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Don't be stuck with words
We attach meaning to words, and we distort them too. For example, the word brainwashing. Your brain, like your body, needs washing sometimes. You don’t want to walk around with a dirty brain, a dirty mind. What is wrong with the word brainwashing? It indi ... -
'Atma shakti (power of the Self) is much more powerful than any shapes and forms'
(A member of the audience asked a question and it was inaudible) Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: Yes. In Ashram everyone is needed, you can definitely do Seva. Whoever wishes to do Seva in the Ashram, come and talk to the Seva administrator and say how many months, ... -
(A member of the audience asked a question and it was inaudible)
Prarabda karma. The meaning of prarabda is that which you have got. What is your height? 5.4’, this is prarabda karma. You cannot change it. What is your weight? 58 kilos, this can be increased or decreased. ... -
Why are there so many Gods with us?
God is one but the names are many, forms are many. Shiva –Shakti both are one. Ardhanarishwara, Both are one. Hari hara is not two it is just one. Half is Hara and the other half is Hari. Half woman and half man: ardhanaarishwara. Everything is one, God is ... -
Many countries are engaged in wars. How to stop this?
How to stop the wars between countries? As we develop the feeling to stop the wars it will stop. This feeling should come not only to us but also to the neighbors in the countries who are fighting. This has come to a little extent. Formerly this feeling ne ... -
(A member of the audience asked and question and it was audible)
The horse was not being scarified. Do you know what Ashwa means? Shwa means for yesterday and tomorrow. Ashwa means atma which means self purification. So what were they doing for self purification? They used to let loose a chosen horse free to roam about ... -
Should animals be sacrificed in the name of God?
Definitely not! Animals should never be sacrificed in the name of God. This must be stopped immediately. None of the scriptures say that animals should be sacrificed. This is superstition. The human being wants to eat chicken so he thinks of killing an ani ... -
That means wonder will increase faith?
Yes, it must be happening to you. So it is happening to you already. In devotion to God there are three things: Stuti (praise), upasana (being connected) and prathana (prayer).Praising the qualities of God, meaning viewing the wonderful creation of God an ... -
Can you have wonder without faith?
Yes you can have wonder without faith. But faith will come into your mind by itself. ... -
Jai Gurudev, is wonder only when one has faith or does wonder increase faith? How is it correlated?
See whenever you see anything surprising it causes you to wonder. When so many surprising things are happening every day the wonder disappears. You think okay this is just ordinary. Is it not? When something which rarely happens takes place, then it create ...