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  1. 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 ...
  2. 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 ...
  3. 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 ...
  4. 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 ...
  5. 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 ...
  6. 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 ...
  7. The Spiritual Principle Of Honesty

    Dearest Gurudev, it is possible to restore trust in a relationship after a partner cheats? How to get past a cheating partner? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: I can tell you one thing, suppose you were in your partner’s place and you made a mistake; not willingly b ...
  8. Prayer Is A Happening

    (Below is a continuation of the post India: Way Forward) I am 21 year old girl in the second year in the college. I find Starbucks more interesting than visiting temples. How can I cultivate an interest in Gods? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: You cannot cultivate ...
  9. India: Way Forward

    (Read Gurudev's Message on India's Independence Day - 15 August 2013) India has always had power, and it is because the spirituality of India. We need to bring forward the image of our nation as a secure and strong country. And it is everyone’s responsibi ...
  10. The Time Of Your Life: Invest It Wisely

    (Below is a continuation of the post The Blessing Of Wealth) Can one be free from this world by reading scriptures? Or should one stop reading for salvation? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: When you know then why do you ask? (Referring to the teachings of Saint Kab ...