“The Gandhian Yoga – Living in Harmony with Nature” by Dr. Shobhana Radhakrishna
On the occasion of the International Yoga Day, the Hellenic-Indian Society for Culture and Development (ELINEPA) is organizing an international ZOOM webinar on the theme,
“The Gandhian Yoga – Living in Harmony with Nature”
Keynote speaker – the eminent Gandhian Scholar Dr. Shobhana Radhakrishna
Welcome address by the Indologist Dr. Dimitrios Vassiliadis
On Sunday, June 21, 2020 at 12.00 pm (Athens UTC+3 hours )
Supported by the Embassy of India in Athens, the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR), the Athens Center for Indian and Indo-Hellenic Studies and the Greek Indian Business Association (GiBA)
The presentation will be in English and it will be followed by questions, answers and discussion.
Free Participation
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Abstract:
On 21 June the world will celebrate the UN International Yoga Day which is the core of the Vedic science that developed in the Indus Valley more than five thousand years ago. It is a state of spontaneous creativity, love, compassion, joy, and equanimity. These are also known as the divine qualities described by Lord Krishna in the 16th Chapter of the Bhagavad Gita those which help us live with spontaneity and lightness and guides us to live with a sense of freedom.
The Bhagawad Gita mentions “Yogah Karmasu Kaushalam” – Yoga is excellence at work. This verse advises us to perform our allocated duty excellently. Kaushalam signifies doing work with devotion and without attachment to the fruit of action. We see all these traits in Mahatma Gandhi’s life who lived his life according to the central messages of the Bhagawad Gita–selflessly, without attachment, possession and working in the spirit of Yajnya ( sacrifice).
The talk will cover aspects of Mahatma Gandhi’s entire life of Gyana yoga, Karma yoga, Bhakti yoga and Samatva Buddhi (Oneness) which gives us the answer to the complex problems that we are collectively facing during the Global Coronavirus Covid-19 Pandemic.In such a time, we need to learn from Mahatma Gandhi for coping up physically, mentally and spiritually with reverence to Mother Nature……
A short bio of Dr Shobhana Radhakrishna
Dr Shobhana Radhakrishna, an International acclaimed expert on Gandhi Katha. Last year during the commemoration of the 150th Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi she travelled to 33 countries and presented 148 lectures and Gandhi Katha. She born in Sewagram Ashram in Wardha India, Radhakrishna has cultivated a strong ideological connect with Gandhi’s ideals since childhood. She has established many organizations to work for Sarvodaya, Gramswaraj and constructive programs. She is the founder of the SCOPE Gandhian Forum for Ethical Corporate Governance in India.
