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  1. This World Is An Illusion

    Happy Diwali to everybody! Diwali is a festival where you remind yourself of the importance of knowledge in life. When there is knowledge, there is no darkness. And when do you need knowledge? You need knowledge at the darkest time of life. When you are b ...
  2. The Quest Of Human Life

    Message from Iraq:My Gurudev of peace, before I say Babashed's (the spiritual father for the Yazidis) message to you who is the spiritual leader of Yazidis, we thank you for welcoming us and for getting us here. You have collected us together from all the ...
  3. What Is The Solution For Ego Clashes?

    What is the solution to an ego clash? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: When egos are there, they do clash. There is no way out. When there is wisdom, you will rise above any small-minded attitude, bickering and judgements. You judge people all the time, and if you t ...
  4. The 5 Causes of Conflict

    (A ‘Peace Conference’ was help at the European Parliament at Oslo, Norway on the 25 October 2015. Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar addressed the gathering with his wisdom and ideas on making a more peaceful world through multi-religious and multi-cultural educ ...
  5. Touching That Level Of Meditation

    Meditation is not concentration. How many of you think meditation is concentration? (Many in the audience raise their hands) You'll be disappointed because Meditation is not concentration. Meditation is a deep relaxation, and it is happening to us many ti ...
  6. 3 Things Everyone Looks For

    I am very happy to be with all of you this evening! So what shall we do now? Let’s do something different today, shall we? Let’s not discuss stress relief, relationships, peace and all the usual topics. Let’s think of something bigger and something beyond ...
  7. Don't Get Stuck In Small Things

    Below in the continuation of the post There Is No Escape From The Guru) There are many dimensions in life. Let’s work with this dimension properly, when you are totally relieved from this dimension, or fully satisfied in this dimension, then the other dim ...
  8. There Is No Escape From The Guru

    You can’t escape from having a Guru, or being a Guru. Everyone has to realize this, that there is no escape, or no way out. There is a proverb in Sanskrit that says, ‘I first salute the wicked because he is teaching me by falling into a pit. He has warned ...
  9. Are Your Expectations Bringing You Joy?

    I want others to appreciate me. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: Whenever you expect anything from others, appreciation or anything else, you are not being independent, and this is bound to bring you down. You must say, “I don’t expect anything from others, but what ...
  10. Truth Cannot Be Hidden

    What is the difference between the self and the soul? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: Soul is like the air in a balloon, and self is like the air in the atmosphere. Why is it that sometimes we don’t trust in the Guru. Why do we have doubts that arise? Sri Sri Ravi ...