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  1. Do You Feel At Ease?

    Bangalore, IndiaGurudev, I am not a devoted person, I have never been one. Although I feel that I am missing a huge part of the experiences because of this. How should I handle it? Will it happen sometime? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: What do you think is devotio ...
  2. Living With Equanimity

    Bangalore, India  Gurudev, in the Gita, Arjun asks Krishna about sthitapragnya. Does it mean being established in knowledge? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: Correct, it means being stable. He described what sthitapragnya is;, the signs of sthitapragnya. It means bei ...
  3. Above Wordly Waters

    Bangalore, IndiaGurudev, you talk about dispassion and equanimity, but when I let go of my defenses, I am becoming more sensitive. How to come out of it? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: Read Yoga Vasistha. You have to see that the whole world is just a dream. That w ...
  4. Drop Judgments And Embrace All

    Bangalore, India  Gurudev, what is the relation between God and Truth? And what should be the relationship between a master and a disciple? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: God is not somebody sitting in the heaven trying to give you a little finger which you want to ...
  5. Who Is Responsible For Your Bad Experiences?

    Bangalore, India  Gurudev, what actually is prayaschit? How can one become free of one’s sins? Can one ever become free of guilt, or is one doomed to live with that? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: ‘Prayas’ means getting back to the original state; ‘chitta’ means co ...
  6. Being A Good Life Partner

    Bangalore, India  What makes one a good life partner? What attributes to look for in a good life-partner? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: I have no idea, or experience. You should ask people who have been successful in finding a good life partner.Maybe you can try t ...
  7. The Ways Of The Wise- #AskSriSri

    Twitter Town Hall - Online Event (Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar (@SriSri) held a live town hall session on Sunday, February 23rd at the Art of Living Ashram in Bangalore to connect with followers real-time. From Bollywood celebrities to cricketers, Art of L ...
  8. It Is All In The Present Moment

    Bangalore, IndiaGurudev, there are two aspects to the present moment. One is that it is vast and infinite, as well as deep. There are so many things happening at the same instant. What is its other dimension or dimensions? Can you please explain? Sri Sri R ...
  9. Your Good Is In Being Good

    Bangalore, IndiaGurudev, people criticize others behind their backs all the time. What happens to such people? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: If the criticism is superficial, then let it be.We just talked about the Navarasas (the nine emotions, which are, love, lau ...
  10. The Real Thief Is Ignorance

    Bangalore, India(Below is a continuation of the post The Shine In The Sunshine)Lord Krishna says to Arjuna, 'Moghasa mogha-karmano mogha-jnana vichetasah. Rakshasim asurim chaiva prakrtim mohinim-sritah. (9.12)Man has three powers with him: the power of de ...