Ravi Shankar usually known as Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, born Ravi Shankar Ratnam, on May 13, 1956, in Tamil Nadu, India, is a spiritual leader and founder of the Art of Living Foundation (founded 1982), which aims at relieving both individual stress and societal problems and violence, and which is an NGO with UNESCO consultative status. Frequently referred to simply as "Sri Sri" (honorific) or as Guruji or Gurudev, he also established in 1997 a Geneva-based charity, the International Association for Human Values, an NGO that engages in relief work and rural development and aims to foster shared global values. He has reached out to an estimated 300 million people worldwide through personal interactions, public events, teachings, Art of living workshops and humanitarian initiatives. His talks and programs have helped people around the world reduce stress, experience physical and emotional healing and develop a sense of belonging. To know more visit http://www.artofliving.org/in-en
I took a real long time to read the book. I have participated in couple of satsangs and Sri Sri's speeches were way more powerful and effective than the commentary in this book. I'm not really taking any dig at it as I enjoyed it. It was a slow read for me as I was constantly getting trapped in the narrative gaps. The last sitting was quite effective and I was able to power through the pages.
Sri Sri story telling in person is way more powerful and they did an okay job capturing it in this book. I might reread the sutras themselves but not the whole book. 4/5!
Also, I was told this was an old book w/ mediocre rendition and there are better ones out there. I'm excited for those.