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  1. Overcome Smoking with Yoga

    Smoking kills. The cigarette smoke that you inhale carries more than 4000 chemicals, of which at least 250 are known to be harmful, and more than 50 are known to cause cancer. According to a fact sheet published by WHO, tobacco kills nearly 6 million peop ...
  2. Gurudev’s New Year Message for 2025

    Gurudev’s New Year Message for 2025  Editor’s note: This is part of the transcript of Gurudev’s message for 2025. Enjoy his relaxed and casual tone as he shares guidance for the coming year.  The time is clicking. The clock is clicking as we say goodbye t ...
  3. Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar to Give Keynote Address at United Nations World Meditation Day, Followed by Live Global Meditation

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Millions will join “World Meditates with Gurudev” on December 21, 9:30 AM EST / 2:30 GMT / 8:00 IST New York, NY: Dec. 16, 2024 - Global spiritual leader and humanitarian Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, will guide a live World Meditat ...
  4. Soul Boom's Rainn Wilson Chats with Gurudev About Life

    Who knew that Rainn Wilson, the man behind The Office’s character Dwight Schute, would be one of the leading podcasters exploring the meaning of life?! Rainn’s podcast, Soul Boom, explores the potential for a spiritual revolution to instigate healing tran ...
  5. Weekly Wisdom: Everything You Need to Know About Spirituality

    In the ancient scriptures, it is said that three things in life are very, very difficult to get: human birth, the path, and the company of the master, or grace.  When you get these things, you already have enough merits. Why do you need the master? The fi ...
  6. 14 Life-Changing Quotes from Gurudev's Ashtavakra Gita Commentary

    Editor’s notes:  What is Ashtavakra Gita? The Ashtavakra Gita illuminates an ancient conversation between the sage Ashtavakra and Janaka, a king with both worldly responsibilities and deep spiritual questioning about the nature of reality. “What is real?” ...
  7. Unlock Life's Mysteries: Lessons from the Bhagavad Gita

    The Bhagavad Gita caters to the entire range of human evolution. It stands for poise and equanimity and for performing one’s designated duty. Lord Krishna has given seven important lessons in the Bhagavad Gita that we should all remember. Honor existence ...
  8. Iccha Shakti, Jnana Shakti, and Kriya Shakti: 3 Energies of Life

    Ancient seers have expressed spiritual experience in verse, forms, and deities that represent the profound secrets of life. One such embodiment of valor, beauty, and intelligence is Karthikeya, also known as Murugan. The word Murugan is formed from the di ...
  9. 10 Mystical Facts About Lord Ganesha

    The ancient rishis were so deeply intelligent that they chose to express Divinity in terms of symbols rather than words since words change over time, but symbols remain unchanged. When we worship Lord Ganesh a, the qualities that he represents get kindled ...
  10. How Angulimala, a Disciple of Buddha, Conquered His Demons

    Peace is generated from deep within. It generates from the center of your Being to the mind and from the mind to the environment. It was said that wherever Buddha was teaching, for up to 20 miles all around that place, there was never any violence, and th ...
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