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  1. If one becomes dispassionate, then the family members think we are ignorant and neglectful. Please specify the fine line that differentiates the two, and how can we answer to the family in such situations?

    You cannot go on answering everyone’s questions or responding to their opinions; or trying to correct them all the time. If you are true to yourself and you know that deep down you care a lot for them, then that is good enough. You should walk you ...
  2. Gurudev, I feel like a puppet in the hands of the Divine, due to Karma, sickness, pain, old age and death. Where is my freedom?

    When you have this deep realization that none of this is you – be it sickness, pain, old age or death, then that is freedom. This afternoon when we all meditated, so many people felt relieved of body aches and pains, isn’t it? ...
  3. Gurudev, with more and more people coming into the Art of Living family, you are becoming more and more busy. Earlier you used to spend quality time with individual devotees, but now it is so rare. Please spend some personal time with us.

    Listen, the quality of time I spend with you has not reduced one bit (laughter). But yes, the quantity of time spent has come down for sure. Even when I meet someone for just a minute, I meet them 100% and am totally with them. If I even see you ...
  4. What can we possibly give you as a gift on your birthday? Gurudev, you have everything already.

    I need many pillars of knowledge. I want you to really live the knowledge and also work to see that more and more people come onto the path of knowledge. There are a number of things you can do, such as being a part of the recent Sri Sri University. We ...
  5. How much importance should we give to Vastushastra?

    See, Vastushastra is definitely a science in itself. This science was conceived and developed in the ancient ages, and it is a part of the Vedas. But as of today, it is not available or accessible to us completely. It was written down on palm lea ...
  6. The Cause Of All Causes Is The Guru Principle

    It so happened once, a lady went to a Guru and said, "I have two questions". The Guru said, "Okay, ask me". The lady asked, "Why did God make this world? Why couldn't he just be happy with the way it was? And having created it, why did he make it so miser ...
  7. Sri Sri's Message On Guru Purnima 2015

    There are two worlds that we live in: One is the world of memory and the other is the real world. In memory, there are three types of memory.1. You remember but you can't do anything about it. You remember your childhood, but you can't get it back. This i ...
  8. Love Is About Giving

    Gurudev, ego, misunderstandings and doubts have destroyed my relationship. What is the secret of loving relationships? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: Just be natural and accept people. Love is always about giving. Know that you have come here (on the planet) to on ...
  9. What is the role of Yantras (sacred or mystical diagrams) in Astrology?

    Yantras are like diagrams. If you open a transistor or a chip, you will see a circuit diagram on the chip. Yantras are circuit diagrams for cosmic energy, they are used for storing cosmic energy. It takes a long time to study these in depth. Today you w ...
  10. What is Vayu Sthithi?

    I know what paristhithi (situation or a particular condition) means. I am not aware of this term. As per my understanding, Vayu means the air and sthithi means its condition or quality. For example, the quality of the air is quite p ...