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  1. How to Overcome Feelings of Hurt

    If you have wisdom, you don’t have to go through pain to learn. We go through pain because we lack wisdom. But remember that you will come out of pain or hurt at some time or the other. It is important for one to have a larger context to life. When you ha ...
  2. What Are Signs of Intelligence?

    Buddha means the enlightened, and also the super intelligent. Buddhi in Sanskrit means intelligence, and there are four signs of intelligence. 1 Alertness The first sign of intelligence is being alert. You can’t say that I am intelligent but I am a little ...
  3. Significance of Raksha Bandhan: Why we celebrate Raksha Bandhan?

    Today is Raksha Bandhan (a Hindu festival that celebrates the love and duty between brothers and sisters) and Shravan Upakarma (ritual conducted once a year when people change their Upanayana thread). Do you know what Upakarma is? It is the day of changin ...
  4. Explore your potential- A Transcript of Gurudev's Message on 7th November 2017 at Chitkara University

    Do you know the meaning of the word Jayakara? Where there is victory, the joyous cry or sound one makes for victory is called Jayakara. In the same way, Chitkara means the place where one’s spirit awakens and is uplifted. Chitta also means spirit in Hindi ...
  5. The 3 Types of Maya

    What is Maya? What is not Maya? The word ‘measure’ in English comes from a Sanskrit root called ‘Maya’. Maya means that which can be measured. So, saying, “All this is Maya”, means everything here can be measured. READ MORE There are three types of Maya 1 ...
  6. 4 epic management mantras for success

    It is easy to create a company and it is easy to prosper as well, but the real challenge lies in sustaining a company, which is also the underlying factor that decided whether you are successful or not. Here are four management mantras or pointers by Guru ...
  7. Is There One God Or Many?

    There is only one God! All religions say that there is only one God. Judaism says there is only one God. Christianity speaks of only one God. Hinduism speaks of only one God. It is said, ‘Ekam Sat Vipra’, there is only one God but manifested in many forms ...
  8. 6 ways to make your relationships stronger

    This Valentine’s Day, solidify your relationships with these pearls of wisdom from Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar. The Key To Make Perfect Relationships If you know how to row a boat, you can row any boat. But if you don’t know how to row, changing boats isn ...
  9. The Best Form of Donation

    What is donation? To give people what they need is donation, not what you feel like giving. If you donate clothes to somebody who already has many clothes, it is of no use. Instead, give clothes to people who need clothes. Similarly, giving food to somebo ...
  10. 3 Things that Affect the Mind

    If you keep resisting negative thoughts, and try to push them away, they will follow you like a ghost. Shake hands with your negative thoughts. Tell them, "Come here and sit with me. I will not leave you," and you will see how quickly they disappear.     ...