Wednesday 30 April 2014
Knowledge Sutra for the day!
- Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
QnA with Sri Sri
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: Om is the origin of everything. If it is called the origin of everything, how can Om originate from silence? Silence is absence of sound, but Om is beyond silence. All sounds come from silence, but Om is not a sound like all other sounds. Om is the very vibration of all existence, that is why it is called the sound of one hand clapping; Anahad. It is not something that happened with the clash of two hands. It is beyond space and beyond time, and is beyond words.
Om is the primordial vibration of Creation.
Guru One Liner of the day
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: Don’t do too much of practice. Move ahead gradually. Do only as much as needed. Do that much to which your body gets accustomed to.
Wisdom Quote of the day
Knowledge Sheet
Sorry, No Smoking
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If you want to progress on the spiritual path, you must put some barriers, for instance, tobacco.
Smoking was considered part of the culture some 35-40 years ago. Today, it is not the same.
We have been saying this for so many years and it has taken so long, and has cost so many millions of lives. So many lives would have been saved if there was no smoking.
No smoking, no drugs, no alcohol – put these barriers.
Smoking was considered part of the culture some 35-40 years ago. Today, it is not the same.
We have been saying this for so many years and it has taken so long, and has cost so many millions of lives. So many lives would have been saved if there was no smoking.
No smoking, no drugs, no alcohol – put these barriers.
Knowledge Sheet
Sorry, No Smoking
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If you want to progress on the spiritual path, you must put some barriers, for instance, tobacco.
Smoking was considered part of the culture some 35-40 years ago. Today, it is not the same.
We have been saying this for so many years and it has taken so long, and has cost so many millions of lives. So many lives would have been saved if there was no smoking.
No smoking, no drugs, no alcohol – put these barriers.
Smoking was considered part of the culture some 35-40 years ago. Today, it is not the same.
We have been saying this for so many years and it has taken so long, and has cost so many millions of lives. So many lives would have been saved if there was no smoking.
No smoking, no drugs, no alcohol – put these barriers.
Knowledge Sheet
Sorry, No Smoking
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If you want to progress on the spiritual path, you must put some barriers, for instance, tobacco.
Smoking was considered part of the culture some 35-40 years ago. Today, it is not the same.
We have been saying this for so many years and it has taken so long, and has cost so many millions of lives. So many lives would have been saved if there was no smoking.
No smoking, no drugs, no alcohol – put these barriers.
Smoking was considered part of the culture some 35-40 years ago. Today, it is not the same.
We have been saying this for so many years and it has taken so long, and has cost so many millions of lives. So many lives would have been saved if there was no smoking.
No smoking, no drugs, no alcohol – put these barriers.
Knowledge Sheet
Sorry, No Smoking
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If you want to progress on the spiritual path, you must put some barriers, for instance, tobacco.
Smoking was considered part of the culture some 35-40 years ago. Today, it is not the same.
We have been saying this for so many years and it has taken so long, and has cost so many millions of lives. So many lives would have been saved if there was no smoking.
No smoking, no drugs, no alcohol – put these barriers.
Smoking was considered part of the culture some 35-40 years ago. Today, it is not the same.
We have been saying this for so many years and it has taken so long, and has cost so many millions of lives. So many lives would have been saved if there was no smoking.
No smoking, no drugs, no alcohol – put these barriers.
Guru Punch of the day
Tuesday 29 April 2014
QnA with Sri Sri
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: When we close our eyes, we drift into the world of our mind, our thoughts and emotions – which is called the Manorajya (literally meaning the kingdom of the mind). When our eyes are open, we are engaged in the outside world. So when you close your eyes only partially, then the mind neither gets stuck in the inner world of thoughts and emotions, nor does it get entangled in the outside world. Then the mind slowly settles down and comes to a state of rest. This is a very beneficial technique for those who close their eyes and drift off into the world of dreams. It is like asiddhaushadhi (a perfect medicine).
Guru One Liner of the day
Q: When there is love, why suffering is also there in a relationship?
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: Love with wisdom is bliss. Love without knowledge or wisdom is pain.
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: Love with wisdom is bliss. Love without knowledge or wisdom is pain.
Wisdom Quote of the day
Guru Punch of the day
Monday 28 April 2014
@SriSri 1h Trying times bring the best out of you.Rewarding times give the best of the world to you. Life is a combination of both.
Trying times bring the best out of you.Rewarding times give the best of the world to you. Life is a combination of both.
Knowledge Sheet
Karma is not Forever
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Every karma has a time period and its result is only up to that time period, whether good to bad.
