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Why am I feeling like not doing anything? Is it okay to not want to meditate or do seva?
It indicates that you’re very tired, mentally and physically. So rest well, but eat less. If you eat a lot and rest then restlessness increases. Eat little less so that the food gets digested well and then rest. That will take out all the tirednes ... -
Gurudev, I want to have purity in my heart, and clarity in my mind. I want to be a good human being. How to get rid of deep rooted self-centeredness?
You are a good person otherwise you wouldn’t have even asked this question. Know that you have all the good qualities in you. You don’t have to make an effort to bring out the good qualities. Simply assume that you have them.Don’ ... -
I have lost myself and I am not able to be happy. I feel like taking sanyaas (recluse). What do I do?
Sanyaas comes from a fulfilled mind, not from running away from life or from reality. It is staying amidst and being centered. That is what sanyaas is.If you are too feverish and too passionate then you will be unhappy. It is ... -
Jai Guru Dev, even after doing my 100%, people sometimes have more expectations from me which is beyond my capacity. This frustrates me and I don't know how to deal with it.
It is okay if people have expectations, you don’t need to get frustrated about it. You do what is in your capacity, and sometimes stretch a little more than what you think you can do and you will be amazed to see that you have much more capabiliti ... -
Dear Gurudev, why has the concept of enlightenment come up?
It is like asking, 'Why did the concept of blossoming come up?'Everything is a bud, doesn’t a bud blossom? Of course it blossoms! Similarly, a fully blossomed human potential is enlightenment. It is not that a big light ... -
How to be in action in this world and not attract karma?
See, we do many actions but their impressions do not stay on our minds. For example, if I ask you a week later, 'What did you have for breakfast on Saturday', you will not remember, unless it was an occasion or you had a fight!If someone a ... -
How to know that the girl I like is the one I am looking for, and if I am the right person for her?
This you have to ask her! If you feel you are not up to the mark, you can straight away start being up to the mark. Improve your qualities, otherwise she will anyways teach you! A spouse can bring the best out of you or the worst out of you -
When Love Becomes Eternal
Happy Valentine’s Day to everyone!Before I had said, 'Let divine be your valentine', today I am saying, 'Let nature be your valentine'.Let us preserve nature, water, the environment, the plants, the air and the energy. This is our responsibility. So let n ... -
Contentment Is The Gateway To Liberation
(Below is a continuation of the post Take Life With Enthusiasm) How to come out of this cycle of birth and death? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: By continuing to do what you are doing now. You are in the right place.When you become content then you are liberated. ... -
Gurudev, if Isha is the force that protects us, what about people who are in poverty, disease, losses and danger? If it is their karma, isn’t the divinity protecting people with karma?
Protection is relevant only when there is a challenge. A doctor is relevant only when there is a sickness. Did you get it? You have to rethink your question. How do you even know that there is protection by your side? When there is an issue, then you ...
