Was awarded the Luxembourg Peace Prize for Outstanding Inner Peace by the @SchengenPeace Foundation and the World Peace Forum, in the presence of members of parliament, diplomats, and other dignitaries in Luxembourg.
The United Nations in Geneva celebrated World Meditation Day ahead of the holiday season. Ambassadors of several countries and dignitaries took keen interest and participated. Ninad Deshpande, gave the vote of thanks with Tomas Lamanauskas, Deputy Secretary-General of the of Int. Telecom Union, as Chief Guest.
2nd #WorldMeditationDay celebrated by @IndiaUNGeneva with session conducted by @Gurudev in d @UNGeneva premises with @tlamanauskas , DSG @ITU as chief guest. A full house with 300+ participants - Ambassadors & delegates of Missions to #UN including proponents of A/79/L.27 resolution on World Mediation Day, officials of UN & International Organisations, @ArtofLiving & meditation followers.
The tree is always there, but its expression changes with the seasons—blossoms in spring, fruits in summer, colors in autumn, stillness in winter. Navratri is like that: divinity expressing itself in celebration.
#Navratri
Was received by Bulgarian Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov at the Council of Ministers Building in Sofia, Bulgaria.
@GovBulgaria@IndiaInBulgaria@MEAIndia
VIDEO | Bengaluru: Spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar leads Global Dialogue at WFEB's 7th World Summit on Ethics and Leadership in Sports.
He says, "In sports, you either win or you make others win. In either case, you should be happy. Sports should be taken in the sportive spirit. You don't wait for the end of the sports to celebrate. You celebrate from the moment you start the sports. When we understand this, ethics automatically will come into the sports. Life has a broader perspective beyond this, and sports is something that can soar our human values to that level..."
(Full video available on PTI Videos - https://t.co/bIyFWTfmBd)
People who complain are not productive, and those who work hard have nothing to complain about because they are busy working. If you catch yourself complaining, become aware and let go of your complaints. Channel your energy into doing something productive.
Question - Gurudev, I have done many sins in my life. Am I a right candidate for this sacred path? I want to repent for my wrong deeds.
#Gurudev@SriSri Ravi Shankar ji - Your very wish to repent has solved the purpose. This wish to repent is an indication that your intellect is getting matured. Otherwise, you would not have been aware of your wrong actions. Something wrong has happened through you and you want to repent for that, this means you are out of it in the present. The wish to repent arises only in the matured intellect. You are innocent in the present moment. Don’t live in the past, but take this sankalpa (Resolution) that you don’t have to do this in future. One with deluded intellect supports even his/her wrong actions. Know that the one who does a mistake and supports it is lacking in maturity of intellect. Some people do repentance with guilt. That also doesn’t solve the purpose. That is why Master/Disciple tradition exists. Master would guide the disciple to do something to be free from the guilt. Or if you simply tell the Master that some mistake has happened through you, then also you come out of the guilt. Even if you tell this to yourself in your mind that you have done some mistake, the mind calms down. Why does a mistake happen? Because of ignorance. When you have lighted the lamp of this knowledge inside you, you become free in the present.
Life is like a movie, the director never appears on screen but the actor has to stay in tune with him to play the role. Similarly, the director of this world is unseen & meditation is our link to be in touch with the Divine. - Gurudev @SriSri
Nothing other than Shiva really exists, even in the field of duality!
Over 250,000 at @BangaloreAshram and more than a million online soaked in ancient chants, deep meditation & soulful music during #Mahashivratri celebrations.
To provide holistic cancer care, @SSCASR_Official has partnered with Mirakle Integrated Health Care Centre. They are setting up a facility under @SriSriCACare to treat patients and advance research in the field of cancer, Covid-19 related issues and ozone therapy.
We applaud the remarkable service work that @ArtofLiving and @IAHVOfficial is doing under the inspiration and leadership of @SriSri in crisis areas around the world. To learn how you can get involved and learn these powerful techniques DM us and we’ll share all the options.
Since the September 2023 earthquake in Morocco, @ArtofLiving & @IAHVOfficial have been offering trauma relief programs and supplying essentials. Now to face winter, they’ve added blankets to their distribution despite transportation challenges.
Just like a small flame can be blown out by a gentle breeze, but a strong fire grows with the wind, so too does our happiness. When we share happiness and meditate together, negativity doesn't affect us. Meditating together benefits the whole world!