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  1. Building up a mindset against corruption

    Corruption has invaded every sphere of life and is causing undue suffering to the common man. From the Middle East to India, to Europe, the voice against corruption is getting louder. So far, most anti-corruption initiatives are confined to blaming the es ...
  2. Democracy and Loyalty

    Democracy and loyalty are two diametrically opposite concepts; yet, they are compatible when they are in their rightful places. Now let's see what is loyalty and what is democracy. Loyalty is commitment to a cause or a person, irrespective of the sit ...
  3. Nature nourishes us; Revere Nature

    Ancient scriptures state that we have five sheaths: physical environment, physical body, mind, intuitive sheath or subtle environment and the Self. Our connection with the environment is our first level of experience and one of the most important. If our ...
  4. 7 Mantras for 2012

    . Reflect on your life in relation to the Cosmos. This will drop the smallness in you and you will be able to live fully. 2. Remind yourself of the highest goal in life. You are not here to grumble or complain. You are here for something bigger. 3.Serve! ...
  5. The Seat of Power: Pride or Service?

    Ministership is to serve the people, not to take pleasure in power. When a seat is used for pleasure or prestige rather than as a means to serve, the whole society becomes infested with corruption, lacks growth, and undergoes moral degradation. Fear and i ...
  6. Act against terrorism with calmness and equanimity

    Terrorism is an act of violence that inflicts pain and suffering, and is destructive to oneself and others. Terrorism induces fear and increases poverty, suffering and loss of life with no apparent gain to anyone. Instead of offering or seeking solutions, ...
  7. Toespraken 2001- 1992

    2001 “Volunteering for Humanism in the New Millennium”- VIII IAVE Asia-Pacific Conference, New Delhi, India (November) 11th International Forum on Technology Management- India (November) “Sacredness Transcends Time and Space”- Opening Ceremony of the Muse ...
  8. Toespraken 2005-2004

    2005 Parliament of Krasnoyarsk, Russia (August) Religions and Peace: From Terrorism to Global Ethics (June) World Congress of Imams and Rabbis, Spain (January) International Women's Conference, Art of Living International Center, India (June) {Biannu ...
  9. Toespraken 2003- 2002

    2003 Interfaith Conference for World Religious Leaders- Sevilla, Spanje (december) 5th World Congress on Environmental Management- Himachal Pradesh, India (June) 11th International Anti-Corruption Conference- “Different Cultures, Common Values”- Seoul, So ...
  10. Toespraken 2007-2006

    2007 Huis van Afgevaardigden, Ethiopië (december) 'Truth and Reconciliation Conference'- New Delhi, India (maart) 'Universal Declaration of Human Values'- Washington D.C. (maart) International Conference on Integrated Value Education- ...