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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. 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 ...
  4. 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 ...
  5. 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 ...
  6. 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 ...
  7. Attaining The Greatest Happiness

    (Below is a continuation of the post A Time For Forgiveness) Why do you think attaining spirituality is necessary? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: It is because you want to be happy unconditionally; you want peace which does not get disturbed by small things. And t ...
  8. A Time For Forgiveness

    We need to be ready to change in life. If we are ready to change, we can always find solutions; don’t you think so?Life is so precious. There is a belief in India, that you get the body of a human being after taking birth in 8.4 million life forms, i.e., ...
  9. Face Life With Courage

    Gurudev, if all the pain I am going through in this life is because of the karmas of my previous life, then that makes me feel more sad. How do I face it? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: Don’t keep your head turned backwards. Look ahead and move on. You are trying ...
  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 ...