Wisdom from Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: Effect of Music on Chakras http://wisdomfromsrisriravishankar.blogspot.com/2016/08/effect-of-music-on-chakras.html?spref=tw
Wednesday 31 August 2016
KNOWLEDGE SHEET BY SRI SRI RAVI SHANKAR
Posted: 12 May 2012
WELCOMING and RESISTING
Do you welcome all that comes to you or do you resist it? If you cannot resist anything, you cannot welcome anything! You cannot resist everything and you cannot welcome everything!
You don't welcome all thoughts that come to your mind. When you welcome a thought, it means you find it good and act on it. If you act on all thoughts that come to your mind, you will end up in a mental hospital or in prison. So, you resist or ignore some thoughts and welcome other thoughts. You need discrimination in life. Welcoming and resisting is a swing in life.
Welcoming is essential for expansion and growth, and resistance is essential for maintenance.
Audience: But what you resist persists!
Guruji : If you resist a cold it does not persist! If there is no resistance in your body you cannot survive. Your body resists something and welcomes something.
Where the resistance is weak, the persistence happens. A weak resistance makes the opposition persist. A strong resistance erases the opposition. Strong resistance leads to valour, power and samadhi (equanimity). It brings in you the strength of a warrior. Nothing can tempt you, nothing can obstruct you. Then the victory is gained without fighting. Where there is strong resistance or total welcome, the victory is gained without any fighting.
|| Jai Guru Dev ||
Tuesday 30 August 2016
KNOWLEDGE SHEET BY SRI SRI RAVI SHANKAR
Posted: 11 May 2012
THE PROBLEM'S SOLUTION
Whenever there is a problem we either deny it saying there is no problem or sit to solve the problem and make it a big issue. Neither of these help. A problem does not disappear when you deny it. And it does not get solved when you sit to solve it.
The 5 steps to solve a problem:
1. Acknowledge the problem - it is there.
2. See it as a small problem, and do not say it is big.
3. If it concerns people, keep in touch with them instead of avoiding them.
4. Talk less and give time a chance.
5. Get together and celebrate. When you celebrate and put the problem on the back burner you will see that the problem will get solved by the way.
So it is wise not to sit to solve a problem. Most of the meetings to solve problems end up in disaster.
If you do not have any problem, you will create problems for others! (laughter) If you have a small problem in your pocket to solve, it will give a focus to your mind. If you do not have any problems, you may be a problem for others.
It is better to have a problem than to be a problem.
|| Jai Guru Dev ||
Monday 29 August 2016
KNOWLEDGE SHEET BY SRI SRI RAVI SHANKAR
Posted: 10 May 2012
PROBLEM
Guruji says: There is no problem that cannot be solved!!!
Someone says: I have a few I can give you. (Laughter)
Guruji says: When you have a problem and you think it cannot be solved, then you have accepted it then it is no longer a problem; it is a fact.
For example: Suppose you think it is a problem that the ocean in Norway is too cold. Obviously, you cannot heat the ocean. If it cannot be solved, you accept it and it's no longer a problem. Only when you are searching for a solution is there a problem and so there is no problem that cannot be solved. (Laughter)
The moment you realize there is no solution, a problem ceases to be a problem.
The solution is the tail of every problem.
Solutions come to you when :
You are calm and collected
You use intelligence
You are not lethargic but active
You have strong faith in Divine law
Kai says: If you don't want any problems, you can have a Guru.
Sheila says: If you want all the problems of all the people, become a Guru.
Tom says: Focusing on the problem alone, you cannot solve it. But, when you go step up to your real need, your real goal, to the higher Self, you find many solutions.
|| Jai Guru Dev ||
Sunday 28 August 2016
KNOWLEDGE SHEET BY SRI SRI RAVI SHANKAR
Posted: 09 May 2012
PROBLEMS
The first solution to the problem is not to have the problem at all. (Laughter)
The second thing is to willingly accept the problem and see it as a challenge.
Third, know that the problem is a boogey man, it is not real.
Fourth, know that nature has provided you the solution even before giving you the problem. First you met me and then you had a problem (Laughter). When it snows, there are no bacteria since no herbs to heal you grow in that season. In the spring, the herbs come first and then the bugs. In the summer, the shade comes before the summer sun gets strong. So, nature takes good care of you.
Sabya: What if the longing is a problem?
Sri Sri: Longing ripens you. Do not solve all your problems. At least keep one of them. You need something to munch on - and life goes on...
|| Jai Guru Dev ||
Saturday 27 August 2016
KNOWLEDGE SHEET BY SRI SRI RAVI SHANKAR
Posted: 08 May 2012
SKILL IN PRAISING
Often, when you praise, you praise in comparison to someone else. In order to praise one person, we put down someone else and when we want to point out somebody's mistake we praise another.
Some are stingy in praising, and some are shy.
And some others are simply not used to.
Some praise with motives, and some others just to elevate.
Others praise themselves in order to hide their low self-esteem.
The real praise dawns in a blossomed state of consciousness.
