Q: Dearest Guruji, if the universe is a play and display of consciousness, why we should not have fun instead of spiritual practices like sadhana, seva and satsang? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: This is all fun, isn’t it? When you follow knowledge, fun
Q: Why is spirituality needed? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: Okay now, you are both matter and spirit right? Are you only matter? No! You are matter and you are also spirit. Our body is matter, our mind, intellect, emotions, they are part of the spirit. So
Q: Dear Guruji, when and how can I achieve the ultimate bliss? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: No chance (laughter). No way. Forget about it. Are you ready to forget it? Then you got it NOW. Your mind is anxious for “ultimate happiness, ultimate bliss, one
Giving too much importance to sensory objects leads to greed; giving too much importance to the senses leads to lust; and giving too much importance to the mind and its desires leads to delusion. We hold on to the concepts of the mind and want
Q: Guruji, you have often said that celebrate life. But, in this hectic schedule I barely remember that there is something known as life. Then how do I celebrate it? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: Yes, celebration does not have to be outside work.
Q: I know I am searching for something but I don’t know what am I searching for? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: I have a simple suggestion for you. Just take out two hours for four days and attend one of the Art of Living Basic programs and do
After so many different lives and different bodies we get human body, human birth. It’s so precious! Your hankering for pleasure is causing depression in you. Wake up and see all pleasures are momentary. ~ Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
Q: Guruji when I think about death, I feel dispassionate. How can one remain a karma yogi in that situation? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: Look, whatever you do with dispassion (vairaagya) that has a lot of power. We work not for ourselves, but for
Self realization is the ultimate goal of life. First of all learn to remain happy from within and serve the society and feel the connection with the divine. ~ Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
Forgiveness is from the heart, it is an emotional one. Acceptance is from the mind, from the head. So both are essential, you accept and you forgive. If you don’t forgive you will suffer with all the emotional heavy load of garbage inside you. If
