Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

The pleasures of dispassion

September 20, 2021

Dispassion or vairagya is one of the pillars of the highest knowledge. Dispassion is not apathy. Often, we think of dispassion as being totally unenthusiastic, depressed or not interested in anything. This is not . Dispassion is a lack of feverishness. Dispassion does not take the joy away from you. Dispassion...

HOW TO REDESIGN YOUR INNER HOME

September 6, 2021

What is home? A home is a place where you are at rest. Where you can be yourself and feel comfortable. For me, the entire world is my home. Wherever I go, I feel the same belongingness with the people. The whole world is my family, my home. I want...

JANMASHTAMI SPECIAL: CHOOSING BETWEEN KRISHNA AND HIS ARMY

August 30, 2021

No, God does not take sides; he is unbiased and detached. But the one who takes refuge in God becomes in favour of God. In the Mahabharata, when Sri Krishna was resting, both Arjuna and Duryodhana went to him. And both of them went to him because both of them...

WALKING THE ROAD TO SUCCESS

August 16, 2021

There is so much talk about success everywhere. Everyone wants to be successful. Have you ever thought about what success is? It’s simply ignorance of your capabilities. You have set a limitation on yourself, and whenever you cross your own boundary or limitation, you claim success. Success is ignorance of...

WISDOM REKINDLED

August 9, 2021

True education, I believe, is that which strengthens the individual and keeps them away from sorrow. If someone criticises, one can listen to the criticism boldly, and when one has to offer criticism or a comment, one can give it with patience and confidence, without hesitation. There should be no...

ANASUYA: DEVOID OF FAULT-FINDING EYES

August 2, 2021

Knowledge will be different at different levels of consciousness. At a particular level of consciousness, you will become anasuya. Anasuya is devoid of fault-finding eyes. If a mirror is dusty, you need a duster to clean it. But if your eyes have a cataract, any amount of dusting will not help. So first...

TAKE A DEEP BREATH, BE CALM AND STEADY

July 26, 2021

O nly a healthy bud can blossom. In the same way, only a healthy being can succeed. So what’s being healthy? If you are feeling rough inside, then you are not healthy; if the mind is stiff and not calm, you are not mentally healthy. When the emotions are rough,...

TIME TO DROP THE GUILT

July 19, 2021

Guilt has a purpose. A little bit of guilt is good. It does not allow you to get into a cycle of actions that are not good for you and others. When such an action happens, the guilt in you acts as a brake for you not to continue the...

TOWARDS INNER PEACE AND OUTER DYNAMISM

July 5, 2021

Some years ago, I went to Iraq to take stock of our relief and rehabilitation work there. We were asked to stay in the Green Zone, the safe zone. There were 12 vehicles and two tankers provided for our security. They said that the Red Zone was quite risky and...

ADDING ‘VALUE’ TO ENVIRONMENT CARE

June 11, 2021

Every year when World Environment Day is celebrated, a clamour for stricter green laws and regulations is heard across the globe. While laws are important, they are not enough to ensure environmental sustainability. We need to take care of the environment as a part of our value system. All the...

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