Peace Is Our Nature – Revered Snehal Ji at the Annual Interreligious Gathering

Revered Snehal Ji of the Chinmaya Mission told attendees at the annual Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam interreligious gathering that peace is a fundamental human nature. Speaking at the Guardian Angel Institute of Hotel Management and Catering Technology in Curchorem, Goa, on October 16, 2026, she encouraged people to practice mindfulness and compassion to help transform society through inner peace.

The event addressed strengthening communal harmony in Goa amid rising hate speech. Mufti Mohammad Zafar Raza Misbahi, a Maulana at the Sunni Jamiya Masjid in Curchorem, spoke about the human search for harmony and the need to strengthen unity to prevent division.

Representing the Christian tradition, former Goa Province Provincial Fr. Mateus Fernandes read from the Epistle of St. James to illustrate how words can be destructive. He compared the human tongue to a spark that can start a forest fire and urged participants to use language that unites rather than divides. The speakers collectively noted that Goa's strength is rooted in its long history of mutual respect and peaceful coexistence.