Sunday, 22 May 2016

WISDOM QUOTE OF THE DAY
SUNDAY, MAY 22, 2016

Truth is never afraid of mockery. When the wind blows, dust comes, but the solid rock remains unmoved.and healthy, mentally focused and sane. - Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

http://srisriravishankarquotes.artoflivinguniverse.org/

A fresh start to a week with Monday morning Rudrabhishekham with Gurudev @SriSri at @BangaloreAshram today!



Saturday, 21 May 2016

KNOWLEDGE SHEET BY SRI SRI RAVI SHANKAR
SATURDAY, MAY 21, 2016

Nature is Intelligent

See how nature has done it so beautifully! A coconut does not fall when it is heavy and full of water. When the water dries up, it becomes lighter and then it falls. A heavy coconut will never fall, you have to go and pluck it when it is full of water.

Just imagine if someone is just walking and a very heavy coconut falls on their head! My goodness, they will be gone! It is only when a coconut becomes dry and light, then it falls. Nature is so intelligent!

I will tell you a story of two children. One day, a young boy and a young girl were walking, and one of them said, 'This God is so stupid, he does not have brains! In this small wine he puts such a big pumpkin! And on this big Pipal tree he puts little fruits when it can hold the weight of these big fruits. I think the God has no brains'.

It was a very sunny day, so both of them went to take rest under the big tree. As he was resting a fruit fell on his head. That one fruit fell on him and he said, 'Wow, God does have brain. If the pumpkin had fallen on my head I would have finished!'

So here is somebody who for a minute thought that God has no brain, and a minute later realized that God is very intelligent.

Similarly with mangoes; just before a mango becomes ripe and juicy it snaps and falls on the floor. Suppose it becomes ripe and juicy and then falls then nobody can enjoy its juice. But it falls at a right time so that you can pick it up and enjoy the juice. Nature has tremendous intelligence.

http://knowledgesheet.artoflivinguniverse.org/
GURU PUNCH OF THE DAY
SATURDAY, MAY 21, 2016

Knowledge is possible only when you come close. From a distance, and in a formal atmosphere, knowledge cannot blossom. Being together is the foundation of knowledge. - Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

http://gurupunch.artoflivinguniverse.org/
QNA WITH SRI SRI
SATURDAY, MAY 21, 2016

Q: You have taught life transforming techniques and tools to the whole world. How can this help women become better leaders?

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: Meditation changes the structure of the brain. According to an article in the American Medical Journal, if you meditate for two weeks, the structure of the brain changes, and the grey cells increase. Many such research studies are available that prove that meditation integrates the left and right side of the brain to make a holistic personality. Meditation has many benefits; it helps enhance the level of vibrancy and energy, which creates an environment that is more congenial, and harmonious; a stress-free, confusion-free mind; and an inhibition-free intellect.

People walk around with a lot of prejudice - men have prejudice against women, women have prejudice against men. There are prejudices among age groups, nationality, social groups. All these prejudices can be done away with, and we will have a prejudice-free society, and a trauma-free memory.

When a person experiences a traumatic situation in their life, that impression gets stuck in their mind for a long time, and does not allow them to look at life from a new perspective. Yoga, meditation and breathing techniques are excellent resources that help work towards freeing the mind - creating a trauma-free memory and a sorrow-free soul.

http://qnawithsrisri.artoflivinguniverse.org/
GURU ONE LINER OF THE DAY
SATURDAY, MAY 21, 2016

Q: You said that knowledge of the outside world is objective, and knowledge of the inner world is subjective. How do we know that the inner knowledge is true and I am not falling into illusion?

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: That’s why you have all these knowledge sessions and meditations. When you feel that you are getting enlightened, be careful! Talk to a teacher, and through the teacher talk to me. Write to me and I will tell you if it’s an illusion or reality.

http://guruoneliners.artoflivinguniverse.org/
WISDOM QUOTE OF THE DAY
SATURDAY, MAY 21, 2016

Meditation is food for the soul, it nurtures the core of your existence. Meditation has multiple benefits. It keeps you physically fit and healthy, mentally focused and sane. - Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

http://srisriravishankarquotes.artoflivinguniverse.org/