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Life is Beautiful & Stress Free
I did my first Art of Living course in Kolkata, about 14 years ago, and that time I had never heard about the organization. So, when my mom gave me 500 bucks to do a Reiki Course, I was heading towards the room on the 3rd floor of a building and on the 2n ... -
Life is Not Limited to The Mundane
Freedom and bhakti may be some of the tenets of the spiritual path, but for Swami Shivchaitanya, the path has also opened up a wellspring of skills and talents. One of the first skills that bloomed was the skill of performing the Rudra pooja. The story be ... -
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Devotion – A Thirst Never Quenched
Bangalore, India After a lot of struggle I found you as my Master. In my next birth, I don't want to get lost and then get picked up by a Master. Is there a way out? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: There is a lot to worry about right now. Why are you postponing thin ... -
Dear Guruji, when there is One consciousness alone that exists, now and ever since we know, then how was Man created from it and why? There must be some reason.
Oh! It (consciousness) got bored of being by itself, all alone! So it thought, ‘I will become many.’ That One consciousness had this thought and everything came into existence. Now whether this is right or wrong, you decide! ... -
Gurudev, even after meeting you I do not feel satisfied. I still desire to meet you, again and again. How do I fill myself up with you so completely that I never have the desire to meet you again?
Oh! I don’t know how you can do this. Till today I have been seeing this happen with everyone; it is a sign of devotion. If you look at it in one way, there is no fulfillment in devotion, and if you look at it ... -
Gurudev, how does one become totally surrendered to God (Saranagati)? Please explain in detail.
Wake up and see that nothing is yours; nothing that you have belongs to you, then you become totally surrendered (Saranagati). Or, see all that you have received, even when you were not deserving of it then also you become totally surrendere ... -
Gurudev, Devotion and Surrender are said to be signs of intelligence. But both Devotion and Surrender are beyond the intellect. Then how can they be its identifying features?
See, truth is not of one type alone. Truth has many facets. So you can both prove and disprove any principle. Take any principle; you can prove it as both, correct and incorrect also. Both are possible, okay! Think about it! If you feel it is right t ... -
Gurudev, they say that one cannot attain heaven without dying. Is it necessary to die to attain Moksha (liberation)?
Who said so? If while living you could not experience heaven then how will you experience it after death? Even after death you will not experience it. If while living you could not learn to smile, to be happy and joyful, then what will you learn afte ... -
Jai Gurudev, I want to contest in the 2014 Lok Sabha Elections. There are still two more years to the elections. In these two years, what work must I do on the field to win?
Very good. First choose the field and the area and then do a lot of work there. Conduct courses and bring up more volunteers there. Set up a Pre-TTC volunteer training workshop there. Bring everyone together and make them realize how they can contribute to ...
