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  1. Life Goes On

    Bangalore, India Gurudev, why does it feel that staying apart from my loved ones has now created a distance between our hearts and not just a distance between places? I feel scared of this distance between the hearts. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: No, do not be af ...
  2. An Intimate Note to the Sincere Seeker

    Bangalore, India Below is a transcript of what Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar said at the Bangalore Literary Festival. The festival was designed to bring the focus onto the literary heritage of the city and to transform Bangalore into the hub of Indian Liter ...
  3. It Is Impossible That The Divine Hurts You

    Bangalore, India   Gurudev, if a person feels hurt by the divine where does one go? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: There is nowhere to go! It is impossible that the Divine hurts you! There is a beautiful couplet in Kannada that we used to learn in school. It says, ...
  4. Freedom From The Mind

    Bad Antogast, Germany   Today I got the information from India, 5,000 prisoners completed the course. The newspaper carried a full page article about it; people's experiences.   Art of Living is so heterogeneous. Everyone is so different, at the same time, ...
  5. Have Confidence In Yourself

    Bad Antogast, Germany (A member of the audience asked a question and it was inaudible) Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: I want to tell you a story. A white cat put a label on its head that said, ‘I am a black cat’, as it kept moving around. Any amount of anyone telli ...
  6. Four Ways Of Looking At Hurt

    Bangalore, India How to keep on loving without expecting. How is it possible? In love expectations arise and if not fulfilled, it hurts. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: Yes, you will have to go through these gymnastics. If you have wisdom, you don’t have to go throu ...
  7. Overcoming Jealousy

    Bangalore, IndiaDay before, we had a very successful and large meditation in Pakistan. People are standing up for peace in Pakistan, and it is very good.Gurudev, the reality of this world from eyes of a dog is different from a monkey, and the perception of ...
  8. What Is The Purpose Of Life?

    Bad Antogast, Germany What is the purpose of life? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: When you feel that everything is going to stay here, but I am going to die one day, and everything appears meaningless, what you do appears to be meaningless, at this time I would lik ...
  9. Meditation Is Very Simple

    Bangalore, India(Part 3 of 3)Q: When I came here, as I entered the door, I had a lot of questions. But when I sat down I realized that this whole session is about finding your inner peace, and that was a beautiful realization.My question, today, is about A ...
  10. True Meaning of Service

    Bangalore, India Gurudev, what is the true meaning of seva? Does it mean to support someone, help them or give them some donation? And if our family opposes our doing seva, should we still continue to do seva, or instead serve our family alone and be happy ...