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  1. A Piece Of The Master

    (Below is a continuation of post Meditation Brings Revelation) Gurudev, why do we fear loneliness? Why do we always long for someone’s company? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: You feel this way because you have never gone deep into your inner Self. You have not met ...
  2. Meditation Brings Revelation

    Gurudev, can one’s basic personality or nature change by practicing sadhana and meditation? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: The answer to this depends on what is your understanding of one’s basic nature or personality. If you tell me that anger is your very nature, ...
  3. Take Refuge Of The Enlightened

    (Below is a continuation of post Why Bad Things Happen To Good People) Gurudev, it is said that the worship of the formless divine takes the sadhak (seeker) to a different state than the worship of the Divine with form. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: You have to g ...
  4. You Are Cared For

    (Below is a continuation of post Strive To Be Ordinary) I am an elderly person, and I feel like dying because I am so dependent. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: Life is such; you should not feel that I am dependent, and I want to be independent. See, no baby has be ...
  5. Strive To Be Ordinary

    (Photo credit: kitchener.lord / Foter / CC BY-NC-ND) Gurudev, is it alright for ordinary people like me to expect to be liberated? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: Only ordinary people have a chance to be liberated. One who thinks they are special, hold no chance at ...
  6. The Law Of Attraction

    (Below is a continuation of post Keeping Your Focus On You!) Gurudev, I am getting married soon but I have this one botheration. For the past 6 months I have had many fights with my fiancé and I am not sure if I should continue this relationship. Sri Sri ...
  7. Emotional Intelligence Matters

    Gurudev, I am living in a phase in which I am allowing my emotions to take over me, and I am aware of this. Otherwise, I feel they get suppressed. Am I on the right path? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: Emotions are such that sometimes you should abstain from them, ...
  8. Keeping Your Focus On You!

    Gurudev, how will you guide the modern youth who want to join politics for the betterment of our country? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: First, you do your sadhana and broaden you vision. Second, you need to have enormous patience. You go with a big vision and the ...
  9. Making Life A Celebration

    (The President of the House of Colombia bestowed the country’s highest civilian award on Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar for his peace work around the world, with special reference to his work in Colombia through his foundation, The Art of Living. Below is th ...
  10. The Nature Of Desire

    (Below is a continuation of post The Company Of The Truth) All saints say that God is your very soul, and you too have said that God exists and resides within us all. Then why do we practice idol worship? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: See, there are two points to ...