Gurudev on Inner Peace, Human Connection, and Living With Purpose
Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar is a global humanitarian, spiritual leader, and founder of The Art of Living. For more than four decades, he has shared practical tools for mental wellbeing, inner peace, and human connection with people around the world. His work has reached students, leaders, communities affected by conflict, and millions of volunteers committed to service.
In this interview, Gurudev shares why inner peace begins with recognising its importance, how confidence reveals itself when we are alone, and why meditation is not an escape from life but a way to recharge for it. He also reflects on division, service, artificial intelligence, and the qualities that can help us remain deeply human in a rapidly changing world.
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