Question & Answers with Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
Q:
The person who invented the English alphabet made a mistake: they kept ‘I’ and ‘U’ apart!
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar:
They tried to keep ‘I’ and ‘U’ far apart– but could not succeed. It’s only on paper. Actually, we are very close. Do you think anyone has the power to keep you and me away? Why do you give someone that power? No way!Q:
How to overcome fear?
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar:
Through sadhana, Kriya , meditation.Q:
What is your vision for the Art of Living as an organization?
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar:
Spirituality is the language of the New Age. You make your own vision. I would ask you to be a drishta (the one with the vision), you may make your own drishya (view). The Divine will give you sleep, you create your own dream.Q:
What subjects is God testing us on? If we know, then we can study accordingly.
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar:
God does not test, he takes interviews. (Applause). Not even an interview - interior view. All subjects are relevant. Hence keep meditating.I do not believe that God takes tests. Only an ignorant person tests. The One who knows, does not need to test. He knows the Past, Present and Future. People believe that God conducts tests so that they can get over it, it gives them courage.
Q:
What is true happiness?
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar:
Know the reason of your unhappiness. If you remove it, then there will be happiness. Meditate. Just do the Sudarshan Kriya and you will find out.Q:
I made a promise to someone but now I know that it was not right. How do I get out of my promise?
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar:
If the promise you made gives peace to someone then you must fulfil it. If it causes pain both, to you and the other person then just move on. A promise made in ignorance has no importance.Q When will India have a good government and when will we be free from terrorism?
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: All of you take interest in that, usually people say that once you are in the spiritual world you should not get into politics at all, it is not like that. You should work towards providing justice to the society. Atheism and communism increased in our country because the spiritual people did not work against the injustice. They kept quiet.
Therefore, people lost their faith. In big states like Tamil Nadu, atheism spread because of the inaction on the part of the believers. There was a lot of injustice that happened against the dalits but the spiritual, religious people did not do anything.
Q:
I am a college student. After following spiritual practices, all the excitement in me seems to have been spent. Now I am only calm. Am I making a mistake?
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar:
Absolutely not. Though you are calm, you are also enthusiastic, and happy. Isn’t it? Then it’s fine.Q:
My friends want to come to the ashram, but don’t have the money.
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar:
Don’t worry. Those who cannot afford must come. They have to come.Q:
Are there different techniques to achieve different siddhis(perfections/powers)?
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar:
Ek hi saadhe sab sadhe, sab saadhe sab jaaye, if you follow one thing you will achieve all, but if you want everything, you won't achieve anything.Q:
Once you said that by doing seva all our problems are solved. I have come here for seva, will my problems be solved?
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar:
Yes, definitely they will be solved. For all our problems to be solved, two things are needed: one, is our effort (purushartha) and the other is Grace (krupa). God is within us. We are the embodiment of absolute consciousness (chaitanya swaroop). There is nothing separate from us. It is within us, in our form. What we do outwardly, to do pooja, is to create an atmosphere. But the purpose of all this is to be bring the vision inwards to the self.
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Founded in 1981 by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar,The Art of Living is an educational and humanitarian movement engaged in stress-management and service initiatives.
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