A compilation of few best collection of Wisdom tweets from Gurudev @SriSri |
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“Master Points” by @AOLUniverse: https://twitter.com/i/moments/800610485238317056 …Saturday 31 December 2016
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KNOWLEDGE SHEET BY SRI SRI RAVI SHANKAR
Posted: 08 Jul 2001
TIME, SPACE AND MIND
Become God to each other. Do not look for God somewhere in the sky, but see God in every pair of eyes, in the mountains, water, trees and animals. How? Only when you see God in yourself. Only Gods can worship Gods. To recognize divinity, there are three dimensions: time, space and mind.
For a seeker, it is necessary to honor time and space so he or she can experience sacredness in his or her mind. When you honor time and space, your mind becomes alert. But for the one who has transcended the mind, either sacredness has no meaning, or all time, every place and every mood is sacred.
Precious moments are few in life. Catch them and treasure them. Place, time, mood of mind are factors that influence celebration. Snatch every opportunity to celebrate, then you feel great and full. Then celebration infiltrates your mind in all moods and space, and celebration is inevitable. Celebration reminds you of the fullness of the moment. The moments you are in the company of knowledge - the Master - are the most precious moments in your life. Treasure them. Treasuring them you transcend the mind, time and space. And that is true celebration.
JAI GURUDEV
Friday 30 December 2016
Posted: 27 Jun 2001
AUTHENTICITY AND SKILLFULNESS
Authenticity and skillfulness appear to be contradictory, but in fact they are complementary. Your intentions need to be authentic and your actions need to be skillful. The more authentic the intention, the more skillful the action will be. Authentic intention and skillful action make you unshakable.
Skill is required only when authenticity cannot have its way. Yet skill without authenticity makes you shallow. You cannot have an authentic action and a skillful intention. If you try to be authentic in your action but manipulative in your mind, that is when mistakes happen.
John: Is it possible to have a powerful intention, like greed, that is authentic?
Sri Sri: If your intention is colored by greed, over-ambition, etc. then your intention is not authentic. Whenever your intentions are impure, it pricks your consciousness, so it cannot be authentic. Authentic intentions are free from negative emotions. An action that is not skillful leads to negative emotions and an intention that is not authentic harbors negative emotions.
Gayatri: If our intention is authentic and yet our actions are not skillful, what should we do?
Sri Sri: Carry a handkerchief (laughter).
Question: What is the best skill to deal with intention?
Sri Sri: Do not keep any sankalpas (intentions) to yourself. Offer them to the Divine.
Actions can never be perfect but our intentions can be perfect. Actions always have room for improvement. Action means growth and movement, and that needs space.
The depth in you and the freedom in you bring out all the skillfulness in you. Krishna was the most skillful because his silence was so deep.
JAI GURUDEV
Thursday 29 December 2016
KNOWLEDGE SHEET BY SRI SRI RAVI SHANKAR
Posted: 20 Jun 2001
TENDENCIES AND INFLUENCES
Life moves by dual (two) factors: inner tendencies and outer influences.
Inner tendencies form your attitudes and behavior, while external influences makes strong impressions in your mind. Often your tendencies generate external situations. And situations around you can form tendencies within you. This is what is called Karma. Both these factors - the tendencies from within and influences from outside, can either be beneficial or harmful.
It is the awareness that filters the outer negative influences and it is the awareness that corrects and annihilates the unhealthy inner tendencies. This awareness is called Gyana. The purpose of education is to develop this awareness, so that you can be selective about your tendencies and influences.
It is practically impossible to resist the external influences and the inner tendencies without raising one’s consciousness. This can be gradual or sudden. And that is how a human being has both free will and destiny.
Freedom is when you have a say about your tendencies and your influences. And only awareness and impeccable devotion can bring this freedom.
JAI GURUDEV
Wednesday 28 December 2016
KNOWLEDGE SHEET BY SRI SRI RAVI SHANKAR
Posted: 14 Jun 2001
Five Types of Restlessness
There are five types of restlessness.
The first type of restlessness is due to the place you are in. When you move away from that place, the street or the house, you immediately feel better. Chanting, singing, children playing and laughing can change this atmospheric restlessness. If you chant and sing, the vibration in the place changes.
