17 April 2015 - QA 5

Gurudev, how should we realize that joy is not in the object? I understand this intellectually, but how can I bring this into my experience?

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar:

Well, first you heard the knowledge and understood it intellectually. With time and maturity, you will realize, 'Oh, there is nothing much in this (object) or that'. What you thought was giving you lot of pleasure or joy, later on you feel, 'It does not matter'.
What is important is to go with your experience.