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  1. Honoring Our Ancestors

    Bangalore, India (Many devotees offer Gurudev peacock feathers to which he says) I want to know if these are these plucked from peacocks or does it fall down naturally and people pick it? If they pluck it then don't bring these at all. We shouldn't encoura ...
  2. The significance of Gayatri Mantra

    Bangalore, India   Adi Shankaracharyaji, after having given all the knowledge he had to give he says one last thing, ‘O Shiva! You are me and I am You – Shivoham! ’ (Shivoham – I am Shiva). Atmatvam – The Atman (Soul) is Shiva, and Girijimatih – Our buddhi ...
  3. Raksha Bandhan

    Bangalore, India Today is Full Moon – Shravan Purnima. The previous Full Moon was Guru Purnima, dedicated to the masters and teachers. Previous to that was Buddha Purnima and the one before that was Chaitra Purnima.So this fourth Full Moon is called Shrava ...
  4. Sri Sri University Opens Its Doors

    Bangalore, India Today we have commenced our University in Bhubaneswar, Orissa. The first batch of students have arrived at the University, and this first batch of students are our pride, because they are the foundation of something that is going to be ver ...
  5. Three Types Of Illusion

    Bangalore, India Dear Gurudev, when we meditate we experience such bliss, how can that state continue with or without meditation? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: With knowledge and with dispassion. When you see the whole world is a dream, the meditative state remain ...
  6. Devotion – A Thirst Never Quenched

    Bangalore, India After a lot of struggle I found you as my Master. In my next birth, I don't want to get lost and then get picked up by a Master. Is there a way out? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: There is a lot to worry about right now. Why are you postponing thin ...
  7. What Is Art?

    Germany, Bad Antogast Why do you want to talk about darkness? The whole Universe is enveloped by darkness - Dark Energy and Dark Matter. Scientists today say that what you see today as light is only a spot; it is like a bubble in a water bottle. Light is l ...
  8. What Happens After Death?

    Bad Antogast, Germany Gurudev, please give us Gyaan (knowledge)? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: For that you have to ask questions. Knowledge means you have to pull it out. What happens after death? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: What happens after death is the mind gets fr ...
  9. Sri Sri Talks About The Recently Discovered God Particle (Higgs Boson)

    Bad Antogast, Germany The scientists have discovered the God Particle; that is what they are saying – Higgs Boson. And they say that the entire universe is made up of this. It is a field, and this field is energy. It gives shape to the planets, stars and e ...
  10. Be Open Minded

    Bad Antogast, Germany Dear Guruji, what is the real meaning and importance of Rudra Pooja? And what happens to the people or the place? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: Rudrabhishek is an ancient chanting which was downloaded from the Aakasha (space). When the ancien ...
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