इस महत्वपूर्ण अवसर पर सबको सम्बोधित करते हुए , गुरुदेव ने कहा, “हमने भारत में हमेशा विश्व को एक परिवार के रूप में होने का सपना देखा है। आज वह सपना साकार होता दिख रहा है – “वसुधैव कुटुम्बकम” – हम सब एक हैं। अर्जेंटीना, मंगोलिया, नेपाल आदि देशों से दूर-दूर से लोग आए हैं और मैं यहां आप सभी का स्वागत करता हूं, और मैं कहूंगा कि आप सभी अपने घर आए हैं। यह आप सभी के लिए एक आध्यात्मिक घर है। ”

The World Culture Festival will demonstrate the power of peace by bringing together 3.5 million people from around the world. The 3-day mega cultural event (March 11-13, 2016) celebrates Art of Living’s 35 years of service to humanity, spirituality and human values

The ongoing peace process in Cuba received a big boost with Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Spiritual leader and humanitarian facilitating a meeting between the first prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Dr.​L​uis Moreno Ocampo, and a peace delegation of FARC (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) led by Alias Ivan Marquez.

Gurudev, who is currently in Europe, had a telephone conversation with FARC leader Iván Márquez on, July 6th 2015, through his translator. The call served as a strong reiteration to him, to keep his promise of adopting non-violent methods to fight for social justice. Gurudev reasoned that if this promise was not upheld, it could prove disastrous and people would lose faith in the peace process.

A passionate resolve to work on restoring peace in its country echoed through the corridors of the Colombian Parliament as the President of the House bestowed the country’s highest civilian award on Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar.