Pier Franco Marcenaro

Pier Franco Marcenaro was born in Aulla, a town in Lunigiana in the Province of Massa-Carrara. His mother, Wanda Rolla, was an elementary school teacher; his father, Costanzo, was an instructor of the submarine unit in the dockyards of La Spezia. Both parents were born in La Spezia in 1911.
He is a Master of Spirituality and Life, with thousands of disciples in every part of the world, and a spiritual and humanist writer translated into 15 languages.
After his career in which he reached the rank of director of a major international company, he devoted himself completely to the needs of those who are sincerely seeking their own spirit and God.
He is the spiritual heir of Sant Kirpal Singh (1894-1974), today considered one of the greatest Masters of Spirituality of all times, longstanding President of the “World Brotherhood of Religions” comprising representatives of all the major religions of the world.

Biography

From Lunigiana to Milan

Born in Aulla, Lunigiana, Pier Franco Marcenaro when very young moved to Milan, where in the sixties he met personalities of considerable cultural importance, such as writer and essayist Fernanda Pivano, publisher Inge Feltrinelli, Nobel Prize winner Eugenio Montale, critics Carlo Bo and Roberto Rebora, North American pacifist writers Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac…
At that time he was living just a few steps away from Piazza Duomo and the Teatro alla Scala, and he worked in the nearby headquarters of Banca Popolare di Milano.

Traveling to the East

An enthusiastic scholar of human and spiritual issues, he periodically returned to Lunigiana, where he dedicated himself to meditation on a hill among the woods. One day his thirst for research found an initial direct response when, while seated in meditation in a clearing in the middle of a thick pine forest, a great light flooded all the surrounding environment illuminating the sky and the forest around him and elevating him to a state of consciousness of supreme bliss, beyond time and space.
That same year, in September 1967, he embarked on a long quest, journeying through Greece, Turkey, Iran and Pakistan, and finally arriving in India after traveling over land for almost four months. In this way he deepened his spiritual knowledge, meeting mystics and monks of Orthodox monasteries, Sufis of Islam, and Yogis from the many disciplines of India.

Milan, 6 September 1972: Pier Franco translating Master Sant Kirpal Singh's Talk during his Conference at the Yoga Institute

Initiation into the spiritual Way

Rome Airport, December 1972: with Master Sant Kirpal Singh during his Third Tour in the West

In January 1968, in New Delhi, he met Sant Kirpal Singh, the greatest Master of Spirituality and life then living, who also served as President of the “World Brotherhood of Religions”, comprising all the major religions of the world. He initiated him into the most elevated spiritual discipline, meditation on the heavenly Light and Harmony, also known today as “Universal Meditation”. So strong was the impact of this new experience that the young man remained in meditation sitting on a mat for three consecutive days and nights, enraptured in a state of divine ecstasy (Samadhi).
He then followed Master for five months on his teaching journeys through North India to the foothills of the Himalayas, personally receiving his spiritual heritage.

Life as a Disciple

Manager at European level

Inspired by his Master, on returning to Italy in 1968, he set himself the difficult goal, for the first time in history, of integrating the elevated Spirituality of the East with the practical activity of the West, through work combined with meditation.
Having become, already at the age of 30, a top-level executive in industry, he held leading positions in major international companies, becoming the Financial Director of one of the most prestigious brands in the world (today with 15,000 employees worldwide). He was a manager capable of dictating guidelines to the European banking system. At the same time he never neglected the practice and teaching of Meditation.

New Delhi, 1974: Pier Franco leading the Italian Delegation to the “First World Conference for the Unity of Man” organized by Sant Kirpal Singh

Family life

In December 1969 he married Anna Rita Federigi, with whom he had a daughter, Tiziana, born on 10 January 1971.

Representative and heir of Master Kirpal Singh

In 1968 he became the Representative of Master Kirpal Singh for Italy, and he imparted initiation into the practice of meditation in his name. He operated in this role until 1974.
Then, after the passing of the Great Master (21 August 1974), his spiritual Mission continued.

In the role of Master

Master of Spirituality and of life

Master Pier Franco with some Representatives and Assistants of the School of Spirituality in Italy

At the passing of his Master, at the age of 33, he began his own spiritual Mission by imparting the teachings and instructions for the practice of Universal Meditation through the School of Spirituality.
Since then, Master has regularly undertaken journeys for spreading Spirituality both in Italy and in other parts of the world, such as the European Union and Eastern Europe, the Americas, Asia and Africa, the result of which is the continuous increase in the number of disciples on a planetary scale.

