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  1. Weekly Wisdom: What Is the Basis of the Whole Creation?

    In response to a question about recognizing consciousness as the basis of all life, Gurudev shared the following: How is your breath coming in and going out? You’re making no effort. Even in sleep, the air goes in and out. There’s something creating the r ...
  2. Here’s How to Make the Best of Your Time during the Covid Quarantine.

    Posted: March 18, 2020 With what seems like the whole world on a standstill to prevent the spread of COVID-19, Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar offers his wisdom on how to make the most of these times of social distancing and self-quarantine. The times that w ...
  3. A World Without Violence

    (In light of the recent Las Vegas shootings, extracts from Huffington Post article written by Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar on 29.03.13 following the Newton, Conn. USA shootings)⠀ ⠀ I have this crazy idea… a world without violence. This might appear to be ...
  4. World Environment Day: Ancient Spiritual Values for Environmental Sustainability As Everyday Practice in Modern Times

    By Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar┃Posted: June 04, 2018 Every year as the World Environment Day (5th June) approaches, a clamor for stricter green laws and regulations is heard across the globe. While laws are important, they are not enough to ensure enviro ...
  5. Investing in Mental Health

    According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the issue of mental illness affects an estimated 350 million people around the world today. Depression will be the second highest cause of disease burden in middle-income countries and the third highest in ...
  6. Why You're Attracted to the Dark Side: Simple Ways to Overcome Negativity and Feel at Peace

    By Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar┃Posted: November 15, 2018 What’s negativity? The mind doesn’t always get attracted to negativity! Let’s understand what negativity is. When would you call something “negative?” When it doesn’t give you pleasure. When it cau ...
  7. Spirituality vs. Religion: How One Can Overcome the Problems of the Other by Making Peace Possible

    By Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar┃Posted: December 14, 2018 As a person grows, so does their outlook towards life. Your perspective keeps changing as you pass through childhood, youth, and then old age. You learn that there are things that seem to be under ...
  8. 8 Astonishing Tendencies of the Mind: Knowing Them Will Change What You Think You Know About Your Own Mind

    By Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar┃Posted: December 23, 2018 1. When the mind dies, love dawns. Whenever there is love, the mind dies and this is painful. That is why love always brings pain with it. Something in you is dissolving – the ego, the mind – and t ...
  9. Drop The Past And Move Forward Into The New Year Afresh: Accept Challenges, Share Comforts, Spread Knowledge And Love

    By Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar | Posted on 01.01.2019 Time and mind are connected One more year has passed. 2018 is coming to an end. The year has left many different experiences. Some people feel it flew by so fast, while others felt it was dragging. Wh ...
  10. Inspire Your Heart Today with these 12 Inspiring Quotes on Love

    By Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar┃Posted: February 07, 2019 1. Cravings bring sadness, sorrow, misery or problems. True love is devoid of all that! 2. Fear is a lack of love. Only one thing can eliminate fear and that is love. 3. Love is seeing God in the p ...