The praise that comes out of an elevated state of consciousness is simply its nature and is quite different. Normally praise comes out of craving and pride. The praise from a heightened consciousness is always out of fulfilment.
Praising can no doubt elevate the consciousness and bring enthusiasm and energy. At the same time it can also bring arrogance. Praising is a skill.
When someone praises you, do you take it without shying away?
Accepting praise without shyness, is also a skill.
|| Jai Guru Dev ||
Friday 26 August 2016
KNOWLEDGE SHEET BY SRI SRI RAVI SHANKAR
Posted: 07 May 2012
Praise the Fools!
Praising the fool is beneficial for society!
A fool when pleased might stop doing harm and start doing good work. In this sense it is wise to praise a fool as he needs motivation. So your praise is meaningful when it is directed towards a fool!
A wise man by his very nature will keep doing good work. His attitude does not depend on someone's praise or blame. So it does not serve any purpose to praise a wise man because your praise cannot make an impact on him.
There are three types of people – the wise, the crooked and the immature.
Even if the wise man is scolded or praised, he continues doing good work.
The crooked need to be praised to do good work.
The immature however need to be both praised and scolded from time to time
|| Jai Guru Dev ||
Thursday 25 August 2016
KNOWLEDGE SHEET BY SRI SRI RAVI SHANKAR
Posted: 05 May 2012
Buddha, Sangha And Dharma
On the spiritual path there are three factors: Buddha, the master or the presence of the enlightened, sangha, the commune or group, and dharma, your true nature. Life blossoms naturally when there is a balance between the three.
The Buddha is a doorway, and the doorway needs to be more charming than what lies beyond so that people come to the doorway. If you are out in the street and there is rain and thunder, or scorching weather, you feel the need for a shelter. You look and find a doorway. Have you noticed that then, the doorway is more inviting and joyful than anything else in the world?
Similarly, the closer you get to the master, the more charm, newness and love you feel. Nothing in the world could give that much peace, joy and pleasure. It’s like depth without a bottom. This is a sign that you have come to the master.
Once you enter the door, you see the world from there, from the eyes of the master. Then in any situation you will think: How would the master handle this? See the world from the eyes of the master and the world looks so much more beautiful as a place filled with love, joy, cooperation and compassion.
Looking through the doorway there is no fear. From inside your home, you can look at the storm and the bright sun too; yet you can be relaxed as you are in the shelter. Such a sense of security, fullness and joy comes. That is the purpose of having a master.
Sangha is charming from a distance, but the closer you get, it pushes all your buttons and brings out all the unwanted things from within you. If you think a group is good it means you are not yet completely with the group. When you are totally part of that group, you will find that some bickering will come up. But you are the one who makes the group so if you are good, your group will also be good.
Sangha has a reverse nature to Buddha. Buddha makes your mind one-pointed; sangha, because it is of so many people, can scatter your mind, fragment it. Once you are used to a sangha, it loses its charm. This is the nature of sangha. Still, it is very supportive. If it were repulsive all the time, then nobody would be part of sangha.
Buddha uplifts with Grace, love and knowledge, Buddha pulls you up from above, and sangha pushes you up from below.
Dharma is to be in the middle. Avoiding extremes is your nature to be in balance, to smile from the depth of your heart, to accept entire existence totally as it is. Often you crave for Buddha and are averse to sangha, and you try to change; but by changing sangha or Buddha, you are not going to change.
The main purpose is to come to the centre deep within you, which means to find your dharma. A sense of deep acceptance for this moment, for every moment, is dharma. All problems and negativity are generated from our mind.
The world is not bad; we make our world ugly or beautiful. So when you are in your dharma, your nature, you will blame neither the world nor the Divine.
Dharma is that which puts you in the middle and makes you comfortable with the world. It allows you to contribute to the world, be at ease with the Divine, to feel part of the Divine.
|| Jai Guru Dev ||
Wednesday 24 August 2016
KNOWLEDGE SHEET BY SRI SRI RAVI SHANKAR
Posted: 04 May 2012
RELIGION AND POLITICS
The role of religion is to make one righteous and loving and politics means caring for people and their welfare. When religion and politics don't coexist then you have corrupt politicians and pseudo-religious leaders.
A religious man who is righteous and loving will definitely care for the welfare of the whole population and hence becomes a true politician. And a true politician can only be righteous and loving. He cannot be anything but religious. All the avatars and prophets have been caring for people and so were in politics. You can find many examples to this effect.
When religions restrict the freedom to worship and restrict modes of worship they become unsuitable for creating a harmonious society. When religion becomes all encompassing and gives full freedom to pray and worship in any manner -- that religion will bring righteousness and peace in people and will be suitable for any society.
People think politics and religion have to be kept separate because many religions did not give freedom to worship and did not care for all people equally. History has shown that religion has created conflict. But irreligious societies (e.g. communism) have created chaos and corruption.
Today both religion and politics need reform. Religion has to become broader and more spiritual to allow freedom of worship and broader to encompass all the wisdom in the world. And politicians have to become more righteous and spiritual.
|| Jai Guru Dev ||
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