School of Spirituality and Universal Meditation

In 1974, Master Pier Franco founded the School of Spirituality, with the elevated objective of spreading, among sincere spiritual seekers in Italy and abroad, the teachings that are at the base of the major philosophies and religions of the world, and the practice of the most ancient and elevated form of meditation: Universal Meditation.

Conference in the crowded Auditorium of Ca’ Foscari University in Venice, 14 April 2013

Known by different names through time and place (“Way of the Masters”, “Science of the Soul”, “Way of Spirituality”, “Surat Shabd Yoga”...), it consists in conscious inner contact with the divine Light and Harmony, through the experience imparted by a competent Master.
The School of Spirituality periodically organizes free preparatory courses for the practice of Universal Meditation under the direct inspiration and supervision of Master Pier Franco, who in due course initiates into the spiritual Way all those aspirants who make a sincere request and are found suitable.
The School of Spirituality is now present in more than 60 Italian cities and in 25 different countries, with thousands of disciples all over the world.
The monthly Meetings at the School Headquarters, which have been held since May 1999 in an ancient monastery in the Tuscan hills where Angelo Roncalli, Pope John XXIII, stayed, are always fully booked, with people, coming from Italy and from every part of the world, in search of peace and knowledge of the deepest and most divine part of themselves. There the ancient motto “Ora et labora” is implemented by means of meditation combined with service.

Narrations by Master's Disciples

Apparitions of the Master
by Serena Ruggiero, Massa, Italy, June 2015

A view of the Versilia sea

At the end of the month of May, for two consecutive nights Master Pier Franco Marcenaro appeared to me. It is the Master who manifests with a blinding flash and then very slowly the image becomes more and more clear and in focus: it is Him, his face, his radiant celestial eyes and He communicates with me smiling. The second night, just like the first…
The third day, on the beach, together with my two children, He appears not far from me… with clothes of a radiant white light. Then I discern his aspect as a man all dressed in white with a long white tunic, showing only his pink hands like those of a child and his feet. And He walked on the water of the sea, coming toward me smiling and his whole Being was immersed in immense harmony and peace.

How I met my Master... three months before meeting him
By Rosabel Ascanio Perez, Santa Marta, Colombia

One of the crowded lectures given in Colombia by Maestro Pier Franco in 2007

Three months before Master Pier Franco Marcenaro came to Santa Marta, Colombia, in 2007, I had a particular experience while I was meditating.
I saw myself in a place where all humanity was running toward the same point. There were airplanes that sent colored lights into space that seemed like fireworks, and on the ground there were just as many marvelous multi-colored lights, that led all to one place.
I asked a man: “Why is everyone running toward that place?” He answered that a Master had arrived, and so I too went toward the place where everyone was heading, to meet the Master, so I could see Him.
Then one day, when I was in Santa Marta, I saw some poster ads with the photo of the Master Pier Franco Marcenaro which informed about his next conference. So I called a friend and told her that the Master from my experience had arrived in Santa Marta.
From that moment on, my friend and I have been meditating with the Master Pier Franco Marcenaro.

How the Master appeared to me twenty years earlier
by Gloria C. Moroni, Parma

“O Lord, how majestic is Your Name in all the earth!” (Psalms 8,1)
“I will praise you, Lord, with all my heart and I will announce all Your wonders!” (Psalms 9,2)

In 1984 I worked as an accountant in a small firm, where a type of manual accounting was still in use. This allowed me, during my work, to pray to the Lord for dear ones and for other aims.
That year in May, suddenly, in the center of my inner vision, the image of an unknown Gentleman appeared. With a serious look, he mentally, without speaking, dictated to me two addresses, one in Lucca,⁽¹⁾ with the street and number, and one in Torre del Lago.⁽²⁾
Surprised I asked myself who this unknown person was and why he appeared in my inner vision. His image persisted and finally the two addresses appeared written below. I could not explain this to myself, nor did I try to find any confirmation, because the events of my life distracted me from this particular event, which became just a memory.

