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Courage To Do The Right Thing
(Below is a continuation of the post Spread The Sweetness Of Joy Around) Dear Gurudev, can an atheist get liberated? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: Absolutely yes! But he should remove the label ‘I am an atheist’. If he is a ‘nobody’, he can get liberated. If you ... -
The Many Ways To Be Of Service
God is the Summun Bonum of creation, don’t make him as an object of knowing. God is love, can you see love? You can see love only through the manifested expressions. You can see love in a child's eyes, in a friend’s eyes, or in the eyes of an elderly pers ... -
A Global Family
So this festival of Diwali is celebrated to emphasize that there should be many lights. Just one light is not enough to dispel the darkness but every home, every individual should be lit up. That is the message. Let this lamp brings wisdom into our life a ... -
The Divine Will Never Let You Down
See, as a child you have lived in the present. A child cries and the tears are still on its cheeks and it starts smiling again. But if you're upset, for you to smile again may take many months, and sometimes years. This is why I say, "Live in the present ... -
Wisdom Is Also A Wealth
What is puja? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: The word 'Pu' means fullness, and 'Ja' means that which is born out of fullness. So puja means that which is born out of fullness. And what you get out of doing puja is also fullness, and contentment. Doing puja creat ... -
Working Towards A Goal Keeps You Happy
Gurudev, it is said, "Sa tu dīrgha-kāla-nairantarya-satkārāsevito dṛḍha-bhῡmiḥ". What is the exact period of dīrgha-kāla for me? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: Dīrgha-kāla means don’t be in a hurry. It is said that one should not be in a hurry. That is why, the mo ... -
Perfect Way To Deal With An Imperfect World
(Below is a continuation of the post The Art Of Being) Why is life so complicated? Why can’t I accept situations more easily? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: Why should life be simple? Life is complicated and that is what makes it fun. There is beauty, there is thr ... -
The Art Of 'Being'
You would have often seen people wrestling. There is happiness and excitement on the faces of those who are watching the wrestling match. But the wrestlers are sweating it out in the ring; they are angry and their clothes get torn in the tussle.In the sam ... -
The Truth Of The Matter
It is not that the truth is different; the difference only lies in the way different people express the truth. Through different ways of expression, we elevate the consciousness that is lying dormant. We try to rekindle the love that is stuck in negativit ... -
Express A Little And Hide A Little
(Below is the continuation of the post The Truth Of The Matter) Gurudev, when one gets initiated into Sanyasa (renunciation), then one is asked to burn off the Janeuu (sacred thread worn across the shoulders), and it is considered that one cremated onesel ...