Shankar: Smiling a key to good living
Published: Aug. 18, 2007 at 1:54 PM
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 18 (UPI) -- Indian spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar was in Los Angeles this week to tell others how smiling more and helping others can lead to a better life.
During appearances in Los Angeles as part of the festival Indian Splendor, Shankar repeatedly came back to simple daily tasks such as smiling and deep breathing when asked how best to live one's life, the Los Angeles Times reported Saturday.
"So smile and serve," Shankar said. "Smile more, serve more."
Yet the famed spiritual leader did not have definitive answers for certain subjects, including the role of spirituality in politics and spiritual individuals who reject God.
"I want to stay away from controversies," Shankar said of the latter topic. "The most controversial thing today is poor God."
In terms of politics, Shankar suggested many seemingly powerful politicians may be as equally impotent as an ordinary citizen when confronted with the U.S. political system.
"We think the politician is creating the problem," he said. "Really, it is the whole system."
During appearances in Los Angeles as part of the festival Indian Splendor, Shankar repeatedly came back to simple daily tasks such as smiling and deep breathing when asked how best to live one's life, the Los Angeles Times reported Saturday.
"So smile and serve," Shankar said. "Smile more, serve more."
Yet the famed spiritual leader did not have definitive answers for certain subjects, including the role of spirituality in politics and spiritual individuals who reject God.
"I want to stay away from controversies," Shankar said of the latter topic. "The most controversial thing today is poor God."
In terms of politics, Shankar suggested many seemingly powerful politicians may be as equally impotent as an ordinary citizen when confronted with the U.S. political system.
"We think the politician is creating the problem," he said. "Really, it is the whole system."
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