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When Forgiveness Happens
(Below is a continuation of the post Facing Criticism) Dear Gurudev, how do I learn forgiveness? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: Why do you want to learn? Why do you want to take all the trouble? Hold on to your grudge, and when you cannot then you have already for ... -
Facing Criticism
Dear Gurudev, when someone criticizes me I switch off and go into hiding. How to handle criticism without arguing and fighting? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: Know that you’re magnanimous. Every time you face a criticism know that you are vast like the ocean, and ... -
Don't Take Anything From Anyone
(Below is a continuation of the post The Question Of Enlightenment) Gurudev in the Yoga Sutras, it is said that by aparigraha (the concept of non-possessiveness or non-greediness) one gets to know their past lives. Is that true? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: Yes. ... -
The Question Of Enlightenment
I have started listening to this spiritual leader since a year now. He is saying that enlightenment is just a pure physical and physiological function of the body, and there is no religious content in it.He is rejecting other schools of though and saying ... -
Equanimity: Our Greatest Friend
(Below is a continuation of the post The Case Of Good vs. Bad) Gurudev, for a Yogi this world is a penance, and for a Bhogi being alone is a penance. Can there be life beyond penance? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: Penance makes us strong.A Yogi is all alone in th ... -
The Case Of Good vs. Bad
Gurudev, everything in the world is natural - the good and the bad. Then why are we always trying to convert the bad into good? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: Because that is also part of our nature. People are being born, and people die, then why do you need to s ... -
Devotion Is The Head Of Meditation
Dear Gurudev, is it alright if I meditate thinking about you, about how beautiful you appear, how wonderful are your eyes, and that your smile is so lovely? Is it alright to meditate upon your form? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: See, if you are able to meditate e ... -
The Truth About Honesty
Gurudev, somebody speaks very well, and give speeches very confidently, but when it comes to work, nothing gets done. So how should a politician be, a good orator or a good worker? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: Both are needed.When I finished college, a gentleman ... -
The Crises Will Be Over
(Over 1 million people have been affected by the worst flood in the history of Bosnia & Herzegovina, Serbia, Croatia, Macedonia, Albania between May 14-17, 2014. More than 100,000 houses and other buildings in Bosnia are no longer fit to use. Over a mi ... -
Real Faith Leads To Everlasting Happiness
Dear Gurudev, what is the main mantra or key to happiness in life? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: The key to happiness in life is to not stay stuck in 'I…Me…Mine' (meaning one’s own personal desires or material gains). Dedicate your life to some larger goal, or to ...