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Gurudev, what is vairagya and how can I continue to live in it?
Let us take vairagya to mean contentment. Whenever you are content, that is vairagya. If you have had a full meal, and someone brings more food, you will say, "No I am full", that is vairagya. You cannot exist without v ... -
Gurudev, during the Ganesha festival, Shankaracharya has depicted a few forms of Lord Ganesha, could you please elaborate?
Yes, Shankaracharya has depicted the forms of Lord Ganesha very beautifully. If you read the Ganesha Atharvashisha (Upanishad), you will know of many forms of Lord Ganesha.Ganesha is present in all directions, in every possible form - the E ... -
Finding Contentment
It is so interesting how conflicts just pop up in the world. If you see the mechanics, it is all coming from the head. It is the head which complicates one’s personality. It is so amazing to see how people can get into conflict, and can even want conflict ... -
Gurudev, I always face a loss in business. People around me tell me that by doing more of Sadhana and Seva, I will get profits and progress in my business. I do not understand how Sadhana and Seva can help in bringing progress in my business. Please explain.
The five factors important for any task are: Kartaa (Doer), Karma (right action), Upakarana (instrument or approach), and so on. I urge you to find out the other means by yourself. I will not tell them all myself. The last factor required is D ... -
Today there is a Ravana in every street and corner, which one do I set to fire? Every year during Dusshera we burn the effigies of Ravana but there does not appear to be any decrease in negativity and sin. The terrorists of today are also no less than Ravana himself. When will all this come to an end?
If you only keep looking at the thorns, then when will you be able to see the beautiful flower? Even the thorny Babool (Acacia) tree bears flowers and they look so beautiful. Though this world is like the thorny Acacia tree, still there a ... -
Gurudev, what brings satisfaction in life? Whatever I do finally does not bring great joy and contentment after a while.
The whole idea of finding satisfaction by doing something itself is not correct. Satisfaction comes from deep rest, by reposing deep within oneself. When you get established within your Self, then there is contentment. The satisfaction you think that co ... -
The Only Way To Beat Loneliness
How to be happy when you are lonely? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: You should feel the freedom! (Laughter from the audience) Look at the birds, how they fly.What is lonely? When there is nobody to bug you, nobody to ask you where did you go? What did you do? Whom ... -
When will people around us recognize the significance of the subtle, unseen, yet powerful energy?
I think the world is waking up slowly; they have woken up quite some bit from where they were before. A few decades back, it was so hard to talk to people about the unseen, ethereal reality. But today, it seems much easier. People seem to get it. Anyway ... -
Dear Gurudev, is this real or is the worldly family that awaits me real?
For now, this is real, and tomorrow that is real! This real helps you to deal with that real. (Applause from the audience) And when that real appears to be very difficult, remember you had another level of reality in which you lived, and ... -
Dear Gurudev, what is the significance of different shlokas that you sing after meditation?
It feels good, isn’t it that is the purpose. Infusing a little energy, and those seeds of wisdom uplift the consciousness because your consciousness knows this at a deeper level. Somewhere in our depth, we understand these chants, and in some unkn ...
