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  1. 'Music, knowledge and silence are ingredients for development of the consciousness'

    Excerpts from Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar’s talk at Ganesha Temple, New YorkThere are three essential ingredients for the development of consciousness - Music, knowledge and silence. Knowledge is logical understanding. With a few moments of silence practi ...
  2. Guru Purnima message by Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

    Guru Purnima is the day of reflection. It is the New Year for a spiritual seeker; for one who is on the path. Just like you have the calendar New Year on 1st January every year, for a spiritual seeker, the New Year is on Guru Purnima.It is a day of reflec ...
  3. 'Just smile through. Take things as they come'

    What Gurudev said today:July 10, Vancouver, Canada:No technique really works (laughter). It is you who makes it work. That is called shraddha. Shraddha can be roughly translated as faith. When your intention and attention are there, manifestation happens. ...
  4. ‘Perfection in mind is keeping our mind in peace’

    What Gurudev said today Surrey, Greater Vancouver, British Columbia, July 9: Excerpts from Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar’s talk at the Lakshmi Narayan Temple Our voices should be strong. The voice of truth and religion is weak. When the voice of violence is ...
  5. The Art of Living International Centre- service and spirituality

    At a young age just after his graduation, Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar started receiving invitations from different parts of the world to give lectures on Vedic knowledge. He traveled to universities in Europe where he interacted with many scholars and pro ...
  6. Love in its ultimate form is devotion

    The center of life is love, yet we seem to be so far away from our own centers. What can connect us to our centers, what can bring us back to ourselves?  This quest is ongoing. You need a little thread to be connected, you need something to hold on that ra ...
  7. Being young at heart means being enthusiastic, willingness to do anything and to create something new

    Bangalore Ashram, India(Gurudev welcoming Yes plus youths to the Ashram)All of you have come home. There is a lot of fun and knowledge for you here. There are many surprises waiting for you.Youth means enthusiasm, fun, ready to do anything, to create somet ...
  8. The trust which stands after moving through the doubt is true trust.

    Continued from the last post:Excerpts of Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar’s talk in Hamburg, GermanyYou know, I remember an incident. My father used to tell me that my grandmother gave ten and a half kilo of gold that she had to my grandfather to give it to Ma ...
  9. Mature joy is that you get when you give something

    Excerpts of Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar's talk in Hamburg, GermanyYou know, why are children all over the world so attractive? Because their presence is so pure! Their presence, their vibration is so positive and clean. As we grow older, we forget how to ...
  10. Another Wonder of Chemical Free Farming

    Bangalore Ashram, IndiaAfter the Ashtavakra session, a farmer from a village of Uttar Pradesh, India, came up with another wonder of chemical free farming. He took chemical free seeds from the ‘Art of Living’ seed bank. Initially, he was little apprehensiv ...