Senate President Ríos shakes Sri Chinmoy’s hand on the floor of the Puerto Rican Senate in San Juan where the spiritual leader is honoured with an official proclamation. Looking on, are Senate Floor Leader Marcano (left) and Senator Fernández (right).
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
Senate
Capitol
San Juan, Puerto Rico 00901
Manuel Santana Motta
SECRETARY
I, MANUEL SANTANA MOTTA, Secretary of the Senate of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, do hereby
CERTIFY:
That the Senate of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico in its session of Thursday, January 20, 1975, unanimously approved a Petition from the Majority Floor leader, Honorable Hipólito Marcano, joined by the President, Honorable Juan Cancel Rioa, to transmit its greetings to the spiritual leader and Director of the Meditation Group of the United Nations, Sri Chinmoy Kumar Ghose and to express to him the satisfaction of all the Senators on the occasion of his visit to this High Body.
AND FOR TRANSMITTAL to Master Sri Chinmoy Kumar Ghose, I issue these presents in my office of the Senate at the Capitol of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, this twentieth one day of February of the year one thousand nine hundred seventy-five and I affix thereto tne Great Seal of the Senate.
MANUEL SANTANA MOTTA
Secretary of the Senate
Comments from the Visit
The Presidency makes his own each and every one of the tributes that were motivated by the visit of this illustrious son of the world which honours and distinguishes the people of Puerto Rico and our Senate. His very presence is an inspiration to the Senate of Puerto Rico and to every Senator. His feet stepping on the land of Puerto Rico is also an inspiration to all men and women of our country. May we welcome this distinguished philosopher. May he be our spiritual brother and adviser in the Senate of Puerto Rico today. And when he leaves the Senate, may he take the Senate of Puerto Rico and all its members in his thoughts.” — Juan Cancel Ríos, Senate President (1972-1976)
“As our Speaker has said, he is a man of extraordinary simplicity which denotes the highest knowledge of God ... I feel that the visit of this great Guru will tremendously benefit the country of Puerto Rico. Here at the Legislature, I am sure love, understanding and brotherhood will be felt without any religious differences. I wholeheartedly join our Speaker in welcoming Sri Chinmoy and telling him that his presence has greatly honoured us.” — Ruth Fernández, Senator (1972-1976)
“I would like to bring to the attention of this Senate the fact that on this day we have the great privilege and honour of receiving the visit of a spiritual leader, whom I would not call a spiritual leader of India, but rather a spiritual leader of the world. ... I feel he is a person of profound simplicity, yet a great spiritual intensity radiates from his being.” — Hipólito Marcano, Senate Floor Leader (1972-1976)