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Have The Courage To Walk Alone
Can you please talk about peer pressure and how to deal with it? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: Sometimes, young people should learn to walk alone. Then you will be more centered and you will know how to be by yourself and not be bogged down by peer pressure. Take ... -
Can you please talk about peer pressure and how to deal with it?
Sometimes, young people should learn to walk alone. Then you will be more centered and you will know how to be by yourself and not be bogged down by peer pressure. Take a long five kilometer walk all by yourself, or run by yourself. That will soli ... -
How do I see God in the face of a stranger?
It is actually the other way around, you can’t see God in people you are familiar with. In a stranger, you might think that maybe God is like this because you don’t know their bad qualities or good qualities. If you don’t know th ... -
Dear Gurudev, I am really worried about my family. They are caught up in a dark world of lies, manipulation and money. I have had to completely break contact with them and it breaks my heart. They do not listen to me and I see bad consequences in store for them. It is hard to watch all this. Do you have any advice?
First of all, don’t cut-off from them. At least don’t give them the feeling that you don’t care about them and are cut-off from them. That is not going to help them. It is your innate nature to help and you want to help them. For some ... -
The Building Blocks Of A Strong Marriage
(Below is a continuation of the post Ignorance, Meet Self-pity) Dearest Gurudev, please can you talk about domestic violence and give some knowledge on this. What is the role of acceptance and responsibility when a spouse feels that their actions are in p ... -
Dearest Gurudev, please can you talk about domestic violence and give some knowledge on this. What is the role of acceptance and responsibility when a spouse feels that their actions are in proportion to their hurt?
Listen, when two people are living together, there will definitely be arguments. However compatible, no two people can think the same things all the time. There will be difference of opinions. If both have sweet talks all the time, both will land up hav ... -
A lot of people want to sit in front of you during satsang, and often it leads to some battles. Does it matter how close we sit to you if you are everywhere?
I tell you a secret, they simply don’t know that more blessings go to the people who are the back (laughter). They should drop this 'Me' and allow everyone a chance to come to the front. 'Yesterday I sat, today let someone else ... -
Dear Gurudev, how to find a balance? I am attracted to spirituality but also the material world.
It is okay, they are not in opposition. You should have balance in life. Work hard, earn money, save it and save some time for meditation.People who are ambitious, who work hard and make money, don’t forget to brush their teeth or eat their fo ... -
What to do with about the fear of death?
That is okay, nature has kept a little fear of death in everyone. It is called Abhinivesh, and it will be there. You don’t need to worry about it. Just know one thing, when you have to go, you will go, whether you are at home or in a ... -
Dear Gurudev, during my morning meditation, a strange vision appeared. I saw my body in a crashed car. Is it only a fear of mine coming up?
Yes, it is only your fear coming up. Don’t worry about it. Just chant Namah Shivaya' a few times and it will be gone. ...