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The Untrue Reality
(Below is a continuation of the post What is it That Makes You Miserable?) The influence of Maya is so vast that no matter where you go, you find yourself under its influence. The moment you feel you have freed yourself from one trap (of Maya), you find y ... -
A True And Simple Fact
Bangalore, India (Below is a continuation of the post The Untrue Reality) The next verse is,‘Na mam duskrtino mudhah prapadyante naradhamah. Mayayapahrta-jnana asuram bhavam asritah’. When you behave with others in a way you would not like others to behave ... -
Removing Fear
(Below is a continuation of the post A True And Simple Fact) In the next verse, Lord Krishna explains further, ‘Chatur-vidha bhajante mam janah sukrtino 'rjuna. Arto jijnasur artharthi jnani cha bharata-rsabha’. (7.16) It has never happened that someone w ... -
Seeing Perfection In The Not-So-Perfect
Bangalore, India Today we have launched the project of the Kumudvathi River. The Volunteer For A Better India (VBI), have done a wonderful job in rejuvenating a river which had dried out, and which was a source of water for Bangalore city. Now once this is ... -
Being In Knowledge Is Real Worship
Bangalore, India (Over a thousand village deities gathered from all over Karnataka at the newly built Guru Paduka Vanam at the Art of Living International Campus at Bangalore on 12th May. The oval shaped amphitheater with a water body at the center complet ... -
The Secret to Great Strength
(Below is a continuation of the post Your True Nature) Then comes the next two verses, ‘Bijam mam sarva-bhutanam viddhi partha sanatanam. Buddhir buddhimatam asmi tejas tejasvinam aham. Balam balavatam ch-aham kama-raga-vivarjitam. Dharmaviruddho bhutesu ... -
Your True Nature
Bangalore, India (Below is a continuation of the post Walk The Path of Truth) The entire creation is composed of two types of Prakruti: Para-prakruti and Apara-prakruti. Apara-prakruti is of eight types but there is only one Para-prakruti which upholds eve ... -
Walk The Path of Truth
Bangalore, India In the seventh chapter of the Bhagavad Gita, Lord Krishna begins by saying, ‘Maiyy asakta-manah Partha yogam yunjan mad-ashrayah. Asamsayam samagram mam yatha jnasyasi tach-chrnu.’ (7.1) He says, ‘By keeping all your affection on Me, and ... -
The Means To Abundance
Bangalore, India I am going to give you a challenge. Are you ready to take up a challenge? Say ‘Ka’ without saying ‘Aa’. Can you do that? You can’t do it. You cannot say ‘Ka’ without saying ‘Aa’. Okay, let us try ‘Ga’, or ‘Cha’, without ‘Aa’. Can you do it ... -
Why Don’t You Just Relax!
Bangalore, India Please talk about surrender? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: What is it that you have to surrender? Anyway everything belongs to the Divine already. But when you think that something belongs to you, then I say, ‘Let go’. When you are holding onto so ...