According to Ravi Shankar, 90% of people in Kashmir want peace but are neglected. The South Asian Forum for Peace was launched in November 2016 at a conference titled "Kashmir Back to Paradise" in Jammu. In 2019, Ravi Shankar met with Venezuelan leaders from both sides to encourage dialogue, end the political conflict and restore peace and stability in the country. For his efforts, Colombia's House of Representatives awarded him the Simón Bolívar Order of Democracy, Knight Cross grade. He urged FARC leaders to follow the Gandhian principle of non-violence to attain their political objectives and social justice. In June 2015, Ravi Shankar met with the delegations of Colombian government and the FARC who were negotiating the resolution to Colombian conflict in Havana. He also hosted a conference to address the dire condition of Yazidis and other non-Muslims in the region. In November 2014, Ravi Shankar visited the relief camps in Erbil, Iraq. Iraq ĭuring his visits to Iraq, at the invitation of Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki, in 2007 and again in 2008, he met with political and religious leaders to promote global peace. The Islamabad center was burned down by armed men in March 2014. He visited Pakistan in 2004 on a goodwill mission and again in 2012 when he inaugurated Art of Living centers in Islamabad and Karachi. In his view, "Truth is spherical rather than linear so it has to be contradictory." Peace and humanitarian work Pakistan He sees breath as the link between body and mind, and a tool to relax the mind, emphasising the importance of both meditation/spiritual practice and service to others. His programs are said to offer practical tools to help accomplish this.
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Emphasizing that joy is only available in the present moment, his stated vision is to create a world free of stress and violence. The question, "Who am I?" leads to spirituality the question, "What is this?" leads to science. Īccording to him, science and spirituality are linked and compatible, both springing from the urge to know. He feels the spiritual bond we share as part of the human family is more prominent than nationality, gender, religion, profession, or other identities that separate us. It is not limited to any one religion or culture. Shankar believes spirituality is that which enhances human values such as love, compassion and enthusiasm. In 1986, he travelled to Apple Valley, California, in the US to conduct the first course to be held in North America. In 1983, Shankar held the first Art of Living course in Switzerland. He says that his rhythmic breathing practice, Sudarshan Kriya, came to him in 1982, "like a poem, an inspiration", after a ten-day period of silence on the banks of the Bhadra River in Shivamogga, in the state of Karnataka, adding, "I learned it and started teaching it".
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In the 1980s, Shankar initiated a series of practical and experiential courses in spirituality around the globe. After graduation, Shankar travelled with his second teacher, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, giving talks and arranging conferences on Vedic science, and setting up Transcendental Meditation and Ayurveda centers. Joseph's College of Bengaluru University. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the St. Ravi Shankar's first teacher was Sudhakar Chaturvedi, an Indian Vedic Scholar and a close associate of Mahatma Gandhi. He was named " Ravi" (a common Indian name which means "sun") because his birth was on a Sunday, and "Shankar" after the eighth-century Hindu saint, Adi Shankara, whose birthday was the same day as Ravi Shankar. He is the brother of Bhanumathi Narasimhan. Ravi Shankar was born in Papanasam, Tamil Nadu, to Vishalakshi and R.S.Venkat Ratnam.