Q: Sometimes it seems all this is untruth, we running after things knowingly or unknowingly. Sometimes I feel I am compulsorily driven away with the flow and that distresses me. What is it that doesn’t change? What is the truth? |
Sri Sri:
Truth cannot be spoken. Only in Silence, in deep meditation you can experience the truth!
Q: Why aren’t you hitting the world just like that? Why so slow? |
Sri Sri:
You all need a job too!
Q: Is there such a thing life after death? If there is no life after death what is the meaning of our existence? |
Sri Sri:
It is good to have some suspense!
Q: What advice would you give to a skeptical non-believer? |
Sri Sri:
A very good beginning point. See that you don’t become cynical and frustrated. Skepticism is perfectly alright, but not cynicism. That drains your energy. One can be skeptical to begin one’s journey and I would very much appreciate and welcome that. Because you would have gone through skepticism, the faith will be strongly built.
Q: How does God see the world? |
Sri Sri:
God cannot see two. For God there is no you and I! He can only see himself in everything and everyone!!
Q: They say we must dare to dream big. But what follows is desire. How does one handle this desire? |
Sri Sri:
With discrimination! Desires just come up. You should have your dreams but remain grounded.
Q: In the Isha Vasya Upanishad it is said, “tena tyaktena bhunjitha” enjoy the world by renouncing. How can we do this? |
Sri Sri:
This is a skill! If there is no feverishness, it happens. Have you seen how a child behaves when he sees chocolates? He eats a couple, then stuffs some in one pocket and tries stuffing more in the other. The child is in a frenzy. An adult does not have this feverishness. When such feverishness for the objects is missing, then only you actually enjoy the object of senses.
You experience, you enjoy, but without craving for it, knowing that the joy comes from within you. The object is only a reflection. When you realize that joy is within and not in the object outside then only you can enjoy.
This is little profound and it clicks to a mature mind.
Q: Krishna tells Arjuna - Don’t think you’re killing them - they’re already dead. If a terrorist also gives you the same reason in the name of their faith or religion, what would you say? |
Sri Sri:
These are completely different situations and you cannot mix them up. A terrorist does with hatred, with ignorance, right? You cannot take a policeman or an army man and a terrorist as same. They both shoot with guns, but a policeman does it for a different reason and a terrorist does it for an entirely different reason. The intention, the state of mind, is totally different. That is why Arjuna was told, “Fight the war for justice, but not with anger, hatred, jealousy or greed. Do it to protect the dharma, the righteousness.”
Q: Guruji, telling the truth causes problems outside and telling lie creates problems inside? What to do? |
Sri Sri:
Solve the problem. Problems are to be seen as challenges. Someone who is brave like challenges and you are brave, I tell you.
Q: Are there fixed number of souls? If yes, then how come so many people are getting reborn on the planet? Why is population increasing in the world? |
Sri Sri:
Hmm! There are so many animals getting extinct also!
