15 July 2014 - QA 8

Do you think martial arts can play a role on the path to enlightenment?

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar:

Yes, martial arts can bring strength to the body, discipline in the mind and sharpens your intellect. It can channelize all the energy and emotions in you. If your emotions are not channelized, they go haywire and that’s when you get aggressive, angry, upset or depressed.
If you do some martial arts, karate or even workout at the gym, then it helps you harmonize your emotions.