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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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