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Aggression Is A Sign Of Weakness
How to be right and kind at the same time? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: Being right does not mean being harsh and being kind doesn’t mean just letting anything happen. Kindness is not complacence and righteousness is not just aggression. Unfortunately, today, wh ... -
Let Your Life Be Full Of Color And Joy
Life is colorful! In India this is the last full moon of the year, in the next new moon the New Year begins. 15 days after this full moon is the New Year in India. So before that last full moon, the tradition is to just take all the old stuff and put it ... -
Silence Simply Means Total Harmony
Gurudev, it is said that music affects the chakras. Could you please talk about specific instruments and their effect on the chakras. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: The drums affect the Mooladhara (the base chakra or the first chakra). The big and small drums, the ... -
Self Reflect And Find The Nectar Of Life
Today Iranians are celebrating their New Year! It’s New Year in Iran, Afghanistan, Kurdistan, and what they have kept here is very interesting. It is the same tradition that is followed in Kerala since centuries. On a New Year day they keep a mirror, some ... -
Practice Of Yoga And Meditation Brings Inner Peace
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: Are you more enlightened than what you were when you started The Art of Living? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: Unfortunately not! I am the same, I have not changed. Incorrigible! I don’t think there is any scope in the future also! But now, I ... -
The Classic Form Of Service
Why do people not know that the peace is within them? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: When you are stressed and distressed, you only create disturbance around you. Whether it is because of language, religion, or whatever excuse you take to express your frustration. ... -
Shrug Off The Past And Live In The Moment
Happy Holi to all of you! Holi simply means celebration of colours. Life has multiple colours and it is very juicy, so no one can be dry. Dripped in colours, celebrate life! There is a part of me who is aware of the quality of my meditation, if its deep, ... -
Learn To Keep The Balance
(Below is a continuation of post How to Find the Joy Within) There is a temple on the southern end of India, it is called Thanumalayan Temple, and it is in a town called Suchindram. That is where Indra (leader of the mind) became pure. Now, the concept of ... -
How To Find The Joy Within
What according to you is the definition of love? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: 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 ... -
Bring Out The Best In You
Is world peace dependent on the individual peace? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: It is impossible to have world peace without individual peace. Individual happiness brings collective happiness. Society devoid of the individual is impossible.Peace is within the ind ...
