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    NORTH AMERICAN Newsline                                                   MAY 08, 2026     |  The Indian Eye 22

                             India – A civilization not

                   Nation, explains Sadhguru at

                       IIT2026 Global Conference

            OUR BUREAU
            Long Beach, CA
                  he IIT2026 Global Conference
                  convened leading thinkers,
            Tinnovators, and industry pio-
            neers from the U.S. and India from
            April 22–25 at the Long Beach Con-
            vention Center, creating a dynamic
            platform for dialogue at the intersec-
            tion of technology, leadership, and
            human potential.
                A highlight of this year’s confer-
            ence was the participation of the Isha
            Foundation and Sadhguru, who was
            prominently featured across multiple
            sessions. The program included im-
            mersive mornings of yoga and medi-
            tation, and the conference was kicked
            off with the opening keynote address
            entitled “Technologies for Wellbeing:
            Tapping the Inner Potential.”
                Sadhguru explored the critical
            balance between technological ad-
            vancement and inner well-being.
            “Today, human beings have the nec-
            essary capabilities, resources, and
            technologies to address every issue
            on the planet. The only thing that’s
            missing  is  inclusive  consciousness,”
            he said.
                Speaking to a global audience in
            California, Sadhguru urged listeners
            to “see India as a civilization, not a
            nation,” reframing the way the coun-
            try is understood in both historical
            and contemporary terms.
                One  of  the  defining  features  of
            the Indian civilization, highlighted
            in his address, was its dual pursuit:
            the exploration of both the external
            world and the inner self.
                India’s intellectual history in-
            cludes advances in mathematics, as-
            tronomy and medicine—but these
            were  often  accompanied  by equally
            rigorous inquiries into conscious-  prioritise external progress, often at   technology  like  never  before, while  raising  human  consciousness,”  he
            ness, ethics and human experience.  the cost of inner balance. Sadhguru   grappling with wellness, longevity,  said.
            This integration of scientific curiosi-  argued that future challenges—es-  and meaningful human connection.   The conference hosted by IIT,
            ty with spiritual exploration remains  pecially in an era shaped by artificial   “If we want humanity to enjoy the  featured  distinguished  leaders from
            a distinctive hallmark for India as a  intelligence—may require  revisiting   fruits of science and technology rath-  some of the world’s most influential
            civilization.                     this balance.                     er than using them to destroy the en-  organizations, including NVIDIA,
                Such a worldview contrasts with   His message resonated deeply in   tire planet, the most important thing  OpenAI, Microsoft, Boeing, and
            modern technological societies that  a time when society is empowered by   that needs to be done right now is  CVS Health.

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