Good karma will affect you only for a certain period of time, and bad karma also can affect you only for a certain period of time; not forever.
So even the worst sinner, the moment he sits and his heart blossoms, and he comes into devotion and acknowledges the Divinity, he is already getting free from all the bad karma.
That is why Lord Krishna said in the Bhagavad Gita, that even if someone is wicked, when he turns to me with an unwavering mind, he should be considered as a good person, as a wise man; a saint.
Like how you treat a saint, that is how you should treat my devotee. Even if he might have done all rubbish in the past, it doesn't matter, because in the present, he is free.
Good karma will affect you only for a certain period of time, and bad karma also can affect you only for a certain period of time; not forever.
So even the worst sinner, the moment he sits and his heart blossoms, and he comes into devotion and acknowledges the Divinity, he is already getting free from all the bad karma.
That is why Lord Krishna said in the Bhagavad Gita, that even if someone is wicked, when he turns to me with an unwavering mind, he should be considered as a good person, as a wise man; a saint.
Like how you treat a saint, that is how you should treat my devotee. Even if he might have done all rubbish in the past, it doesn't matter, because in the present, he is free.
Knowledge Sutra for the day!
- Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
QnA with Sri Sri
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: I think you have too much time sitting and thinking about yourself, whether your close or not. Get out and work for the world. Do something for the society. Keep yourself busy.
When you do seva, you get merit, and because of the merit, you can go deep in meditation. They are all connected. Everything is connected.
Guru One Liner of the day
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Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: Definitely. Anytime! The seed is there. It can sprout anytime. It can become a big tree anytime.
Wisdom Quote of the day
Devotion
Knowledge Sheet
Don't Make a Mistake by Pointing out Mistakes
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What is the use of pointing out a person's mistake that they know they have committed?
By doing this, you will only make them feel more guilty, defensive or resentful, and this will only create more distance.
You should only point out the mistake of a person who does not know, but who wants to know.
Do not point out the mistake of a person who knows but doesn't want you to know. Often people know the mistakes that they have committed, but they do not want you to tell them.
Before pointing out the mistake of a person, see whether your comments in any way will help to improve the situation, foster love or bring harmony.
A magnanimous person would not pick on the mistakes of others and make them feel guilty. However, they would correct them with compassion and care, not through words but through attitudes.
By doing this, you will only make them feel more guilty, defensive or resentful, and this will only create more distance.
You should only point out the mistake of a person who does not know, but who wants to know.
Do not point out the mistake of a person who knows but doesn't want you to know. Often people know the mistakes that they have committed, but they do not want you to tell them.
Before pointing out the mistake of a person, see whether your comments in any way will help to improve the situation, foster love or bring harmony.
A magnanimous person would not pick on the mistakes of others and make them feel guilty. However, they would correct them with compassion and care, not through words but through attitudes.
Guru Punch of the day
Sunday 27 April 2014
QnA with Sri Sri
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: It is very clear. This is the whole secret.
When you are acting with hundred percent attention, something in you tells, ‘I am not doing it, I am not acting. It is just happening'. How many of you have had this experience? (Many in the audience raise their hands). This is seeing inaction in action.
Sometimes you get angry, or you behave in some manner and you feel that you are not doing it, it is happening. Someone comes in front of you and you just blow up, knowing very well that you are not doing it purposely. Something in that person triggers something in you, and you start behaving like that. How many of you have has this experience? (Many raise hands). You wonder, ‘My God, I never wanted to do this!’ That is seeing inaction in action.
You act because that person had to get those words, or that karma from you. So he just pulled out those words from you, and you never really wanted to say it. That incident had to happen and it was a karma. This is a little higher knowledge.
Now don’t try to apply this knowledge to every mistake you do. You yell at somebody and say, ‘I didn’t mean it. It was karmic and you had to get it, so I had to yell!’ This is misuse of knowledge. Don’t do that. Don’t misuse knowledge in that sense.
Sometimes without your wanting to do an act, you do it. You don't want to do it, but you feel helpless, and you are just watching the act happening.
You see that you are not doing it, yet an action is happening, this is seeing inaction in action. You are sitting with eyes closed and meditating. You are not doing anything, yet the vibration that you are generating from within you is changing the world. This is action in inaction.
You’re sitting and meditating, you’re spreading the waves of compassion, waves of pure love and devotion, waves of harmony, and that harmony is hitting others and it is changing their mind-set, it is changing the atmosphere, it is removing the negativity, it is making things more positive. You’re giving blessing to people. With your blessing things are changing. This is action in inaction. You sit in samadhi, you sit in deep meditation, that samadhi is definitely creating a lot of action in the world. That is action in inaction.
