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  1. Spirit Of Enquiry

    Bangalore, India There are six types of people who asks questions. The first type of person who asks questions is one who is sad or unhappy. Unhappy people ask questions but they do not listen to the answers. This is a fact, have you not experienced this? ...
  2. Five Experiences You Must Have

    Bangalore, India Five days and experiences to really blossom in your life. One day you should spend with the farmers. Morning to night, spend the day with the farmers and see how they sow the seeds, how they water the plants and how they care for the plant ...
  3. You Are Blessed

    Bangalore, India Why do we do Paad Pooja (an ancient Indian ritual of welcoming a guest by washing his feet with water and flowers)? What is the significance of Paad Pooja? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: n the olden days when we received an honored guest in our hou ...
  4. Ancient Wisdom

    Bangalore, India Gurudev, we are starting the Vedic Wisdom Sessions from tomorrow with the Upanayana (holy ceremony of wearing the sacred thread). We have about a hundred people from Europe. Could you give us some directions about how this Vedic Wisdom can ...
  5. Cause And Effect

    Bangalore, India   Gurudev, who did you learn all this from? Who taught you meditation? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: Do you ask a poet or a writer whom did they learn from? They write it by themselves, isn’t it? If a poet or a writer copies content from here and ...
  6. The Mind Matters

    Bangalore, India You know, at all cost, you should save your mind. What happens is that you are in a happy mood, in a joyful mood, and somebody comes and tells you something in your ears which you don’t like. They say, ‘So and so said this about you’, and ...
  7. The Mystery Of Life

    Bangalore, India Gurudev, in your book titled Living the Mystery of Life, you have said, 'Work in this world but do not allow it to enter your head.' Can you please explain this once again. Is it the same thing as dispassion? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: This is ...
  8. There Are No Bad People

    Bangalore, India The Divine can only be found in deep rest (meditation). Do you know what the obstacles to deep rest are? It is the cravings and aversions in the mind. If the mind is filled with cravings and aversions, rest is not possible. And if there is ...
  9. The Fire Inside

    Bangalore, India (Satsang began with devotees from all over the world singing hymns and songs in their national languages. The crowd from various countries around the world and from all parts of India united with one another through music and singing.) Thi ...
  10. You Are Loved

    Bangalore, India So, the message from the Divine is that - you are so dear to the Divine. You simply have to recognize that you are so loved.You cannot imagine how much you are loved by God. There is so much love. Just like how a mother loves her baby, irr ...