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  1. Who Is Responsible For Your Bad Experiences?

    Bangalore, India  Gurudev, what actually is prayaschit? How can one become free of one’s sins? Can one ever become free of guilt, or is one doomed to live with that? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: ‘Prayas’ means getting back to the original state; ‘chitta’ means co ...
  2. Being A Good Life Partner

    Bangalore, India  What makes one a good life partner? What attributes to look for in a good life-partner? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: I have no idea, or experience. You should ask people who have been successful in finding a good life partner.Maybe you can try t ...
  3. The Ways Of The Wise- #AskSriSri

    Twitter Town Hall - Online Event (Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar (@SriSri) held a live town hall session on Sunday, February 23rd at the Art of Living Ashram in Bangalore to connect with followers real-time. From Bollywood celebrities to cricketers, Art of L ...
  4. It Is All In The Present Moment

    Bangalore, IndiaGurudev, there are two aspects to the present moment. One is that it is vast and infinite, as well as deep. There are so many things happening at the same instant. What is its other dimension or dimensions? Can you please explain? Sri Sri R ...
  5. Your Good Is In Being Good

    Bangalore, IndiaGurudev, people criticize others behind their backs all the time. What happens to such people? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: If the criticism is superficial, then let it be.We just talked about the Navarasas (the nine emotions, which are, love, lau ...
  6. The Real Thief Is Ignorance

    Bangalore, India(Below is a continuation of the post The Shine In The Sunshine)Lord Krishna says to Arjuna, 'Moghasa mogha-karmano mogha-jnana vichetasah. Rakshasim asurim chaiva prakrtim mohinim-sritah. (9.12)Man has three powers with him: the power of de ...
  7. Who Is A Mahatma?

    (Below is a continuation of the post The Real Thief Is Ignorance) In the next verse, the Lord says, 'Mahatmanas tu mam partha daivim prakrtim asritah. Bhajanti ananya-manaso jnatva bhutadim avyayam'. (9.13) Lord Krishna says, ‘The noble souls (Mahatmas) a ...
  8. Developing Intuitive Abilities

    Bangalore, India  Gurudev, is there really some power such as intuition? And if yes, how can we gain that power? What is the secret? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: Yes, of course you can. You can develop your intuition through regular meditation. When the mind is f ...
  9. Strengthening The Mind

    Bangalore, IndiaGurudev, what is stronger, mind, body or soul? How can I use these three in a good way? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: The soul has its own strength, the mind has its own strength and the body has its own position. Everything has its own strength. K ...
  10. Can You Stop Complaining?

    Boone, North CarolinaWhen there is celebration, singing, dancing and meditation, questions do not arise. ‘What is the purpose of life? What is the meaning of all this?’ These questions arises only when ‘this’ is not there, or when ‘this’ is hiding.God has ...
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