Talk:Ravi Shankar (spiritual leader)

Why is "Sri Sri" removed?

Wikipedians, Why is "Sri Sri" removed? This is not only just honorofic. It is part of Sri Sri Ravishankar's name. Kindly revert it back to "Sri Sri Ravishankar". --Jai 18:03, 28 June 2010 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jaimalleshk (talk • contribs)

Let me know if you need some evidence/links etc. Just google it for Sri Sri Ravishankar and just Ravishankar. That is enough for you to restore "Sri Sri Ravishankar" name. Hope Wikipedia remains good site.

Critics Section

Will Beback said: "Self published sources may be used for basic details of the subject's life, like date of birth or education, but they shouldn't be used for self-serving claims like awards. If the achievements are notable they will have been noted in reliable secondary sources, like newspapers, magazines or books published by third parties. If we have those source then the material should not be removed. "

For that I suggest that the self published source:

""Ospina MB, Bond TK, Karkhaneh M, Tjosvold L, Vandermeer B, Liang Y, Bialy L, Hooton N, Buscemi N, Dryden DM, Klassen TP. Meditation Practices for Health: State of the Research. Evidence Report/Technology Assessment No. 155. (Prepared by the University of Alberta Evidence-based Practice Center under Contract No. 290-02-0023.) AHRQ Publication No. 07-E010. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. June 2007."
CITATION is to be removed. 

Many newspapers and even the Harvard Mental Health Magazin has published some Researches about the Sudarshan Kriya Pratice. (http://www.aolresearch.org/pdf/references/Harvard_Mental_Health.pdf)

same with: "The Art of Living volunteers have been criticized for making unsubstantiated claims about the effectiveness of Sudarshan Kriya in benefiting patients suffering from not only depression and trauma but also cancer and AIDS. Critics charge that exaggerated and pseudoscientific claims (for instance, the claim that HIV cannot survive in the oxygen rich environment produced by Sudarshan Kriya [citation needed] ) mislead patients with serious physical and mental illness and thus prove dangerous and cause harm."

WHERE THE CITATION IS MISSING and what about the next lines? Where is that to be found??? Please give a proper citation.

""According to an article in Reader's Digest: "There is no doubt, however, that some of its claims are exaggerated. For instance, according to an AOL brochure its “Youth Empowerment Seminar” is compulsory at 10 German universities. A random check by Reader’s Digest at five of the universities revealed that not only is the seminar not compulsory, it is not even part of the academic curriculum. It is offered as a leisure activity, alongside tennis and aerobics.""" —Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.16.229.187 (talk) 21:48, 25 June 2010 (UTC)

Why are honors and tons of information about Sri Sri and Sudharshana Kriya removed?

Hi All, I am seeing lots of information about Sri Sri Ravishankar's works, His contributions to mankind are removed. I think some people are intentionally removing sections from this page. Recently "Honors and Awards" section was removed saying it should not be a CV. I am seeing prizes, honors for most of the people (like saints, actors, politicans etc) in wikipedia.

I thought wikipedia is a good site which gives correct information. I am thinking why I contributed more than $100 dollars to this site till date. I am seeing all human welfare programs/information from Sri Sri Ravishankar and The Art Of Living are getting removed. Sri Sri Ravishankar is doing a great job for this planet. Please co-operate and stop your fake critiscms. This is ridiculous and hiding good works of a great humanitarian person like Sri Sri Ravishankar. Hope Wikipedia an Wikipedians understand this. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jaimalleshk (talk • contribs) 09:15, 8 March 2010 (UTC)

I have done all courses of Art Of Living and it is simply fantastic and life boosting.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jaimalleshk (talk • contribs) 09:27, 8 March 2010 (UTC) 

--59.92.167.120 (talk) 15:17, 10 April 2010 (UTC)

Financial Information of the Art of Living - India and Global(if available)

Can someone post the financials of Art of Living? its annual revenue, expenses, amount dontated to charity? Is Art of Living registered a public limited or private limited or proprietary firm in India?

NPOV =

Article makes no mention of criticism of Mr. Shankar. Sections critical of Shankar have been removed. This article reads like a brochure for the Art of Living Foundation and not an encyclopedia article. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.97.55.116 (talk) 00:57, 8 October 2009 (UTC)

—Preceding unsigned comment added by Vijaykumar6319 (talk • contribs) 09:37, 25 August 2009 (UTC) ne Can some one who attained sath-chit-ananda came back and told about the achievement? What is that and is it only known to self alone? Then every one will have his own path to achive. Every thing on earth is unique and experience also.

A few answers

Hi,

Just thought I'd answer a few of the questions on here -

In regards to the Kriya, I'm afraid I don't know the details of Osho's book mentioning it, but there are different types of Kriya in existence. The one that Sri Sri Ravi Shankar cognised is specifically the Sudarshan Kriya. I have just bought a comprehensive book by Amy Weintraub called 'Yoga For Depression' which has a small chapter dedicated to this technique and some of the latest scientific research into the effects of the technique on practitioners. If anyone's interested I could quote some of this here.

In regards to Art of Living's status, it is a not-for-profit NGO. The organisation's structure is described on the international website:

'In the Art of Living organizational structure, there is a board of trustees with a term of two years. Two thirds of the trustees change every two years. All the Art of Living teachers and the previous trustees are allowed to nominate a new board. There is a provision for an advisory board that monitors, and guides the organization. All the accounts are regularly audited by an external auditor. Other than expenses, no trustee is entitled to benefits in terms of salary etc.'

In recent years I have seen a lot of their work and know several teachers who receive no salary (they are volunteers and just have course expenses covered).

As I live in the UK I know the Art of Living has a UK division which has charity status. I am happy to find the charity number if anyone's interested.

Proceeds from the courses Art of Living offers go to fund the humanitarian projects of the International Association of Human Values and if you visit here [1] you can see their financial annual reports.

Hope this helps, Cheers, Megan

Debates and Diologues Coloumn removed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Just few days ago, someone had added a coloumn about the debates and diologues of Sri Sri Ravishanker with Dr. Zakir naik (which is availiable in youtube) and all of a sudden it is invisible!!!!! Why is that the so called "fan" of sri sri removed it?? I think someone is still feeling guilty about the fantastic debate held in bangalore with Dr. Naik where Sri Ravishanker accepted his MISTAKES.....!!! Kindly watch the videos in youtube.... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 195.229.236.215 (talk) 18:42, 11 March 2010 (UTC)

Why World record(brahm naad and citations removed?

Hi All, somebody is removing world record section in the name of promotion. If you remove it in the name of promotion, how do you communicate this world reoord information? I have seen world record information of an organization and individual been clearly communicated in other articles. Somebody is intentionally removing it from this article.

Also, reference links and citations are being removed(for example:- awards and honors) and article is being marked as citations required. This is not fair.

I see the material continuously being removed from this article which is not right.

--Jai 03:19, 20 April 2010 (UTC)

Self published sources may be used for basic details of the subject's life, like date of birth or education, but they shouldn't be used for self-serving claims like awards. If the achievements are notable they will have been noted in reliable secondary sources, like newspapers, magazines or books published by third parties. If we have those source then the material should not be removed.   Will Beback  talk  11:07, 20 April 2010 (UTC)