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War On Alcoholism Is Essential
Bangalore, India There are some people who say, 'A little bit of wine is okay, even Lord Shiva had wine'. How do we tackle such statements? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: People do whatever they want to do and they put it in the name of religion, or God to justify ... -
The Art Of Raising Children
Berlin, Germany It would be wonderful to have our children grow up happily in this sometimes difficult world. What can we give them besides lots of love when they are still too young for meditation? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: Just play with them. Don’t try to b ... -
Walk Like A King
Berlin, Germany Why do Angels have wings, what is the symbolism of that? Can you please talk about why we have Angels in the Christian tradition. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: Man had a fascination to fly. He wanted to dominate space. Man could walk the Earth, he ... -
The Five Steps Of Meditation
Berlin, Germany Happy New Year to you all. It is a nice way to celebrate New Year with meditation. What is meditation? Meditation is a state from which everything has come, and to which everything goes. It is that inner silence from where you feel joy, hap ... -
Sri Sri's New Year Message
Berlin, Germany 2012 is passing rather very fast. Let us recapture! When this year began, there was a lot of talk about 21 December 2012. There were rumors that the world is going to end. And there are many people who believe rumors; at least some people b ... -
What Will It Take To Change Our Lives?
Bad Antogast, Germany Dear Gurudev, I am shattered by the rape victim’s death in India. Why do such brutal rape crimes happen in India? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: Listen, it is not just in one place, and it is not only in India. This incident just caught so muc ... -
You Have To Go Beyond!
Bad Antogast, Germany It is a joy to see you all joyful, and grow in wisdom. If you all grow in wisdom, that is the greatest joy! Wisdom is that situation in which you are solid, unshakable and with a smile. Is being gay an impression of the mind? Sri Sri ... -
The Other Side Of Love
Bad Antogast, Germany Gurudev, could you please talk about the connection between spirituality and mathematics? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: Mathematics of spirituality is that 2 + 1 = 0. Did you get it? Think about it! When the body and mind, these two merge wit ... -
Sitting Close To The Master
Bad Antogast, Germany In the Upanishads you speak about getting close to the master. Does this also mean in a physical way. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: We are already here. We are physically sitting close here to one another, is it not so? Closeness comes from y ... -
Give A Chance For Miracles To Happen
Bad Antogast, Germany You have heard of many Guru stories, isn't it? So now I am going to tell you a Devotee story. In the last week of November, I was touring in some of the remote places in the state of Maharashtra. Some villages and districts that I hav ...