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  1. Gurudev, we keep asking you questions. Do you have a question that you would like to ask us?

    I am asking you this question, ‘Do you follow a Guru?’ I ask everyone questions all the time; I ask them ‘How are you?’ ‘Are you happy?’ Though I know the answer still I ask. These are the only questions I ask, and I ...
  2. You once said that Guru is a presence, it is not a person, what does this mean?

    See, certain questions have no answers. If you have to say whether you follow a Guru, the answer is neither ‘Yes’ nor ’No’. If you say ‘No’, then the question has no meaning. If you say ‘Yes’, then it has ...
  3. Why is it that sometimes we don’t trust in the Guru. Why do we have doubts that arise?

    Should you follow the Guru? I am asking you. How many of you think that you should follow the Guru, raise your hands? (Everyone in the audience raise their hands). If you are following the Guru, that means the Guru is also walking. He hasn&rsquo ...
  4. Truth Cannot Be Hidden

    What is the difference between the self and the soul? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: Soul is like the air in a balloon, and self is like the air in the atmosphere. Why is it that sometimes we don’t trust in the Guru. Why do we have doubts that arise? Sri Sri Ravi ...
  5. What is the difference between the self and the soul?

    Soul is like the air in a balloon, and self is like the air in the atmosphere. ...
  6. World Summit For Ethics And Leadership On Sports

    (The 2nd World Summit on Ethics & Leadership in Sports,at the FIFA Headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland, was organized with the focus of bringing attention to the critical challenges related to sports governance such as match fixing, doping and human ri ...
  7. We Belong To One Human Race

    (Below is a continuation of the post Anything Is Possible) I recently had an interaction with one gentleman from the Muslim brotherhood, in America. He is a 27-year-old young man. Would you like to hear the interaction, and see what he says? (An audio cli ...
  8. Q: Who are your main sources of inspiration?

    Inspiration is always from within. When you have the commitment to do something in life, something in the world, give something to the world back, you can draw inspiration from everything and from everybody around you. You cannot decide, I want to be ...
  9. Stop Beating Yourself Up Over Past Mistakes

    (Below is a continuation of the post Understanding Chakras And The Kundalini Energy) I try to forget the mistakes I made in the past and move ahead. But the people around me keep reminding me of those past mistakes. What should I do? Sri Sri Sri Ravi Shan ...
  10. I do my Sadhana very regularly. How can I know for sure that my bad Karmas or their ill-effects are getting cleansed and removed?

    I tell you, drop everything and just become a Sharanagati. Being a Sharanagati means to have this firm faith and belief that all your Karmas have been cleansed. There is no balance that remains to be cleared anymore. Why are you st ...