Maha Shivaratri Celebration 2015 at Art of Living International Ashram, Bangalore

You are invited to be part of the Maha Shivaratri Celebrations in the presence of Sri Sri Ravi Shankar in Art of Living International Center, Bangalore on 17 February 2015.

Remedy for Terrorism

Terrorism is an act of violence that inflicts pain and suffering, and is destructive to oneself and others. Terrorism induces fear and increases poverty, suffering and loss of life with no apparent gain to anyone. Instead of offering or seeking solutions, terrorism looks to destruction as an answer. In acts of terrorism, human values are lost.

Why do people turn to terrorism? The first factor is frustration and desperation to achieve a goal. When people are desperate to achieve some goal and are unable to do it, the desperation brings up violence in them. The second factor is belief in a non-verifiable concept of merit and heaven: “if I die fighting for God, then I will go to heaven, because God wants this act to happen”. Who knows? No one can verify these statements. The third is a staunch belief that “my way is the only way”. Fourth is ignoring human values in order to achieve a goal and fifth is the lack of respect or honor for life itself.

Creating a Stress-Free Mind and a Violence-Free World

‘A Sense of Identity with Humanness Should Prevail Among All Other Identities’

(Excerpt of Sri Sri’s talk at the 3rd World Congress of Rabbis and Imams for Peace in Paris on December 15, 2008)

It is so timely that once again in 2008, we have started the dialogue here between Rabbis and Imams of the world. All of whom have come from different parts of this beautiful planet of ours, because I know you all care for this planet and its people. This Earth belongs to God and we care for our people and we want to see a stress-free, violence-free society. We want a violence-free world and we are all striving for it.

‘Sri Sri Natya’ in Odishi Dance Course in Sri Sri University

Sri Sri Faculty of Performing Arts offers special certificate courses in Odishi Dance, which are of 1 month, 2 month, 3 month and 6 month courses. The programs are conceptualized by H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankarji.  

The advantages of Sri Sri University are: training by accomplished trainers and dance gurus; a complete package and therapy for body, mind and soul; art of living background, of global name; well-equipped library and modern classroom; world-class infrastructure and ‘learning through age-old gurukul tradition’; and chance to perform on the reputed global stages.

Definition of Love by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

Love is incomplete. And it will have to remain incomplete. If something is complete, it means that you have marked the boundaries; found its limitations. For love to be infinite, it has to be incomplete. Love is infinite and it finds expression in infinite ways. They can be categorized as eleven ways of expressing love, or eleven ways in which love finds its expression.

Spreading Awareness the Only Way to Protect Environment: Sri Sri

Environment protection and mitigating the effects of global warming is on top of Guruji Sri Sri Ravishankar’s agenda who believes that the only way to check climate change is to spread awareness about pollution.

“The only way to check environmental pollution is to spread awareness. Many people in this world live without the knowledge of climate and their surrounding environs. They are immune to changes in the cycle of seasons and its variations. They have to be told before taking any remedial measures to save the ecology, measures to prevent environmental degradation range from planting more trees to saving water and using chemical free fertilizers on the fields. However, before putting any safeguard mechanism in place, people need to know about climate and the way it is changing.”
 

Breath of Life

The world would be free of trouble if there were no love! All the problems in the world is caused by love! So also all the joy, pleasure and the very purpose of life. Suppose there is no love, you can’t be jealous; jealousy is because of love. Greed is because you love objects too much. Anger is because you love perfection, that is why you are angry at imperfections. You love yourself too much and that’s why pride and arrogance comes to you. Isn’t it?

Karma and Reincarnation; A Talk by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

Karma and Reincarnation; a talk given by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, the founder of Art of Living organization on January 1997 at California. Sri Sri Says: Every object in this universe is endowed with four characteristics. They are Dharma, Karma, Prema, and Gyana. Dharma means nature. Everything has a definite nature; animate or inanimate objects. They’ve a nature. Monkeys have their nature; human beings have their nature. In the same way, metals have their nature; aluminum has its nature, copper has its nature. Nature is called Dharma.

There is certain activity, definite activity, that is attributed; or that comes out of each object. It’s easy to say object, it can include also living beings. It is Karma.

Then, the third is Prema, means love. There is love in every particle of this creation. Love is attraction, love means absorbing, the viscosity bring together. So many atoms come together, so molecule is made up to an

Marriage, A Commitment; A Talk by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

Marriage, A Commitment; a talk by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar the founder of Art of Living organization on August 2004 at Montreal, Canada. In this talk He has given answers to some of the questions that are related to marriage, devotion, love and commitment in our life. Thanks Guruji for giving such a valuable knowledge and education to us. 

