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How Yoga Can Benefit You
(Below is a continuation of the post Yoga In Its Truest Sense) Today, the knowledge of Yoga and its practices has been successful in bringing about a great transformation in the lives of thousands and thousands of people everywhere. Yoga is not just a the ... -
Yoga In Its Truest Sense
I greet all of you including those who have joined me live from so many countries across the world on this occasion of the curtain raiser for the International Yoga Day 2016. 35 years ago, when I used to speak about Yoga to people in India and those outsi ... -
The Power Of The Mind
(Below is a continuation of the post Stay Centered At All Times) Gurudev, if there are hundreds of ways to devotion, which is the right way? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: The path that you are on is the way, it is the highway and it is very good! Later on you wil ... -
Dear Gurudev, what if a child fails to fulfil the parent's dream? What should the teenager do if he faces failure in his career and professional life at such a time?
No, don't worry, teenagers can never fail their parents because there is a lot of time to fail them! If after the age of 40 or 50, you feel you have failed, then it is fine. Actually, you can still do something at that time also. Never get disappointed ... -
What is the significance of pujas, homas, yagnas, and chanting in today's life?
All of these have their significance. There are two types of knowledge - Para Vidya and Apara Vidya. Apara Vidya includes homas, yagnas, and mantras (chants) and Para Vidya includes meditation and grace. Death can be postpo ... -
Gurudev, if there are hundreds of ways to devotion, which is the right way?
The path that you are on is the way, it is the highway and it is very good! Later on you will realise that this is the only real way. Don't look here and there. You are on the right path, and at the right time! ... -
Stay Centered At All Times
If the purpose of life is to attain liberation, is there any value for all the time we spend on our education, profession and career? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: Each one has its own place. You need to do both. To make a living, you need to work, and to grow on ... -
The elephant is your best friend. You play with them, you feed them. Can I become an elephant in your life?
But it can't come to satsang! It has to be somewhere far away. Better don't wish such things! ... -
How to be positive and strong when people start hurting you? How to love ourselves in that case?
Come on, you forget that you are a diamond! Nobody can cut a diamond or hurt it. Even if a diamond is cut, it shines more. Remember that you are a diamond.When anyone is trying to hurt you, they are not hurting you, they are only making yo ... -
Gurudev, as teenagers each one of us develops a liking for someone, and begins to spend a lot of time on it. This is a major distraction for us. Can you please help us?
Thank God you understood that it is a distraction! The job is half done! Get busy! This is the time to develop all the talents in you, the time to develop your skills -- to learn music, languages, cooking, agriculture and whatever else you want ...