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Bananas To Bliss
Bangalore, India Gurudev, what is your message that we should take back home? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: Listen, this is like coming to a super market and asking, ‘What is it that I should take back home?’ (Laughter) What do you think the staff will say? They ... -
Gurudev, when you came to the Kumbh Mela (a sacred and mass Hindu pilgrimage) at the Banjara river, there were a few Naga Swamis (a clan of ascetics following the Naga school of spiritual practices) there who were very scary. Why are they like that?
Well I also wonder why they are like that! (Laughter) Perhaps they have never read the Bhagavad Gita. Lord Krishna would not approve of them. This is why Lord Krishna has said in the Gita: ‘Na-aham prakasah sarvasya yoga-maya-samavrtah. M ... -
How can one get rid of guilt?
Why do you want to get rid of guilt right away? A little guilt is actually good for you. A little pricking of that guilt will save you from repeating the same mistake again and again. So it is okay to keep a little guilt. But if it becomes too much, then w ... -
Everything Is An Expansion Of That One
Bangalore, India (Below is a continuation of the post After Several Lifetimes) Today is Shankara Jayanti. It is Shri Adi Shankaracharya’s birthday (the greatest Guru of the Advaita school of Indian philosophy). Adi Shankaracharya propagated the teachings o ... -
After Several Lifetimes
Bangalore, India (Below is a continuation of the post Removing Fear) Lord Krishna says, ‘Tesham jnani nitya-yukta eka-bhaktir vishishyate. Priyo hi jnanino 'tyartham aham sa cha mama priyah. Udarah sarva evaite jnani tv-atmaiva me matam’. (7.17) Lord Krish ... -
Gurudev, Brahma is the creator, Vishnu is the maintainer and Shiva is the destroyer. Why do we pray so much to the destroyer only?
The creator has finished his job, so, nobody cares for him. The maintainer is necessary, and everybody is afraid of the destroyer! No, it is not like that. The God of all Gods is Shiva, Mahadev, therefore, everyone worships Mahadev. Brahma was born ou ... -
Levels of Enlightenment
Bangalore, India (On the occasion of Kannada Rajyotsava, Art of Living founder, Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar gave a message encouraging all to take pride in the language and culture of Karnataka. He insisted that primary education should be in Kannada He a ... -
The Art Of Expressing
Bangalore, India Gurudev, receiving unconditional love from you has become such a habit that whenever I get into a relationship, I look for the same love in the other person, and none of the relationships work out for me. What do I do? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ... -
Stay Clear Of Jealousy
Bangalore, India Gurudev, when our focus is outward we feel jealous. In the same way, if we see the Guru outwardly also can we get trapped in jealousy? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: Yes. Many times we think, ‘See Gurudev has given him a garland but he has not give ... -
Removing Fear
(Below is a continuation of the post A True And Simple Fact) In the next verse, Lord Krishna explains further, ‘Chatur-vidha bhajante mam janah sukrtino 'rjuna. Arto jijnasur artharthi jnani cha bharata-rsabha’. (7.16) It has never happened that someone w ...