Qtn: Guruji, can you comment on the commitment in marriage?
Ans.: life energy meets two banks to flows; those are commitment. Water when they flow between two banks, they have a direction. Similarly life force in you flows is a direction and the banks of those directions are commitment. And wedding is such a commitment. Commitment to share and care. Share one’s life and care for the other. It

Overcoming Obstacles; A Talk by H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

Overcoming Obstacles; a talk by H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar the founder of Art of Living organization. This talk was given on January 1997 at California about the different kinds of obstacles and how to overcome obstacles in our life. Sri Sri Says: In your life you do face obstacles; both in personal and social life. We do face obstacles. First of all did you identify the obstacles? Where is it coming from? What is the source of this obstacle? You find two things, one is from your own mind – there is a seed and that seed is reflecting in our environment, in our work place, in our activities. Of course, we recognize obstacles when they are in front of us. And takes little bit more to recognize the seed of the obstacles in our mind. 

Science and Spirituality; A Talk by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

Science and Spirituality, the knowledge was given on the year 2002 at Bangalore International Ashram of Art of Living by His Holiness Sri Sri Ravi Shankar. In this speech He has explained what humanity is and what is the relation between science and spirituality.

 

Humanity as a whole is part of one divinity. When we say a part, I don’t mean they are apart. Science and spirituality are humanity, are not apart at all. It is all looking at the reality from various different angles. Its two sides of the same coin. Through avidya, that means here it doesn’t mean ignorance; avidya means knowledge of the relative of this. The knowledge of this, takes you away from death; and knowledge of mean, of the self, gives you mortality. It’s like same by one thing darkness when it seems when other thing light comes. It cannot happen one after the other; it is the simultaneous happen. Darkness comes when light goes; darkness goes when light comes. So, it’s a simultaneous happening. Same with humanity and science. 

Spirituality in the New Millennium; A Talk by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

Spirituality in the New Millennium; is a talk by H.H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, the founder of the Art of Living organization. In this article, Sri Sri spoke about what is spirit, love, aspects of spiritual life, thoughts, divine force and energy. 

There is three more sub communication. One is head to head communication; another is heart to heart; third is soul to soul. Head to head- they talk a lot; heart to heart-they say few things are same; soul to soul-they keep silence. 

Discussing something very dear to us, discuss something that often take; we need to be a cordial and informal atmosphere. If formal atmosphere is not congenial for the knowledge… 

Art of Living's Humanitarian Efforts: In War-Torn Areas

His Holiness Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, has inspired thousands of volunteers of the Art of Living Foundation to provide humanitarian aid in areas that are torn apart by strife, war and man-made conflicts. The Foundation’s efforts and programs help bring sustainable peace by working from the level of the individual. The Foundation has also been working to promote friendly ties within and between several regions and governments. Significant work has been carried out in many conflict areas.

Art of Living Course: Finding Greater Peace, Energy and Joy

Each individual possesses the ability to calm the mind, relax the body and energize the entire system within minutes. The secret lies in the breath. The Art of Living Part I Course explores this secret. Enjoyed by people of all backgrounds, faiths, and traditions, this program has benefited people in over 140 countries around the world.

The Art of Living Course (Part I)

This course features Sudarshan Kriya™, a breathing technique that uses specific rhythms of breath to detoxify every cell of the body and infuse it with energy. The course, which combines additional breathing techniques, meditation, knowledge about the mind and how to manage negativity, as well as other interactive processes, provides the experience of how to live with ease and success in a stressful world.

Founder: His Holiness Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

His Holiness Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, founder of the Art of Living Foundation and the International Association for Human Values, has inspired a global phenomenon of caring, sharing and service, which has spread to over 140 countries across the globe. His programs and service activities have benefited over 300 million people.

H.H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar’s life and work have been dedicated to reviving human values and bringing about world peace and spiritual development by inspiring individual commitment to self-awareness, well-being and selfless service. He presents the

Sri Sri University at Odisha

Sri Sri University of Art of Living Organization is located at Bhubaneswar, nearby Kathjodi River. This article is about complete information about Sri Sri University, its vision and missions, education programs and additional information.

The Art of Living and Sri Sri University:

The Art of Living is an International Voluntary and charitable Organization founded by His Holiness Sri Sri Ravishankar in the year 1981. Its international headquarter is situated at Bangalore, India. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Vidya Mandir Trust is a sister organization of Art of Living foundation founded in the year 1999. It aims to provide a complete education with holistic, stress free and friendly environment. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Vidya Mandir consists of 54 Bal Mandirs, 46 Vidya Mandirs, 8 colleges and 2 free schools in India. Other than Sri Sri University, Sri Sri Ravishankar Pre University College at Bangalore, Sri Sri Institute of Ayurvedic Science and Research at Bangalore, Sri Sri Centre for Media Studies at Bangalore, Sri Sri Institute of Management Studies at Goa, and Sri Sri Centre for Fine Arts and Performing Arts are major projects of Sri Sri Ravishankar Vidya Mandir Trust.

Sri Sri University at Odisha:

On 18^th December 2006, a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed between Sri Sri Vidya Mandir Trust and Government of Orissa. Sri Sri University is located at Bidyadharpur of Cuttack on a land of 189 acres nearby the River Kathjodi. The University is a combination science and spirituality; which will train in traditional and modern sciences, along with economics, entrepreneurship, public policy, journalism, and many more.

Congregation of Learn-Lead-Serve philosophy, it aims to impart value-added, holistic teaching which will possess a vital role in the social and economical development of the country.