4 Mar 2012 - QA 5

Guruji, please give me some tips for becoming a monk or a swami. Do I need to do something or it just happens?
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: If you want to become a swami just come to the Ashram, stay here for sometime and learn, read and meditate. Dedicate your life for the service of the country and it will be done.
Ashrams are there, and you don’t have to worry about electricity bills or taxes. Ashram takes care of these.
Swamis can just come and sit and do their sadhana (spiritual practices).