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You Are Loved
Bangalore, India So, the message from the Divine is that - you are so dear to the Divine. You simply have to recognize that you are so loved.You cannot imagine how much you are loved by God. There is so much love. Just like how a mother loves her baby, irr ... -
Nature Of The Mind
Bangalore, India The nature of mind is to waver, similar to how the nature of water is to flow. Now how do you reduce this wavering nature of the mind? It is through practice (abhyaasa) and dispassion (vairagya). What is dispassion? Sometimes, when you are ... -
The Master And The Spiritual Path
Bangalore, India Gurudev, in the Upanishads, we usually find references of Samit Pani (ritual of offering dry sticks to the Master). Gurudev, could you please tell us, what is the significance of this? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: Samit is the stick which is read ... -
Symbolism Of The Five-Headed Cobra
Bangalore, Ashram If you look at the mythological pictures, you will find Mahavir sitting with a five headed cobra behind him. Or Lord Vishnu is sitting in meditation and there is a cobra behind him. Even in the pictures of Rishis, you will find a cobra wi ... -
Gurudev, out of the Ashtalaksmi’s there is one by the name Vijayalakshmi. You said that we need Vijayalakshmi. It is the energy to win or succeed in anything. Can you please elaborate on this?
I think I have spoken enough on all those eight Lakshmis. The intelligent people don’t elaborate on anything too much. They only give little clues as essence. It is said, ‘Alpaksharam asandigdham sara-vat visvato-mukham.’ -
The Upside Down Tree
Bangalore, India Gurudev, in the fifteenth chapter of the Gita, there is a description of a tree which is upside down. The branches are in the ground and the roots are in the sky. Can you please explain the significance of this? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: This ... -
Colors Of Devotion
Bangalore, India Honesty is a quality in a person’s nature. If a person is honest, they are honest at home, and honest at work as well. Whether as a husband or a wife, they are honest towards their spouse. Wherever they go, honesty just shines through thei ... -
Overcoming Lust And Desires
Bangalore, India Gurudev, what is the easiest way to overcome thoughts of obsession, lust and desire? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: Keep yourself busy. Put your passion to a bigger cause. Be passionate about creating something or making something. Be busy in sprea ... -
Life And Its Challenges
Bangalore, India How do we balance our material and spiritual lives? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: Do you know how to ride a bicycle? How do you balance it? Balance your life in the same way. Take both of them together in life. When the focus is too much on spirit ... -
Significance Of Pilgrimage
Bangalore, India Dear Gurudev, how and when did the twelve Jyotirlingas (literally meaning ‘pillar of light’, a sacred divine shrine of Lord Shiva) come into existence? Please shed some light on this. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: See, every Jyotirlingam has a dif ...