“The soul of India is its pure spirituality. All religions propagate peace, love and brotherhood as its core value,” says Sri M, the spiritual master and founder of Satsang Foundation who is presently on a 6,500-km mega Walk of Hope from Kanyakumari to Kashmir.
Talking to The Hindu , he said, “We may disagree with each other, but, we have to stop killing each other and that too in the name of God and religion.”
The 66-year old spiritual leader says all are part of the very same soul and spirit, adding that his mission is to spread the message of this spiritual oneness which, according to him, is the key prerequisite for achieving development in real terms.
Sri M said the idea of this mega walk with a mission to restore the soul of India came to his mind a decade ago. “Cutting across political barriers, I went and met every leader, including the Prime Minister Narendra Modi. All praised it as a very good idea. Basically, every human being wants to do it, but, they are unable to practice it owing to different circumstances,” says he. Sri M said he has been receiving tremendous response to the Walk of Hope programme. “I went to Karnataka, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Godhra and Ahmedabad in Gujarat, and walked from Kabir Chowra to the orthodox belt of Banaras. I found the people really enthusiastic to join the walk and they are even ready to bear the expenses of the event.”
Urging more and more people to join the Walk of Hope, Sri M says it is going to be a new learning experience and that too in the larger interests of national development.
