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  1. Don't Take Anything From Anyone

    (Below is a continuation of the post The Question Of Enlightenment) Gurudev in the Yoga Sutras, it is said that by aparigraha (the concept of non-possessiveness or non-greediness) one gets to know their past lives. Is that true? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: Yes. ...
  2. The Question Of Enlightenment

    I have started listening to this spiritual leader since a year now. He is saying that enlightenment is just a pure physical and physiological function of the body, and there is no religious content in it.He is rejecting other schools of though and saying ...
  3. Equanimity: Our Greatest Friend

    (Below is a continuation of the post The Case Of Good vs. Bad) Gurudev, for a Yogi this world is a penance, and for a Bhogi being alone is a penance. Can there be life beyond penance? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: Penance makes us strong.A Yogi is all alone in th ...
  4. The Case Of Good vs. Bad

    Gurudev, everything in the world is natural - the good and the bad. Then why are we always trying to convert the bad into good? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: Because that is also part of our nature. People are being born, and people die, then why do you need to s ...
  5. Devotion Is The Head Of Meditation

    Dear Gurudev, is it alright if I meditate thinking about you, about how beautiful you appear, how wonderful are your eyes, and that your smile is so lovely? Is it alright to meditate upon your form? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: See, if you are able to meditate e ...
  6. Stop Complaining And Start Living!

    (Below is a continuation of the post Your Talents Are For Others!) When we are children, we complain to our parents. When we go to school, we complain about our teachers and our friends. When we start working, we complain about our boss or our colleagues ...
  7. You Can Bring Change To Your Life

    (Below is a continuation of the post Stop Complaining And Start Living!) Gurudev, is it destiny or our actions that decides our future?I have heard many times that whatever is going to happen is already pre-decided. Is it true? If that is so, then we shou ...
  8. Your Talents Are For Others!

    (Below is a continuation of the post Devotion Is The Head Of Meditation) Please explain the significance of Go-daan (the custom of donating a cow as charity in India) and whether one should do it while being alive, or by someone else after his death. What ...
  9. The Truth About Honesty

    Gurudev, somebody speaks very well, and give speeches very confidently, but when it comes to work, nothing gets done. So how should a politician be, a good orator or a good worker? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: Both are needed.When I finished college, a gentleman ...
  10. The Crises Will Be Over

    (Over 1 million people have been affected by the worst flood in the history of Bosnia & Herzegovina, Serbia, Croatia, Macedonia, Albania between May 14-17, 2014. More than 100,000 houses and other buildings in Bosnia are no longer fit to use. Over a mi ...