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Education is meant to make us living examples of high standards of ethics
Gurudev Visit Gyan Vihar University Honorable Chief Mentor, Vice Chancellor of the University and Members of the faculty, I humbly accept this degree that you have conferred on me.See, today I received one but I gave away many. This is what education shou ... -
Om is the voice of nature
Mahasatsang at Raebareli, Uttar Pradesh Formalities are like wrapping paper. When we buy something, it is wrapped in paper. Similarly, in life formalities should be given only that much importance. Rest of the time we should sit informally. That is what we ... -
The art of embracing everyone is in the Indian DNA
Mahasatsang at Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh Faith is very important in life. There are three kinds of faith or three levels of faith: First is faith in oneself, i.e., self-confidence. Second is the faith that there are good people in the society, faith in the r ... -
Awareness towards cleanliness should be imbibed in our culture
Mahasatsang at Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh (Gurudev shares the sholka 'Annadata Sukhi Bhavah' and encourages all to chant this shloka before we eat food. He says, 'Always eat food with this prayer in mind. It means, may the ones who have given me this food be ... -
Life becomes worth living when we are of use to somebody
Islamabad, Pakistan (Gurudev visits Pakistan after seven years. Gurudev reinstates his message of 'One World Family' and embraces the people of Pakistan, 'I feel so nice here; the people are so beautiful and so nice.' He added, 'We need to create a new ... -
Effort and prayer both are essential in life
Mahasatsang at Udaipur Being human beings, we all have some responsibilities and some needs. If we sit and make a note of our responsibilities and our needs, and if we find that our needs are more than our responsibilities, then life will lead to misery. I ... -
A person whose mind is turned outward can never attain God
Mahasatsang at Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh When you go to a shop to buy something, it comes with a package. It is packaged. This packaging is essential, but it is not the substance. It is the substance which is packed.Similarly, formalities are just a package. ... -
We need to wipe out ignorance
Mahasatsang at Indore, Madhya Pradesh Whatever I wanted to say Shivraji has already said it all. Once hearts are connected, there is nothing left to say. Still, I will tell everybody to stay ‘In door’. There is only a slight difference in English between ... -
All foolish people are there in the world to make you skillful
Dear Guruji, in the Bhagvad Gita, Krishna says, ‘Bow down to me, I will free you. Follow Me!’ and a common man is also caught up in the ‘me’ and ‘mine’! So how is Krishna different from us? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: One is the person who is capable of taking t ... -
Peace is the first step to equip yourself to face problems
What are the different types of Yagya and what is the importance of Yagya in one’s life? Which Yagya is the best? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: Dhyan Yagya, Japa Yagya, Dravya Yagya - all these are called Yagya. So among all these, Dhyan Yagya is best – meditation ...