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Happiness is the key to good health
Story time Let me tell you a short story. One day an impatient patient came to a doctor. His back was sore, his head was aching, and he couldn’t sleep. So the doctor decided to examine him from head to toe. A thorough investigation revealed no problems at ... -
Goodness Always Pays
Gurudev, why did Lord Krishna cheat in the Mahabharata? Was that his dharma? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: Well, you can’t say he cheated. He had everything, why would he cheat? A student in the classroom cheats because he doesn’t know the answer. He is not capab ... -
Generosity: A Key To Success
(Below is a continuation of the post The True Sign Of Success) Do you know what psychologists say? If a speaker speaks for more than 10 minutes, the listener go for a break three times! Attention deficiency is growing these days among our youth in a very ... -
The True Sign Of Success
(Gurudev spoke about Success and Happiness to an audience of over 2000 students and faculty of the Birla Institute of Management and Technology followed by a guided meditation.Below is the transcript of Gurudev's views on Success.) I don’t think I need to ... -
Moving Beyond Prejudice
I want to become a teacher and spread this wonderful knowledge, but I’m disturbed sometimes by the politics that I see on this path. Kindly guide me. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: Wherever there are people there will be politics.Politics means everybody has their ... -
Good Can Always Come Out Of Bad
Gurudev, how to come out of attachment? And if people deceive us, how to come out of that? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: If someone deceives you, they are going to face the music. They will face the consequences. That is the law of karma. You got deceived because ... -
The Good In Everyone
(Below is a continuation of the post Honesty Is The Best Policy) If everybody’s soul is Krishna then why is there so much negativity and violence in this world? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: The soul is God, but in many people the God inside is sleeping, and so y ... -
Honesty Is The Best Policy
Gurudev, I have heard that we are enlightened until we realize it. What is the meaning of getting enlightened then? Is it just a realization? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: Yes, that is why it's called Pratya Bhigya which means Realizing.See the elephant that is h ... -
An Intimate Bond
We shall begin this Janmashtami’s celebration with silence, and let the festivities end in a celebrative and joyful silence. There are four main dimensions through which we should see our life.The first is Saamipya. It means to feel that those who are ver ... -
Hate And Bitterness Will Destroy You
(Below is a continuation of the post The Spiritual Principle Of Honesty) Dear Gurudev, please say something about in-laws. Nowadays, people hate their in-laws. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: Yes, this is a very common thing. In India, we had a program with about 2 ...