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  1. You Reap What You Sow

    Bangalore, India Today is celebrated as Uthhana Dwadashi (a sacred festival commemorating the awakening of Gods from sleep, and also a day on which the marriage of Tulsi to Lord Vishnu is celebrated in South India), that is the day we celebrate Gods waking ...
  2. The Best Way To Forgive

    Gurudev, is there any limit to forgiving or asking for forgiveness? Is there any governing principle for this? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: Forgiving someone shows one’s compassion. Asking for forgiveness shows that you recognize your mistakes, and that you reso ...
  3. Your Good Is In Being Good

    Bangalore, IndiaGurudev, people criticize others behind their backs all the time. What happens to such people? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: If the criticism is superficial, then let it be.We just talked about the Navarasas (the nine emotions, which are, love, lau ...
  4. Why A Mantra Is Kept Secret?

    Bangalore, India Gurudev, why is a mantra given as a whisper; so secretly? Does the mantra loses its power if given in open? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: You know what psychology says, if there is anything in your mind that is bothering you, speak it out. Bring i ...
  5. The True Meaning of Celibacy

    Bangalore, India Gurudev, it is said that Shankaracharya had experienced the pleasures of life by entering into the body of a king. How then could he be considered celibate? Is celibacy (Brahmacharya) of the body or of the mind? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: It is ...
  6. What We Get Through Silence

    Bangalore, India Deep silence and joyful celebrations is what Navratri is all about! It is a time to step out of the worldly things and go into the other world. Gurudev, Dasha Mahavidyas (ten cosmic personalities of Divine Mother) are worshipped in Navratr ...
  7. Perceiving The Divine

    Bangalore, India Gurudev, what are the signs of true love? What is its form and how can we recognize it? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: True love is like what was between Lord Rama and Bharat. That which existed between Radha and Lord Krishna, and between Lord Kris ...
  8. Sri Sri’s Message on Gandhi Jayanti

    Bangalore, India I want to tell you about my teacher who is still alive, and who has completed 116 years of his life. This gentleman taught Mahatma Gandhi the scripture, Bhagavad Gita, when he came back from South Africa. The Bhagavad Gita often states tha ...
  9. An Intimate Note to the Sincere Seeker

    Bangalore, India Below is a transcript of what Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar said at the Bangalore Literary Festival. The festival was designed to bring the focus onto the literary heritage of the city and to transform Bangalore into the hub of Indian Liter ...
  10. An Intimate Note to the Sincere Seeker

    Bangalore, India Below is a transcript of what Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar said at the Bangalore Literary Festival. The festival was designed to bring the focus onto the literary heritage of the city and to transform Bangalore into the hub of Indian Liter ...