About this episode

Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar discusses the importance of inner peace and happiness beyond material wealth.

Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, global spiritual leader, humanitarian, peace ambassador, and founder of the Art of Living Foundation, shares a powerful message on happiness, silence, emotional resilience, leadership, technology, and the human mind. The conversation explores why so many successful people have money but still cannot sit alone in silence, how meditation helps people manage anxiety and emotional overwhelm, why happiness comes from within, and why humanity must rebuild a sense of belonging with each other and the planet.

People in this episode

Guest: Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

Topics covered

• happiness
• meditation
• emotional resilience
• leadership
• technology
• human mind
• belonging

Keywords

• money
• quiet mind
• anxiety
• emotional overwhelm
• humanity
• silence
• belonging

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Art of Living Foundation

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