GURU PUNCH OF THE DAY

THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 2016

There is a saying in Sanskrit, ‘Durjanam Prathamam Vande Sujanam Tadanantaram’. Worship the bad person also. The bad people are ruining themselves so convey your gratitude to them - since at their cost, while falling in a pit and getting ruined - they are teaching you a lesson. - Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

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GURU ONE LINER OF THE DAY

THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 2016

Q: If the parents don't have a Guru but children have, will that help the parents.

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: Yes. The sadhana you do helps many generations.

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WISDOM QUOTE OF THE DAY

THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 2016

We should have this deep faith that there is someone who loves us totally and will take care of everything for us. Then we can be free of all our worries and difficulties. - Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

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आज का ज्ञान सूत्र

THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 2016

जीवन में उतार-चढ़ाव चलते ही रहता हैं। यदि आपं चाहते थे कि कोई एक चीज़ न हो, परंतु वो हो गई हो, तो आप को उसे जाने देना होगा, अन्यथा आप खुश नहीं रह सकते। - श्री श्री रवि शंकर

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QNA WITH SRI SRI

THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 2016

Q: Please tell us a little about the Aghori Tradition and its practices.

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: This word Aghora itself conveys the meaning of this tradition. Aghora means that which is not terrifying, that which is beautiful and honourable. So Aghori means one who is very peaceful and who behaves in the same way. It means one who is very beautiful and has no aversions or hatred of any kind towards anyone. In the Rudram Chanting, one of the verses is, “Aghorebhyo Thaghorebhyo Ghora Ghora Tharebhyaha. Sarve Bhyaha Sarva Sharve Bhyo Namaste Astu Rudra Roopebhyaha”. How is Lord Shiva? Lord Shiva is both peaceful and terrifying, and yet he delivers and uplifts everyone. ‘Shiva’ literally means One who uplifts and blesses everyone. The verse means, “O Rudra (Shiva), I bow to you. You are the most beautiful and also the most terrifying of all”. This mantra is called the Aghora Mantra.

Nature is also the same way. When water flows as a river it is so peaceful and serene, but when the same water comes as a storming flood, then it is so destructive. A waterfall is so beautiful to look at, but at the same time it is also dangerous and terrifying. This is the closest example one can give for this mantra. For example, the Jog Falls here in Karnataka, it is so majestic to look at, but there is huge amount of water falling from a height of many thousand metres. It is so dangerous as well. If you look at it from afar it is so beautiful, but if one gets caught in the waterfall, they will not be able to survive the intensity of the falls.

All the five elements are like this. Take the fire element for example. Fire is so wonderful to look at when it burns like a lamp. But the same fire can be terrifying when an entire house catches fire and goes in flames. Similarly the same goes for the air element. A gentle flowing breeze of air is so nice, but when the same air takes the form of a storm or a tornado, then it can cause so much destruction.

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KNOWLEDGE SHEET BY SRI SRI RAVI SHANKAR

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30, 2016

REVERENCE AND OWNERSHIP

Often you do not have reverence for that which you own. Whatever you revere becomes bigger than you. When you have reverence in all your relationships then your own consciousness expands. Then even small things appear to be significant and big. Every little creature appears to be dignified. It is the reverence in every relationship that saves the relationship. Often you lose reverence for that which you own, and this happens unconsciously. When you have reverence for the whole universe, you are in harmony with the while universe. Then, you do not need to reject or renounce anything of this universe. Reverence in ownership frees you from greed, jealousy and lust. Cultivate the skill of having reverence every moment in your life.

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GURU PUNCH OF THE DAY

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30, 2016

Take responsibility to uplift the people around you. That is Satsang, not just singing and leaving. The wise person is like the sky where all birds can fly. - Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

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GURU ONE LINER OF THE DAY

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30, 2016

Q: Can you talk about karma.

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: 'Gahana Karmano Gatih' Certain karma can be avoided, certain cant. If it rains, its rains. But to get wet or not is your choice. If you have an umbrella, you can use it or you will not.

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QNA WITH SRI SRI

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30, 2016

Q: In a bureaucratic working culture the innovative ideas of the juniors are not well accepted by the seniors. What is your advice to tackle this management issue?

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: The person at the top, like a Minister or a Governor, or the head of an institution should not get stuck in the bureaucracy. Senior people should sometimes come down and talk to people of every level. Not at all times, but sometimes it helps. In a research setup, for example, there is a director and the people who are working under him on the second and third level may have great creative ideas. Now the director may not agree with those ideas even if they are good, but the head of the institution will sometimes have to listen to those ideas.

For innovation you need an atmosphere free of fear. Again, here there is a risk of losing discipline in an organisation. If the top officials are in touch with juniors, why would juniors even listen to the seniors? This can become an issue, and the senior persons may feel completely disempowered, or feel that they won't have any control over the juniors and may not be able to get any work done. There is a risk here, because for every little thing the juniors may reach out to the higher authorities when they have easy access to them. This is one supposed or perceived disadvantage of this system. On the other hand, if we are stuck in the bureaucracy that everything has to always go through the system, it could be stifling for creativity.

