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  1. Taking The Decision To Retire

    (Below is the continuation of the post Selfless Service Is The Key To Joy) My children have gone abroad for higher studies and I am now alone at home. I often do not know what to do, and feel a sense of emptiness. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: See, until now, you ...
  2. How To Be A Better Leader

    In the third and fourth generation the wisdom starts dwindling. This is what you can observe around the world. There are many people from the Sindhi community here. Do you know how much difficulty they faced 60 years back? They had to leave all their belo ...
  3. Sri Sri's Commentary on the Bhagavad Gita Chapter 8- Part 1

    In Chapter 8, Lord Krishna begins by telling Arjuna, “I am the Supreme Lord and the governing deity of all Yajnas – whether they are material or spiritual in nature. I am the One who everyone wishes to know and attain in the last moments of their life. And ...
  4. Practice Being Content

    Deep rest is the essence of sadhana. You have become so tired by doing something or the other all the time. Now just sit down for some time and to be with yourself. Do some meditation. When you meditate, you will start seeing a new world in front of you.Y ...
  5. The Cause Of All Causes Is The Guru Principle

    It so happened once, a lady went to a Guru and said, "I have two questions". The Guru said, "Okay, ask me". The lady asked, "Why did God make this world? Why couldn't he just be happy with the way it was? And having created it, why did he make it so miser ...
  6. Sri Sri's Message On Guru Purnima 2015

    There are two worlds that we live in: One is the world of memory and the other is the real world. In memory, there are three types of memory.1. You remember but you can't do anything about it. You remember your childhood, but you can't get it back. This i ...
  7. Why Acceptance Is Important In Relationships

    You know medical science is evolving. At one point of time, people were told antibiotics are good, but now it's said they are not so good. At one point of time, a whole generation left this planet thinking butter is very bad for your heart, but last year, ...
  8. Let Go Of Fear Of Other People's Opinion

    Gurudev, sometimes I find it difficult to explain to other people the benefits of meditation. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: See, you don't try to convince people who don't know what meditation is. Even if they get convinced, they will not do it. So better leave i ...
  9. The Twists And Turns Of Karma

    (Below is a continuation of Let Go Of Fear Of Other People's Opinion) Gurudev, how come some people come to The Art of Living, experience this path, and then suddenly change their mind and go away. I really cannot understand this. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: Se ...
  10. Why Sincerity Is Important?

    (Below is a continuation of post An Easy Way To Forgive) Dear Gurudev, congratulations for the meeting with the FARC in Cuba and their resolution to adopt non-violence. Is there a way that you can also approach Hamas leaders from Gaza to inspire them to d ...