Wednesday 16 October 2024

KNOWLEDGE SHEET BY SRI SRI RAVI SHANKAR


KNOWLEDGE SHEET BY SRI SRI RAVI SHANKAR
Posted on: Thursday, October 17, 2024

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.

II Jai Gurudev II

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QUESTION & ANSWER WITH GURUDEV


QUESTION & ANSWER WITH GURUDEV
Posted on: Thursday, October 17, 2024

Q:

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar:

Happiness is when you want nothing, and you want to give. Where the wanting and desires end, and the sharing begin, happiness is exactly there. Memory is not happiness. When you are happy, you forget everything. It is when happiness is gone that you dwell in its memory. In the world, people are either dreaming of happiness or remembering happiness. That is either being in the past or the future. But happiness is that which is in the present. And it is your very nature.

Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

 

WISDOM QUOTE BY GURUDEV


WISDOM QUOTE BY GURUDEV
Posted on: Thursday, October 17, 2024

When the mind dies while you are alive, it is Enlightenment.

~ Sri Sri

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WISDOM QUOTE OF SRI SRI RAVI SHANKAR


WISDOM QUOTE OF SRI SRI RAVI SHANKAR
Posted on: Thursday, October 17, 2024

Hurt is indeed a part of love. The pain is inevitable.

Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

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Tuesday 15 October 2024

KNOWLEDGE SHEET BY SRI SRI RAVI SHANKAR


KNOWLEDGE SHEET BY SRI SRI RAVI SHANKAR
Posted on: Wednesday, October 16, 2024

Drop Your Intentions

A strong tendency to keep doing something, whether important or unimportant, becomes an impediment to meditation. Doing starts first with an intention and then translates into action. Though intention springs from the Being, when it becomes doing it doesn’t let you settle down. All intentions, good or bad, trivial or important, need to be dropped for meditation to happen.

Vijay: But isn’t dropping all intentions itself an intention?

Sri Sri: Yes, but that intention is the last and necessary intention. Dropping the intentions is not an act – just the intention to drop the intentions itself serves the purpose. Dropping all intentions even for a moment brings you in touch with your Self – that instant meditation happens.

While you sit for meditation you have to let the world be the way it is. The repetition of meditation is to habituate our system to be able to stop and start activity at will. The ability to do this consciously is a very precious skill.

II Jai Gurudev II

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QUESTION & ANSWER WITH GURUDEV


QUESTION & ANSWER WITH GURUDEV
Posted on: Wednesday, October 16, 2024

Q: Do meditations have effect on the global events? I am concerned about the situation is Kashmir. What can I do to bring peace there?

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar:

Definitely it has an impact. Meditate and have an intention to bring peace there. If a butterfly can flutter its wings in South America and have an impact on the weather in China, you think your thoughts and prayers have no impact? C'mon, wake up! You are much more powerful than the butterflies (laughter).

Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

 

WISDOM QUOTE BY GURUDEV


WISDOM QUOTE BY GURUDEV
Posted on: Wednesday, October 16, 2024

If you have done something that is unethical, it robs you of your smile, of your sleep and also takes away other comforts from you. In fact, if you look at it, it is very costly doing business unethically. You spend a lot but gain very little. It is not good economics.

~ Sri Sri

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