The second type of restlessness is in the body. Eating the wrong food or vata aggravating food, eating at odd times, not exercising, and overworking can all cause a physical restlessness. The remedy for this is exercise, moderation in work habits and going on a vegetable or juice diet for one or two days.
The third type of restlessness is mental restlessness. It is caused by ambition, strong thoughts, likes or dislikes. Knowledge alone can cure this restlessness. Seeing life from a broader perspective, knowledge about the Self and the impermanence of everything. If you achieve everything, so what? After your achievement, you will die. Knowledge of your death or life, confidence in the Self, in the Divine, can all calm down the mental restlessness.
Then there is emotional restlessness. Any amount of knowledge does not help here. Only Kriya helps! All that emotional restlessness vanishes. Also the presence of the Guru, a wise person, or a saint will help to calm your emotional restlessness.
The fifth type of restlessness is rare. It is the restlessness of the soul. When everything feels empty and meaningless, know you are very fortunate. That longing and restlessness is the restlessness of the soul. Do not try to get rid of it. Embrace it! Welcome it! Usually to get rid of it people do all sorts of things - they change places, jobs or partners, do this, do that. It seems to help for some time, but it does not last.
This restlessness of the soul alone can bring authentic prayer in you. It brings perfection, Siddhis and miracles in life. It is so precious to get that inner most longing for the Divine. Satsang, the presence of the enlightened one, soothes the restlessness of the soul.
Jai Guru Dev
Tuesday 27 December 2016
KNOWLEDGE SHEET BY SRI SRI RAVI SHANKAR
Posted: 07 Jun 2001
DEEP REST AND BLISS
Deep rest is bliss, and bliss is the understanding that only God exists. Knowing that only God exists is the deepest rest possible.
This conviction or experience that "only God exists" is Samadhi. Samadhi is the mother of all talents, strengths and virtues. Samadhi is needed even for the most materialistic person because a materialistic person looks to gain strength and virtues. To be in Samadhi you do not need any effort or talents, strengths or virtues.
Withdrawing from all types of physical and mental activity is rest. That is in-built in our system as sleep, and sleep is the best friend of activity. Samadhi is a conscious rest. Samadhi is the best friend of life. To be alive in your full potential, Samadhi is indispensable.
What obstructs Samadhi is restlessness. How many types of restlessness are there and what are the remedies? ... The answers next week.
JAI GURUDEV
Monday 26 December 2016
KNOWLEDGE SHEET BY SRI SRI RAVI SHANKAR
Posted: 31 May 2001
Joy and Sorrow
The inability to experience joy and sorrow is inertia.
Experiencing joy and sorrow is a trait of consciousness.
Being happy in one's own joy and sad in one's own sorrow is a trait of animals.
Being happy at another's joy and saddened by another's sorrow is a trait of humans.
If you are saddened by other’s sorrow then sorrow will never come to you.
If you are happy at another's joy then joy will never leave you.
Seeing that every relative joy is also a misery is a sign of dispassion.
And seeing both joy and sorrow as just a technique is a sign of the wise.
Considering sorrow as mere illusion is divinity.
Transcending joy and sorrow and being established in the self is perfection.
As the late Swami Sharanananda used to say, "Pray for the strength to serve in joy and to sacrifice in sorrow."
Jai Guru Dev
Sunday 25 December 2016
KNOWLEDGE SHEET BY SRI SRI RAVI SHANKAR
Posted: 24 May 2001
Doing Trivial Things
What is that you can do for eternity? Definitely not anything that is big or great because it needs effort and effort tires you. So, it is a temporary state. If you can think of one thing that is way below your capacity to do and agree to do it for eternity, that becomes Pooja.
The readiness to consciously do trivial things for eternity unites you with eternity. This is an antidote to ego. Ego is always ambitious and wants to do the toughest job like climbing Mount Everest etc. Whereas in a simple act like watching a butterfly, watering the garden, watching the birds or the sky, can bring deep relaxation, and relaxation connects you with your source. Not that you do trivial things all your life, but consciously agreeing to do the trivial actions for eternity, opens a new dimension and brings in immense peace and restfulness.
To find rest in activity, choose an activity that is far below your capacity and agree to do it until eternity. Doing a job far below your capacity and being satisfied with it will make it possible to do a job much beyond your capacity.
Know that all actions are born out of infinity and that which is born out of infinity can take you to infinity.
Jai Guru Dev
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