Badminton star PV Sindhu said on Sunday that she has practiced mediation for a long time as it helps to overcome stress.
“I have been practicing meditation for a long time and I always felt a relief because I connected very well within through meditation,” she said while participating virtually in the closing session of the International Youth Summit. Rising With Kindness.
The three-day youth summit organized by Heartfulness ended on Sunday at Kanha Shanti Vanam, the headquarters of Heartfulness in the outskirts of Hyderabad.
“Meditation helps release stress. I wish young people don’t forget to take up meditation,” Sindhu said in his first public appearance after winning gold at the recent Commonwealth Games 2022.
She announced on Saturday that she was absent from the world championships for the next few weeks due to a stress fracture.
Sindhu promised to be back in Kanha Shanti Vanam to take sessions from Heartfulness guide Kamlesh Patel (Daaji).
Head national badminton coach Pullela Gopichand said Kanha Shanti Vanam makes him puff up with pride as his usefulness is immense.
“Whether you are in sports or any other field, excellence is what you should always aim for. Heartfulness teaches you that in the way they transformed this place that was as sterile as possible,” he said.
The closing session saw renowned environmental activist Vandana Shiva along with Waterman of India Rajendra Singh lead a planting campaign with Dr Ramakanth and Sarvanan from Heartfulness.
This was followed by a plenary session which they joined with Daaji and Kiran Sethi.
Daaji, who led a meditation session, urged the students to think about their future generations.
“Kindness is an inherent quality in all of us. If you listen carefully to your conscience, you will invariably become kind. Consciousness can never be wrong. He always guides us on the right path. Always think of your future generations. You may not live fully to counsel your grandchildren through their teenage years, but you can chart a course for them,” he said.
The Heartfulness guide advised young people to simplify your life and connect to divinity with simple prayers to guide you.
“God is our only true goal. Once your desires are minimized and God becomes the center of your life, once you are in harmony with him, you can also gradually move beyond the state of bliss,” he said.
The Rising with Kindness conference aimed to help spread practices for self, society and the environment. Other lessons the young people learned from the conference were increased awareness of Indian culture and heritage through yoga, meditation and inter-religious dialogues.
It also enlightened participants about working as part of the sustainability network with other young leaders and having more opportunities with Heartfulness and UNESCO MGIEP.
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