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Wherever there is separation, wherever we see someone as "other," as enemy, violence is possible. Where there is connection, there you will find only kindness, love, and compassion. It is not possible to see the humanity in another person and commit a violent act against him. -- Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
The Art of Living Foundation is committed to maintaining an open dialogue with the world community to address today's issues.
Selected Symposiums
- Indian National Commission for Cooperation with UNESCO- Bangalore (June, 2006)
- International Conference on Human Values- Bangalore (February, 2006)
- International Women's Conference- Bangalore (June, 2005)
- Uplifting Spirit Through Education - University of California, Berkeley (May, 2003)
- World Youth Peace Summit - Bangalore (2003)
- Living Human Values: A Call to Action- Amsterdam, Netherlands (November, 2000)
- Living Human Values- National Press Club- Washington DC (May, 1999)
- International Conference for Human Values- IAHV (May, 1998)
Selected Conferences
- Parliament of South Africa (May, 2006)
- European Parliament - Brussels, Belgium (May, 2006 & December, 2004)
- Strasbourg, France: "Human Values in the 21st Century" (June, 2001)
- Parliament of Germany/Deutscher Bundestag (May, 2006)
- Parliament of Krasnoyarsk, Russia (August, 2005)
- International Court of Justice- The Hague (December, 2004)
- Orissa Legislative Assembly- India (November, 2004)
- Indus Valley School of Art & Architecture- Pakistan (July, 2004)
- Scottish Parliament (June, 2004)
- Federal Senate- Brazil (May, 2004)
- Institute of International Affairs/CARI- Argentina (May, 2004)
- Panama Chamber of Commerce- Panama (May, 2004)
- Indian Institute of Public Administration- New Delhi, India (March, 2003)
- Inter Pacific Bar Association- New Delhi, India (February, 2003)
- World Economic Forum- Davos, Switzerland - "Love and Trust" (January, 2003)
- "Where are the Peacemakers?" (February, 2001)
- United Nations- New York, U.S.A. - Millennium World Peace Summit of Religious and Spiritual Leaders (August, 2000)
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