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How do we know Ayurveda has no side effects?
It has been time tested. That is the beauty of herbology. If you take any medication through herbs, they do not have side effects. All the herbal medicines in the world, if you go through their webpage, they do not have any side effects, but if you ta ... -
Gurudev, if we are taking any allopathic medicines, will it have any side effects to take Ayurveda along with it?
No! The beauty of the Ayurvedic medicines is that there are no side effects and they do not contradict any other medicine. ... -
How does it feel to come here to Pakistan?
It is completely different now. I have interacted with the youth and I find the same enthusiasm and the same sense of belongingness like the youth in India. All the people here, you are all educated and I do not find any sort of close mindedness at all. ... -
How do we reach out to the Indian media and Pakistani media with all these benefits that the Art of Living can bring?
Indian media always covers this. We always find something in the Indian media throughout as Art of Living is so active. So, some of the activities come in Indian media. Many militants in the North East region and also in the Maoist groups, when they d ... -
What is the role of media in promoting the cause of Art of Living?
Yes, media can do a lot. Media can highlight how much this can help people to get over depression, to get over conflicts at home, to bring people together. It has Health benefits, benefits in students’ life, it can bring emotional comforts and conflic ... -
Gurudev, at one time you were associated with the TM movement and then the Art of Living started around the 80s. Why did you feel the need to start the Art of Living?
Yes, TM (Transcendental Meditation) also teaches meditation and they talk about world peace, no doubt! I was in my teenage when I was giving many lectures there. So, when I was 24 I started Art of Living. Art of Living is more universal, it is ba ... -
Our country (Pakistan) is going through very difficult stage. As Art of Living people how do you see us resolving the current issues that we have, especially with our neighbors. We need to strengthen our ties with all our neighboring countries, India, Afghanistan and even Iran. So how do you see this energy that has been created by Art of Living coming forth and helping?
The decision makers need to be in a calm and collective mode. If decision makers are in tension, they are suffocated or angry then they will project the same thing in their decisions. So I would say the decision makers should really do some meditation ... -
Guruji why are there more women in the Art of Living than men?
I think they are equal in number. Today they look equal in number to me. The Art of Living believes in women empowerment. They do things much better! That is what they expect men to say. ... -
Gurudev, even though we are from different parts of the world, our basics are the same. We all want peace and happiness. But what I feel is that we are working on the surface level and the core issues are not being addressed.
Well, first of all we need to identify what are the core issues. It is different in different parts of the world. Somewhere it is poverty, somewhere it is wrong indoctrination, somewhere it is lack of opportunity for people, somewhere it is the selfis ... -
Gurudev, there are a lot of people who have taken the course and somehow they have dropped off in-between. Is there a way in which they can remain associated with the course?
I think if there is a center then people will keep coming again. Also if there are some books or some knowledge tapes and some service activities then people will start coming. ...