Question & Answers with Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
Q:
What can I do to become the Divine’s favorite?
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar:
Smile and Serve. Smile at everybody and serve all.Q:
How to deal with attachment on the spiritual path?
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar:
When you are aware of the attachment, then your behavior will naturally become balanced.Q:
What can you say about 2012?
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar:
Don't worry. Nothing is going to happen. Things will be as usual. In fact more and more people will become spiritual.Q:
Why do negative feelings like regret and frustration exist? Has anything productive ever come out of them? And if not, what is the way to turn these emotions into productive one?
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar:
You should read ‘Celebrating Silence’. I have answered all these questions there.Q:
Do we all have a purpose in life or we all come and go whenever? If there is one purpose, what is it?
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar:
You know, it’s best to take out a paper and pen, and list out what is not the purpose of your life. By negating it will be easier for you.Q:
I detest my job which I loved so dearly once. What can I do?
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar:
Our likes and dislikes change so often! You like something and then dislike it and so on. Life should not be swayed away by likes and dislikes but well founded on commitment. You need some work to sustain your life. Any job that sustains your life, be committed to it and if you get something better, go for it.There is nothing like job satisfaction. Every job has some drawbacks. Earn your livelihood and then do seva for satisfaction. That brings you maximum satisfaction. Nothing else can bring you the satisfaction that seva brings.
Q:
Spiritual path involves many sacrifices of material things and worldly pleasures, all which seem to take away the joy from life. Is it so?
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar:
No, in fact it gives you the joy.Q:
Is the future free will or destiny?
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar:
Wisdom is to see the past as destiny, future as free will and be in the present moment.Seeing the future as destiny is foolishness and can make you lazy. The past is destiny because you can’t change the past.Q:
How do I free myself from weaknesses? Does performing puja help?
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar:
Satsang, meditation and pranayama is the best gift to you. Chanting mantras, doing pujas has its place. Don’t worry too much about it. Meditate and do a little puja. Don’t leave it out completely nor overdo it.Q:
How do I drop the desire of alcohol and cigarette?
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar:
There are three things that you can do to drop such a desire for alcohol or cigarette.- Do your spiritual practices daily. It will take you out of such desires.
- Think that intake of alcohol or cigarette smoking will diminish your good luck. If you take like that, then something unlucky or unfortunate may happen.
- Suppose someone offers you a crore ($10 million), if you stop alcohol or cigarettes for a month. Will you still do it? Each time you get a desire to do that, you will think that you will lose the 1 crore.
So, you will control yourself because of greed or fear. To come out of a bad habit, fear and greed are divya aushadi, best or even magical remedies! After that, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar led the audience through a meditation.
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