Do you know about Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Ji (Founder of Art of Living)??
@beautifulleyes (1265)
India
December 21, 2006 10:36pm CST
Sri Sri Ravishankar is a unique combination of wit and wisdom, seriousness and playfulness, who would provoke you to "celebrate while you are alone, celebrate when you are with people, celebrate the silence and celebrate the noise. Celebrate life and celebrate death." It is not surprising then that, the Art of Living is all about accepting life in its totality and its motto is to "only connect". To connect people across all communities and countries with love, to turn the tides of time by reviving human values and strengthening it to make our times special. A South African member of the Art of Living teaching program says, "After the Art of Living course, racial tolerance is no longer an issue. We've moved beyond tolerance to unconditional acceptance and love. Love has no dislikes, no boundaries."
Guruji's ability to connect with people is perfectly effortless and his spiritual appeal irresistible. To use the words of one of his ardent followers, Sri Sri is as compassionate as Jesus, as playful as Lord Krishna and as erudite as Adi Shankara. He has this uncanny ability of helping people unburden their stress-filled minds. His invaluable sayings act as balms for wounded souls. Here's a sample: " Life is a ball in your hands to play with. Don't hold on to the ball."
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@parmanu (784)
• India
2 Apr 07
Pandit Ravi Shankar is a well known Sitarist in India. He played some good Sitarist which he was awarded.
Pandit Ravi Shankar is the Great Sitarist of the day. He is Popular in Nation as well as in international world. His music is like a magic. Sitarist's ability is to infuse the pulse of the time into timeless ragas. Truly he is the Ratna of his mother land Bharat and so he got Bharat Ratna.
Ravi Shankar was born in Banaras to the Diwan of Jhalawar on 7th April" 1922. He began his career at the age of 10 as the youngest member of the Paris based, dance troupe of his elder brother Uday Shankar. He received training in Sitar from Ustad Alauddin Khan of Mahiar. During his formative years, he was in friendship of Yehudi Menuhim, which laid Ravi Shankar's foundation.
Ravi Shankar wrote and conducted orchestral music for ballet set to Nehru's Discovery of India in very fine way. He also gave music for the films like Dharti Ke Lal, Anuradha and Neecha Nagal; and Pather Panchali. He has also composed the evergreen music for Saare Jahan se Achcha. He also teamed up with western classics like Memuhim, Zubin Mehta and Philip Glass. He has given the world a number of sensitive ragas.
He received Venice Festival Award in 1976 and was elected a Fellow of the, Sangeet Natak Academy. Some Universities have conferred on him Doctorates. In 1986,he was honoured, by being nominated a member, of Rajya Sabha. He also received Magsaysay award. He established Kil1nara School of Music in Los Angeles (US.A.) in 1967 for popularising Indian Music. His excellent musical ,career has been revealed in, his autobiography My life and my music. His second home is California. He has established, Ravi Shankar Institute, of Music and performing Arts (RIMPA) which is not a teaching school but a research centre with a music room, an open air theatre, a library and a ,selected group of talented students.
