Wisdom Search

Search results

  1. Gurudev, when we are doing our practices kriya and meditation together, are we affected by other people’s negativity and bad karmas?

    No, no, no, absolutely not. Don’t worry. If you feel like you are getting affected by somebody’s depression or somebody’s negative energy, just say Om NamahShivaya a few times. It’s gone. It can happen. When people are so depressed and are not in proper sh ...
  2. Gurudev, when we are doing our practices kriya and meditation together, are we affected by other people’s negativity and bad karmas?

    No, no, no, absolutely not. Don’t worry. If you feel like you are getting affected by somebody’s depression or somebody’s negative energy, just say Om NamahShivaya a few times. It’s gone. It can happen. When people are so depressed and are not in proper sh ...
  3. How does one move past a broken and abandoned heart? Thank you, love you.

    You are in the right place. You know what, you must know about your death you must know you are going to die one day. That’s it. The whole drama is going to finish. Where are you? Wake up,wake up. We are all going to be finished one day. Everything is goin ...
  4. Dear Guruji, please say something about Shiva. I am Shiva worshipper and he has brought me to Art of Living and you.

    Shiva is the principle in which everything is born, into which everything will go. There is no escape from Shiva. Shiva tatva means Shiva Principle. Shiva is not a person. Shiva is the space, is the consciousness. To describe that they put Shiva in blue. B ...
  5. Immigrants from third world countries deal with a lot of stress.Please provide some word of wisdom and love to us in this time of racial discrimination and failing economy.

    Hmm. Have the faith and know the best will happen. And even momentarily if it appears not to be the best thing for you, in the long run, when you see yourself, your life, whatever is best will happen to you. You should have this faith.That will carry you t ...
  6. Sometimes I am really successful in managing my thoughts, other days even with yoga, meditation, and kriya it doesn’t work. What can I do? Thank you

    Hmmm. You get too many thoughts? If your bowel movements are not okay then also the thoughts go haywire.Sopurifying the body through ayurveda - triphala would help. Second, pranayama, bhastrika, hard work, exercise, get on the treadmill and run, you know. ...
  7. Dear Guruji, when faced with the choice of two equally attractive options, what is the determining factor in making the choice?

    This can happen only happen with two things - either your job or your relationships! In these circumstances my single advice is ‘choice is yours blessing is mine’. ...
  8. If someone has wronged me, should I try to take matters in hand and attempt to punish that person or leave it up to the nature to set the record straight?

    Of course it takes more effort, courage, intelligence to set somebody right. If you have the patience, do it. And if you feel it’s costing you too much, it is getting on your own nerves,then leave it to nature. ...
  9. Gurudev, who are Aryans? Please explain the origin of different races Asian, Europeans…

    Well, anthropologists have all the logics and theories and there are many who agree and disagree and contradict. It is all in the history books, my dear. So many theories have come up, don’t bother about it. This is because of the presumption of some peop ...
  10. Dear Guruji, could you please share with us what you experience during deep meditation?

    Just myself. Like doctors have some ethics, gurus also have some ethics - not to speak of their experience. Otherwise you would sit and close your eyes saying,’ Oh I want that experience, oh Guruji is in Samadhi, I want that Samadhi’. No. ...