We need to find a balance. How do you find a balance? That's a big question. The balance to keep the system from collapsing and at the same time allowing the creativity to blossom. This requires thorough training for the senior management. If the senior management is friendly open and confident, and does not feel threatened by the juniors, they can get things done.

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WISDOM QUOTE OF THE DAY

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30, 2016

I tell you, life is so precious, do not lose it. Just because you got less marks, or your debts went high, or some girl or boy rejected you and your love failed? Leave all these! Come to me and give me all your pain. All your troubles, all your botherations, give them all to me. - Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

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KNOWLEDGE SHEET BY SRI SRI RAVI SHANKAR

TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 2016

TRUE INTIMACY

The test for truth is to kick it. What is true will come back to you. If it comes back to you, it is yours. What goes away with a kick was never yours.

The nature of everything in creation is to come back home. Everything goes back to its origin.

True Intimacy is non-judgmental.

It is not looking at whether the other person loves you well or not, whether the other person treats you well or not. That is none of your business. If I want to be intimate with somebody, take it for granted that they love me. When you doubt whether the other person loves you or not, then your love for the other person goes down.

There is no way you can know the love of another person. If you base your perception only on expression of love, you are mislead. Action does not always represent the truth of the state of being.

In true intimacy you stop looking at the act and you start being in love. So, if you have determined to love somebody, do not even think whether they love you or not. You love them . That is enough. If they kick you to see whether the love in you is true or not, then you should have more happiness. Then, also, you give love back.

True love is coming back to the Self. That is true intimacy.

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GURU PUNCH OF THE DAY

TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 2016

This entire universe is nothing but vibrations. It is all made up of waves, vibrations, and energy. When your vibrations do not match with the vibrations of others you call it negative, and when your vibrations match with other vibrations, it is harmonious and you call it bliss. - Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

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QNA WITH SRI SRI

TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 2016

Q: What in your opinion are the needs of a society?

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: A violence-free society, disease-free body, conflict-free mind, prejudice-free intellect are the rights and need of every individual today. People sit with prejudice in their minds and this is a big problem in the world today. People who don't even know you start talking about you. Hasn't this happened to you? When you don't even know someone and you talk about them, it has no value. We are wasting our energy doing this. Like this, we hold so many prejudices in our minds against different religions, casts, communities, genders, etc.

Gender equality should be respected. When it comes to Art & Culture, you see that there is gender equality.

Many many years ago, Lord Krishna danced upon the many hoods of the Kalia the demon snake. The snake Kalia had polluted and destroyed the River Yamuna so much because of his venom. Lord Krishna then destroyed the demon and brought relief and moksha (liberation) to the River Yamuna. Today, that same Krishna is present within you all, He is present in the form of all the saints present here today. And that Krishna today will say to the River Yamuna through you all, “O dear Mother Yamuna, now we will rescue you. We will bathe you and make you clean and pure once again”.

Usually it is the mother who bathes and cleanses the children. Unfortunately the situation today is that we have to clean our very mother (River Yamuna). It is everyone’s wish here that the cleaning of the River Yamuna should happen immediately and at the earliest. Is it not so? Do you all not want this?

The environment is our Prana. When we think of ourselves as composed of five layers or Panchakosha, then the very first sheath or layer – Annarasamaya Kosha - is the environment. This entire environment is the Annarasamaya Kosha (literally referring to the layer nourished and sustained by food). The entire world is full of Anna (nourishing food) and Rasa. Then the next layer is the physical body which I would compare to the Pranamaya Kosha (the layer sustained or inhabited by Prana). We can progress in life only when we keep the environment, the Annarasamaya Kosha pure and clean. We must always strive to leave this world in a much better state than the one we came into, for our own children and coming generations.

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GURU ONE LINER OF THE DAY

TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 2016

Q: I have a mentally handicapped son. Why he has come to our life?

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: He has come to take seva (service) from you.

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WISDOM QUOTE OF THE DAY

TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 2016

We should have this deep faith that there is someone who loves us totally and will take care of everything for us. Then we can be free of all our worries and difficulties. - Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

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KNOWLEDGE SHEET BY SRI SRI RAVI SHANKAR

MONDAY, MARCH 28, 2016

KEY TO EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT & LEADERSHIP

For a good manager, it is important to be in the present moment with patience and poise!

If you are intelligent, you may not be able to bear the lack of intelligence in others. The management profession requires dealing with diverse situations and people. To be able to deal with them justly requires a sharp intellect, patience, endurance and presence of mind.

How can we develop patience? We have never been taught how to handle our mind. The tendency of the mind to in the present moment needs to be cultivated and nurtured, so that one can develop patience and sharpness. This can be done by attending to one’s breath and by meditating. Breathing exercises help in improving our perception, observation and expression and this is vital for good management.

Every time you expect some perfection in others’ speech or action, you should take care not to lose the balance or perfection of your own mind and to pay close attention to your own inner feelings.

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GURU PUNCH OF THE DAY

MONDAY, MARCH 28, 2016

If thoughts are coming during meditation, never mind, you know. When you realize, you again come back, observe the breath and just sit, that’s it. Some irrelevant, absurd thoughts come and go, it’s all part of stress release, hmm? You may get some brilliant thoughts or some very bad thoughts, don’t judge at that time, we don’t need to get excited, just relax. - Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

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