The Day of Prayer in Assisi gave Chiara Lubich the chance to spend some time with various religious personalities. New contacts were opened with some, while an ongoing dialogue was deepened with others.
At the Focolare Movement’s Centre in Rocca di Papa, she met Nichiko Niwano, the President of the Japanese Buddhist lay movement the Rissho Kosei Kai to further their dialogue which has been going on since 1979. Nichiko Niwano’s father founded the World Council for Religions and Peace after meeting Pope Paul VI during the Second Vatican Council. He was the only Non Christian invited to attend.
Also at Rocca di Papa she met for the first time, Joginder Singh, of Amritsar, India who is the spiritual leader of more than 20 million Sikhs throughout the world. A cordiale and lively relationship began which centred on God and brotherhood between all men. In Assisi, Chiara met another Sikh guru, Rev. Bhai Sahib-ji Mohinder Singh with whom the Focolare Movement in England have opened dialogue.
Mrs Didi Athavale, who gave testimony in Assisi to the contribution Hindu spirituality can make in the way of peace and brotherhood, asked to meet Chiara. She is the daughter of the founder of Swadhyàya. More than a great movement, Swadhyàya is a new life style which has changed the existence of millions of persons, from the illiterate living on the margins of society to the elite by bringing down the walls of separation caused by religion, wealth, education, cast, race and sexual discrimination. It has sown the seeds both for personal and social harmony and peace.
Swadhyaya was founded by the Rev. Pandhurangshastri Athavale, called Dada (older brother). He is a thinker, philosopher and sociologist who integrated devotion to God (Bhakti) and attention to man in all his activity. In 17 states of India, it has 19,500 centres and is present in 110,000 villages.
These encounters have all opened new horizons for dialogue.
The Day of Prayer in Assisi gave Chiara Lubich the chance to spend some time with various religious personalities. New contacts were opened with some, while an ongoing dialogue was deepened with others. 
Also at Rocca di Papa she met for the first time, Joginder Singh, of Amritsar, India who is the spiritual leader of more than 20 million Sikhs throughout the world. A cordiale and lively relationship began which centred on God and brotherhood between all men. In Assisi, Chiara met another Sikh guru, Rev. Bhai Sahib-ji Mohinder Singh with whom the Focolare Movement in England have opened dialogue. 
Mrs Didi Athavale, who gave testimony in Assisi to the contribution Hindu spirituality can make in the way of peace and brotherhood, asked to meet Chiara. She is the daughter of the founder of Swadhyàya. More than a great movement, Swadhyàya is a new life style which has changed the existence of millions of persons, from the illiterate living on the margins of society to the elite by bringing down the walls of separation caused by religion, wealth, education, cast, race and sexual discrimination. It has sown the seeds both for personal and social harmony and peace.