Lecture by Maestro Pier Franco in Parma, 2004

In October 2004 I happened to notice a poster inviting all those interested to a conference on “The Experience of the Spirit in Our Time”. Being interested and having the time, I went to the place indicated. When the speaker, Master Pier Franco Marcenaro, arrived on the stage, I saw him and I immediately recognized that he was the unknown Gentleman who had appeared in my spiritual vision twenty years earlier. It was truly a wonderful surprise.
I then attended the Course that was offered at the conference. When Pier Franco Marcenaro came the first time to give a lesson at the Course for initiation into meditation, I had the opportunity to be near him and asked this question, “How did you recognize Your Master?” He answered me, “I was called. My Master had chosen me.” In that instant I realised that the same thing had happened to me, “You have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and I have appointed you to go and bear fruit - fruit that is everlasting.” (John 15:16) It was an inevitable rendezvous. Then I asked the Lord, my God, to give me the necessary help to meet this new experience that had been presented to me.
I have only to thank the Lord because He is good and because His Mercy is eternal.
⁽¹⁾ The Headquarters of Man Center in Italy then. ⁽²⁾ Still the residence of the Master in Italy.

Conferences

Accra (Ghana), 19/11/2003: with Participants at the “International Conference for Peace and Welfare” on the occasion of his opening speech

Sargiano Monastery, 4-11 June 2005: Participants in the “Third World Conference for the Peace and Welfare of Peoples” (under the auspices of the UN)

Since 1974 he has held an intense schedule of Talks and Conferences on spiritual themes, which in Italy are under the auspices of Municipalities, Provinces and Regions, as testament of his growing fame and authority. He has extensively presented the advantages of Universal Meditation, being the guest of prestigious Auditoriums and Universities both in Italy and abroad.
He chaired three editions of the “World Conference for the Peace and Welfare of Peoples” in 1999, 2002 and 2005, held under the auspices of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs respectively, of the European Commission and of the United Nations Organization (U.N.).
Important personalities of the religious, political, artistic and cultural world coming from every Continent have taken part in the Conferences. The Final Reports were sent to the governments of the world's major nations.
The then President of the Italian Republic, Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, also expressed his deep appreciation.

Text of the message of appreciation and best wishes of the President of the Italian Republic, Carlo Azeglio Ciampi
29 June 2002
Rome, Quirinale
To Pier Franco Marcenaro, President of “Man Center”

Pisa, 25 October 2016, “National Research Council” (CNR): Master Pier Franco illustrates the advantages of Meditation to the large audience

The President of the Republic of Italy expresses deep appreciation for the second World Conference for the Peace and Welfare of Peoples. The future of the planet, the global balance of the new century, and peace among peoples largely depend on the international community's ability to safeguard the environment, establish a dialog between cultures and religions, and win the fight against poverty, ensuring balanced growth, throughout the world, in accordance with the principles of human rights.
With this in mind, the Head of State sends the organizers, distinguished speakers and attendees friendly greetings and wishes them every success in their work.

Since the discipline of Universal Meditation taught by Master Pier Franco has a scientific basis, in October 2016 he successfully presented its benefits to the “National Research Council” (CNR) in Pisa with the “Science and Meditation” Talk.

Master Pier Franco autographs his book “The School of Spirituality” at the request of a disciple

Books and publications

He is the author of 12 books on spiritual subjects, translated into 15 languages, as well as articles, CDs, DVDs. The periodical entitled “The Source” publishes his talks in Italian and English, which today number more than 4,000.
His publications have been published in over one million copies.
His book “The School of Spirituality”, published in 15 languages, is a best seller, now in its eighth edition.

The monthly magazine of SOLE 24 ORE, “L’Impresa” of November 2016 published his long talk “The Capacity of Spirituality” on the advantages of meditation for those who wish to manage a company more successfully, favoring human and spiritual values.

Man Center

He is the Director of Man Center, a Non-Profit Organization of Social Utility (Onlus) and a Voluntary Organization (ODV), founded in 1974 although officially registered in 1977.

Monastery of Sargiano, 4 November 2017: Master Pier Franco receives the plaque for the “40th Anniversary of Man Center” from Antonella Ruggiero, the guest of honor of the event

Sargiano Woods, Easter 2019: March against violence for a better world

The Association is engaged in projects on a global scale to support marginalized groups and developing peoples and to promote intercultural and interreligious dialog based on elevated human, social and spiritual values.
Among the most important initiatives is “Wells and Villages in Sinai”, an international project launched in 2017 and still under way, which involves the excavation of water wells, the restructuring of housing in critical conditions and direct aid to support local communities.
Man Center also works for the preservation and enhancement of Nature and for popularizing the vegetarian diet that respects the animal world, favors spiritual research and is recognized as the most suitable diet to keep the body healthy.
At the Man Center headquarters in the Monastery of Sargiano [also on Wikipedia], and in the surrounding Naturalistic Area of Sargiano Woods [also on Wikipedia], marches are organized to increase public awareness of respect for nature and the environment, non-violence and world peace, with numerous participants coming from the major Italian cities and from abroad.

