16 May 2022
Sadhguru Speaks at a Public Meeting Held at the Bahrain National Museum, "Save Soil" campaign continues its efforts for a better world
The Bahrain National Museum hosted, on 15 May 2022, a major public gathering event as part of the "Save Soil", campaign launched by the world famous Indian philosopher and spiritual leader, Sadhguru, as part of his global campaign to preserve humanity’s environmental soil assets. The Indian guru was welcomed H.E by Shaikha Mai Bint Mohammed Al Khalifa, President of the Culture Authority, His Excellency Mr. Piyush Srivastava, the Republic of India Ambassador to the Kingdom of Bahrain and H.E Shaikha Hala bint Mohammed Al Khalifa, Director General of Culture and Arts at the Culture Authority. About five thousand people attended the event, including a number of officials, influencers and media professionals.
Sadhguru, an internationally known mystic yogi, founder of Isha and New York Times best addressed Bahrain National Museum’s audience public gathering, shedding light on soil crucial saving, stressed the importance of preserving the environmental and natural gains and components of the planet. The Indian guru warned about the danger of the rapid deterioration of the soil in various parts of the world, and said that the world is heading towards a "disaster” if immediate effective steps are not taken to stop the deterioration process. Individual human beings should become conscious about the danger that we are facing,” he said. Indeed, the movement will galvanize and engage large sections of the world’s population to get involved, create momentum and effect changes in national policies concerning ecological issues. He stressed that what the world really needs is for each individual to play his role from his position and the position of his responsibilities, stressing the importance of the cooperation of various public and private agencies, individuals and NGOs in order to preserve the soil and maintain its integrity.
In addition, Sadhguru said that the death of soil threatens various forms of life on the face of the earth, as he stressed that soil is a living organism because it contains billions of microbial organisms, pointing out that the earth's layer, which is no more than 18 inches deep, is the basis of life on the planet. Sadhguru warned of the shocking numbers that reflect what the soil is exposed to, and said that 27,000 microbial organisms are extinct annually from the soil, and if the situation continues for the next forty years at the same rate, reviving the soil will be almost impossible. He warned that the consequences of this matter would exceed the world's ability to confront it, as there will be an acute shortage of food and clean water, which will be followed by mass migrations that will affect the most vulnerable groups in society.
Sadhguru called on everyone to contribute to keeping the soil alive, because it is the source of all life, and said that the intensive farming operations carried out by humans in nearly 70 % of the inhabited land area is what causes the rapid deterioration of the soil and that re-legalizing these processes will contribute to its preservation.
Indeed, before Sadhguru's speech, Shaikha Hala bint Mohammed Al Khalifa said in her speech that the Kingdom of Bahrain is happy to receive a global figure such as Sadhguru, praising the campaign he is leading, which contributes to creating global solidarity to save the soil.
H.E pointed out that the Kingdom, under the directives of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, King of Bahrain, May God Protect Him, and His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, affirms the human right to a healthy natural environment and the right of future generations to a soil that gives them the ability to guarantee life continuity with its quality. H.E said that Bahrain supports soil protection efforts in order to preserve its vitality for the future, pointing out that Bahrain National Museum is a living example of the importance of soil for Bahrain's successive civilizations since Dilmun until today.
His Excellency, the Indian ambassador to Bahrain For his part, the Indian ambassador to Bahrain thanked all those who contributed to the success of Sadhguru's visit to the Kingdom from the Bahrain Authority for Culture and Antiquities and the Supreme Council for the Environment, noting that his visit coincides with the celebration of the Golden Jubilee of diplomatic relations between the two countries. His Excellency praised Sadhguru's campaign for which he cycles around the world in an effort to garner global support to save the soil.
Worth to mention that Sadhguru visited Bahrain as part of his world tour, which he started from the British capital London to India on his motorbike. During his 100-day tour, he will cover a distance of more than 30,000 kilometers and will visit 27 countries. Sadhguru seeks to attract the attention and support of more than 3 billion people, with the aim of raising awareness about land degradation and desertification and to encourage policy development to conserve the land and the agricultural environment. The campaign of the Indian philosopher Sadhguru is officially supported by the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, the United Nations Environment Program, the World Food Program and others.
About Sadhguru:
Sadhguru Yogi is a mystic, philosopher and visionary who has received three presidential awards in India, including one for his work in the field of environment, in addition to receiving the country's highest annual civilian honor for his exceptional and valuable services. To fight the threat of desertification in the world, Sadhguru says that preserving the biodiversity of the soil is the single most significant and urgent concern on the planet today. “Our attention has to shift to soil,” he said.
Sadhguru founded his organization Isha and launched over the years environmental conservation initiatives that contributed to sustainable economic and environmental development programs and efforts.
Sadhguru speaks at some of the world's most prominent international leadership forums, such as the United Nations, the World Economic Forum, the World Bank and other global forums. He has been invited to give speeches at Oxford, Stanford, Harvard, Wharton, MIT and others.
About Save Soil Campaign:
‘Save Soil’ initiative, is a global campaign that aims to create global awareness to save and save the soil and the planet. The campaign seeks to be a grassroots campaign that mobilizes the support of more than three billion people around the world to put environmental issues at the top of government policy. The spiritual leader, who is currently on a 100-day lone motorcycle journey through Europe, Central Asia and the Middle East as part of the ‘Save Soil’ initiative, is the keynote speaker for the 15th session of the Conference of Parties (COP15) at UNCCD. The theme for the session is “Land. Life. Legacy: From scarcity to prosperity”. Sadhguru will speak at the event with the aim of urging heads of states to introduce policy reforms in their countries to save soil.
Among the campaign's goals, is to encourage and support governments to formulate laws and policies that focus on soil safety, making agricultural activities environmentally and soil friendly, and preventing soil degradation and desertification at the global level. The main objective of the campaign is to push official bodies around the world to set policies that restore the percentage of organic content in the soil. Founder of Isha Foundation, Sadhguru stressed the need to develop superior quality food grains grown from soil having 3-6 per cent organic content-level, and said ensuring such a minimum would make the soil vibrantly living and sustainably thriving.
