Gurudev: Let non-violence be the guiding principle of social uprising across the world…
Gurudev took to Facebook with a live event where people asked questions, seeking guidance on issues ranging from love and relationships to maintaining faith in times of calamities, addictions, depression, success, and societal violence.
Live stream analysts reported that 148 countries were logged in to chat for Face-2-Face with Gurudev.
VIP participants included Monika Griefahn, Former Member of the German Parliament and co-founder of Greenpeace Germany; Ricardo E Harvey, Coordinator of the program of Security, Corraentes, Argentina; Mrs Shirin Ibrihem Fattah Amedi, Secretary-General of Iraq, Kurdish Women's Union; and civil society members from countries like Korea, Turkey, and Iran.
Addressing social uprisings in different parts of the world, Gurudev called for non-violence to be the the guiding principle for any agitation and movement. “We need to see that the demonstrations are peaceful, because they are against a cause not a person,” he said, responding to a question from Marcelo Freixo, Congressman from Brazil.
To a question from a civil society group in Pakistan on how to eliminate terrorism from Pakistan, he emphasized the need for educating the masses about the oneness of creation. “We are a one-world family. Our first and foremost identity is that we are part of life. The rest of our identities are secondary,” he told.
For most people, Facebook has been a casual medium for fun, but on this day it became a powerful tool for social transformation.
