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Gurudev, are you happy?
How do I look? Do I look happy? I’m very happy that you are all here. You have traveled from so far away; took so much trouble to come here, how can I not be happy? You have all come from all over the world, spending so many hours on the flight. I ... -
During the Sandhya Vandanam, we say, ‘I am the Brahman’. But after it, we bow down to the directions. What is the meaning of this?
See, it is all an exercise to keep the mind free, that’s all. We bow down to all the directions, that is the way we get our mind free from all that bugs that bother our mind. So if you like it, do it, if you don’t like it, then don’t d ... -
It is said in the Vedas, knowledge came from Hayagriva, the man with a face of a horse. What is the significance of horse in the scriptures?
Ashwa. Shwa means yesterday or tomorrow. Ashwa means now. So the word 'now' in Sanskrit, is the same as horse. That one word, Ashwa has two meanings:1. Now or the present moment ... -
Gurudev, are you happy?
How do I look? Do I look happy? I’m very happy that you are all here. You have traveled from so far away; took so much trouble to come here, how can I not be happy? You have all come from all over the world, spending so many hours on the flight. I ... -
Learn To Smile Through It All
The lyrics of the song ‘Ishwar Basa’ is so beautiful, that the Divine is permeating every particle of this Universe. How to experience this in every moment of my life? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: Drop this ‘every moment’. Some things you should take for granted ... -
What is the role of mosquitoes on the spiritual path?
Distraction. They are so jealous of mediators because they couldn't meditate in their past life! They are the fallen yogis. They are so jealous that you have became a good yogi. ... -
On the Happiness Program we learn that opposite values are complimentary, is that why a section of the media tried to focus only on imaginary negativity when it came to The World Culture Festival?
It’s ok, they can do it. This is called the hard news. Everything is nice and beautiful is not hard news. The World Culture Festival was an opportunity to give a message of peace. People who boycott such programs are not for peace, they ar ... -
As a spiritual seeker, I seem to lead a dual life. At workplace I lead a fast paced life whereas when I meditate, time seems to stop and I relax. I can’t relax in my workplace and speed up my spiritual growth?
Now just drop this ‘I can’t’. If you want to, then have the intention that 'I want to and I can', then it will start happening naturally. Don’t underestimate your intention. If you put this intention, ‘I can’t ... -
Yama is also called Dharmaraj. How is death linked to Dharma?
Death is not just a happening once in awhile. Every moment the past is dead, and the present is what life is all about. When you are in the present moment, that is dharma. Death relieves you of your past and brings you to the present moment. ... -
What is the meaning of Gothra?
Gothra is simply like a blood group. You know the word group has come from Gothra. Gothra means a particular group, a particular knowledge, a particular type of body, mind, consciousness. Once there was a very good Nadi doctor (doc ...