About Anand Krishna
Proud of his Sindhi-Indian ancestry rooted in the Glorious Sindhu Civilization and Culture, also referred to as Shintu, Hindu, Indus, and Hindia – of which Nusantara or the Indonesian Archipelago has been a part since ancient times – Anand Krishna was born in Solo (Central Java), which, as predicted by the Śukā Nādi (thousands of years old oracle), is his Karma Bhumi, his workfield.
Dr. Rajendra Prasad, the first President of India remarked upon seeing the child Krishna, “This is not ordinary boy”.
The prediction has come true. Standing high as the legendary Mount Meru, Anand Krishna wavers not an inch from his course of action, inspite of all kinds of trials and turbulences.
Beside the mother Organization, Anand Ashram Foundation (affiliated with UN), Anand Krishna has inspired several other social and educational institutions.
The 4th President of Indonesia, KH Abdurrahman Wahid recognized his contributions and said, “If we want to have peace, then we must hear what Anand Krishna is saying”.
He has a legacy of 170+ books to date with more than 1.5 million copies sold in the past 20 years.
People of all faiths attending his talks is a running commentary to his vision “One Earth, One Sky, One Humankind” – his interpretation of an age old Sanskrit Maxim, “Vasudaiva Kutumbakam”, this entire world is but one big family.
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Sufi Solutions to World’s Problems
First published by Anand Krishna Global Co-Operation There has been so much emphasis on the outer forms of religion and religious rituals - that the spirit of religiousness and religiosity are completely forgotten. This must be corrected, and the Sufis alone can do...
Indonesia: A nation without sense of urgency
It was not pleasing to hear prof. Jeffrey Winters of Northwestern University, U.S., criticizing us on local television here that we, Indonesians, lacked a sense of urgency. Many considered his observation unfriendly. One of our high officials remarked cynically, "What...
Sufi solutions to world problems
This was the title of my paper prepared for the Conference on Sufi Movements in Contemporary Islam, held in Singapore on Aug. 14 and 15, 2008, under the auspices of the National University of Singapore and the independent Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. Along...
Indonesia’s independence: An unfinished business
Recently I was invited to speak on "Indonesia's Independence and Its Relevance Today". The theme made no sense to me. The line did not sound right. The relevance of Indonesia's independence is the freedom you and I are enjoying today. "But," one of the organizers...
Ministers support FPI
Permit me to draw your attention to my first desperate call for help last month. I am compelled to write to you again on this matter, since the situation has worsened. Two of our ministers have issued public statements supporting the chairman of the Islam Defenders...
A Desperate Call for Help – II
--------- Indonesia, July 3rd 2008 --------- To: The Heads of United Nations’ Member States, andThe Distinguished Members of the World Community Permit me to draw your attention to my first desperate call for help dated 11th June, 2008. I am compelled to write you...
What’s in a name?
There are people who think and feel little about the name given them by their parents, and there are others who hold their names in high esteem. To "what's in a name", some would argue that, "it's my name at stake". There are people who name their children following...
How to save the nation
In the special National Awakening Day issue of this paper (May 19), Perbanas director Harinowo challenged us to ask whether our souls and our beings were still capable of "dreaming", while India, China and even Brazil are already realizing their dreams. Harinowo is an...
Radicals gain more energy
In recent years, Muslim radicals here have gained more power and energy, largely due to the weakness of our state. Our present government is backed by several parties and many of them are clearly in favor of those radicals. These radicals are not only intolerant of...
Indonesia, the Ahmadiyya and radical Islam
Radical Islam in Indonesia is on the march, and the religious pluralism enshrined in the doctrine of Pancasila is coming under direct attack. Last week the Indonesian government has issued a joint ministerial decree telling the heretical Muslim Ahmadiyya movement to...