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  1. Gurudev, what is the difference between Upanishad and Purana? Which should I read?

    Upanishad is pure knowledge, and the Purana is coupled with stories. Do you know what the meaning of Purana is? It means ultra modern, or the newest thing is called Purana. The meaning of Purana in Sanskrit is dif ...
  2. Gurudev, before the war Arjuna felt that after killing the Kauravas he will be happy. But his mindset changed after reaching the battlefield. Similarly, in satsang we nod our heads in affirmation, but when time comes to apply the knowledge points, it feels very difficult.

    I tell you, take this one sutra – ‘Whatever is easiest and effortless for me I will do only that.’ There is nothing easier in life than the knowledge sutras. What appears to be difficult is actually easy and what appears to be easy is actually diff ...
  3. Gurudev, does one attain knowledge according to his karma?

    For attaining knowledge the desire for knowledge should be awakened. Now if you ask me, is the desire for knowledge based on one’s karma? Yes! But knowledge eliminates karma. ...
  4. When we know that we are making a mistake and still we make it, what should we do? Even though we keep on doing mistakes, God is kind to us. Why?

    Read these books – Celebrating Silence and Celebrating Love. I have spoken about all these things there. ...
  5. What to do when everything seems to be grey, dry and without a purpose. Sometimes I feel all out of love.

    That is when you read knowledge. I have made a number of knowledge books and CDs. Ashtavakra Gita knowledge is so precious, and meditation. These two things will help. And if there is a silence course like this anywhere, just go and attend. When every ...
  6. Dear Guruji, you said at the Satsang yesterday that we need to soak the knowledge and wisdom into our soul. But in everyday life it can sometimes be confusing which knowledge point to apply to which situation. Please help me with this.

    Just relax, they will all just pop up automatically on their own. Like how once you program the computer, the latest news from CNN pops up like a television channel on your i-pad. You open your i-pad and suddenly the latest news just pops up. In the same w ...
  7. Sri Sri on the Bhagavad Gita

    Terrorists are cowards. Whenever terror has struck in any part of the world, we have heard people say it is an act of cowardice. A coward runs away from action but harbours all negative feelings and does it surreptitiously. This is exactly what happened t ...
  8. Gurudev, sometimes it so happens that the values of the parents are radically different from those of the offspring. And even though the child is financially secure, because of the child's values, personal and family life gets ruined and in the process the parents' life also becomes difficult. What should be done in such a situation?

    Just bring knowledge and awareness to people. Unless there is spiritual knowledge, this is what happens. They get entangled in the world, and with each other. They do not understand each other or themselves and put others into trouble as well as themselves ...
  9. Gurudev, last two days in the TRM I have heard so much knowledge from you. How do I retain this so that when the right time comes, I can apply it?

    I tell you do not doubt yourself. This is self-doubt, ‘I heard, but will this become practical, will this happen in life or not’, this doubt you should not have. Like you learned in nursery school, 2 + 2 = 4, once you learn it, then it stays with you ...
  10. Gurudev, what is knowledge? Is knowledge only that which is read, written or heard or is it the intelligence within?

    Our consciousness itself is the embodiment of knowledge. This desire to know that arose in your mind - the one who desires is the embodiment of knowledge. The knower is the embodiment of knowing. ...