There Is No Saffron Terrorism: Guruji

"There is nothing like saffron terrorism....A saint can never be a terrorist, but the possibility of an extremist being active under the guise of a 'sadhu' can not be ruled out," he told reporters here, answering a question.


A saint can never be a terrorist and there is nothing like `saffron terrorism' in the country, said Sri Sri Ravishankar, the spiritual guru, here today.

"There is nothing like saffron terrorism....A saint can never be a terrorist, but the possibility of an extremist being active under the guise of a 'sadhu' can not be ruled out," he told reporters here, answering a question.

He was in the city for his `Art of Living' programme.

On corruption, Ravishankar said that he had joined hands with the Yoga guru Baba Ramdev and some others to fight the menace.

Under the campaign to fight corruption, placards stating "I don't take bribe" were being distributed to government officials with the expectation that they would display them on their tables, he informed.

Wiping out the corruption tops the four resolutions of Art of Living programme, he said.

Ravishankar also wished the Team India luck for tomorrow's match with Ireland, but said the sport had become too "commercial" News courtesy

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Art of Living concert claims entry into Guinness Book of World Records

With a record 2,500 warkaris and 1,356 traditional drummers from the Dhangar community participating in ‘Abhangnad’, a concert organised by the Art of Living Foundation (AOL) at the Shivaji University ground here, the organisation has claimed that the event is an official entry into the Guinness Book of World Records.


The event was organised in a bid to attract youths towards 
folk traditions.


AOL founder and spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravishankar’s presence as the chief guest of the concert attracted thousands of people to the venue.Ravishankar said abhang, devotional songs composed by sants, is an immortal part of Maharashtra’s culture. Similarly, the Dhangar community has also preserved its traditional art of playing drums.“We had arranged classical music concerts in Pune, Nagpur and other parts of the country as we wish to give our culture a high status in the world,” he said. Read More

Revelling in infinity

Every cell in our body has the capacity to hold infinity. We must tap the full potential that nature has bestowed on us, the potential to hold infinity in every cell of the body. For that, we must practice meditation regularly.


Meditation is like a seed. The better a seed is cultivated, the more it flourishes. Our physiology undergoes a change and every cell in the body is filled with prana (life force). And as the level of prana in the body rises, we bubble with joy.


The culturing of meditation into our system is normal. Some people call it the higher state of consciousness; I call it the normal state of consciousness since we are endowed with the ability to live in that state.Read More

Call to ensure food safety

Corporate houses should ensure that safe food reaches the people through initiatives in organic farming, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, founder of the Art of Living movement, said here on Saturday.

A press note here said he was speaking at a seminar on “Corporate social responsibility in promoting organic farming and safe food,” organised by Art of Living, in association with the Centre for Innovation in Science and Social Action, the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development and the State Horticulture Mission.

He said corporate social responsibility was nothing but giving people buying power. Farmers should depend on mixed cropping and an integrated farming system as expounded by the saints of yore. L. Radhakrishnan, Chairman of the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust, moderated the discussions. P. Pushpangadan, scientist, spoke.

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150 Kathakali artistes came together to create Guinness World Records.

In a first of its kind attempt, a total of 150 Kathakali artistes came together for a performance lasting 45 minutes here Saturday.
The entire performance was videographed by representatives from the Guinness World Records.
Eminent Kathakali artiste Ettumanur Kannan and his team of dancers gave life to the subtle 'asanas' of the Art of Living (AOL) meditation through well-defined classic 'mudras' (gestures) in the presence of AOL founder Sri Sri Ravi Shankar.
The objective of this performance was to invoke the classical dance-drama to interpret the powers of meditation to heal the mind.
Titled Natyavismayam, the artistes were in the costumes of all the five 'veshas' (make-up) of Kathakali -- pachcha, kaththi, thaadi, kari and minukku.
"We are trying to express the subtle nuances of dhyana (meditation) through existing mudras of Kathakali. It is an attempt to interpret dhyana as AOL is also basically a form of dhyana," team leader Kannan said.
After the programme, the spiritual leader honoured eminent Kathakali artistes Padmashri Madavoor Vasudevan Nair, Kalamandalam Gangadharan, Kalamandalam Raman Nampoothiri and Kalamandalam Narayanan Nair.
"This performance is part of the efforts of the Art of Living Foundation, which has soothed the minds of millions of people across the globe through meditation, to popularize various classical art forms in Indian and abroad," said Swamy Sadyojatha, the chief coordinator of the spiritual leader's visit to Kerala.
"Through dhyana, the mind can be purified and gets peace. A mind with evil quality can be ultimately transformed into one with virtue with the help of dhyana. That is the message of Natyavismayam," added Kannan.

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar is in the state for the next five days as part of the Art of Living Foundation's 30th year celebrations, which will culminate in a grand ceremony in Berlin, Germany in July.