witness this event. It demonstrated to
ing, even how to use a doorknob. They me the Truth of the Oneness, the Unity
thought the buildings in N.Y.C. were a of the Divine, and how our Creator
new kind of mountain and called them places the same knowledge - the same
‘Shiny Mountains’. They thought the Truth with numerous peoples - around
cars were all alive. our planet. How these Holy Incas
The Q’ero delegation members who had been isolated from the rest of
were almost all Shamans, and the tallest humanity for so long shared a sacred
stood 4’ 8”. Looking deep into their eyes tune and a vibrational instrument so
revealed a natural wonder, innocence, similar to our own left me in awe (those
and a knowing of nature that is their who have heard a conch shell being
very being. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar had blown recognize how similar it sounds
given a keynote address to the Summit. to the shofar). The Q’ero then invited
The Incas had recognized him as being Sri Sri to visit their village, saying the
“very special” (which in their language earth would be blessed with his touch
is the same as “close to God”). They and presence there. They departed with
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