Rohit Sharma stresses on meditation for positivity

HYDERABAD: Far away from the maddening crowd and nestled amidst luxurious vegetation spread across 1400 acres, the Heartfulness Institute is indeed a getaway from the stress and pressures of life. But even amidst the tranquillity there needs to be some recreation and fun and what better way to have it than to take part in sporting activities.
On Friday, Team India vice-captain Rohit Sharma laid the foundation stone for a cricket stadium and training centre to be used by the students of the Heartfulness Learning Centre at Kanha Shantivanam in Chegur on the outskirts of the city.
Though Rohit turned up an hour late for the ceremony, the students and inmates of the Institute waited patiently for him thereby proving that the meditation sessions had given them enough tolerance to weather the boredom.
It turned out to be a very short ceremony with the star batsman and his wife Rithika laying the foundation stone in the presence of spiritual master Kamlesh Patel (better known as Daaji). Daaji announced that the stadium would be called Rohit Stadium in honour of the Indian player. The stadium will be 138 metres in diameter and will have all modern facilities.
"It's a great honour to have Rohit in our midst. Any other star player would have asked us how much we can pay him for laying the foundation stone but Rohit was more than glad to come down and spend time with us," Daaji told the gathering.
Rohit, who has been rested from the Sri Lanka series, flew down to the city in the morning to spend time at the Institute and learn about Heartfulness Meditation practices from Daaji. The star batsman undertook a meditation session from Daaji himself.
"As soon as I entered Kanha Shantivanam I felt an environment of positivity. It's very true when you are close to nature there is so much positivity and meditation will be more impactful. My experience with Heartfulness meditation has been amazing and I felt so light and so positive. There is so much negativity around and we need to increase positivity and meditation can certainly help," Rohit commented after the session.
"I want to bring some of my teammates to this place - one as a pristine getaway and two as a place for meditation. This is the perfect place for the same. I know there are kids and youth who want to have fun but it's important that meditation has to be on the top of the list. That is how one can be aligned and stay in the game and can make the right decision and it is very important to be in the zone. That's the message that I want to send across," he said.
"Rohit, like all great achievers in the world, is an example of what the human mind is capable of doing when it becomes focussed. It is quite apt that he should lay the foundation stone for the cricket stadium here and I am confident that some of students of Heartfulness learning centre, inspired as they are by his visit would one day emulate his feats. I am also delighted that Rohit has embraced Heartfulness meditation and this should also inspire many more to turn to meditation as a way of life to bring about balance in their lives," Daaji said.
The Kanha Shantivanam focuses on research and learning, sustainability, meditation & yoga and sports for its followers and children & students of Heartfulness Learning Centre.