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  1. Dear Gurudev in every situation, how to remain ever new and eternal? For example when we meet people, our impression from our previous associations linger in the mind.

    Yeah of course, that is why I say you are both ancient and new. You are new that doesn't mean that you don't remember somebody's name. Every time you meet someone, you don't ask them, ‘What is your name again?’ Being ever new does not mean amnesia, wh ...
  2. The Power Of Prayer

    Bangalore, India Audience: Gurudev, today is Kanakadas Jayati. There was a great saint in India. He was a shepherd in the 12th century Karnataka. He was called Kanakadasa. The 12th century was a time when there was a wave of devotion that swept through Ind ...
  3. Dealing With Anger

    Bangalore, India Gurudev, I am wondering whether you prepare for each Satsang beforehand or do you create the meditation on the spot? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: It is in the moment. I do not prepare anything. I am readymade (Laughter). How to deal with righteou ...
  4. Spirit Of Enquiry

    Bangalore, India There are six types of people who asks questions. The first type of person who asks questions is one who is sad or unhappy. Unhappy people ask questions but they do not listen to the answers. This is a fact, have you not experienced this? ...
  5. Five Experiences You Must Have

    Bangalore, India Five days and experiences to really blossom in your life. One day you should spend with the farmers. Morning to night, spend the day with the farmers and see how they sow the seeds, how they water the plants and how they care for the plant ...
  6. You Are Blessed

    Bangalore, India Why do we do Paad Pooja (an ancient Indian ritual of welcoming a guest by washing his feet with water and flowers)? What is the significance of Paad Pooja? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: n the olden days when we received an honored guest in our hou ...
  7. Gurudev, how were the Purusha and Prakriti born? What is the relationship between the two?

    Now, I do not know when their birth took place. In fact, I do not know if they were ever born in the first place. They have existed since time immemorial. ...
  8. The various vehicles of the Shiv Parivar, i.e., the family of Shiva are mortal enemies – like the Lion and the Bull, the Snake and the Mouse, etc. What is the secret behind this?

    Opposite values are complementary. Everyone is united wherever Shiva is present. Wherever spirituality grows, all different kinds of people come together. Wherever there is Shiva-tattva or Guru-tattva there will not be just one kind of peopl ...