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  1. Criticism: Face It With Courage

    (Below is the continuation of the post The Underlying Unity Of The Creation) If someone repeatedly insults or criticizes me, what should I do? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: I tell you, if someone insults you, criticizes you, let them be! How much harm can they do ...
  2. The Underlying Unity Of The Creation

    (Below is the continuation of the post The Vastness Of The Unknown) Who is God? God is Satchitananda. ‘Sat’ means the Truth, the ultimate reality without a second. ‘Chit’ means the blissful Consciousness that is alive and complete with intelligence. It is ...
  3. The Vastness Of The Unknown

    One of the more recent and contemporary poets from Karnataka has composed a beautiful poem about Surrender, and whom should one seek refuge in. The verse says “Become a Sharanagati and take refuge in the fact that life is a great and deep secret”. The mor ...
  4. The Power Of Self Reflection

    Gurudev, when I see enthusiastic people, what comes to my mind is that they are showing off. What do you think? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: Why do you want to judge them? Let them do what they want to do. It seems that you have too much time on your hands. Do n ...
  5. The Secret to Unconditional Love

    Make your life a celebration, and celebrate everything. All the saints and great souls who have been born on Earth have given this very same message. They have always urged to uplift mankind and human values. The secret to unconditional love is to accept ...
  6. Breaking Out Of Being A Victim

      The last time I was here, everyone was asking me when will there be peace in Columbia? And now we have peace! (Applause) The last time, we said we will work for peace, and today, because you all meditated we won peace. Now, we have lot of work to do. We ...
  7. How to Deepen Your Meditation

    (Below is a continuation of the post Realizing The Subtle Truths) Yesterday, someone was telling me about a unique quality of the Gir cow (an indigenous native breed of cows) we have in India. People in Gujarat who breed the Gir cow in their farms have ev ...
  8. Realizing The Subtle Truths

    There are two perspectives of life:1. To see everything alive, like a person.2. To see everything as an object.When we were children, we used to see everything as a person, as a living entity. As a child, we would see the Sun smiling at us, and even the M ...
  9. Gurudev Sri Sri's Message on Vijaydashami

    Today, the festival of Vijaydashami (Dussehra) is being celebrated everywhere in the country. Everywhere the idols of Ravana are being burnt. Ravana is symbolic of the ego. Ego does not have just one face, it has 10 faces (here representing the aspects or ...
  10. What Is A Sign Of Growth

    (Below is a continuation of the post Why Good Poeple Should Take More Responsibility) Is there a “right” way, or, is it all an illusion? Is there something that needs to be DONE here, or is just BEING here good enough? How to know what one should do next? ...