Tuesday, 31 January 2017

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POSTED ON: WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2017

Usually, if one is angry at oneself then it is understood as ‘I don't love myself’. If you are angry at others that means you don't love others, NO. Love is there, you should never question it. - Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

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Wisdom Quote by Gurudev
Posted: 31 Jan 2017

However your past is, just kick that, be in the present and move on. You are a bird, you may fall but you have wings, continue to fly!

~ Sri Sri
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KNOWLEDGE SHEET BY SRI SRI RAVI SHANKAR
POSTED ON: 16 Jan 2001

Glory (Vaibhav) and Dispassion (Vairag)

It is often believed that glory and dispassion are contradictory and cannot co-exist. Glory and luxury without dispassion is a nauseating pomp and show. Such glory does not bring fulfillment for anyone… it is shallow. Alternately, the dispassion that is afraid of glory is weak. True dispassion is oblivious to glory.

The glory that comes with dispassion is something that is true, that is permanent and authentic. When someone runs after glory they are shallow. Like movie stars, politicians and religious leaders who try to hold on to their status, to their glory, they are certain to lose. If you run after glory all you get is misery. When you are dispassionate, glory comes to you.

If you are afraid of glory, that means you are not well-founded in dispassion. In India, the Sadhus run away from glory. They think they will lose their dispassion and get trapped in the web of the world, the circus. The dispassion is so blissful, they get attached to the dispassion. (laughter)

They are afraid of losing the dispassion, the centeredness and bliss that comes along with it. This is weak dispassion. Dispassion is a state of being and glory is the happening around it. True dispassion can never be lost or overshadowed by glory.

True dispassion is glorious!

Real glory is true dispassion!

JAI GURUDEV

Monday, 30 January 2017

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WISDOM QUOTE OF THE DAY
POSTED ON: TUESDAY, JANUARY 31, 2017

Everything that has happened till this moment is like a dream. So, realizing the dream-like nature of the world moves you onto another dimension, and that is where reality begins. - Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

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Wisdom Quote by Gurudev
Posted: 30 Jan 2017

Life is so complex, and in this complexity of life, keeping one's goals is what is determination.

~ Sri Sri
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POSTED ON: 11 Jan 2001

Don't Be Perturbed by Foolishness

What really perturbs you? Isn’t it the foolishness that goes on around you?

It is foolish to be perturbed by the foolishness. Foolishness cannot overpower or annihilate wisdom nor does the foolishness stay all the time. When you are not well-founded in wisdom, then foolishness perturbs you, throws you out of balance. When you create space for foolishness you do not get perturbed by it, rather you will laugh and move on. Otherwise you hate, get angry or become stressed by foolish acts.

When you know that truth is eternal and invincible you take foolishness as a joke and remain unmoved by it. Those who are averse to foolishness or get irritated by it are members of the fools club.

Beware! Do not sign up.

JAI GURUDEV

Sunday, 29 January 2017

Wisdom Quote by Gurudev
Posted: 29 Jan 2017

God is not sitting somewhere in heaven. God is in every particle of this creation. Just like the dance and the dancer cannot be separated, the creation and the creator can never be separated.

~ Sri Sri
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WISDOM QUOTE OF THE DAY
POSTED ON: MONDAY, JANUARY 30, 2017

See things from a bigger perspective. The world is like a dream. - Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

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KNOWLEDGE SHEET BY SRI SRI RAVI SHANKAR
POSTED ON: 04 Jan 2001

Memory -- A Hindrance and a Blessing

The forgetfulness in the nature of man is the root cause of all problems and suffering in life. The very remembrance of one’s nature, which is godliness, brings freedom in life. Here, memory is your best friend. The purpose of knowledge is to remind you of your true nature. In the Bhagvad Gita, Arjuna said to Krishna, "I got back my memory.
Now I have realized and will do as you say."

Memory is a blessing and your best friend when it comes to your true nature. Memory is a hindrance when it does not let you be free of events, pleasant or unpleasant.

Pleasant events create cravings and competition in the mind and do not allow fresh experiences, whereas unpleasant events give a biased perception and create paranoia. So the memory is both a blessing and a hindrance depending on whether you remember your nature or you are stuck with events in time and space.

Jai Guru Dev

Saturday, 28 January 2017

Wisdom Quote by Gurudev
Posted: 28 Jan 2017

No one can hurt you until you permit them to do so.

~ Sri Sri
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WISDOM QUOTE OF THE DAY
POSTED ON: SUNDAY, JANUARY 29, 2017

If you are stuck to events, you can never see the being. Being is beyond events, so your purpose in life is to realize the being and stick to the being, not to the events. Events are just like a drama. - Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

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POSTED ON: 27 Dec 2001

Letting Go of Control

Many have a problem of letting go of control. This results in anxiety, restlessness and it sours relationships.

Wake up and see, are you really in control? What are you in control of? Perhaps a tiny part of your waking state! Isn’t that so?

*You are not in control when you are sleeping or dreaming.
*You are not in control of thoughts and emotions coming to you.
You may choose to express it or not, but they come to you
without your prior permission!
*You realize that most of the functions of your body are not in
your control, and the same for your life and the whole universe.

