MORE than 5,000 people have registered to attend an open session with the world-renowned yogi and spiritual leader Sadhguru, who is set to visit the kingdom soon.
He is scheduled to address audience at the National Museum’s open area on May 15 at 8pm.
The ardent environmentalist is on a two-day visit to Bahrain as part of his global ‘Save Soil’ campaign and 30,000km motorcycle trip from the UK to India.
Sadhguru is currently in Azerbaijan, from where he will proceed to Amman (Jordan), Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) and then Bahrain.
Sadhguru to address audience in Bahrain
Organisers who are volunteers and passionate followers of Sadhguru are busy making preparations for the visit, with on-ground promotional teams reaching out to people to brief them about the programmes in Manama.
“The venue – the open area of the National Museum – can accommodate almost 5,500 people, with provision to include 9,000 if needed,” a local representative of the Save Soil campaign told the GDN.
“In the first three days, we had more than 1,000 registrations, which was really an overwhelming response.”
‘Save Soil’ is a global movement launched by Sadhguru to address the soil crisis. He aims to bring together people from around the world to stand up for soil health and rally support from world leaders in framing policies towards increasing the organic content in cultivable soil.
Sadhguru’s unique 100-day trip on a Ducati Multistrada 1260 kicked off last month when the 64-year-old started his ride from London, UK, targeting to cover 26 countries in Europe, Asia and the Middle East.
Riding through Amsterdam, Vienna, Budapest and Istanbul, he is now in Azerbaijan and will arrive in Bahrain on May 14 to further head to the UAE.
Born as Jagadish aka Jaggi Vasudev, the contemporary Yoga exponent from the south Indian state of Karnataka, has always been a keen motorcyclist and his environmental and spiritual work has earned him a loyal following in Bahrain. The mystic describes soil as the ‘only magic material that turns death into life’.
“The open talk by the guru in Bahrain will highlight the need to save soil, which is degrading,” said the representative, who did not want to be named.
“The event is open to all – environmentalists or others. I am volunteering for the cause and I am a staunch follower of the guru.”
According to the Save Soil website, the main objective of the initiative is ‘to activate the support of more than 3.5 billion people to make ecological issues an election priority across the globe’.
Save Soil on-ground promotional team
While the global community is focused on carbon emissions and pollution, soil extinction is just as vital for the world’s health, according to leading experts. A fistful of soil has eight to 10 billion organisms, which are vital to food security.
Without careful attention, more than 90 per cent of soil could degrade by 2050 – a statistic made even more daunting by the fact that it takes approximately 200-400 years for one centimetre of soil to form.
Soil degradation has a direct negative effect on the climate, food production and pollution.
The founder of Isha Foundation, an agency dedicated to humanitarian activities offering programmes to attain physical, mental and spiritual well-being, Sadhguru is also an author and an international speaker. He is a recipient of Padma Vibhushan, India’s second-highest civilian award, for his contributions to social welfare.
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