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Having A Perfect Vision
Bangalore, India (Below is a continuation of the post What Really Is Sin?) The ninth chapter of the Bhagavad Gita is called the Raja-Vidhya Yoga or the Raja-Guhya Vidhya (the most supreme and confidential knowledge). A king (Raja) never makes too much effo ... -
The Space Of Knowledge
Bangalore, India (Below is a continuation of the post Having A Perfect Vision) 'Pratyaksavagamam dharmyam su-sukham kartum avyayam'. (9.2) Lord Krishna says to Arjuna, ‘This knowledge is such that it is directly experienced. It is not that if you follow it ... -
The Evolving Mind
Bangalore, India There are three stages in the evolution of the mind. The first stage is being in Maya (illusion) and not knowing it. It means one is so caught up in Maya that one is not even aware of it. For example, someone has a certain Bhrama (delusion ... -
Capture The Vast Sun In Your Little Mirror
Bangalore, India (Below is a continuation of the post The Evolving Mind) 'Yasya nahankrto bhavo buddhir yasya na lipyate. Hatvapi sa imal lokan na hanti na nibadhyat'. (18.17) He says, ‘One whose intellect is free from the influence of Maya. (alipta-buddhi ... -
Astrology – The Eye of Wisdom
Bangalore, India Dear Gurudev, astrologically I am under the influence of Rahu-Shani planetary combination. This has made me frustrated, angry, and irritable most of the time. I am going away from the spiritual path and creating trouble for others around m ... -
A Mountain Called Faith
Bangalore, India We have some very useful information today. There are two types of milk protein – A1 Beta Casein and A2 Beta Casein. The milk from Jersey cows (not native to India) contains A1 Beta Casein while the milk from the cows native to India conta ... -
Know Your Desires
Bangalore, India Dear Gurudev, we are told to give up desires, but on the other hand, we were advised to strive for moksha (liberation from the cycle of birth and death). Isn’t this also increasing our desires? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: Yes, increase your desi ... -
The Essence of the Ancient Teachings
Hong Kong, China Today is full moon, Buddha Poornima. Today is the day when Buddha was born, and he got enlightened on the same day. Are you all feeling at home? Formalities keep us at a distant level, and satsang means an intimate sitting together. Feel f ... -
Meditation Can Improve Health Beyond Comprehension
Ulan Bator, Mongolia The vision of The Art of Living is to create a global family. The whole world has to unite in the sense of one family. I see this happening more and more in Mongolia now. When we have too many things to do, too little time, and no ener ... -
Five Sheaths of Human Existence
Hangzhou, China We all agree that we need to care for ecology, but this education needs to go down to the rural areas, to the villagers, and to the urban cities as well. We need to educate people, bring about awareness. Today, greed is eating up our societ ...