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  1. You And Your Guilt Conscience

    Bangalore, India Gurudev, sometimes I feel guilty for not feeling guilty. If I don’t feel guilty will the law of karma have any effect? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: You don't need to worry about it. You don't have to force guilt on yourself. Actually the case is, ...
  2. Surrender Is Very Powerful

    Gurudev, please speak on Surrender. Many times, people associate surrender to weakness. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: You know, the word Surrender has two aspects. One is the eastern aspect of surrender, and the other is from the western perspective. When you are ...
  3. Faith Brings Knowledge

    Bangalore, India Gurudev, in the Mahabharata who was closer to guru, Eklavya or Arjuna? How did Eklavya get such profound knowledge just with his Guru’s idol. How is that possible? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: 'Shraddhavan labhate jnanam matparassamyat indriyaha' ...
  4. Love So Divine

    Rishikesh, Uttarakhand Gurudev, how do we judge whether somebody loves us truly. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: From whomever you receive love, just know that it from the Divine. You are getting love from the one supreme energy.Your affection is also is toward that ...
  5. Nothing Will Remain

    Rishikesh, Uttarakhand How can I gain the determination to face a situation? Or should I change my path? How can I know what is my dharma (duty)? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: See, we ask such questions many times. There is no dearth of knowledge about anything we ...
  6. Happiness Is An Important Factor

    Pune, Maharashtra (Below is a continuation of the post The Spirit Of Service) It is everyone’s responsibility to work for the improvement of our society.We cannot say that we love the gardener (God) but we don’t like his garden (society). Nobody can say th ...
  7. The Spirit Of Service

    Pune, Maharashtra People tell me, 'Gurudev, it is election time now, why are you going to Maharashtra?' I told them that be it election time or not, it is all the same for me. All times are the same.In this election season, it is even more important for me ...
  8. The Most Ancient Literature

    Bali, Indonesia (Hindu experts from around the world gathered in Denpasar, Bali, to attend the second World Hindu Wisdom Meet. The meeting, discussed a Hindu based education system and the problems faced by Hindus around the world, especially in education. ...
  9. Our Foremost Duty

    Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh Today let us do a small exercise. Look at the person sitting next to you and tell them, 'I do not trust you at all'.(Everyone in the audience does the exercise) What did you all feel? Did you see that it is so difficult to even say t ...
  10. Gurudev's Message On Ram Navami

    Kolkata, West Bengal Gurudev, what does Ram mean? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: Ram means the radiance within us; the light of the Self.The word ‘Ravi’ also means the same. ‘Ra’ means light, ‘vi’ means special. It means this special light within us that is eternal ...
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