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Please can you teach me how to be connected to the faith?
Trying to connect to the faith is trying to connect to the air around you. ‘I want to be connected to the air.’ My dear, you can’t be but! You are already connected. Relax. Why do you try to connect to air? Are you getting what I am saying? Doubt as much a ... -
Why does love always come with attachment? Is it possible to love your partner and still be dispassionate?
Attachment brings pain, but nothing comes without pain. We came into this world in a lot of pain. The process of birth itself is very painful. For nine months, we were comfortable and then suddenly the ocean around us disappeared and we had to come out! At ... -
How to increase the belongingness and Sattva in society?
This question, I leave it with you. Keep asking this question. Time to time you get ideas and implement those ideas. And get people to be peaceful, happy, what we call sattvik. Sattvik means harmonious, the harmony within yourself and the harmony with your ... -
Because I travel a lot to places where vegetarian food is hard to find, I sometimes end up eating wrong foods and find energy is really low and there is heaviness in the head. What to do in such situations?
You know when people have some allergies, just because of company they don’t eat those foods for which they have allergies. Suppose you have allergy to carbonated drinks, and because the company is all drinking, you’ll not say, ‘Ok, I’ll also drink.’ Becau ... -
A question from someone on the ART Excel Course: When the cops or anyone in the military shoot or kill anyone in war, does it count as their good or bad karma?
Let us take the policeman. A policeman is doing his job to keep peace in society, so it is not a bad thing. In the military, one who is following orders is only doing his job. The man, who gives the orders, gets the karma. ... -
The Significance of Guru Purnima
Guru Purnima is the day of reflection. It is the New Year for a spiritual seeker; for one who is on the path. Just like you have the calendar New Year on 1st January every year, for a spiritual seeker, the New Year is on Guru Purnima. It is a day of refle ... -
Yltp- Naxal Female Prisoners Experience Relief
Naxal female prisoners experience relief ‘A story of transformation,’ describes Kanchan Shinde, a Youth Leadership Trainer, about her experience of teaching the Art of Living course to 20 jail inmates. She played an instrumental role in instilling smiles ... -
Buddha, sangha and dharma- The Times of India
On the spiritual path there are three factors: Buddha, the master or the presence of the enlightened, sangha, the commune or group, and dharma, your true nature. Life blossoms naturally when there is a balance between the three. The Buddha is a doorway, an ... -
Afghanistan: The Land of the Awakened
The war continues to rage in Afghanistan. The enduring violence and conflict has left the nation, its people and economy in ruins. Over the past nine years, billions of dollars have been spent and army commanders have come and gone. Like many of its neighb ... -
Maoist Drop Guns, Take Deep Breath at Sri Sri Ashram- The Hindustan Times
Spiritual gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, who has mesmerised millions in India and abroad, now has some unexpected followers — the Maoists. Seventeen rebels visited Art of Living International Center near Bangalore on Friday to seek his help in removing nega ...