16 February 2015 - QA 4

Gurudev, you said that during shivaratri, the divine comes closest to this planet. Please elaborate.

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar:

No, it is not like that. The whole planet is the Divine. What I had said was that on Shivaratri, the Shiva Tattva touches the Earth, meaning the Shiva Tattva becomes so alive, and one is able to experience it much more strongly.

There can be so much misinterpretation to knowledge like this. Imagine what might happen after 500 years. People may not recognize the Art of Living then! (Laughter) Luckily, due to technology we can save and store all this, so that later we can correct or challenge someone saying, 'No, that is not how it was mentioned'.