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Capture The Vast Sun In Your Little Mirror
Bangalore, India (Below is a continuation of the post The Evolving Mind) 'Yasya nahankrto bhavo buddhir yasya na lipyate. Hatvapi sa imal lokan na hanti na nibadhyat'. (18.17) He says, ‘One whose intellect is free from the influence of Maya. (alipta-buddhi ... -
The Evolving Mind
Bangalore, India There are three stages in the evolution of the mind. The first stage is being in Maya (illusion) and not knowing it. It means one is so caught up in Maya that one is not even aware of it. For example, someone has a certain Bhrama (delusion ... -
Remember Your True Identity
Montreal, Canada Gurudev, I want to be honest with my parents about my sexuality. Yet my fear of losing their love and support has been stopping me from being honest with them. Do I need to be compassionate and not burden my parents? Please guide me to a ... -
Are You Being Useful or Useless?
Montreal, Canada Photo credit: Ted Abbott / Foter / CC BY-NC-ND Dear Gurudev, what is it about seva that makes people dynamic versus doing office work? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: See, we have to do something and we keep doing something. When we do something, ... -
Three Levels of Spiritual Practices
Montreal, Canada There are three levels of spiritual practices. This is something I have not spoken about before. The first one is called Anva Upaya. The second is Shakta Upaya, . and the third one is Shambava Upaya. . Shiva, Shakti and Anva. All practices ... -
Sri Sri's Message on Guru Purnima 2013
(People from around the world joined the Guru Purnima celebrations with Gurudev at The Art of Living Ashram in Montreal, Canada, on July 22. What started with a short pooja, offering gratitude to the lineage of Masters, continued with some reminisces of se ... -
The Most Desired Transformation
Geneva, Switzerland Your Excellency, and my dear ones and the audience. As Dr. Denis Broun just mentioned, crisis brings out the best and the worst in people. When the recent Himalayas tsunami happened, I didn’t tell any of the volunteers to go and do some ... -
How to Keep Faith During Calamities?
Bangalore, India (Below is a continuation of the post Where There Is A Will There Is A Way) Dear Sri Sri, in Germany and some other parts of Europe we have had very recently experienced devastating floods. What is your message towards our environmental dut ... -
Where There Is A Will There Is A Way
Face 2 FaceBangalore, India (Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar took to Facebook with a live event, turning the modern social network into a lively global platform for seeking solace, guidance and action from the ancient Indian spiritual wisdom. Lakhs of people ... -
Does Chanting Mantras Really Work?
Delhi, India What is the importance of chanting mantras? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: When someone abuses you verbally, how do you feel? If someone says that you are a donkey, how do you feel? What does it do to you? What does it create? Anger! It shakes you. It ...
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