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The Dance Of The Divine
Bad Antogast, Germany Dear Gurudev, can you please tell us more about the lineage of the masters? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: Well, we do not know when it exactly began, since it goes back many thousands of years. The knowledge of Yoga, Meditation, and the knowl ... -
Being Born Again
Bad Antogast, Germany Can you please explain why we should avoid rebirth? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: If you wake up and see, in life there is so much misery, and misery is what you don’t like. You don’t want misery. What we don’t want to have is called misery, ... -
How To Deal With Difficult People
Bangalore, India Gurudev, I try communicating with my father, I try to talk to him but he acts freaky. He gets high and creates chaos. I do not know what to do and how to communicate with him. I know he is in lot of pain and problem which is why he is not ... -
The Art Of Expressing
Bangalore, India Gurudev, receiving unconditional love from you has become such a habit that whenever I get into a relationship, I look for the same love in the other person, and none of the relationships work out for me. What do I do? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ... -
A Different Pair Of Shoes
Can you please explain the meaning of this verse, ‘Indriyarthesu vairagyam anahankara eva ca, janma-mrityu-jara-vyadhi-duhkha-dosanudarshanam. ’ Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: Indriyartheshu vairagyam, we see so many things, such beautiful sceneries, but till when ... -
Levels of Enlightenment
Bangalore, India (On the occasion of Kannada Rajyotsava, Art of Living founder, Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar gave a message encouraging all to take pride in the language and culture of Karnataka. He insisted that primary education should be in Kannada He a ... -
Stay Clear Of Jealousy
Bangalore, India Gurudev, when our focus is outward we feel jealous. In the same way, if we see the Guru outwardly also can we get trapped in jealousy? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: Yes. Many times we think, ‘See Gurudev has given him a garland but he has not give ... -
When Will You Become Peaceful?
Bangalore, India There are basically two types of attitudes, or two kinds of people in the world. One kind thinks that all people must be intrinsically bad; inside they are very bad. And there is the other kind who thinks that basically everyone is good de ... -
A Glimpse Of Your Soul
Antwerp, Belgium Life has to be seen from a larger perspective. What is life? How long are we going to live here? What is the truth of life? We should put some light on this. And when we do this, the gist comes to doing meditation. See, in all our temples, ... -
Life From a Youths Perspective
Delhi, India How should I forget my ex-boyfriend? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: One fine morning, maybe tomorrow morning, you wake up and see that there are 7 billion people on this planet. Of these 7 billion, nearly half of them are men, which is 3.5 billion. Of ...