யோகா பயிற்றுவிக்க ஸ்ரீ ஸ்ரீ ரவிசங்கர், ஈராக் பயணம்

ஈராக் பிரதமர் நூரி அல் மலாக்கி அவர்களின் கோரிக்கையின் காரணமாக ஈராக் செல்ல இருக்கிறார் ஸ்ரீ ஸ்ரீ ரவிசங்கர்.

இன்று யோர்டான் சென்று அங்கு அரசர் அப்துல்லாவையும் ராணி ரணியாவையும் சந்திக்க இருக்கிறார். அதன் பின்னர் பாக்தாத் சென்று ஈராக் பிரதமர் நூரி அல் மலாக்கி அவர்களை சந்திக்க இருக்கிறார்.

அதன் பின்னர் ஷியா சுன்னி தலைவர்களை கூட்டாக சந்தித்து அமைதியை வற்புறுத்த இருக்கிறார்.

ஈராக்கில் யோகாவின் தேவை மிகவும் இருக்கிறது. அங்கு யோகா பயிற்றுவிக்க ஸ்ரீ ஸ்ரீ ரவிசங்கர் ஈராக் செல்கிறார்.

ஏற்கெனவே ஏராளமான ஈராக்கியர்கள் ஸ்ரீ ஸ்ரீ ரவிசங்கரின் யோகா முறையினால் பயன்பெற்று வருகிறார்கள்.

நன்றி கல்ப் டைம்ஸ்

Spiritual guru takes yoga to Iraq
Published: Tuesday, 22 May, 2007, 09:30 AM Doha Time

NEW DELHI: Indian spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar is visiting strife-hit Iraq to spread the message of peace armed with three simple but invaluable weapons: yoga, meditation and breathing techniques.
Having succeeded in making Iraqis embrace his Art of Living Foundation with a determination he is known for, Ravi Shankar will meet both government and religious leaders in Iraq besides the royalty in neighbouring Jordan.
The Foundation, which counts millions of followers in India and abroad, is describing the trip which started yesterday as a unique and dangerous one and the first by any Indian spiritual leader “into this hellish war zone”.
Ravi Shankar will spend three days in Iraq at the invitation of Prime Minister Nouri al-Malaki, who has invited the Indian to be an ambassador of peace.
Tens of thousands of Iraqis, besides American soldiers, have died since the US occupied Iraq in 2003 after ousting president Saddam Hussain. The insurgency, and a bloody Shia-Sunni conflict, has unsettled the once peaceful and proud Arab nation.
It is in such a setting that Ravi Shankar, a Hindu who believes in universal values and respects all religious, is foraying into Iraq.
The guru will interact with Jordan’s King Abdullah and Queen Rania today, the first full day of his trip. He leaves later that for Baghdad where he will call on al-Malaki.
Tomorrow, he will address a public gathering where several political leaders, including members of the Sunni, Shia and Kurdish parties besides ordinary Iraqis would be present.
On subsequent days, Ravi Shankar will visit the Art of Living trauma relief centre in Baghdad and then return to Amman where he will talk at the University of Jordan and attend a VIP reception given in his honour.
Since 2003, the Art of Living and its sister concern, The International Association for Human Values, have been working under difficult circumstances in the country to help Iraqis overcome their pain and suffering.
The Foundation volunteers regularly teach ancient Indian practices such as yoga, meditation and breathing techniques. The volunteers have also conducted trauma relief courses in various parts of Iraq. Medicines, food and clothes have also been offered.
Foundation spokeswoman Sangeeta G Anand said: “For the first time, people who had not been able to close their eyes for days together because of constant bombing and killing were able to sleep, thanks to the breathing and meditation techniques.
Many got relief from depression, anxiety, blood pressure, migraine and other psychosomatic disorders resulting from war-related stress.”
And at a time when most NGOs were compelled to evacuate their volunteers from Iraq in the wake of heightened unrest and kidnappings, the Art of Living stayed put, impressing many Iraqis. – IANS

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இந்து ஆன்மீக ஒளியை, அமைதி ஒளியை, பரப்பும் ஸ்ரீ ஸ்ரீ ரவிசங்கருக்கு இறை துணை இருக்கட்டும்.