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No Prosperity Without Peace: Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Guruji at The Next 3 Billion Summit
- •Art of Living founder Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar participated in Semafor's 'The Next 3 Billion' Summit in New York.
- •The summit brought together heads of state, global organizations, and business leaders to discuss expanding economic opportunities through technology and digital usage.
- •Sri Sri Ravi Shankar stated that economic growth cannot be separated from inner happiness and emphasized that prosperity comes with peace.
- •He urged people to move beyond a 'victim mentality' and take charge of their progress, also asking the wealthy to rediscover empathy and sharing.
- •He recalled an incident where entrepreneurial training transformed the mindset of 500 unemployed youths in rural India, a model extended to several African nations.
Key Questions Answered
The summit was attended by several global figures, including Kenyan President Dr. William Samoei Ruto, Democratic Republic of Congo Prime Minister Judith Suminwa, WTO Director-General Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, and IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva.
During a conversation with Semafor co-founder Justin B. Smith, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar emphasized that economic growth cannot be separated from inner happiness, noting that prosperity comes with peace and there can be no prosperity without it.
He recalled an incident in rural India where 500 unemployed youths initially rejected 200 government schemes, but changed their mindset after two months of entrepreneurial training, a successful model that has since been extended to several African nations.
