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  1. Bananas To Bliss

    Bangalore, India   Gurudev, what is your message that we should take back home? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: Listen, this is like coming to a super market and asking, ‘What is it that I should take back home?’ (Laughter) What do you think the staff will say? They ...
  2. Everything Is An Expansion Of That One

    Bangalore, India (Below is a continuation of the post After Several Lifetimes) Today is Shankara Jayanti. It is Shri Adi Shankaracharya’s birthday (the greatest Guru of the Advaita school of Indian philosophy). Adi Shankaracharya propagated the teachings o ...
  3. After Several Lifetimes

    Bangalore, India (Below is a continuation of the post Removing Fear) Lord Krishna says, ‘Tesham jnani nitya-yukta eka-bhaktir vishishyate. Priyo hi jnanino 'tyartham aham sa cha mama priyah. Udarah sarva evaite jnani tv-atmaiva me matam’. (7.17) Lord Krish ...
  4. Levels of Enlightenment

    Bangalore, India (On the occasion of Kannada Rajyotsava, Art of Living founder, Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar gave a message encouraging all to take pride in the language and culture of Karnataka. He insisted that primary education should be in Kannada He a ...
  5. The Art Of Expressing

    Bangalore, India Gurudev, receiving unconditional love from you has become such a habit that whenever I get into a relationship, I look for the same love in the other person, and none of the relationships work out for me. What do I do? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ...
  6. Stay Clear Of Jealousy

    Bangalore, India Gurudev, when our focus is outward we feel jealous. In the same way, if we see the Guru outwardly also can we get trapped in jealousy? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: Yes. Many times we think, ‘See Gurudev has given him a garland but he has not give ...
  7. Removing Fear

    (Below is a continuation of the post A True And Simple Fact) In the next verse, Lord Krishna explains further, ‘Chatur-vidha bhajante mam janah sukrtino 'rjuna. Arto jijnasur artharthi jnani cha bharata-rsabha’. (7.16) It has never happened that someone w ...
  8. A Different Pair Of Shoes

    Can you please explain the meaning of this verse, ‘Indriyarthesu vairagyam anahankara eva ca, janma-mrityu-jara-vyadhi-duhkha-dosanudarshanam. ’ Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: Indriyartheshu vairagyam, we see so many things, such beautiful sceneries, but till when ...
  9. A True And Simple Fact

    Bangalore, India (Below is a continuation of the post The Untrue Reality) The next verse is,‘Na mam duskrtino mudhah prapadyante naradhamah. Mayayapahrta-jnana asuram bhavam asritah’. When you behave with others in a way you would not like others to behave ...
  10. Don’t Harm Yourself

    Bangalore, India Dear Gurudev, when someone insults me, I simply accept it with a feeling of love, and I do not retaliate. Am I in some way encouraging injustice by doing this? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: Yes, we must never support injustice. You can forgive the ...
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