Archive

Search results

  1. The Six Kinds of Wealth – Shat Sampathi

    Since ancient times, it is said that strength of character is very essential. The Shat Sampatti are the six virtues that contribute towards one’s greatness in character – hence termed as wealth. In this article, Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar explains each ...
  2. How Yoga Can Transform Your Life

    Life always moves towards perfection. Just like how water flows down and fire goes up, the nature of life is to move towards perfection, to move towards something bigger and something higher. Often people say that the mind is wavering, but the mind is not ...
  3. Change the Way You See The World

    “A seeker is one who knows that, intrinsically, every human being is a spark of Divinity, and so they cannot be bad. I tell you, there is no bad human being created by the Creator. Everyone has light in them." Click To Tweet Do you believe in the goodness ...
  4. What is Freedom? What Does It Mean to be Truly Free?

    What is Freedom? It is a natural tendency of every human being to want to be free. Freedom is not luxury, it is a necessity. Not just human beings, but even animals want freedom. Babies want freedom. If you tie a scarf on the neck of a baby, it just wants ...
  5. What is spirituality? Is it important for people? Can youth also be spiritual?

    Yes, absolutely, spirituality is meant for everyone. We are made up of body, mind, and spirit. The body needs amino acids, proteins, carbohydrates, minerals. Similarly, what does the mind need? It needs happiness, love, creativity; all this is part of spir ...
  6. Is it important to meditate? Do all the people who meditate become successful?

    Absolutely important to meditate! When you meditate, you have a healthy body and mind, your intellect becomes sharp and memory becomes very strong. India’s meditation has been taken up by so many universities abroad - Stanford, Oxford, Harvard. Do you kno ...
  7. Is meditation concentration?

    Meditation is not concentration. Meditation is a deep relaxation, and it is happening to us many times but we don't realize it. Little meditations have happened to all of us here and there, now and then when we felt some happiness. Every time you felt a de ...
  8. What is Samadhi?

    Dhimeans the intellect andSamadhimeans where the mind is in total equanimity. Your whole system is in total balance. Body, mind, spirit, everything is in such coordination and serenity. There are different types of Samadhis, one is called Laya Samadhi, whi ...
  9. Do you need to set an alarm to come out of meditation?

    No, usually not because it can be too jarring. But if you keep an intention that I will meditate for 20 minutes or half an hour then your eyes will open. You have an inbuilt clock inside that works with your intention. Have you tried the inner mechanism? ...
  10. How to keep the spine erect during meditation?

    Make a start with the spine being erect, then if the head comes down, the back bends, don’t bother about it. You cannot start meditation in a sleeping posture, because then you will be snoring very soon. So sit down, and start with the spine erect when you ...
Founded in 1981 by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, The Art of Living is an educational and humanitarian movement engaged in stress-management and service initiatives. Read More