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  1. “Victory is certain”

    Like moths, the youth have joined together to bring India to a new turning point. From Kollam in Kerala to Jammu, from Kanpur to Junagadh, Gujarat, Gauhati, everywhere, in every village, from every nook and corner of the country, people in one voice are sa ...
  2. “When we are involved in activity, we should feel that nothing is okay. But when we are in meditation, we should feel that everything is fine.”

    Mind is restless. How to control it? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: Through practice and experience the mind will settle down. It is through experience that one feels dispassion/detachment (vairaagya). What is dispassion? As a child, you would get excited about cot ...
  3. Whoever you think of, you imbibe their qualities

      Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: When anyone does something wrong he should be punished. But so that people do not do anything wrong, our Yuvaachaarya (youth leaders) are working towards these efforts. It is necessary to have a remedy for illnesses, but I a ...
  4. The voice of the public should be heard

    I would want that the fast to not be prolonged and the government to quickly agree to the demands to revise and improve the Jan (peoples’) Lokpal Bill. Tomorrow Annaji will reach Ramlila Maidan. The youth are busy making preparations for his stay there. I ...
  5. "Whatever situation you have you can make that situation as a step for your growth."

    (A member of the audience asked a question and it was inaudible) Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: You know whatever situation you have you can make that situation as a step for your growth. Pleasant situations you can definitely make use of it for growth. Unpleasant ...
  6. "Each one of us is a treasure house of wealth"

    Today is a full moon day and is also called Raksha Bandhan. What we call these days as the friendship day, people tie friendship bands, this is a new trend, but this is actually an old version changed into a new thing. Tying this Raksha Bandhan has been th ...
  7. 'Guruji is within you!'

    Dearest Guruji, can you please speak a little on Kundalini Shakti? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: Kundalini simply means the energy in your body. Unless it is awakened there is no life. And in the very first kriya you do it is already awakened. It doesn’t have to b ...
  8. Satsang with Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

    Gurudev, I want You to be with me always. What should I do for that? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: Just know I am with you. Do Sadhana, Seva, Satsang - that you don’t leave or forget. Do your duty, meditate, do your duty.What is the difference between Dharana and ...
  9. Everyone to give at least 3% of their earning for social projects; we must share

    We need to know from everyone. Perception has to be multi-direction. One-sided vision will not have so from various angles when we see a situation we become richer in our understanding. Why not we do an exercise?! Can we just turn to the person next to us ...
  10. Opposite values are complementary

    Is there any such thing like we have done something wrong and that is why we have to suffer now and maybe after we die? If we do something wrong now, do we have to suffer next life? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: First of all you must know that those who died they ...