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World Culture Festival - Celebrating Life

35 år

Art of Living

Vision og Mission

Grundlagt af Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Art of Living er en uddannelses- og humanitær organisation som er involveret i stress-håndtering og service initiativer. Organisationen arbejder globalt i 155 lande og har berørt mere end 370 millioners liv.

Programmerne er guided af Gurudev's fredsfilosofi: "Hvis vi ikke har et sind fri for stress og et samfund fri for vold, så kan vi ikke opnå fred på verdensplan." Art of Living tilbyder stress-forløsnings kurser som inkludere åndedrætsteknikker, meditation og yoga.

Art of Living har fremmet fredssagen på tværs af grænser igennem diverse humanitære projekter: konflikthåndtering, nødhjælpsarbejde, bæredygtig udvikling i landdistrikter, uddannelse og styrkelse af kvinder, rehabiliteringsprogrammer til indsatte i fængsler, uddannelse for alle og bæredygtigt miljø.

Vores Rejse

Celebrating Service: En rejse over 25 år

Oldtidens princip om Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (one world family) manifesterede sig i Bangalore, Indien, i februar 2006. Verden stimlede sammen i enhed da 2,5 millioner mennesker deltog i Art of Livings 25 års jubilæumsfest. En flyveplads resonererede med symfonierne skabt af 3.800 klassisk, indiske musikere der skabte resonansklange med budskabet om kærlighed, glæde, og fred. Festen nedbrød alle de menneskeskabte barriere som kaste, overbevisninger, farve, nationalitet, race og religion.

Den 3-dage lange fest var vidne til:

•3,5 millioner deltagende
• 1000 religoøse og spirituelle ledere
• 750 nøglepersoner inden for politisk lederskab
•110 lande var repræsenteret, 45 sprog
• 1 budskab - Fred, Kærlighed, Harmoni

Late Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
Former President of India
"Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar’s mission of a beautiful, safe, happy, and peaceful world for planet Earth’s whole society is a great vision."
Ms. Monika Griefahn
Member of Parliament, Germany
"Gurudev has brought people together without any indoctrination or dictatorship."

Fejring af Fællesskabet
3 årtier Fejres

Art of Living fejrede sit 30 års jubilæum på Berlin historiske olympiske stadion, Olympiastadion. Festivalen var vidne til at tusinder af mennesker fra alle kontinnter, religioner og traditioner satte sig sammen for at værdsætte verdens mangfoldige kulturelle traditioner.

630 honoratiores fra Indien og udlandet inkluderende den stedfortrædende russiske udenrigsminister, forhenværende præsidenter, ministre, kongresmedlemmer, adskillige medlemmer af Det Europæiske Parliament, Det tyske Parliament, ambassadører, virksomhedsledere, ledere fra uddannelsessektoren, repræsentanter fra Ngo-miljøet, religiøse og spirituelle ledere deltog alle i festlighederne.

The World Culture Festival Magazine - 2011

Prof. Ruud Lubbers
Former Prime Minister of the Netherlands (Co-Chair of WCF Reception Committee)
"I congratulate Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar and I would like to express my gratitude and respect for the immense contribution of the Art of Living to worldwide peace"
Prof. Dr. Gesine Schwan
Joint Founder & President, Humboldt-Viadrina School of Governance
"I highly appreciate the tremendous work towards conflict resolution, peace and intercultural dialogue that the Art of Living has facilitated in the last 30 years, not only in Asia but in over 150 countries in the world."
Dr. M. Veerappa Moily
Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas, Government of India
"It is heartening to learn that the organization has done an excellent job towards achieving its wonderful goal of 'One World - One Family', which has fostered a sense of belongingness among people of different cultures."
Mr. Jacek P. Krawczyk
Vice President of European Economic and Social Committee, Brussels
"The Art of Living has been bringing people together, contributing to the understanding between them, inspiring a way of life, bringing health and harmony."

Milestones

service initiativer

I over 30 år har Art of Livings humanitære projekter fokuseret på at udvikle sundheden og velværet for de underpriviligerde og marginaliserede folk. I Indien, hvor vores empowerment programmer er udviklet til både land- og bydistrikter, har vi fokuseret på social, økonomisk og miljømæssig transformation. Vi har med succes fuldført mange projekter hvis primære sigte var at fremme selvforsyning og de er kommet millioner af mennesker til gode.

For mere information om vores service projekter i Indien, Klik her.

28th November 2006 - Mohiniyattam (Cochin, Kerala, India)

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Kulturernes Fejring

We are all part of the same, yet express ourselves differently - through clothes, food, music, dance, festivities. Through culture. Culture binds us together and showcases our diversity. The underlying joy that culture brings resonates across the globe. When we celebrate culture, we celebrate all our communities and enjoy the different expressions of the commonality. Building bridges between people and nations, it is culture that preserves our roots and deepens our bonds.

In the past decade, The Art of Living has prominently worked towards giving people a platform to showcase their cultures. From orchestrating the biggest ensemble of bagpipe players to hosting the world’s largest vegetarian buffet. The number of people who have enjoyed these events and supported them has only grown larger over the years. And some of these celebrations have been recognized by the Guinness World Records as remarkable feats.

Nogle af vores Guinness World Records

2013

9th January - Horns: The largest horn ensemble consisted of 444 musicians and was achieved by the Art of Living (India) in Kollam, Kerala. The 444 musicians all played the C-shaped long Indian horn called the Kombu or Sringa. The performance lasted for 25 minutes.

2012

13th November - Diwali Candles: The most candles lit simultaneously at a single venue is 12,135 and was achieved on Diwali by the Art of Living (India) in Ahmedabad, India.

16th May – Bagpipes: The largest bagpipe ensemble was achieved by 333 participants at an event organized by the Art of Living at the National Palace of Culture in Sofia, Bulgaria.

17th January - Taal Ninaad: The largest hand drum ensemble consisted of 1,230 people playing tabla drums and was achieved by the Art of Living (India) at Humbarwadi Estate, Solapur, India.

2011

21st February - Abhanga Naad: The largest dhol drum ensemble was achieved by 1,356 participants in an event organized by Art of Living at Shivaji University Ground, Kolhapur, India. (Duration: approx 23 minutes)

12th February - Naatya Vismayam: The largest Kathakali dance was achieved by 150 participants at an event organized by the Art of Living at Putharikkandam Grounds in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India. (Duration: 2 performances of approx 20 minutes each)

30th January - Naada Vaibhavam: The largest choir consisted of 121,440 people and was organized by The Art of Living (India) in Perungalathur, Chennai, India.

2010

11 November - Mehran De Rang: The largest bhangra dance included 2,100 participants and was achieved by The Art of Living at the Punjab Agricultural University Campus, Ludhiana, India. (Duration: approx 15 minutes)

2nd November - Annam Brahma: The largest vegetarian buffet consisted of 5,612 different dishes in an event organized by the Art of Living at Sri Sri Dham, Ahmedabad, India.

12th January - Antarnaad: The record for the largest simultaneous sing-along was organized by the Art of Living and involved 1,04,637 participants singing 'Vande Mataram' at Antarnaad in Pune, India. (Duration: over 5 minutes)

2008

21st November - Brahm Naad: The largest sitar ensemble consisted of 1,094 participants at an event organized by the Art of Living in Noida, Delhi, India. (Duration: 3 symphonies of approx 7 minutes each)

2006

28th November - Mohiniyattam: The most people performing a Mohiniyattam dance was 1,200 as part of the Silver Jubilee celebration of the Art of Living at the Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium in Cochin, Kerala, India. (Duration: approx 12 minutes)