On the occasion of the “March for the Protection of Animals and the Environment” on 15 April 2001, he sent a “Guide, or 10-Point Program” to the Mayors of the major Italian cities and to the Ministers of the major foreign countries to be implemented on a global scale as recognition of animal rights and the imperative need to respect the environment, with the request to include this topic as a subject of study in all schools. This was very much in advance of the many world movements that would follow.

World Interreligious Center

As President of the World Interreligious Center, with Representatives of different religious cultures and traditions

Since 1999 Pier Franco Marcenaro has been the President of the World Interreligious Center, a non-profit organization with representatives of different religious traditions on all the Continents, which aims to promote intercultural and interreligious dialog and the well-being of humanity through the rediscovery of the highest spiritual and social values. The World Interreligious Center holds meetings and seminars on the topics of world peace and welfare, sending the conclusions to the political and religious leaders of the world’s major countries.

November 2015: With Andrea Bocelli at the awarding of the “2015 Art, Science and Peace Prize”

Art, Science and Peace Prize

Since 2002 he has been the President of the Jury that awards the Triennial “Art, Science and Peace Prize”, given to personalities of the Arts and Sciences who have particularly distinguished themselves for their message in favor of peace and the well-being of humanity. The prize has been awarded to: the actor and director Roberto Benigni, tenor Andrea Bocelli, director Franco Zeffirelli, Professor Umberto Veronesi and writer and essayist Fernanda Pivano.

Pier Franco Marcenaro receiving the Accolade of the Province of Arezzo from the hands of the President, Roberto Vasai

Prizes and Accolades received

“David” prize for literature (1967).

“Messenger of Peace” prize (2003), an event that received the attention of the international media.

“ENPA” (National Organization for Animal Protection) accolade for the commitment of Man Center to the protection of animals and the environment (July 2000).

Accolade of the Province of Arezzo “for the work of cultural integration carried out in many years of activity by Man Center” (December 2011).

Certificate of merit of the Emilia-Romagna Region “for the invaluable activity carried out at the service of the regional society by Man Center and for the values that the Association expresses and represents” (2011, on the occasion of the European Year of Volunteers).

Member of the Association of Journalists of Tuscany, special list.

Published works

Books

• The Path of Spirituality – English Edition (1997¹). Edited in the following languages: Italian (1978¹), English, German, Romanian, Russian
• The School of Spirituality (978-0-9709270-2-6) – English Edition (1995¹). Edited in the following languages: Italian (1979¹), English, German, French, Spanish, Russian, Bulgarian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovenian, Slovak, Swedish, Ukrainian, Esperanto, Arabic, Hindi
• Sant and other instructors (978-1-936510-32-0) – English Edition (2010¹). Edited in the following languages: Italian (1992¹), English, German, Russian, Spanish, Portuguese, Slovak
• Shining gem – 1° English Edition. Edited in the following languages: Italian (1995¹), English
• The Light of Knowledge (978-88-86604-10-9) – 1° English Edition (1997¹). Edited in the following languages: Italian (1997¹), English, German, Russian
• Parlatemi di Lui (978-88-86604-12-3) (1998). Edited in Italian
• Drops of Nectar - Vol. I (978-0-615-2687-9) – 1° English Edition (2001¹). Edited in the following languages: Italian (2001¹), English, German, Russian
• The Divine Light in the Bible (978-0-9709270-3-3) – 1° English Edition (2007¹). Edited in the following languages: Italian (2007¹), English, Russian
• Spirituality and Meditation of the Ancient Fathers – 1° English Edition (2020). Edited in the following languages: Italian (2014¹), English, Russian
• Gocce di Nettare - Vol. II (978-88-86604-32-1) (2016¹). Edited in Italian
• THE BOOK of Creation (978-0-9709270-5-7) – 1° English Edition (2020). Edited in the following languages: Italian (2019¹), English, Russian

