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What is Brahmacharya? How can I follow Brahmacharya when there are so many distractions around?
'Brahma' means infinity. 'Charya' means moving in infinity. That means the state of mind that is focused on the whole (infinity) -- in such a mind there is no possessiveness, there is no lust, there is no greed; none of the ... -
How can we have a good sense of humor in life?
I think you should forget about this. Wanting to have humour is itself an obstruction for having humour. It is like someone saying, “I want to sleep, I want to sleep, I want to sleep”. The feverishness of wanting to sleep itself becomes an o ... -
Service brings fulfillment, why doesn’t everyone adopt it in their lives? Why doesn’t it come naturally to everyone?
It is quite natural that the one who does not serve, is the one who is stressed, insecure, self-centred, or without wisdom. If there is a little bit of wisdom, service is spontaneous. If you are well cultured and civilised then service is spontaneous. N ... -
How relevant is culture today, considering life is so different from before?
You can never generalize these things. There are all types of situations, all types of people, all types of cultures in the world. People cannot live without culture. Culture may change but you cannot live in a society without a culture. If some society ... -
What role can music play in uplifting consciousness?
Music is harmonious sound. If there is harmony inside then music is a burden, but when there is no harmony on the inside then definitely the outer harmony of the music can create inner peace and harmony. For a meditator, for a yogi, music f ... -
Is world peace dependent on the individual peace?
It is impossible to have world peace without individual peace. Individual happiness brings collective happiness. Society devoid of the individual is impossible.Peace is within the individual, in one’s mind and in one’s heart. It is imp ... -
Love Moves The World
(Below is talk given by Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar 13 March 2016 at the WCF ) A year back, when the thought came to me to organize A World Culture Festival, at that time when we visited this area (the venue), there was such bad odour in the area. People ... -
The Kingdom Of God Is Within You
(Below is talk given by Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar 12 March 2016 at the WCF ) Param Pujya Sri Sri Shankaracharya Ji Maharaj, all the great revered saints, spiritual leaders assembled here today, and the esteemed religious leaders. There are people here ... -
Sri Sri's Message At The World Culture Festival- March 2016
The World Culture Festival 2016 was a celebration of The Art of Living's 35 years of service to humanity, spirituality and human values. The festival celebrated the diversity in cultures from across the world while simultaneously highlighting our unity as ... -
Sri Sri's Message on Maha Shivaratri- 2016
Wherever there is truth there is Shiva. Wherever there is beauty there is Shiva. Wherever there is benevolence there is Shiva. And there is not a place where the Shiva principle is not there. It is the omnipresent, omnipotent, most benevolent divinity, th ...