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Harlem Renaissance: Russell Simmons

Russell Simmons is considered the godfather of hip-hop. In the mid-80s he co-founded  the Def Jam record label and went on to launch L L Cool J, Public Enemy, the Beastie Boys and Run DMC

The 53-year-old New Yorker has also long encouraged social and political involvement in urban areas through various means, and most recently Simmons has been helping to bring peace and stillness to homeless men on a project in Harlem, by introducing Transcendental Meditation to their daily rehab programme, with the support of the David Lynch Foundation.

Simmons himself has been practising TM for years and he told the Atlantic magazine why he thinks 20 minutes of meditation twice-daily is a basic need:

"Right up there with food and shelter is peace of mind. There are many roads to peace of mind. But some roads have so much proof that you know you're definitely on your way. Transcendental Meditation has really got so much research, so many examples, so many people who have become calmer and more peaceful - even enlightened. It's hard to get around how valuable meditation can be.”


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