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  1. The Karma Principle

    When everything goes right, everybody smiles anyway. When things go wrong, if you still can smile, then you have lived The Art of Living course.Things are falling apart, things are going wrong, then also you smile, because you know things are going to be ...
  2. The Art Of Expressing The Heart

    When can one gain victory (over ignorance or negativity)?This is explained very beautifully in a verse from the Bhagavad Gita, 'Yatra yogeshvarah Krishno yatra partho dhanur-dharah. Tatra srirvijayo bhutir dhruva nitir-matir mamah'. (18.78) Sanjaya recite ...
  3. Spirituality And Materialism

    (Below is a continuation of the post As You Sow So Shall You Reap) Gurudev, in the Subhashita (a scripture in Sanskrit containing short wise aphorisms for practical life) it is said, 'Sukharthi tyajate vidhyaam vidhyarthi tyajate sukham. Sukharthinah kuto ...
  4. As You Sow So Shall You Reap

    It is very nice to see that the much needed change has come to the country (referring to the results of the 2014 General elections in India).You know, democracy is all about change. Things always keep on changing in a democracy. One party comes into power ...
  5. You Are 'All In One'

    Gurudev, what if Abhimanyu, Nachiketa and Eklavya (characters from the Indian epics) come together? What lessons can today’s youth draw from them? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: Eklavya teaches us how to be a student; how to learn, and how to feel the connection w ...
  6. Share In The Joy Of Giving

    (Below is a continuation of the post You Are 'All In One') Gurudev, in the Bible it is mentioned that, it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter heaven. Was Christ a communist; was he against rich people? Sr ...
  7. The Way Of Life

    Whenever you want to change a system, you need josh (enthusiasm). But when you want to do something creative, you need hosh (awareness). And the combination of the two, josh and hosh (awareness and enthusiasm), is most needed in life, in any set up. Happi ...
  8. Know Not God But Know Yourself

    (Below is a continuation of the post The Way Of Life) In India we seem to be very God-centric and some people are blindly devout. Is it possible to be happy without believing in God? Sometimes when you put God in life, it creates problem. Sri Sri Ravi Sha ...
  9. Change Is Needed

    It is nice to be with you all. I am coming to Italy after 5 years.This evening we will discuss, ‘Change is Necessary’. So, what we shall do right now is create a cordial atmosphere. Let us all just take one minute to greet the person sitting next to us, b ...
  10. All That You Need To Know

    Today is celebrated as a very auspicious day in India. It’s called Akshaya Tritiya. It is related with many stories. One of the stories is that, on this day the Ganges (a holy river in India) came to Earth to purify mankind. It is also associated with two ...