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Art of Living

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The Art of Living Foundation is an international nonprofit educational, charitable, and humanitarian foundation. Our educational programs are offered in more than 140 countries around the world, and in most cases our foundation is registered as an educational non-profit organization. For example, in the United States we have 501(c)(3) status.
Inspired by the teachings of Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, we share a common goal: the restoration of basic human values such as love, compassion and friendliness. We have found that by eliminating the effects of stress from the system, one enjoys more happiness, good health, and peace of mind. Service to others then follows naturally.
As a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), we work in special consultative status with the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the United Nations, participating in a variety of committees and activities relating to health and conflict resolution. We help support the Dollar-a-Day program for children, and offer many of our programs on a donation basis. Our educational and self development programs offer techniques to eliminate stress, improve health, expand awareness and resolve conflict and have been enjoyed by more than a million people around the world.For more information on the Art of Living Foundation, please visit our international website at www.artofliving.org .

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"The whole world belongs to you. But man identifies himself with his profession, religion, culture, nationality, language, region or sex and, maybe, as a human being. People today are stuck in religious practices, symbols & customs, and have forgotten the spiritual core - human values of compassion, friendliness, co-operation, peace of mind, joy… and a smile that is not fragile!
In a society plagued with domestic and communal violence, we need to globalize wisdom. Though we have advanced technologically, we have cared very little for the emotional and spiritual needs of people. A sense of belongingness with the whole world - rising above the narrow considerations of colour, culture or background, is the need of the hour. We are not living in isolated compartments - the world has become one family.
As a major initiative towards globalizing wisdom and fostering human values, we are hosting a three-day International Conference on Human Values from the 17th -19th of February, 2006.
This conference is a wonderful occasion for all leaders of society who are concerned about terrorism and fundamentalism. We need to look back and learn from the mistakes of the past; we need to understand what is lacking in society and how we can nurture the human values without which this earth cannot be sustained.
Knowledge and spiritual awareness should go hand in hand with social and political systems. I think religious leaders, political leaders, business establishments and social workers should get together and spread the message of unity. All religions and traditions have a common value system. These shared values have to reach every corner of the world. Even if one pocket of the world remains ignorant of these values, the world will not be a safe place. I often say religion is the banana skin and spirituality is the banana. The misery in the world is because we throw away the banana and are holding on to the skin.
I hope this conference will reinforce the vision of a one world family."
H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

My Blog

Photograph's From the Silver Jubilee Event

One of our AOL members has  shared with us a wonderful experience at the Bangalore Ashram. The members of the Kerala Apex Body got an appointment to meet Guruji on 30th May to discuss about Gurud...
Posted by Art of Living on Tue, 20 Jun 2006 03:42:00 PST

The formless

The formless is ruling your life. The formless is ruling the world. And there is a greater formlessness that is ruling the entire creation. And you are the center of that greater formlessness, whateve...
Posted by Art of Living on Tue, 21 Mar 2006 11:48:00 PST

Desire

Desire is hustle and bustle. Desire is agitation, activity. When all that is dropped: peaceful reposing in the inner-most core of your Being. Repose---as though you are finished, dead, gone.   S...
Posted by Art of Living on Wed, 15 Mar 2006 05:14:00 PST

The Ultimate Relationship

This is the ultimate relationship: when you can relate to yourself one hundred percent. Then, any face you look at---there is love, there is charm, there is beauty. Sri Sri...
Posted by Art of Living on Sat, 11 Mar 2006 03:37:00 PST

The Silver Jubilee

Everybody is invited to this Mega Event in February, 2006 in Bangalore, India at our International Headquarters, shown in above picture. 2.8 million people are estimated to attend the event at Jakkur ...
Posted by Art of Living on Mon, 23 Jan 2006 03:27:00 PST

Getting rid of stress

 How do you get rid of stress? How can you be tension free? Look at tension. Isn't it about what happened yesterday or the day before? Ten years ago? You're holding onto the past, which has gone...
Posted by Art of Living on Sun, 22 Jan 2006 02:51:00 PST

The Art of Living Silver Jubilee Celebrations

Message from Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: "The whole world belongs to you. But man identifies himself with his profession, religion, culture, nationality, language, region or sex and, maybe, as a human bei...
Posted by Art of Living on Wed, 21 Dec 2005 06:32:00 PST

Guriji's visit to NY/NJ

Here's the information for Guriji's visit to NY/NJ. Please post this to the group.   We are extremely excited to announce that NY / NJ havefinalized the events for Guruji's visit over theChristma...
Posted by Art of Living on Wed, 21 Dec 2005 06:29:00 PST

Sincerity

  Question: Many asks for blessings, but only a few will Receive. Why? Sri Sri: The giver is anyway giving but the taker is not there-the sincerity is missing. One who gives blessings Gives fr...
Posted by Art of Living on Thu, 18 Aug 2005 05:12:00 PST

Desires

Desire kills joy yet the goal of all desires is joy. Whenever happiness has disappeared from your life, look deep within you and you will see it is because of desire. Yet all that we desire is happine...
Posted by Art of Living on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST