Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

Becoming hollow and empty

January 10, 2022

The world would be free of trouble if there was no love! All the problems in the world are caused by love! If there was no love, you can’t be jealous. Jealousy is because of love. Greed comes because you love objects too much. Anger is because you love perfection;...

Intention, Attention and Manifestation

January 3, 2022

The association of a particular sense object over and over again creates a sense of craving for it. If you are used to drinking coffee every morning, then even though you are not born with a coffee fervour you have begun a habit within you that has created a craving....

You are Love

December 13, 2021

Love is so enormous. And for ages, people have tried to express their love and finally, they felt they cannot. Even the great sage Narada said, ‘Anirvachaniyam prema swarupam’. You cannot express it. The nature of true love is that it is beyond expression. Love with wisdom is bliss. Love...

Guru Tattva: Secret to abundance

December 13, 2021

Life and the Guru are inseparable. Life itself teaches so many things. When you consciously reflect on it you can distinguish the things you have done right and those which were clearly wrong. The wisdom that allows you to differentiate is the guru principle that resides in each one of...

The abundance of gratitude

December 6, 2021

We all have experienced the joy and peace of gratitude. Life flows smoother and your outlook is brighter when you feel grateful. Gratitude comes when you feel full. When you don’t feel any sense of lack, then you feel gratitude. You cannot be grateful and feel lack—the two cannot co-exist...

SEVEN WAYS TO POWER INNER PEACE

November 15, 2021

As the calendar flips to the new year, the most relevant and genuine wish you can have is for lasting peace for your family, friends and the world at large. A peace that people are seeking without knowing where to find it. Does one have to retreat to the Himalayas...

CELEBRATE LIFE WITHOUT AN EXCUSE

November 8, 2021

Everything in this creation is a sign of celebration. Every day should be a celebration and when there is a celebration, there is no violence. For example, everyone celebrates the New Year. Celebration of the New Year is to honour time. Honouring time means honouring the mind, and honouring the...

BE FREE FROM YOUR MISTAKES

October 26, 2021

In Srimad Bhagwatam there is a story of king Ajamila. He had many vices. When he was on his deathbed he called his son who was named ‘Narayan’. And when he uttered Divine’s name, he got liberated. This story builds trust in people that however their past has been there...

HOW TO RISE ABOVE NEGATIVITY

October 18, 2021

“When your intellect becomes sharper and more soaked in knowledge, you will immediately be able to rise above negativity.” When you have judgement or labels against people, your behaviour starts getting disturbed. You become stiff because of the seeds of negativity you are carrying against others, and your vibration becomes...

FIVE TIPS TO GET RID OF ANGER AND ITS ‘COUSINS’

October 11, 2021

In Hindu mythology, there is a story about Lord Vishnu and his battle with anger. Two demons, Madhu and Kaitabha, born from the dirt of Lord Vishnu’s ear, troubled the lord. Madhu means ‘anger’ and Kaitabha means ‘hatred’. Lord Vishnu fought for a thousand years, but he could not win...

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