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Worshiping The Gods
Bangalore, India Please tell us something about Hanuman? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: It is said that the Ramayana is happening in your own body. Your soul is Rama, your mind is Sita, your breath or life-force is Hanuman, your awareness is Laxmana and your ego is ... -
Dealing With Anger
Bangalore, India Gurudev, I am wondering whether you prepare for each Satsang beforehand or do you create the meditation on the spot? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: It is in the moment. I do not prepare anything. I am readymade (Laughter). How to deal with righteou ... -
You Are Blessed
Bangalore, India Why do we do Paad Pooja (an ancient Indian ritual of welcoming a guest by washing his feet with water and flowers)? What is the significance of Paad Pooja? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: n the olden days when we received an honored guest in our hou ... -
Cause And Effect
Bangalore, India Gurudev, who did you learn all this from? Who taught you meditation? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: Do you ask a poet or a writer whom did they learn from? They write it by themselves, isn’t it? If a poet or a writer copies content from here and ... -
Ancient Wisdom
Bangalore, India Gurudev, we are starting the Vedic Wisdom Sessions from tomorrow with the Upanayana (holy ceremony of wearing the sacred thread). We have about a hundred people from Europe. Could you give us some directions about how this Vedic Wisdom can ... -
There Are No Bad People
Bangalore, India The Divine can only be found in deep rest (meditation). Do you know what the obstacles to deep rest are? It is the cravings and aversions in the mind. If the mind is filled with cravings and aversions, rest is not possible. And if there is ... -
The Mystery Of Life
Bangalore, India Gurudev, in your book titled Living the Mystery of Life, you have said, 'Work in this world but do not allow it to enter your head.' Can you please explain this once again. Is it the same thing as dispassion? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: This is ... -
The Mind Matters
Bangalore, India You know, at all cost, you should save your mind. What happens is that you are in a happy mood, in a joyful mood, and somebody comes and tells you something in your ears which you don’t like. They say, ‘So and so said this about you’, and ... -
The Fire Inside
Bangalore, India (Satsang began with devotees from all over the world singing hymns and songs in their national languages. The crowd from various countries around the world and from all parts of India united with one another through music and singing.) Thi ... -
You Are Loved
Bangalore, India So, the message from the Divine is that - you are so dear to the Divine. You simply have to recognize that you are so loved.You cannot imagine how much you are loved by God. There is so much love. Just like how a mother loves her baby, irr ...