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Designing Beautiful Lives
An artist by profession, Poonam Tandon worked for a short while in a visual media company as a user interface designer. But she found more satisfaction and fulfillment in designing people’s lives beautiful by teaching them meditation. And this is exactly ... -
Tenali Raman Stories on Secrets of Happiness
Tenali Ramakrishna, fondly remembered as Tenali Raman, was a 16th-century court poet at the Vijayanagara Empire in India. He hailed from a town called Tenali. He is remembered even today for his extraordinary wit, brilliance and wisdom. What is it that we ... -
Inspired To Be Evergreen Like A Xmas Tree? Meditate!
The sound of tinkling bells from the nearby Church … the melodious chorus of Christmas carols … family get-togethers and feasts … surprise for little kids by Santa … Isn’t Christmas the most exciting time of the year? With the whole spirit of celebration, ... -
Meditation: Opening Knots in People’s Hearts
Kamal Ajay Khimji’s radiant smile touches everyone’s life. She believes in kindling love and joy in people’s hearts by teaching them meditation. Having taught the Meditation practice to people in Pakistan and several others from different walks of life, t ... -
The Secret to Never-Ending Joy: Sarah Yost
A perfect blend of mischief and wisdom, Sarah Yost says that she is the happiest person she knows! A graphic designer by profession and a regular meditator for six years, Sarah has also taught the practice to thousands of youth. Here, in a brief chat wth ... -
Relation between Meditation, Sleep and Dreams
Q – During meditation, my mind wanders a lot. When will it settle down? Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar – The mind does not wander. It is in search of more and more. This search for more will lead to the Supreme Self. One glimpse of the Self is enough to lea ... -
Meditation: A Journey from Sound to Silence
Meditation is one of the finest, natural, and effective ways for an overall holistic living. As an introduction to this ancient practice, which is also one of the means of self-discovery, Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar answers four questions about it. What ... -
‘Consciousness is very ancient; the mind is older than the stones’
This is continued from the previous Secrets of Meditation post … Q-1: What is Samadhi? Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: ‘Dhi’ means the intellect and ‘Samadhi’ means where the mind is in total equanimity; where your whole system is in total balance, that is ... -
Spirituality is getting in touch with yourself
This is continued from the previous Secrets of Meditation post … Why is it a challenge to be compassionate to ourselves? Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: Because we are in the habit of blaming ourselves. On the spiritual path the first rule is stop blaming y ... -
Your body is emitting energy all the time
This is continued from the previous Secrets of Meditation post … Q: (A member of the audience spontaneously asked a question without a mike and the question was inaudible). Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: Listen. You are breathing? Yes, you are! Definitely. You kno ...