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What is the objective of meditation?
Are you asking me why you should meditate? Let me ask you, why should you sleep? Why should you study? Why do you want entertainment? Why do you want to be healthy? One can live anyway, have you thought about it? Why do you want to be happy? You can exi ... -
Dont Worry And Be Happy
(Below is a continuation of the post The Power of Self Knowledge) You say that youth should be in politics, but most of the youth don’t have the funds to participate in elections. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: I will appeal to the Prime Minister that something sh ... -
When our senses enjoy something, does our soul also enjoy at the same time
The sensory enjoyments are a natural phenomenon. It drains you because it takes your mind outside. But the enjoyment of the soul is when the senses turn inward. In activity, you enjoy things and that has its value. But there you have to sp ... -
Yoga says, 'We are mind, body and soul', but Buddha says that there is no soul. Then who is a human being? Also, I would like to have some guidance to practice unconditional love.
It’s just a matter of saying. If a cup is half full and half empty, someone can say that it is half empty and somebody else can say that it is half full. In Buddha’s time, people already had a lot of concepts about Self, God and everything. ... -
Jesus gave enlightenment to 12 disciples, Buddha gave to many. How many do you plan to give enlightenment to?
I cannot count! I’m not going to count at all, it’s beyond count. This time, the time is quite ripe. They were all in tough times. Now, we are all fortunate, we are in a time which is much more congenial for spiritual evolution. ... -
I want to come to you when you are passing by but there is so much crowd. If I am not running to you, does that mean I don’t have devotion and love?
You don’t have to copy anyone else’s expression or behaviour. Wherever you are, I know your heart -- I think sometimes better than you do! So you don’t need to worry about anything. You be relaxed and keep smiling and jus ... -
Can you speak about the different Devatas and the mantras for each?
Mantras are vibrations, so are Devatas and that is how they are related. When Lord Krishna was asked a question, this is what he said, "Daivadhinam jagat sarvam, mantradhinam tu devata. Tan mantram BrahmanadhinamBrahmana mama devata.&qu ... -
You say that youth should be in politics, but most of the youth don’t have the funds to participate in elections.
I will appeal to the Prime Minister that something should be done so that poor people can participate in politics without having to spend so much money. In fact, there are already laws that prevent use of money in elections. But it is not just the rules ... -
The Power Of Self Knowledge
How can my meditation affect the world? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: The world is all vibrations and if the vibration is harmonious then there is no conflict. If the vibrations we emit has disharmony then it will definitely create disturbance.This is common expe ... -
Could you speak about how reality seems so real yet it is unreal?
Best example is your own dreams. When you are dreaming, it looks so real but when you wake up it is unreal. That’s it. So easy! Why are you throwing such easy questions at me? Give me some challenging questions! ...
