Ilchi Lee

UN Peace Summit

The Millennium World Peace Summit at the UN

For the first time in history, religious and spiritual leaders of the world's diverse faith traditions came together in New York from August 28th to August 31st, 2000, to discuss how to forge a partnership of peace with the United Nations. More than 1,000 spiritual leaders participated at this Summit.

The goal of the Peace Summit was to identify ways that the worldwide religious and spiritual communities can work together as interfaith allies with the United Nations on specific peace, poverty and environmental initiatives.

Ilchi Lee participated at the Summit as one of 50 preeminent leaders in the world. His opening prayer presented a vision of peace that transcends religious, racial, and national boundaries.

Prayer of Peace

I offer this prayer of peace
Not to the Christian God
Nor to the Buddhist God
Nor to the Islamic God
Nor to the Jewish God
But to the God of all humanity

For the peace that we wish for
Is Not a Christian peace
Nor a Buddhist peace
Nor an Islamic peace
Nor a Jewish peace
But a human peace
For all of us.

I offer this prayer of peace
To the God that lives within all of us
That fills us with happiness and joy
To make us whole
And help us understand life
As an expression of love for all human beings

For no religion can be better
Than any other religion
For no truth can be truer
Than any other truth
For no nation can be bigger
Than the earth itself.

Help us all go beyond
Our small limits
And realize that we are one
That we are all from the earth.
That we are all earth people
before we are Indians, Koreans, or Americans

God made the earth
We humans have to make it prosper
By realizing that we are of the earth
And not of any nation, race, or religion.
By knowing that we are truly one
In our spiritual heritage.

Let us now apologize
to all humanity
For the hurt that religions have caused
So that we can heal the hurt
Let us now promise to one another
To go beyond egotism and competition
To come together as one in God.

I offer this prayer of peace
To you the almighty
To help us find you within all of us
So that we may stand proudly one day before you
As one humanity.

I offer this prayer of peace
With all my fellow earth people
For a lasting peace on earth.

Ilchi Lee presented this prayer at the Opening Ceremony of the Millennium World Peace Summit of Religious and Spiritual Leaders in the General Assembly Hall of the United Nations on August 28th, 2000

Humanity Conference

2001 Humanity Conference with 12,000 Participants

World-renowned scholars, thinkers and social activists gathered together in Seoul, Korea on June 15, 2001, to attend the New Millennium World Peace Humanity Conference. The conference was presented by the New Millennium Peace Foundation (NMPF), which is a non-governmental, independent organization founded by Ilchi Lee and Neale Donald Walsch in 1997.

NMPF invited prestigious academicians, journalists, activists, and experts in the fields of journalism, culture, spirituality, and the environment to make presentations and engage in discussions with an international audience.

The attracted 12,000 Earth Humans and international luminaries, including Al Gore, former vice president of the US, Seymour Topping, former administrator of the Pulitzer Prizes, Jean Houston, a world renowned anthropologist and advisor to UNICEF, and Maurice Strong, deputy secretary general of the UN. The panelists discussed the Earth Human philosophy and sought ways to put it into practice.

The Declaration of Humanity, consisting of six clauses, and the establishment of June 15th as Earth Human Day, were born through this conference.

Declaration of Humanity

1. I declare that I am a Spiritual Being, an essential and eternal part of the Soul of Humanity, one and indivisible.
2. I declare that I am a Human Being whose rights and security ultimately depend on assuring the human rights of all people of Earth.
3. I declare that I am a Child of the Earth, with the will and awareness to work for goals that benefit the entire community of life on Earth.
4. I declare that I am a Healer, with the power and purpose to heal the many forms of divisions and conflicts that exist on Earth.
5. I declare that I am a Protector, with the knowledge and the responsibility to help the Earth recover her natural harmony and beauty.
6. I declare that I am an Activist, with the commitment and the ability to make a positive difference in my society.

Ratified at the 1st Humanity Conference in June 2001, The Declaration of Humanity is a brief document that recognizes the earthas the highest common identification for humanity. The document also states that the basic responsibilities of humanity toward humanity.

HSP Olympiad

International Brain HSP Olympiad

Ilchi Lee created the International Brain HSP Olympiad (IHSPO) to be an Olympiad that fits the 21st century — the century of the brain. It emphasizes the unlimited possibility of the brain and fosters new 21st century talent who manifest abilities associated with integrated brain utilization. The purpose of this event is to raise awareness that the brain is the key to recovery of humanity.The only brain Olympiad in the world, the IHSPO was first held in Korea in 2005, with 30,000 participants from three countries participating.

In 2006 the second IHSPO attracted 50,000 participants from six countries.The IHSPO has received sponsorship from the Korea Committee of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO); the Ministries of Science and Technology, and Education and Human Resources Development of the Korean government; and the Korea Science and Engineering Foundation.

The 3rd International Brain HSP Olympiad and Brain Education Conference was held for the first time on American soil, at Ellenville, NY, after two successful annual events in Seoul, Korea. The event attracted 700 of the brightest brains from around the world who gathered to learn about the importance of brain development or to compete in a variety of events related to brain ability.

The event was co-hosted by Ilchi Lee, founder of Brain Education, and Oscar Arias Sanchez, the President of Costa Rica, both of whom believe that making a better world begins with building better brains. Many other world-class brain scientists and educators delivered lectures and brain-training workshops during the Olympiad.

Brain Declaration

I declare that I am the master of my brain.
I declare that my brain has infinite possibilities and creative potential.
I declare that my brain has the right to accept or refuse any information or knowledge that it is offered.
I declare that my brain loves humanity and the earth.I declare that my brain desires peace.

Ilchi Lee believes that by focusing on the brain as the unlimited basis for consciousness and behavior, humanity can create a productive, peaceful and sustainable global culture. Brain Declaration contains the essential premises of Ilchi Lee’s brain philosophy.

Earth Human Movement

The Earth Human Movement

Ilchi Lee believes that one essential change must occur in human consciousness if we are to find a peaceful, sustainable existence on this planet. Rather than continuing to define ourselves according to racial, cultural, religious, and political labels, we must simply identify ourselves as “Earth Humans.”

All other identities divide humans from one another, but the Earth Human identity transcends all political and cultural barriers, and thus allows the possibility of genuine peace and unity. All people are dependent upon the Earth to provide sustenance, and all people share the Earth as their true home. Furthermore, the Earth Human identity leads naturally to an acknowledgement of human dependence on Earth and the need to manage her resources responsibly.

See e-book, Declaration of Humanity