Divinity

Monday, 6 July 2026

KNOWLEDGE SHEET BY SRI SRI RAVI SHANKAR

POSTED ON: TUESDAY, JULY 7, 2026

The Other Side of Ego

Ego is an impediment for a leader, wise man, merchant or a servant, but it is a necessity for a warrior, a competitor.

A warrior is one who takes on challenges and commitment and stands by it.

Ego makes one sacrifice oneself for a cause. Ego gives strength and courage, brings valour to meet the challenges with endurance and perseverance. A strong ego will counteract depression. Often ego is thought to be selfish but it is the greatest motivating factor for creativity and generosity.

Ego propels one to venture into the unknown.

There are 3 types of ego - Sattvic, Rajasic and Tamasic.

Tamasic ego is barbaric and blind, and has self-destructive tendencies.

Rajasic ego is self-centered and causes misery to oneself and others.

Sattvic ego is creative and has protective tendencies.

If you cannot surrender, at least have a Sattvic ego, as a Sattivic ego is always ready to sacrifice.

|| Jai Guru Dev ||

QUESTION & ANSWER WITH GURUDEV

POSTED ON: TUESDAY, JULY 7, 2026

Q: In ‘wonder’, is intellect not active?

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar:

In ‘wonder’ the mind comes to a stand-still, the intellect which poses question comes into exclamation. Exclamation or wonder can happen only through intellect.

Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

WISDOM QUOTE OF SRI SRI RAVI SHANKAR

POSTED ON: TUESDAY, JULY 7, 2026

Mistakes have caused pain, that is good. Pain has given you depth, that is good. You have learnt from your mistakes and don't want to repeat them again, that is also good. Now, it is useless to sit and worry about the past mistakes. Just move on!

Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

Sunday, 5 July 2026

KNOWLEDGE SHEET BY SRI SRI RAVI SHANKAR

POSTED ON: MONDAY, JULY 6, 2026

God is a thorough businessman

The Divine has given you all the small pleasures in the world, but has kept the bliss to Himself. To get the highest bliss you have to go to Him and Him alone.

Don't be too smart with the Divine and try to fool Him. Most of your prayers and rituals are just attempts to trick the Divine. You try to give the least and get the maximum out of the Divine and He knows. He's an astute businessman; He will trick you even more. If you go underneath the carpet, He will go underneath the floor.

Be sincere in your attempts. Do not try to outsmart the Divine. Once you get the bliss, then everything else is joyful. Without the bliss, joy in anything in the world will not stay.

|| Jai Guru Dev ||

QUESTION & ANSWER WITH GURUDEV

POSTED ON: MONDAY, JULY 6, 2026

Q: Gurudev, I am in love with someone. How can I make out whether it is love or infatuation?

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar:

You fall in love and you want me to tell you whether it is true love or not! You would need to decipher this yourself. Only the person who is eating would know the taste of the food. How can someone else advise on that?

Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

WISDOM QUOTE OF SRI SRI RAVI SHANKAR

POSTED ON: MONDAY, JULY 6, 2026

Q: Why am I here?

Sri Sri: No books will answer this question, because this is the question of 'life'. Your life itself is the answer. Every day, ask yourself, "Why am I here?" Then all the unnecessary things fall off, and the right things come up.

Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

Saturday, 4 July 2026

KNOWLEDGE SHEET BY SRI SRI RAVI SHANKAR

POSTED ON: SUNDAY, JULY 5, 2026

Faces of infinity

You have many faces. Only you don't face them. When you come face to face with your faces then conflicts, confusion and chaos arise in you.

From time to time in different phases, different faces appear. As you come close to your Being, all the faces melt and leave you as the Space that you are.

At the gross level, you identify yourself as somebody. At a subtle level, you identify yourself as some energy or an incarnation of some angel, saint or prophet.

When you go beyond even this identity, you are whole, holy, Brahman - Purna Brahman Narayana.

|| Jai Guru Dev ||