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Meditation makes you shine like a Pearl

Dr Nisha Manikanthan, Doctor, Bangalore My life used to be so different. I used to be trapped in my emotions and thoughts, identify myself with them and often be driven by feelings. Once I started meditating, my mind became a lot calmer. Meditation opened ...

A-Z Reasons to Meditate

Today, if you want to be happy and peaceful, meditation is a necessity. Here are A-Z reasons why you should meditate as shared by meditators. A- Awareness Meditation is complete awareness. It can happen every moment but it has to start with eyes closed! V ...

Answered: 7 most frequently asked questions about meditation

“I used to get agitated at little things around me,” said 25-year-old Suneet, adding, “Over time, I have found myself become more patient. I don’t lose my temper as easily.” He attributes this change to the regular practice of meditation for a few months. ...

Popular, smart, talented: Recipe for a perfect college life

I was sitting in the Café next to my old college, sipping cappucino, when my attention was drawn to an intense conversation between two young girls I recognized as my juniors. Anisha: You have a dance competition coming up, so instead of practicing togeth ...

Srinivas Uppaluri's Success Mantra in Boardroom and Golf Course

Srinivas Uppaluri, Management Consultant, Bangalore Once upon a time I used to wake up, have a cup of tea or coffee and go off for a round of golf, a walk or swim, before heading to work. Today, I do most of that barring the tea/coffee habit- with one lif ...

Meditation for caregivers

It Takes Courage to Care with a Smile Vijaya and Natrajan had the picture-perfect marriage till Vijaya was diagnosed with cancer. Hearing the news, I braced myself before meeting them. I pictured them with faces pinched with sadness and uncertainty, quest ...

How to overcome obstacles in meditation

#1 Drop all desires & planning The hindrance for meditation is the desire and all your planning to do something. Offer the desire through surrender with the trust, “It it is right for me, it will be done.” Just think it will happen and relax. Surrende ...

Love seeks to dissolve the identity

This is continued from the previous Secrets of Meditation post … Q-1 Can you speak on how devotion can transform the ego in order for the Self to be realized? Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: Listen, what is devotion? It is a state of love. What is ego? It i ...

Meditation is a happening and is effortless

This is continued from the previous Secrets of Meditation post … So, we will recapitulate what we have been doing in the last two days: how meditation can happen in many ways. Meditation is a happening, this is the first point. Second is, meditation is ef ...

Questions on Meditation Part-2

Based on a series of talks entitled ‘Secrets of meditation’ given by Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar on April 20, 2012, California. These talks have been made into knowledge sheets. Q-1: Why is it that10 minutes of meditation gives me more energy than 8 or 1 ...