Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar is a spiritual leader and humanitarian whose vision for a stress-free, violence-free world has catalyzed transformation across more than 180 countries.
Through the Art of Living Foundation and the International Association for Human Values, his teachings, rooted in ancient wisdom, have touched millions, demonstrating the practical relevance of these systems to contemporary life.
Within this broader vision lies a conviction foundational to SSIAR: that spirituality must always stand the rigorous test of science. This is not about validating spirituality through science, but examining ancient practices with the same methodological rigor applied to any scientific inquiry, allowing their mechanisms and effects to be understood, contextualized, and responsibly applied.
Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
SSIAR exists to operationalize this conviction by building the rigorous evidence and institutional infrastructure through which ancient knowledge systems are engaged not as belief, but as subject matter worthy of serious scientific inquiry.
