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Gurudev, on the political situation in our country, if you look at the political parties and how they function, the basic flaw is how they get their funding because of which all the corruption happens. You have established this organization in so many countries, is there any near perfect system that may have existed in the past which we can learn from and implement?
Every system has some good things and some bad things in it. So we should take the good things and leave the bad things. Hong Kong and Singapore have some very good systems by which they combat corruption. Similarly Switzerland has an excellent system, ... -
Why does The Art of Living not teach hygiene and other basic considerations through its courses, such as, not to spit, not to throw garbage outside the house and things that would have a more impactful effect in our country?
Yes, we are doing that. We are conducting programmes like Bal Chetna,(a dynamic program for the less privileged children of society), and YLTP (Youth Leadership Training Program). You should take up any of these courses and go into the detai ... -
Gurudev, can you please explain the significance of the symbol of The Art of Living logo of the sun between the two swans?
Use your creativity and think up the significance yourself. I will let you interpret it the way you like. Symbol is just a symbol. Some artist drew and showed it to me and I just accepted it. Even the name, 'The Art of Living' was not given by m ... -
Gurudev, sometimes what we think happens and sometimes it doesn’t. Why is that?
Yes, so you have to improve your thoughts. If it happens, then your thoughts were right, and if doesn’t then your thoughts were not correct.It is not that your thoughts never materialize. Only sometimes, they don’t. Depending on the sa ... -
Mahatma Gandhi dreamt of Ramrajya, and said that when women can walk the streets alone at midnight, that is when India would have gotten real freedom?
Where ever there is knowledge there is Ramrajya. Where ever there is ignorance then there is Rakshasrajya! Understand! ... -
What according to you is the definition of love?
Very simple. That which cannot be defined is love. If you have never experienced love, there is no chance that you will experience it in the future. So there is no definition. You are made up of love my dear. This whole universe is made up of this one t ... -
How can I believe in the divine energies (Devatas) of the creation when I have a scientific temperament and approach?
Only with a scientific approach can you see that there are different wave lengths and vibrations on this planet.Who are you? You are only a frequency analyzer. Your brain is a frequency analyzer. It is able to capture only certain frequencies, isn ... -
In the Rig Veda, the Agni Suktam says that 'Agni should lead us to the wisdom'. What does this mean?
Agni mean that consciousness, that energy that envelopes the whole universe -- that consciousness of which you are made up of, of which everything is made of. Many times people say 'The fire in the spirit'. This fire is not a mortal fire, your l ... -
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 ...