When disembarking from the flight to Sofia, H.H.Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar was asked: What made you commit your life to building a world without violence? He said: “I do this work because of my love for humanity.”
On his first visit to the country, H.H.Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar was asked his guidance on many critical issues facing the world, including the role of religion in conflicts, and the Easter violence in Bulgaria.
“A multi-cultural outlook would bring in more tolerance, and learning. We all need to create a stress-free, and violence-free society,” H.H.Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar said. He emphasized the need to teach children how to control their minds through the breath.
“There is violence in the youth today because they have emotions trapped inside, and they are not taught how to handle their own minds.”
To deliberate on solutions, H.H.Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar met with the Ministers of Health, Justice, Social Affairs as well as the Vice-Minister of External Affairs.
H.H.Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar shared his vision of a One World Family, stressed the need for religious tolerance, and dialog for resolving conflicts at a seminar in the Palace of Culture on April 26.
Over 4,000 people from Bulgaria, and other Balkan countries gathered to learn breath techniques, and meditation at a Health & Happiness workshop personally conducted by H.H.Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar.
He also met the Head of the Orthodox Church.