CD

• Un cassetto pieno di sogni (2014) - Edited in Italian
• Discorsi. Raccolta n° 6 (2014) - Edited in Italian
• L’ottavo peccato capitale (2014) - Edited in Italian
• Discorsi. Raccolta n° 1 (2014) - Edited in Italian
• Discorsi. Raccolta n° 2 (2015) - Edited in Italian
• La Pentecoste (2016) - Edited in Italian
• L’esperienza di Dio come Amore (2016) - Edited in Italian
• Discorsi. Raccolta n. 3 (2016) - Edited in Italian
• Discorsi. Raccolta n. 7 (2017) - Edited in Italian
• Perle di Saggezza (2019) - Edited in Italian
• Ore di ambrosia (2020) - Edited in Italian
• Ore di ambrosia (Vol. II) (2020) - Edited in Italian
• Perle di Saggezza (Vol. II) (2021) - Edited in Italian

DVD

• La Pentecoste (2014) - Edited in Italian
• L’esperienza di Dio come Amore (2014) - Edited in Italian
• L’ottavo peccato capitale (2014) - Edited in Italian
• Un'Umanità Nuova (2020) - Edited in Italian

Conferences

Conferences held at Universities (years 1985-2019)

Date	Place	Hall	Auspices
01.06.1985	Milan	People's University
11.11.1985	Rome	Auditorium of the Valdese University
23.05.1987	Rome	Auditorium of the Valdese University
13-14.09.1998	Cluj-Napoca (Romania)	People's University
14-15.11.1998	Los Angeles (USA)	Golden West College
22.11.1998	Miami (USA)	Barry University
08-09.09.2001	Cluj-Napoca (Romania)	People's University
10-11.02.2007	Santa Marta (Colombia)	Magdalena University
17-18.02.2007	Santa Marta (Colombia)	Magdalena University
18.05.2008	Reggio Emilia	Auditorium of the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia	Auspices of Municipality and Province
14.04.2013	Venice	Auditorium of Ca’ Foscari University	Auspices of Municipality and Province
18-19.10.2014	Genua	University Auditorium	Auspices of Municipality and Province
19-20.10.2016	Pisa	Conference Center of the University of Pisa	Auspices of Municipality and Province
21-22.04.2018	Mantua	University Auditorium	Auspices of Municipality and Region
06-07.04.2019	Lecco	Auditorium of Polytechnic University, Campus of Lecco	Auspices of Region

Conferences held outside Italy (years 1978-2019)

Date	Place	Hall	Notes
09.08.1978	Barcelona (Spain) World Conference for the Unity of Man	Congress Palace
05.09.1981	Munich (Germany) World Conference for the Unity of Man	Congress Center
30.11.1987	Nuova Delhi (India)	Lajpat Nagar
20.02.1990	Sharm-el-Sheik (Egypt)	Tower Village
19.10.1996	Nuremberg (Germany)	Red Cross Hall
25.10.1996	Monaco di Baviera (Germany)	Vitalis Conference Hall
13-14.09.1998	Cluj-Napoca (Romania)	People's University
14-15.11.1998	Los Angeles (USA)	Golden West College
21.11.1998	Fort Lauderdale (USA)	Piper High School
22.11.1998	Miami (USA)	Barry University
25.09.1999	Erlangen (Germany)	Dreycedern Hall
27.09.1999	Bamberg (Germany)	Eta Hoffman Theatre
02.10.1999	Monaco di Baviera (Germany)	Municipal Auditorium of Fürstenfeldbruck
01-02.09.2001	Chisinau (Moldova)	Hall of the Republic
08-09.09.2001	Cluj-Napoca (Romania)	People's University
10-11.05.2003	Norimberga (Germania)	Marmorsaal
17-18.05.2003	Monaco di Baviera (Germania)	German Museum Hall
19, 20, 21.11.2003	Accra (Ghana)		Opening speech “International Conference for Peace and Welfare”
03-04.02.2007	Bogotà (Colombia)	Auditorium of the Chamber of Commerce
10-11.02.2007	Santa Marta (Colombia)	Magdalena University
17-18.02.2007	Santa Marta (Colombia)	Magdalena University
24-25.02.2007	Bogotà (Colombia)	Cedro Golf Park
19-20.05.2007	Chisinau (Moldova)	Organ Hall
27-28.05.2007	Mosca (Russia)	Semionovski Hall
03-04.06.2007	San Pietroburgo (Russia)	Baltic Countries Conference Center
17.10.2009	Norimberga (Germania)	Marmorzaal
24.10.2009	Fürth (Germania)	Stadthalle
01.06.2013	Chisinau (Moldova)	Organ Hall
08.06.2013	Mosca (Russia)	Hall of the Palace of Folk Culture
15.06.2013	Dubna (Russia)	State Music School Concert Hall
22.06.2013	San Pietroburgo (Russia)	Baltic Countries Conference Center
10.05.2014	Lugano (Switzerland)	Convention Center
18.11.2017	Kurukshetra (India)	Gymkhana Club
26.05.2018	Mosca (Russia)	“Moskovich” Cultural Center
02.06.2018	San Pietroburgo (Russia)	“Zanevsky” Conference Hall
10.06.2018	Voronej (Russia)	Hotel Degas
14.09.2019	Chisinau (Moldova)	Organ Hall

