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Consider Your Life Itself As Your Sadhana
Bangalore, India Gurudev, in the Bhagavad Gita, Lord Krishna says, ‘My birth (janam) and actions (karm) are both Divine.’ Please elaborate on this. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: Yes, when you acquire self-knowledge, then you feel that your birth and your actions a ... -
Faith Is The Petrol In The Vehicle Of Life
Bangalore, India Dear Guruji, I have become free from materialistic things, desires and feverishness to a great extent, but when it comes to you, my thirst keeps increasing. What is the solution for this? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: It is okay. When one withdraw ... -
Enlightenment Is Present In You As A Seed
Bangalore, India What we need to understand is that we should know that we already have what we want in life. You start with this intention, ‘I already have what I want’, then what you want will fructify easily. Thinking, ‘I have it’, is like sowing a seed ... -
Longing Is The Sign Of The Ripening Of Consciousness
Bangalore, India Dear Guruji, in the Yogasara Upanishad you have said that the Divine is impersonal. Guru is both, personal and Divine. Can you tell us more about this? How is God impersonal? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: Yes, it is both. Like you are form yet you ... -
Knowledge Turns Every Nightmare Into A Sweet Dream
Sofia, Bulgaria Do we create our reality or is everything predetermined? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: Do you have a dog at home? (Answer: Yes) See, when you go to the park, you go with a leash on the dog. That is legal. Now, the dog has freedom only for the lengt ... -
Inside A Bad Person There Is A Good Person Hiding
Bulgaria We are in an age of technology. Technology has shrunk the globe into a village. We are in a global village. I would want to see it as a Global Family. This is my dream, to see the world as a One World Family. It is so fortunate that this world has ... -
Every Individual Can Instill Faith Or Destroy Faith
Montreal, Canada Today’s message is that everyone one of you is a leader. You lead somebody somewhere. Either lead them on the right path or lead them astray. This is for sure that everyone is a leader. And if you have to lead everyone in the right path yo ... -
Devotion Is Like A Diamond
Montreal, Canada Devotion is a gift. You can’t take credit for your own devotion. You can’t say, ‘I’m so devoted’. You can’t take any credit. If you are so devoted it is a gift; such a blessing. What does devotion do? Devotion gives you immense happiness, ... -
A Criticism Should Go With Compassion And Care
Montreal, Canada Love is something that you can never get rid of. It is your nature. Either it presents itself in its pure form or it presents itself in a distorted form. Either there is pure love, or pure love gets expressed in a distorted form.What are t ... -
Being Useful Is The Purpose Of Your Life
Montreal, Canada In life there are two situations: One is when you are comfortable and happy. Another situation is when you are upset and unhappy. So what is needed to maintain this comfort and happiness is a willingness to do service. When we are happy th ...