Question & Answers with Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar:
No, don’t worry. Just say Jai Gurudev and that’s it.Sri Sri Ravi Shankar:
Why not? Definitely, you get into some seva project and you will have some time to spend with me.Sri Sri Ravi Shankar:
Why don’t you take it as your homework exercise? You write down the qualities and then tell me. Tomorrow we will put a sheet and everybody write one quality on that. For two days we will write down all the qualities. If someone else has already mentioned a quality, don’t write that again, you write something else. Whatever you feel like go and write and let’s see. And those of you who are watching on the internet you also send your own ideas, what should be the qualities of an ideal devotee or disciple.Sri Sri Ravi Shankar:
That is the life force.Sri Sri Ravi Shankar:
Sudarshan Kriya! It gives so much intoxication, that is good enough.Sri Sri Ravi Shankar:
People play politics. When you think they play politics, then it becomes big for you. Even if they do something small, then you think it is intentional.Just understand the human mind. If people behave like that, it’s their nature. They play all these games because they are ignorant. It is the weakness which brings up these tendencies.
Have compassion. When you label them, then you are cutting off communication with them. People will not be the same everyday. They change. They change also because of the way we interact with them. In February, I met some Maoists in Jharkhand (India). I told them to drop the bullets and take the ballot. They have done that and are now standing for the elections.
We should not cut off communication with people, however they are. We should bring out the greatness in people. If we retrieve in our shells, others will then perceive us as close-minded people. People are people wherever they are. Don’t see intention behind their mistakes. Give them the benefit of doubt.
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar:
Meditation is the culmination of prayer. One parmatma, one divinity – is everywhere.Sri Sri Ravi Shankar:
Ego? When someone insults you, they will tell you what it is. I don’t have to tell you. You do some good job and somebody ignores you or gives you a derogatory remark: you will automatically know what ego is. And the antidote for ego is being natural. When you are natural, then the small ego cannot survive, then you expand. Or your ego should become so big that you take everybody in it. Then also it will not bother you.Sri Sri Ravi Shankar:
When you are happy, time appears to go very fast. Ask those who are here for the 21-day Teacher’s Training Programme. Did you find it short? (People throw their hands in the air.) They also find it too short. That’s because they are really enjoying it.Meditate after short kriya.
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar:
Just wait for the result and you will know.