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Most of what we convey to people is simply by our presence
(Satsang commenced with bhajans by a group of singers followed by an inspiring discourse by Poojya Swami Chidananda Saraswatiji.) Poojya Swamiji has already spoken on what the mystery of life - the Art of Living is. Swamiji is so simple, he changed his sch ... -
Gurudev, when our work gets done by your grace we feel grateful to you but when what we want does not happen then we become sad and miserable. Why is it like that?
That is why when you are miserable have the strength to let go. When your work gets done, be grateful and do some seva. Seva purifies our karma. Charity purifies the money that you earn. At least three to four percent of what you earn should be given ... -
Gurudev, amongst the politicians of this time, some are good but they are very few in number. Can you open some good schools and colleges where they can be trained to become better politicians?
Yes, in our university in Orissa, we are opening a college of ’Good Governance’. This college of Good Governance that we are starting is to train people for all the different leadership positions in society, like the Gram Panchayat, Bloc Presidents, D ... -
All foolish people are there in the world to make you skillful
Dear Guruji, in the Bhagvad Gita, Krishna says, ‘Bow down to me, I will free you. Follow Me!’ and a common man is also caught up in the ‘me’ and ‘mine’! So how is Krishna different from us? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: One is the person who is capable of taking t ... -
Peace is the first step to equip yourself to face problems
What are the different types of Yagya and what is the importance of Yagya in one’s life? Which Yagya is the best? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: Dhyan Yagya, Japa Yagya, Dravya Yagya - all these are called Yagya. So among all these, Dhyan Yagya is best – meditation ... -
Be contented with whatever comes to you
Gurudev, please talk about gratitude. You have said that the more gratitude we have the more grace flows into our lives. How do I become more grateful every day? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: First of all drop this more. More devotion, more gratitude, more joy, mo ... -
You will have to bear the fruits of your actions
Here, in the Ashram today, somebody stole seven sandalwood trees. The trees were cut down and stolen between one and four in the morning from our Veda Pathshala (Vedic school), where the Veda students study. So, the Ashram authorities were very disturbed t ... -
Guruji, how can we practice yama (restraint) and niyama (discipline) in our seva?
Be centered, meditate regularly, and have a sankalpa (resolution) in your mind that you have to exercise yama and niyama. Keep your sankalpa strong. Once or twice, even if you slip from it, you will come back. ... -
Guruji, I want to know if Gurus also feel helpless before their devotees.
Absolutely! They are the servants of their devotees. ...