Conferences held in Italy (years 1976-2020)

Date	Place	Hall	Auspices
16.05.1976	Milan	Hotel Michelangelo Congress Center
14.11.1976	Milan	Philology Society
12.12.1976	Milan	Philology Society
06.06.1976	Reggio Emilia	Yoga Studies Center
09.05.1977	Bergamo	Yoga Center
03.12.1978	Lucca	Man Center
25.10.1980	Milan	Man Center
07.11.1981	Reggio Emilia	Yoga Center
11.01.1982	Florence	Theosophical Society
27-28.03.1982	Viareggio (LU)	Club Dimensione Donna
09.02.1982	Florence	Theosophical Society
08.05.1982	Casale Monferrato (AL)	Civic Library – Senate Hall
22.05.1982	Milan	Pirelli Tower – Lombardy Region Ceremonial Hall
11.10.1982	Florence	Theosophical Society
30.10.1982	Reggio Emilia	Hotel Europa Conference Hall
27.11.1982	Bergamo	Centro Studi Radiante
13.12.1982	Florence	Theosophical Society
14.11.1983	Florence	Theosophical Society
20.02.1984	Florence	Theosophical Society
05-06.05.1984	Reggio Emilia	Hotel Europa Conference Hall
20-21.10.1984	Alessandria	Chamber of Commerce
15.04.1985	Florence	Theosophical Society
27.04.1985	Chioggia (VE)	Municipal Library
25.05.1985	Alessandria	Hall of the Province
01.06.1985	Milan	People's University
19.10.1985	Bergamo	State Archive Hall
11.11.1985	Rome	Auditorium of the Valdese University
25.01.1986	Casale Monferrato (AL)	Yama Yoga Center
15 e 16.03.1986	Lucca	Hall of the Province
11.10.1986	Chioggia (VE)	Hall of St. Filippo Neri
09.02.1987	Florence	Sala della Fratellanza
28.03.1987	Casale Monferrato (AL)	“Il Portico” Publishing House
23.05.1987	Rome	Auditorium of the Valdese University
19.05.1989	Milan	Hall of the “Nuova Acropoli” Association
26.05.1989	Naples	“Arcobaleno” Center
19.05.1991	Milan	Man Center
26.10.1991	Bergamo	State Archive Hall
24.05.1992	Milan	"Nuova Acropoli" Hall
26.09.1992	Reggio Emilia	Hotel Europa Conference Hall
18.06.1994	Milan	Man Center
20.05.1995	Milan	Man Center
26.05.1996	Casale Monferrato (AL)	Man Center
10-11.05.1997	Chioggia (VE)	Città di Chioggia Auditorium
24-25.05.1997	Bergamo	Città di Bergamo Auditorium	Auspices of the Province
27.09.1997	Busto Arstizio (VA)	Zeppellini Hall	Auspices of the Municipality
11.10.1997	Milan	Auditorium of P.I.M.E (Pontifical Inst. Foreign Missions)	Auspices of the Municipality
28.03.1998	Alessandria	Ambra Hall	Auspices of the Province
09.05.1998	Monza	Teatro S. Carlo	Auspices of the Municipality
26-27.09.1998	Prato	Hall of Terminale Cinema	Auspices of the Municipality
24-25.10.1998	Sarzana (SP)	Hall of Teatro Impavidi	Auspices of the Municipality
20-21.03.1999	Catania	Hall of the Municipality	Auspices of the Municipality
24-25.04.1999	Casale Monferrato (AL)	Hall of the Municipality
09.1999	Arezzo	Monastery of Sargiano 1st World Conference for the Peace and Welfare of Peoples	Auspices Presidency of the Council of Ministers and Ministry of Foreign Affairs
23-24.10.1999	Chioggia (VE)	Municipal Auditorium	Auspices of the Municipality
18-19.03.2000	Brescia	Museum of Natural Sciences	Auspices of the Municipality
30.09-01.10.2000	Milan	Auditorium of the Congress Center	Auspices of the Province
21-22.10.2000	Montecatini Terme (PT)	Le Temerici Cultural Centre	Auspices of the Municipality
17-18.02.2001	Monza	Casa del Volontariato
19-20.05.2001	Florence	Conference Hall of Cassa di Risparmio	Auspices of the Municipality
22-23.09.2001	Venezia-Mestre	Cultural Centre S. Maria delle Grazie	Auspices of the Municipality
20-21.10.2001	La Spezia	Dante Conference Hall	Auspices of the Municipality and Province
16-17.03.2002	Alessandria	“Ambra” Hall	Auspices of the Municipality and Province
20-21.04.2002	Bergamo	Auditorium of Bergamo	Auspices of the Municipality
29-30.06.2002	Arezzo	Monastery of Sargiano 2nd World Conference for the Peace and Welfare of Peoples	Auspices of the European Commission
20-21.09.2002	Mestre (VE)	Council Hall	Auspices of the Municipality
19.10.2002	Milan	San Carlo Auditorium
16.11.2002	Sarzana (SP)	Hall of the Republic	Auspices of the Municipality
22-23.03.2003	Busto Arstizio (VA)	Tramogge Hall, Tecnocity	Auspices of the Municipality
20-21.09.2003	Reggio Emilia	Conference Hall of the Chamber of Commerce	Auspices of the Municipality
08.02.2004	Milan	Convention Hall of Star Hotel Rosa
20-21.03.2004	Marina di Massa (MS)	A.P.T. Conference Center	Auspices of the Municipality and Province
16-17.10.2004	Parma	Hall of the Chamber of Commerce	Auspices of the Municipality and Province
19-20.03.2005	Monza	Hall of Culture	Auspices of the Municipality
