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Do you feel that apart from the Sudarshan Kriya something more is in store for us all?
From time to time, knowledge gets revealed as per the need of the hour. It all happens spontaneously, by itself. This is all very amazing. The whole creation is filled with wonder. We often speak of miracles and they do keep happening in everyone’ ... -
Gurudev, today the Sudarshan Kriya is such a technique that has changed the lives of millions around the world. How did you come to know or acquire it?
I used to teach meditation in my early years. But I often used to feel there is something still missing, and something more is needed to make the experience complete. I always used to feel as if something more is going to come up. So I took a vow of sil ... -
Sri Sri Reminisces
(Ajay Shukla, a representative from Door Darshan, conducted an interview with Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar at The Art of Living International Ashram on 23 September 2015, reminiscing his childhood days and the discovery of the Sudarshan Kriya. Below is the ... -
Gurudev, do you attract everyone with your words?
See, I do not know what this attraction or persuasion is. But I will say one thing here, when your heart is pure, then you can always be childlike and innocent. Every child has the power to attract and draw everyone’s attention to them. When t ... -
Gurudev, you have become famous all over the world today and you have inspired so many people. We wish to know how did you start teaching and how did you take this knowledge outside India for the first time?
Once when I was in Delhi, I was invited for a program in Surajkund which is a resort. We had organized a two-day workshop there, everyone really liked and appreciated it. Some people from the group of participants that day approached me and requested me ... -
Was there ever any turning point in your life?
Well, I never had any such shocks or turning points in life where I got cheated or got heart broken in love. Neither did I go through any kind of loss like how people suffer in business. I fortunately have never faced anything like this, and I never had ... -
Gurudev, you just spoke about your teacher. Please tell us about those great personalities whom you have met and who left an impression on you during your growing years.
I had the good fortune of meeting many great people during those years. I met the Shankaracharya Ji of the Kanchi Math. They would always regard me as their equal and gave me a lot of respect when I would go meet them. But I would feel a little uncomfor ... -
The youth of our country listening to you would be definitely inspired by knowing how you were able to maintain a balance between the two. Please tell us more about this.
A great part of my childhood was spent in the company of the wise and the elders of my family. Now the latter part of my life is being spent with children ( laughter ). When I was young, I never used to have much interest in sports like c ... -
Gurudev, as per what we have heard about the many saints of India, it appears that as they progress on the spiritual path, their formal education gets left behind. But you have grown up in a very different environment. How did you balance the two?
Yes, for me both spirituality and my education always went hand in hand. I would say it has been my good fortune indeed. Even as I continued to go deeper in Spirituality, my education also continued. I always had a strong interest in Science. And < ... -
Gurudev, at what age did you start having this inclination towards spirituality?
See, I always had some interest in spirituality since the beginning. We all carry certain samskaras (impressions) through lifetimes; some we imbibe from the environment and some we carry with us through lifetimes. So the seed is always there. Th ...