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Don't speak sweet lies and unpleasant truth
Remember these three aspects - naturalness, simplicity and belongingness. I have travelled to so many countries and met thousands of people but I have never felt that anyone is a stranger and does not belong to me. When we do not feel that someone is a str ... -
Gurudev, I am a head of company in the corporate sector. Unfortunately my department heads are at logger heads with each other. Please give some tips to manage so many departments effectively?
It is an open secret. Put them all into an APEX program. You know our Art of living APEX program has a slogan that says, ‘Get into the team and let out the steam.’ More than 1000 companies around the world have done and are doing this program. ... -
Gurudev, you have said that spirituality is the technology of consciousness. That sounds really fantastic. I shall be grateful if you can elaborate on this?
Definition of technology is a system or a method based on laws of nature which would bring comfort to people. Aero plane is a technology based on the laws of nature. Telephone is system developed based on laws of nature to bring comfort to people. Sp ... -
Dear Guruji, what is your message for the New Year? What should all the sadhaks focus on for the coming year?
A better world! Our service should be focused on a better world and a better society. And in personal life, have a strong conviction and faith that all is well and good is going to happen. According to the Vedic calendar, you much have heard ... -
Celebration and the Christmas Tree
Dec 24, 1997 German Academy Human life is a combination of body (matter) and spirit (vibration). Isn’t it? Joy is forgetting that you are matter and becoming an intense vibration. Carnal instincts also make you feel intense vibrations momentarily, and tha ... -
Self- Reliance and Surrender
December 25, 1996 – Christmas Day Lake Lucerne, Switzerland Self-reliance needs enormous courage. When there is nobody else or you want to depend on yourself for everything, you need a lot of courage. Surrender needs less courage. A person who cannot surr ... -
Jesus- Embodiment of Love
By Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Love is the most sought-after but least expressed mystery of life. We try to express love in so many ways, still it remains a mystery. And it rarely happens that love is expressed in its fullness, in its totality. Jesus and ... -
Gurudev, there are so many people eating non-vegetarian food. Are they not collecting bad Karma and isn't it a sinful act?
Non-vegetarian food is not suitable for spiritual upliftment. You may have seen in the world, wherever people have started their spiritual journey, they have automatically stopped non-vegetarian food. Today millions of people in America, Russia, Polan ... -
Gurudev, please explain liberation. How do we attain it in this life?
Wanting to attain liberation is the first step. Second is to know what is permanent and what is ever-changing. When you know everything is changing it is because there is a reference point that does not change. That inference will come to you first. T ... -
The Divine loves you dearly
What is the Art of Living? It is understanding the truth in life. And what is the truth? Life is full of opposite values, highs and lows. Keep the mind steady in spite of ups and downs in life. During challenging times, have an attitude of sacrifice, face ...