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In the Upanishads it is said that knowledge liberates you and brings moksha, while in the Shiva Sutras you have mentioned that “Jnanam bandhaha” (knowledge can bring bondage). What knowledge can bring bondage and what is that knowledge that can bring liberation?
Different knowledge points are spoken at different times and in different contexts. There is a different context to every knowledge. You need to understand that and see it in totality, rather than understanding each in isolation. Whatever knowle ... -
Gurudev, when you were addressing the students at Sri Sri University, you mentioned that a student should have three qualities: aashishta, balishta and driddhishta. Can we nurture these three qualities while in school?
Yes.Aashishta means having complete faith.Driddhishta means to have stability, and to have firm determination. Many people have desires, but they do not always have the determination to work for and fulfil t ... -
My children have gone abroad for higher studies and I am now alone at home. I often do not know what to do, and feel a sense of emptiness.
See, until now, your whole world was limited to your children and their wellbeing, isn’t it? Your world was restricted to a small boundary. You only thought about 'My children; me, mine”, etc. Now that you have more time on ... -
Who should one honour or worship first – God, or the Guru?
We just now sang a bhajan about this which says – “Do not see any difference between God and the Guru”. You should not see any difference between God, Guru and your soul. Despite knowing this, in our country, whenever we ... -
My children have gone abroad for higher studies and I am now alone at home. I often do not know what to do, and feel a sense of emptiness.
See, until now, your whole world was limited to your children and their wellbeing, isn’t it? Your world was restricted to a small boundary. You only thought about 'My children; me, mine”, etc. Now that you have more time on ... -
Sri Sri's New Year Message 2016
Come Along For The World Cultural Festival (Below is the continuation of Gurudev's New Year Message 2016 Part I ) We need to have a vision for 2016. Once you revive the spirit, you have so much energy and enthusiasm, but what do you do with that? Unless yo ... -
Sri Sri's New Year Message 2016
Review The Past And Revive The Spirit In You Today is the 31st of December 2015, and today is the day we should review the past year. Just imagine yourself sitting on the bank of a river and watching the river flow. You are watching all the different thing ... -
I trust people but often have to pay the price for it as well and get harmed. So should I trust people or not?
Three kinds of trust are important in life.1. Self-confidence or trust in the self. You must have complete faith in yourself. When you have total faith and yourself and firmly believe that 'everything good shall happen to me', then ... -
What is Karma and how can one enhance the ability to understand Karma?
Everything that you have done till now is Karma. All that you are doing at present is also Karma. And everything that you are going to do in the future; or the inspiration for every action that you are going to do in the future – that is also Karm ... -
Gurudev, often we get both happiness and grief from our closest friends and relatives. How can we rid ourselves of this grief?
Yes. You should love your friends and relatives but do not demand anything from them, or get attached to them. You should serve them in whatever way possible. When you set out with a sincere intention to serve then you will never face any misery or s ...