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When God is one then why do we need to worship so many God and Goddesses?
You don’t need to; it is not a compulsion to worship so many God and Goddesses. It is the One God that you worship in so many forms. One ray of light has so many colors. There are seven colors in one ray of light. In the same way, the same Parambrahma is ... -
What is the best seva I can do?
Any seva is the best seva if it is done with 100% attention. Seva is doing what is needed to be done at that moment. Right now somebody is in dire need of a glass of water. You may say giving a glass of water is not a big seva, instead let me build a ... -
How does free will and destiny co-exist in our life?
They always co-exist. Raining is destiny; to get wet or not is free will. If you want to get wet stand outside. If you don’t want to get wet take an umbrella and walk. ... -
How to get rid of feverishness that comes with responsibility?
(Guruji takes a deep breath in and breaths out with a smile). ... -
When you feel weak I am with you as your strength, you are not alone!
In Ashtavakra you say to drop sense objects if you wish for freedom. Sometimes human values like compassion, love, etc., depend on sense objects. Should I drop this also? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: Yes, don’t hold on to anything, let go! Compassion and love is ... -
Can you elaborate on the number 7, like there are 7 days in a week, the 7 continents, the 7 chakras and so on.
Every number is associated with something sacred and has sacredness to it. That’s why when the Rudrabhishekam is done, all the numbers are said. Number 1 and 2 are very sacred. Number 3 is also sacred. Number 3 is associated with so many thing ... -
Gurudev, what is right and what is wrong?
That which gives you a little trouble in the beginning but happiness for a long time is right and that which gives you temporary pleasure but long term misery is wrong. ... -
Are bad dreams okay?
Bad dreams are okay and good dreams are also okay. Consider bad dreams as something negative leaving you and good dreams as indications of something good about to happen. ... -
If we give blessings to someone, or pray intensely for their wishes to be fulfilled, are we going against the Universe?
No. This feeling to pray has also been put in your heart by the Universe. ... -
Lust, desire, anger, attachment and greed, are all these created by human beings or God?
God has put these tendencies in our lives for us to rise above them. Without this there is nothing else in life to do. We have also been given the wisdom and the tools to rise above them. So the solution has been given first and then the problem and w ...