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  1. Prayer Is Essential In Life

    Bangalore, India Gurudev, what is the importance of yagna? I heard that if we do yagna, then even the rain comes. Why don’t we do a big yagna, and finish all the bad things in the world? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: Have you heard about the butterfly effect? A bu ...
  2. Add Some Color To Your Home

    Bangalore, India If God is omnipresent and one feels strong connection to the Guru, is it still needed to go to temples. What is the significance of rituals? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: See, you do not need to go to any temple, mosques, or churches or anything. ...
  3. Gurudev, what is the best way to deal with any kind of injustice?

    Sometimes what you think as injustice may not be so from the other person’s point of view. It may not be injustice at all. You need to stand up against injustice, but with wisdom and with awareness, because everyone who gets annoyed or angry they will ...
  4. Answers Come From A Quiet Mind

    Bangalore, India Gurudev, please talk on the art of asking questions since, at times, I am not satisfied with an answer I get, or I get more confused with the answer. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: Meditation! When the mind is restless, no matter what the answer is ...
  5. What Does Business Have To Do With Spirituality?

    (The Federation of the Karnataka Chamber of Commerce and Industries (FKCCI) and The Art of Living in association with World Forum for Ethics in Business hosted the Corporate Culture and Spirituality Conference at The Art of Living International Centre, Ban ...
  6. Trust Is the Backbone of Business

    Bangalore, India  (Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar gives a closing address at end of the two day Corporate Culture & Spirituality event) My dear one on the dais, and in the audience. For every beginning, there is an end; and every end has a beginning; thi ...
  7. What is the reason for 108 beads in a rosary? Is there any significance to this?

    There are 12 constellations and nine planets according to Indian astrology. Nine planets moving in the 12 constellations can bring about 108 different types of changes. So the 108 beads are to nullify any malefic effects of any changes. ...
  8. Tips To Improve Your Relationship With Your Mother-In-Law

    Bangalore, India What we see is only one tenth of what is. The subtle creation governs the gross creation. The subtle creation is only full of vibrations. It is the subtle that rules the gross, and all information is embedded in the subtle. This is so fasc ...
  9. We Need To Care For Every Single Creature

    Bangalore, India Please tell us about the importance of offering food (Prasad) to the Divine before eating. Also please tell us the authentic way of offering food. Is there any mantra needed? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: When a lady cooks food at home, the first ...
  10. Lord Krishna- Trouble Maker Or Trouble Shooter?

    Bangalore, India Gurudev, Yudhisthira (the eldest of the five Pandava brothers in the Mahabharata) used to gamble. He gambled and lost his wife (Draupadi) in a game of dice. Then why is he given the title of ‘Dharmaraj’ (the supreme upholder of Dharma or m ...