Similarly, do you think you are in control of all the events in your life or in the world? That is a joke!

When you look at things from this angle you need not be afraid of losing control, because you have none!

Whether you realise it or not, when you let go of your sense of control that is when you truly relax. Your identification of being somebody does not let you relax totally and it keeps your domain limited.

Jai Guru Dev
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WISDOM QUOTE OF THE DAY
POSTED ON: SATURDAY, JANUARY 28, 2017

Dispassion is knowing the limitations to our senses. Know everything is momentary. This gives you strength. - Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

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Wisdom Quote by Gurudev
Posted: 27 Jan 2017

Often, people spend half of their health to gain their wealth. Then they spend half their wealth, to gain back their health. This is not a sign of success.

~ Sri Sri

Friday, 27 January 2017

Guudev @SriSri arrives for satsang now in Yagnashala at @BangaloreAshram!


KNOWLEDGE SHEET BY SRI SRI RAVI SHANKAR
POSTED ON: 21 Dec 2001

MAYA

What is Maya?

Maya is that which can be measured. The whole world can be measured, that is why it is Maya. All the five elements - Earth, Water, Fire, Air and Ether - can be measured.

Question: Can space be measured?

Sri Sri: Only in space can things be measured. Space is the first dimension of measurement.

Measurement is always relative and not absolute. Example: If something weighs 6 kilos on the earth, it then weighs only 1 kilo on the moon. The light of the star you see today is not really today's light. It has taken at least 4 years for the light to reach you! Both size and weight change in air, water and earth. So "measure" is illusive and not dependable. Your bones, skin, body, environment and five elements can be measured; you can put a value to it. So, the whole world is Maya!

All measures are relative understanding. Einstein's theory of relativity correlates with the Advaita (non-dual) philosophy.

But what is not Maya? All that cannot be measured is not Maya. You cannot say 1 ounce of love, 2 ounces of peace, 5 kilos of happiness, Can YOU be measured? It is not possible. Your body has weight, but not YOU. Truth cannot be measured, Ananda (joy) cannot be measured, beauty cannot be measured. All these are part of Consciousness or Easwara (Divine) and are called MAYI.

Jai Guru Dev

Thursday, 26 January 2017

Live Now! BHAGAVAD GITA CHAPTER 12 commentary by Gurudev!
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Live Now! BHAGAVAD GITA CHAPTER 12 commentary by Gurudev!
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Wisdom Quote by Gurudev
Posted: 26 Jan 2017

We have to evolve from the joy that we get from getting to the joy that we get from giving and sharing.

~ Sri Sri

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WISDOM QUOTE OF THE DAY
POSTED ON: FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 2017

Take some time off to go within, in silence. With that, your charm becomes eternal, your love becomes unconditional & great strength arises. - Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

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POSTED ON: THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 2017

How to Overcome Bad Habits

Small temptations go with three things: Love, Greed and Fear.

Suppose you are drinking alcohol or doing something that is not right, then the fear of disease, or fear of losing your reputation, or fear of losing a loved one can stop you. Fear as well as procrastination can stop you.

The second thing that can stop you is greed. If someone tells you, “If you drink alcohol, you will lose 10 million”. Or if you are a smoker and someone tells you, “If you don’t smoke for 30 days, you will get a lottery for 1 crore rupees”, I tell you, you will not touch a cigarette. You will say, instead of 30 days, let me make it 33 days just to be on safe side.

The third this is love. If you promise a loved one, you will keep it up.

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GURU PUNCH OF THE WEEK
POSTED ON: THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 2017

Our fasting has an impact on our alertness, and our mind which is why in all the religions of the world, be it Islam, Christianity, Hinduism or Jainism, fasting has been followed. But it is only for the body not to please God. - Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

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Wednesday, 25 January 2017

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QNA WITH SRI SRI OF THE WEEK
POSTED ON: THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 2017

Q: What are your thoughts on home schooling?

Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: That's up to you. If you want to play multiple roles, you can do that. But I think children should go to school and mix with other kids.

See things from a bigger perspective. The world is like a dream. If you are stuck to events, you can never see the being. Being is beyond events, so your purpose in life is to realize the being and stick to the being, not to the events. Events are just like a drama. An actor comes in several different dresses and performs and gets back into the screen. If your mind is stuck in the event, there is no better ignorance than that. You are so ignorant then you live in a small hole, you have to get the events out of your head. Pleasant, unpleasant, all events. Do you see what I am saying?

All that happened this morning – you standing at the airport when I came out of the VIP room, isn’t it all like a dream now? What is a dream? It's an impression in the mind. What is a memory? It is an impression, that's it. Everything that has happened till this moment is like a dream. Why we say it's like a dream, because in the waking state you are experiencing a dream. In a dream, you don't have control. But in the waking state you can create, remember or recollect, that is why it's like a dream, but it is an impression. So, realizing the dream-like nature of the world moves you onto another dimension, and that is where reality begins.

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GURU ONE LINER OF THE WEEK
POSTED ON: THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 2017

Q: What is truth?

Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: Truth is that which is unaffected by time.

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