This is very difficult to explain. I have made an effort to explain it with whatever little examples.
Guru One Liner of the day
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: The moment you recognize, you stop it. That is it. Only meditation can help. Do advance course.
Wisdom Quote of the day
Instead of bringing flowers for me, you blossom as a flower. There
should always be a smile on your face that nobody can take away.
- Sri Sri
Knowledge Sheet
I have a Problem
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Once a wise man drew a line on a board and told his student to make the line shorter without touching or erasing it.
How would you do it?
You have to shorten a line without touching it.
The intelligent student then drew a much longer line underneath that line. So, the line automatically became shorter.
The lesson here is that if your difficulties appear to be very big, lift your eyes, because you are only focused on yourself. If you lift your eyes up and look at those who are in a worse condition than you, you will suddenly feel that your burden is not as bad as you thought it was. If you think you have some big problem, look at people who have a greater problem. Suddenly, you will get a confidence that my problem is much smaller, and I can manage it.
How would you do it?
You have to shorten a line without touching it.
The intelligent student then drew a much longer line underneath that line. So, the line automatically became shorter.
The lesson here is that if your difficulties appear to be very big, lift your eyes, because you are only focused on yourself. If you lift your eyes up and look at those who are in a worse condition than you, you will suddenly feel that your burden is not as bad as you thought it was. If you think you have some big problem, look at people who have a greater problem. Suddenly, you will get a confidence that my problem is much smaller, and I can manage it.
Knowledge Sheet
I have a Problem
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Once a wise man drew a line on a board and told his student to make the line shorter without touching or erasing it.
How would you do it?
You have to shorten a line without touching it.
The intelligent student then drew a much longer line underneath that line. So, the line automatically became shorter.
The lesson here is that if your difficulties appear to be very big, lift your eyes, because you are only focused on yourself. If you lift your eyes up and look at those who are in a worse condition than you, you will suddenly feel that your burden is not as bad as you thought it was. If you think you have some big problem, look at people who have a greater problem. Suddenly, you will get a confidence that my problem is much smaller, and I can manage it.
How would you do it?
You have to shorten a line without touching it.
The intelligent student then drew a much longer line underneath that line. So, the line automatically became shorter.
The lesson here is that if your difficulties appear to be very big, lift your eyes, because you are only focused on yourself. If you lift your eyes up and look at those who are in a worse condition than you, you will suddenly feel that your burden is not as bad as you thought it was. If you think you have some big problem, look at people who have a greater problem. Suddenly, you will get a confidence that my problem is much smaller, and I can manage it.
Guru Punch of the day
Saturday 26 April 2014
Knowledge Sutra for the day!
- Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
QnA with Sri Sri
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: No, not at all. Both the parents and the children need to understand and be careful in this situation.
For parents, I would advise them not to be overly strict with children. Remember what has been said in our scriptures. In the Nitishastra and Dharmashastra, it is said, when you child becomes 16 years old, you should be like a friend to them. So give some freedom to your children, and do not try to overly control them in everything that they do. But do not give too much freedom also. If you give them too much freedom, then in the future they will only blame you for their own conditions.
It is like this, if you hold the reins of a horse too tight, the horse will not be able to run. And if you keep it totally loose, then the horse will run wherever it wants to. So adopt the middle path here.
Guru One Liner of the day
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: That which is born from Fullness is worship. We surrender everything – that feeling is worship.
Wisdom Quote of the day
If you are regular in meditation, knowledge and pranayama it will purify
your heart so much that your blessings to others will bear fruits.
- Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
Knowledge Sheet
Have you Been Complaining Lately?
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It is okay for you to show your upset mood or tendency once in a while,
but doing it over and over again is taxing for you and people you love.
Lovers often do this. They expend a lot of energy in cajoling and this brings down the joy and celebration of the moment.
If you feel down, appease and please yourself. Your need to be appeased by someone else is the sign of grossness. This is the root of ignorance. If you want attention, all you get is tension.
Become one whose enthusiasm never dies, come what may.
Lovers often do this. They expend a lot of energy in cajoling and this brings down the joy and celebration of the moment.
If you feel down, appease and please yourself. Your need to be appeased by someone else is the sign of grossness. This is the root of ignorance. If you want attention, all you get is tension.
Become one whose enthusiasm never dies, come what may.
Guru Punch of the day
Friday 25 April 2014
QnA with Sri Sri
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: Just wait, don’t react, the bitterness will turn back into love again.
