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  1. The Five Secrets

    There are five secrets which are sacred and are guarded by the subtle beings and angels in this creation. They are: Jananarahasya (the secret of birth): Birth is a secret. How a soul takes a body, the criteria for selecting the place of birth, time of bir ...
  2. The Wisdom Of Secrets

    A wise person makes no effort to conceal a secret. But he does not make an effort to reveal a secret either. For example, you do not talk about menstruation, death, etc. to a five-year-old, but as they grow older these things are not hidden from them any ...
  3. Being with the Guru

    People have various reasons to be with a Guru. Broadly they can be put in these 5 catagories. You would like to have your wishes fulfilled and because it is more pleasurable. Everything else looks more painful to you and you come for comfort. You want to ...
  4. News Flood

    This week we had so much newsthat we are sending just the news flood! It has been an unusually hectic week even by Gurudev's standards. Last Friday, Gurudev addressed three satsangs in a single day, starting with the rural satsang among thousands of ...
  5. Form And Formless, And Aggression And Intuition

    A: Form and Formless Life is a combination of form and formless. Feelings have no form but their expressions have form. The Self has no form but its abode has form. Similarly, wisdom and grace have no form but are expressed through form. Discarding the fo ...
  6. Is Guru Responsible?

    Is Guru responsible for your enlightenment? If yes and you don't get awakened, then Guru is to be blamed. And if you get freedom then also the Guru is to be blamed because he has been partial to you. If Guru could set you free, he could have done it ...
  7. Arguments and wrong action

    A person who argues should not be given knowledge. An argumentative mind is not receptive to knowledge. When someone is in an argumentative mood, then giving knowledge or advice is in vain. In an argumentative mood you feel you know it all. Then you are n ...
  8. Action And Reaction

    Action is out of conscious decision. Reaction is out of impulsiveness. Impulsiveness creates a chain of Karma. Reaction, as well as non-action, both create karma, but a conscious action transcends karma. Conscious action does not create new karma whereas, ...
  9. Technology

    he purpose of technology is to harness nature to bring information and comfort to human beings. When spiritual values- human values- are ignored and neglected, instead of bringing comfort, technology brings fear and destruction. Technology without human v ...
  10. The power of love

    In a congregation, Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar asked, "How many of you are feeling strong?" Many people raised their hands. Gurudev: Why? Because YOU are with us!!! Gurudev: Only those who feel weak can surrender. All those who were feeling str ...