Temples meant for meditation: Sri Sri

  • | Sunday | 9th December, 2018

After inaugurating the meditation programme at the hall on Saturday, Ravishankar told reporters: “The temples in our country are meant to perform meditation. However, we will conduct the programme at the same spot once we get a favourable order from the court,” the spiritual leader added. Thanjavur: The founder of Art of Living Foundation, Sri Sri Ravishankar, has said that events like meditation are meant to be held in temples and they would hold the cancelled programme at the Big Temple itself if the court gives permission.The Madurai bench of Madras high court had granted interim stay on the foundation’s meditation programme at the Chola-era temple hours before it was to begin on Friday. However, the court has stayed the programme. At the same time, some vested interests are there.

Thanjavur: The founder of Art of Living Foundation, Sri Sri Ravishankar, has said that events like meditation are meant to be held in temples and they would hold the cancelled programme at the Big Temple itself if the court gives permission.The Madurai bench of Madras high court had granted interim stay on the foundation’s meditation programme at the Chola-era temple hours before it was to begin on Friday. This followed a public interest litigation moved before the court questioning the permission given for holding an event by erecting tents at a monument being preserved as a world heritage site by Unesco.Following the court order, the organizers had shifted the venue to a marriage hall on Nanjikottai Road in Thanjavur. After inaugurating the meditation programme at the hall on Saturday, Ravishankar told reporters: “The temples in our country are meant to perform meditation. However, the court has stayed the programme. We should think over it. At the same time, some vested interests are there. However, we will conduct the programme at the same spot once we get a favourable order from the court,” the spiritual leader added.

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