Wednesday, 20 November 2024

QUESTION & ANSWER WITH GURUDEV


QUESTION & ANSWER WITH GURUDEV
Posted on: Thursday, November 21, 2024

Q: Gurudev, the Vedic Wisdom course started today. We have come from all over the world. Please tell us what is the principle of Vedic Wisdom?

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar:

It is amazing to see how much wisdom has been there in the past. From the Vedic Wisdom program, you will get a little glimpse of the various aspects of life and tattvas, i.e., the principles and the natural laws that govern the universe. That is what you will learn.

The first initiation for this is called the Gayatri Mantra, which is a very powerful mantra. It was kept a big secret for all these years. In certain sections of society, it was given only from father to son, it was not available to general public. People were even barred from chanting it aloud. It is only in the last 10-15 years that you have started getting it on tapes, people even sing out aloud. Before that, when we were young, when I was 10, nobody would even utter it, it was kept so secretive.

I thought everyone should now get access to this beautiful chanting. The meaning of the chant is, 'Let all our intellects be inspired by the divinity deep within us. Let noble thoughts and intuitive thoughts come up in our mind and rule our intellect. Let our intellect be soaked in the transcendental consciousness.’

It is our intellect and not just mine, since it is a collective prayer and wish. Similarly, you will understand more and more during the program. Actually, if you have to study any one aspect of the Vedas, it will take 12 years, it is that vast. But in these 4 to 6 weeks, you will get a little sample of everything. I thought people would enjoy it because this Vedic wisdom does not belong to any one religion, nation alone, it is the property of the whole planet, and the whole humanity. That is how I see it. No one can say that only one particular set of people should keep it. Although in the past that has been the case, now, it is available to everybody.

Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

 

WISDOM QUOTE BY GURUDEV


WISDOM QUOTE BY GURUDEV
Posted on: Thursday, November 21, 2024

There is another world, there is another realm and there is another plane of existence, not just this one. When you understand this, life gains a bigger dimension.

~ Sri Sri

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WISDOM QUOTE OF SRI SRI RAVI SHANKAR


WISDOM QUOTE OF SRI SRI RAVI SHANKAR
Posted on: Thursday, November 21, 2024

Legendary is the love that withstands rejection, for it will be free of anger and ego.

Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

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Tuesday, 19 November 2024

KNOWLEDGE SHEET BY SRI SRI RAVI SHANKAR


KNOWLEDGE SHEET BY SRI SRI RAVI SHANKAR
Posted on: Wednesday, November 20, 2024

Was Buddha an Atheist?

A pure atheist is impossible to find. An atheist is one who does not believe in anything that is not concrete and tangible. Life is not all concrete and tangible. Nor is this Universe. Whether it is business, science or art, they all involve a certain amount of guesswork, assumptions, imagination and intuition. All of them are ethereal in nature and are not tangible. The moment an atheist accepts, even remotely a field that is unexplainable, he ceases to be an atheist. Any intelligent person cannot rule out the mystery in life and the universe and hence cannot honestly be an atheist! The so-called atheists are perhaps only denouncing certain concepts of God.

Question: Was Buddha an atheist?

Sri Sri: "No" in one sense because he professed emptiness which is very hard for an atheist to accept and "Yes" in another sense because he did not profess concepts of God.

Jim: An atheist believes only what he can see but Buddha said all that you see is not real.

Sri Sri: If only all present day atheists could be Buddhas.

II Jai Gurudev II

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QUESTION & ANSWER WITH GURUDEV


QUESTION & ANSWER WITH GURUDEV
Posted on: Wednesday, November 20, 2024

Q: Gurudev, how do I make my parents understand that my Guru, knowledge and my yearning for the truth is of utmost importance to me? They just don’t seem to want to understand this.

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar:

Why do you want them to understand? Keep your secret in your heart and serve them and make them happy. You don’t need to convince everyone about what you believe and what you think is right. If they don’t understand, it is their choice and their freedom. Your trying to impose your ideas on them only causes more tension and their fear gets more exhilarated which is not needed.

Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

 

WISDOM QUOTE BY GURUDEV


WISDOM QUOTE BY GURUDEV
Posted on: Wednesday, November 20, 2024

The only thing you must remember is how fortunate you are. When you forget this, you become sad.

~ Sri Sri

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WISDOM QUOTE OF SRI SRI RAVI SHANKAR


WISDOM QUOTE OF SRI SRI RAVI SHANKAR
Posted on: Wednesday, November 20, 2024

When you are soaked in love and are vibrating love, then people around you reciprocate that same love. This is a rule of nature!

Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

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