04-05.06.2005	Arezzo	Monastery of Sargiano 3rd World Conference for the Peace and Welfare of Peoples	Auspices of the United Nations Organization (UN) and European Commission
15-16.10.2005	Turin	Espace Theatre	Auspices of the Municipality
25-26.03.2006	Padua	C. Pollini Auditorium	Auspices of the Municipality
14-15.10.2006	Carrara (MS)	Chamber of Commerce of the Province	Auspices of the Municipality
21-22.04.2007	Sesto S. Giovanni (MI)	Elena Theater	Auspices of the Municipality and Province
22-23.09.2007	Rovigo	Rovigo Trade Show Hall	Auspices of the Municipality and Province
21.10.2007	Turin	Agnelli Theatre
03.02.2008	Monza	Sala Grande of Hotel della Regione
20.04.2008	Parma	Star Hotel du Parc Congress Center	Auspices of the Municipality
18.05.2008	Reggio Emilia	Auditorium of the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia	Auspices of the Municipality and Province
27-28.09.2008	Vercelli	Municipal Theater	Auspices of the Municipality and Chamber of Commerce
28-29.03.2009	Vicenza	Teatro Astra	Auspices of the Municipality and Province
20.09.2009	Turin	Agnelli Theater
17-18.04.2010	Bergamo	Giovanni XXIII Congress Center	Auspices of the Municipality and Province
18-19.09.2010	Treviso	Eden Theater	Auspices of the Municipality and Province
17-18.10.2010	La Spezia	Sala Dante	Auspices of the Municipality and Province
06.02.2011	Parma	Star Hotel du Parc Congress Center
12-13.03.2011	Modena	Forum Monzani	Auspices of the Municipality and Province
24-25.09.2011	Alessandria	Congress Center of Hotel Diamante	Auspices of the Municipality and Province
05.02.2012	Parma	Star Hotel du Parc Congress Center
21-22.04.2012	Brescia	Chamber of Commerce	Auspices of the Municipality and Province
20-21.10.2012	Ferrara	Hall No. 1 of Cinema Apollo	Auspices of the Municipality and Province
10.02.2013	Parma	Star Hotel du Parc Congress Center
14.04.2013	Venice	Auditorium of Ca’ Foscari University	Auspices of the Municipality and Province
18-19.05.2013	Milan	Novotel Milano Nord Cà Granda	Auspices of the Municipality and Province
21-22.09.2013	Piacenza	Monumental Hall of Palazzo Gotico	Auspices of the Province
09.02.2014	Lido di Camaiore (LU)	Hotel Le Dune Congress Center
18-19.10.2014	Genoa	Auditorium of the University	Auspices of the Municipality and Province
08.02.2015	Parma	Star Hotel du Parc Congress Center
18-19.04.2015	Cremona	Maffei Hall of the Chamber of Commerce	Auspices of the Municipality and Province
16-17.05.2015	Busto Arstizio (VA)	“Le Robinie” Golf Club	Auspices of the Municipality and Province
17-18.10.2015	Verona	Auditorium of the Palazzo della Gran Guardia Congress Center	Auspices of the Municipality and Province
27.09.2015	Sarzana (SP)	Park Hotel Santa Caterina Hall
07.02.2016	Piacenza	Monumental Hall of Palazzo Gotico	Auspices of the Province
16-17.04.2016	Reggio Emilia	Auditorium of the Loris Malaguzzi International Center	Auspices of the Municipality and Province
10-11.09.2016	Bergamo	Giovanni XXIII Congress Center	Auspices of the Municipality and Province
25.10.2016	Pisa	CNR (National Research Council) Auditorium
19-20.10.2016	Pisa	Conference Center of the University of Pisa	Auspices of the Municipality and Province
05.02.2017	Salsomaggiore T. (PR)	Congress Center	Auspices of the Municipality and Province
18-19.03.2017	Como	Teatro Sociale	Auspices of the Municipality and Region
13-14.05.2017	Alessandria	Congress Center	Auspices of the Municipality and Province
15.10.2017	Sarzana (SP)	Park Hotel Santa Caterina Hall	Auspices of the Municipality and Province
28-29.10.2017	Bologna	Congress Center of the Tower Hotel	Auspices of the Municipality and Region
04.02.2018	Parma	Star Hotel du Parc	Auspices of the Municipality and Province
24-25.03.2018	Vicenza	Teatro Astra	Auspices of the Municipality and Province
21-22.04.2018	Mantua	University Auditorium	Auspices of the Municipality and Region
20-21.10.2018	Sestri Levante (GE)	ex Convento dell’Annunziata Congress Center	Auspices of the Municipality and Region
10.02.2019	Parma	Star Hotel du Parc	Auspices of the Municipality and Province
23-24.03.2019	Milan	Hotel Michelangelo Congress Center	Auspices of the Municipality and Region
06-07.04.2019	Lecco	Auditorium of Politecnico, Polo di Lecco	Auspices of the Region and Contribution of the Province
18-19.05.2019	Arezzo	Congress Center	Auspices of the Region
19-20.10.2019	Livorno	Auditorium of the Chamber of Commerce	Auspices of the Region
09.02.2020	Bologna	Zanhotel Centergross	PAuspices of the Region and Metropolitan City of Bologna