You often see that the people for whom you have done so much, they turn bitter! And you expect everyone to be in an enlightened state, that is not possible in the world. Everyone is not just going to be smiling and accepting you as you are, and unconditionally being in a giving and loving space. That is not possible. You will have to face reactions, and you should face it, that is all.
Guru One Liner of the day
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: It will happen. Your intention is enough. Main thing is Sadhna (Practices and self effort), next is awareness, and third is - no feverishness.
Wisdom Quote of the day
Knowledge Sheet
What is the Best Way to Deal with Any Kind of Injustice?
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Sometimes what you think as injustice may not be so from the other person’s point of view. It may not be injustice at all.
You need to stand up against injustice, but with wisdom and with awareness, because everyone who gets annoyed or angry they will always say, 'I am resisting the injustice'.
Behind the flame of anger, there is a cry for justice, or a demand for justice. But when you analyze, go deep into it, it may not be correct at all. It may not be right at all.
So that is why I would say, you should first analyze from a calm mind, and then take a stand against injustice.
You need to stand up against injustice, but with wisdom and with awareness, because everyone who gets annoyed or angry they will always say, 'I am resisting the injustice'.
Behind the flame of anger, there is a cry for justice, or a demand for justice. But when you analyze, go deep into it, it may not be correct at all. It may not be right at all.
So that is why I would say, you should first analyze from a calm mind, and then take a stand against injustice.
Guru Punch of the day
Thursday 24 April 2014
Knowledge Sutra for the day!
- Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
QnA with Sri Sri
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: That is okay, you should keep doing it so that they learn to be more organized. Otherwise there is no fun in life! Someone should lose temper, someone should cajole and pacify. Otherwise it will be so boring; eventless, juiceless, tasteless life. But don’t take it too far! Once in a while is okay.
Wisdom Quote of the day
Knowledge Sheet
Students are in Abundance, Disciples are a Few, But the Devotees are Rare
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It is nothing great to become God or be God. Whether you want or not,
all are already Gods. A stone is also a God. You are also a God.
Everything is God, God is already there, but it is great to become a
devotee. Do you see this? Everything, whether you want it or not, is
already God, but the love, devotion, has flowered somewhere. Where the
devotion has flowered totally, the flower has blossomed, that is a
devotee. Attraction is everywhere, love is somewhere, but devotion is
again rare. Devotion is very beautiful. A student comes to a Master,
Teacher, and Guru with tears in his eyes. There are so many problems,
and when he leaves, he is carrying the same tears, but the quality of
the tears is different, it is of gratitude. Still tears flow, but those
are of gratitude, of love; it is so beautiful to cry in love.
One, who has cried even once in love, knows the taste of it, of surrender and of devotion and the entire creation rejoices it. The entire creation is longing for only one thing, the transformed tears, from salty tears to sweet tears.
One, who has cried even once in love, knows the taste of it, of surrender and of devotion and the entire creation rejoices it. The entire creation is longing for only one thing, the transformed tears, from salty tears to sweet tears.
Guru Punch of the day
Wednesday 23 April 2014
@SriSri Educated and well-meaning people will not use abusive language. Abusive language indicates frustration & a very low level of consciousness.
@SriSri
Educated and well-meaning people will not use abusive language. Abusive language indicates frustration & a very low level of consciousness.
Educated and well-meaning people will not use abusive language. Abusive language indicates frustration & a very low level of consciousness.
@SriSri While I assert that I can take any stance, I will never take away anyone's freedom to choose .
@SriSri
While I assert that I can take any stance, I will never take away anyone's freedom to choose .
While I assert that I can take any stance, I will never take away anyone's freedom to choose .
@SriSri The spirit running your life is sacred;honour this life energy. As you honour it,all other virtues will become your expression effortlessly.
@SriSri
The spirit running your life is sacred;honour this life energy. As you honour it,all other virtues will become your expression effortlessly.
The spirit running your life is sacred;honour this life energy. As you honour it,all other virtues will become your expression effortlessly.
There is nothing in this world which is worth your tears. If you want to shed tears, it should be sweet tears of gratitude, of amazement, of love. Crying for something which is worthless is worth nothing. Your life is not made for that.
Knowledge Sutra for the day!
- Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
QnA with Sri Sri
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: This is called Atiprashna, i.e., the question which does not really concern you, and it is too much to ask for.
So why did the first ignorance happen, these questions were never answered. In the scriptures also, it is said that this is Atiprashna.
What are you going to do knowing that? Even if someone will say, 'Okay, this happened two billion years ago', what is the use? What are you going to achieve, or solve by it?
There are many other things to know. First know who you are, and then you can say, how the first ignorance came.
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