{"id":29174,"date":"2018-12-19T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-12-18T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gurudev.artofliving.org\/work\/uncategorized\/waves-of-happiness-in-lebanon\/"},"modified":"2024-11-17T18:56:20","modified_gmt":"2024-11-17T13:26:20","slug":"waves-of-happiness-in-lebanon","status":"publish","type":"work","link":"https:\/\/gurudev.artofliving.org\/de\/work\/culture-celebration\/waves-of-happiness-in-lebanon\/","title":{"rendered":"Waves of Happiness in Lebanon"},"content":{"rendered":"
Beirut, Lebanon<\/em>
\nDecember 18, 2018<\/em><\/h6>\n

After a historic visit to the UAE, global humanitarian and voice for peace and diversity, Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar was accorded a warm welcome in Lebanon by statesman, scholars, policy makers and the general public alike.<\/p>\n

During his brief visit, Gurudev met Lebanese President Michel Aoun at his presidential palace and Prime Minister Saad Hariri to discuss the ongoing civil war in Lebanon. Aoun lauded Gurudev’s efforts in conflict resolution in the region. Gurudev was visiting the middle eastern country after 15 years. In his interaction with the state leaders, Gurudev discussed solutions to root out the trauma from the difficult past that the country has been through and usher in an era of peace and stress-free living.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Gurudev meets Lebanon President Michel Aoun<\/em><\/h6>\n

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Interaction with the Prime Minister of Lebanon His Excellency Saad Hariri<\/em><\/h6>\n

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The International Association For Human Values<\/a> has been working with the locals and the refugee communities (including Syrian refugees) in Lebanon and Jordan to provide rehabilitation and trauma relief with a vision to help them rebuild their lives more meaningfully.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur main thing is to see that we are all connected,\u201d Gurudev said as part of an interactive session with Prof. Louis Saliba, author and Indianist scholar at an event titled \u2018Celebrating Diversity – Intercultural and Interfaith Reflections\u2019, \u201cAll religions are connected and it all comes down to the root of them all which is spirituality. Differences should not lead one to conflicts and unity should not weaken our roots.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Gurudev in conversation with Prof. Louis Saliba, author and Indianist<\/em><\/h6>\n

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Welcoming Gurudev as \u201cone of the global ambassadors of peace, goodwill, brotherhood, cultural understanding,\u201d Mr. Sanjiv Arora, Indian Ambassador to Lebanon, shared while speaking at Waves of Happiness event in Beirut which was attended by over 1700 participants, \u201cWherever he travels, he makes friends and I would say that, that is very true of Lebanon, a country with whom, India\u2019s friendly relations are steeped in history. His brief visit here brings this message of peace, love, brotherhood and also reaffirms the historic ties of friendship between Lebanon and India.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Met the Hon. Indian Ambassador to Lebanon Mr. Sanjiv Arora in Beirut. pic.twitter.com\/y5608Q0twG<\/a><\/p>\n

— Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar (@Gurudev) December 18, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n