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  1. What is Maya?

    What is Maya? The word “measure” in English comes from the Sanskrit root word “Maya.” Maya means that which can be measured. So, saying, “All this is Maya”, means everything here can be measured. Water can be measured, volume can be measured, temperature ...
  2. 4 Attitudes That Are Good To Have

    There are four kinds of attitudes that are good to have in life. 1 Friendliness Being friendly, and more so with people who are happy. If you are not friendly with happy people, you will be jealous. This is because you think that your enemy is happy, and ...
  3. Here is Why You Must Not Judge or Blame

    Recognize Your Tendency to Judge and Blame We all have this tendency – we judge ourselves too much, or we judge others. Either you start blaming yourself, or you blame somebody else. Either you find you are not right, or you find that someone else is not ...
  4. Karma and Reincarnation

    The Meaning of Karma The most commonly used word that is misunderstood is "Karma." An action could be latent, could be in the form of a tendency, and it could be something that happens in the future. These are the three forms of Karma. So Karma means: The ...
  5. The 3 Types of Karma

    The 3 Types of Karma No event or action can happen without a cause. There needs to be a cause for every result. So every effect has a cause and this cause is Karma. Many people think Karma is fate. Karma is not just fate. The literal meaning of Karma is “ ...
  6. Inner Peace Outer Dynamism- Transcript of Gurudev's Talk at JNU on 13 November 2017

    Good morning, everyone! I've heard a lot about this university. In fact, this university has created many global leaders. Whether you go to Nepal, Bangladesh, Mauritius, or any other county, you will find that there are leaders who take great pride in bei ...
  7. What is Karma?

    What is Karma? There are billions and billions of living creatures and so many kinds of feelings arise within each of them. All of these feelings propel or cause some action. That feeling is called Karma, and the (resultant) action is also called Karma. C ...
  8. 10 Steps to Improve Communication Skills

    With the right communication skills, we can turn any negative situation into a positive one. In this article, Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar shares 10 steps one can take to develop effective communication at work and in personal relationships. Effective Com ...
  9. Explore your potential- A Transcript of Gurudev's Message on 7th November 2017 at Chitkara University

    Do you know the meaning of the word Jayakara? Where there is victory, the joyous cry or sound one makes for victory is called Jayakara. In the same way, Chitkara means the place where one’s spirit awakens and is uplifted. Chitta also means spirit in Hindi ...
  10. A Message on Guru Nanak’s Birthday- Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

    “The word Sikh means a student (shishya) – one is who is always seeking to evolve. Click To Tweet There was a great Saint called Guru Nanak Dev in India more than 500 years back. He was from Punjab. He traveled up to Baghdad, spreading the message of spiri ...