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  1. Trust Is the Backbone of Business

    Bangalore, India  (Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar gives a closing address at end of the two day Corporate Culture & Spirituality event) My dear one on the dais, and in the audience. For every beginning, there is an end; and every end has a beginning; thi ...
  2. Tips To Improve Your Relationship With Your Mother-In-Law

    Bangalore, India What we see is only one tenth of what is. The subtle creation governs the gross creation. The subtle creation is only full of vibrations. It is the subtle that rules the gross, and all information is embedded in the subtle. This is so fasc ...
  3. We Need To Care For Every Single Creature

    Bangalore, India Please tell us about the importance of offering food (Prasad) to the Divine before eating. Also please tell us the authentic way of offering food. Is there any mantra needed? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: When a lady cooks food at home, the first ...
  4. Lord Krishna- Trouble Maker Or Trouble Shooter?

    Bangalore, India Gurudev, Yudhisthira (the eldest of the five Pandava brothers in the Mahabharata) used to gamble. He gambled and lost his wife (Draupadi) in a game of dice. Then why is he given the title of ‘Dharmaraj’ (the supreme upholder of Dharma or m ...
  5. Forbearance, A Quality Of Saints

    Bangalore, India Gurudev, what is the relevance of tapasya (penance or austerities) in Kali Yuga and how should we understand it? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: Tapa helps to purify all the organs of the body and rid them of impurities. The entire body gets cleanse ...
  6. What Will Be Your Final Act Of Life?

    Bangalore, India Gurudev, it is said that chanting the name of Narayana (Lord Vishnu) in the last moments of our life brings one liberation. Is it true that the last act of life is the strongest in determining our way forward? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: Yes, it ...
  7. How To Deal With Difficult People

    Bangalore, India Gurudev, I try communicating with my father, I try to talk to him but he acts freaky. He gets high and creates chaos. I do not know what to do and how to communicate with him. I know he is in lot of pain and problem which is why he is not ...
  8. Conversations That Matter

    Bangalore, India (Whether it’s spirituality or secularism, issues concerning our society or our everyday lives, we seek solutions.Combining a keen understanding of social issues with the depth of spirituality, Gurudev offers a refreshingly practical perspe ...
  9. War On Alcoholism Is Essential

    Bangalore, India There are some people who say, 'A little bit of wine is okay, even Lord Shiva had wine'. How do we tackle such statements? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: People do whatever they want to do and they put it in the name of religion, or God to justify ...
  10. Walk Like A King

    Berlin, Germany Why do Angels have wings, what is the symbolism of that? Can you please talk about why we have Angels in the Christian tradition. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: Man had a fascination to fly. He wanted to dominate space. Man could walk the Earth, he ...