The grand event of World Culture Festival is going on in Delhi. It is organised by Art of Living foundation of Sri Sri Ravishankar ji Maharaj. Delegates from 161 countries have come to participate in the event. It is like a mahakumbha of world's all religions and culture.
One of the sub event was an inter-faith meeting where all the dharmagurus or heads of various religious sects will come on a stage to send a message of unity, love and universal brotherhood in the times when the terror groups like ISIS are dividing the whole humanity.
One of my guru received the invitation to attend the event so I got this opportunity to witness the event by hanging onto his tail. We reached there at designated time. So here is a glimpse what I witnessed.
The event was really grand and very well organised. The stage was spread in 7 acre of space. The address by various heads from different countries were interlaced with huge symphonies, and cultural performances. Some 8500 artists performed in sync to play symphony. Some 850 artists performed Gudumbaja. Hundreds of artists from Sikkim and Darjeeling performed Marooni dance. And a huge many other performances.
I did not have an opportunity to reach the stage but I got the best seat opposite to the stage from where I could see the whole stage clearly and identify people sitting on the stage. Sitting there enjoying the event, I was wondering about magnanimity of the event. I closed my eyes when many gurus chanted in unison. And I had this ethereal feeling of nothingness. I wondered, in such a large scheme of things in this universe, where do I fit in?
I am just no one and nothing. And almost everyone present there including Shri Shri was just no one in the large scheme of things in the universe.
One more thought shook my mind. What is that one behavioral attribute which must have pushed shri shri to organise this grand event. Was it narcissism or need of self promotion or love for humanity or confidence in his brand or audacity of his imagination. Because apart from all the fun and bonhomie, such events also carry a political weight, cultural statement and expression of economic and social might.
After little contemplation, I felt it was his audacity of imagination along with courage of taking actions which catapulted him so high in the sky that he could organise such a grand event.
will write later. Enough now
One of the sub event was an inter-faith meeting where all the dharmagurus or heads of various religious sects will come on a stage to send a message of unity, love and universal brotherhood in the times when the terror groups like ISIS are dividing the whole humanity.
One of my guru received the invitation to attend the event so I got this opportunity to witness the event by hanging onto his tail. We reached there at designated time. So here is a glimpse what I witnessed.
The event was really grand and very well organised. The stage was spread in 7 acre of space. The address by various heads from different countries were interlaced with huge symphonies, and cultural performances. Some 8500 artists performed in sync to play symphony. Some 850 artists performed Gudumbaja. Hundreds of artists from Sikkim and Darjeeling performed Marooni dance. And a huge many other performances.
I did not have an opportunity to reach the stage but I got the best seat opposite to the stage from where I could see the whole stage clearly and identify people sitting on the stage. Sitting there enjoying the event, I was wondering about magnanimity of the event. I closed my eyes when many gurus chanted in unison. And I had this ethereal feeling of nothingness. I wondered, in such a large scheme of things in this universe, where do I fit in?
I am just no one and nothing. And almost everyone present there including Shri Shri was just no one in the large scheme of things in the universe.
One more thought shook my mind. What is that one behavioral attribute which must have pushed shri shri to organise this grand event. Was it narcissism or need of self promotion or love for humanity or confidence in his brand or audacity of his imagination. Because apart from all the fun and bonhomie, such events also carry a political weight, cultural statement and expression of economic and social might.
After little contemplation, I felt it was his audacity of imagination along with courage of taking actions which catapulted him so high in the sky that he could organise such a grand event.
will write later. Enough now
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