Further information

• School of Spirituality and Universal Meditation: www.schoolofspirituality.org
• Man Center: www.mancenter.org
• World Interreligious Center: www.worldinterreligiouscenter.org
• The Path Edition: www.thepathedition.com
• Pier Franco Marcenaro on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PierFranco.Marcenaro
• School of Spirituality and Universal Meditation on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ScuoladellaSpiritualit%C3%A0MeditazioneUniversale
• School of Spirituality and Universal Meditation on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SchoolofSpiritualityUniversalMeditation
• School of Spirituality and Universal Meditation on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meditazioneuniversale/
• School of Spirituality and Universal Meditation on Twitter: https://twitter.com/scuolaspiritual
• Meditation according to Master Pier Franco (interview by G. Mazzanti): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYgC77tatCg&list=PL2VaqJ2ehXVe6ITuVSbhH_xwxpzriyroJ
• Pier Franco Marcenaro presented the benefits of Meditation at CNR (Quotidiano Nazionale, 09.11.2016): https://scuoladellaspiritualita.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Pier-Franco-Marcenaro-presenta-la-Meditazione-al-CNR.pdf
• Pier Franco Marcenaro: Meditation lessons in the Aula Magna of the University of Mantua (Quotidiano Nazionale, 13.05.2018): https://scuoladellaspiritualita.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/QN_130518-Mantova-LR.pdf
• Success of Pier Franco Marcenaro's Russian tour (Quotidiano Nazionale, 15.07.2018): https://scuoladellaspiritualita.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/GIORNO-150718-Marcenaro_Russia.pdf