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Gurudev, how do we handle a situation where one family member wants to convert to another religion?
First of all, honor all religions. The real problem is that they don’t know their own religion completely. Tell them to first understand their own religion, study and go deep into it and then decide.When you are converting religions, you are ... -
I want others to appreciate me.
Whenever you expect anything from others, appreciation or anything else, you are not being independent, and this is bound to bring you down. You must say, “I don’t expect anything from others, but whatever I need to do, I will keep on doing ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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. ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ...
