QUESTION & ANSWER WITH GURUDEV
POSTED ON: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2021
Q: Is there a “right” way, or, is it all an illusion? Is there something that needs to be DONE here, or is just BEING here good enough? How to know what one should do next? Should we stick to what is safe, or should we try the unknown? If we genuinely have no idea about what to do, then what should we do? How to get rid of this confusion?
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar:
I don’t want to add to your confusion, my dear. My job is to create confusion. Actually, I am not here to convince you. You know, confusion is like the fire in which you bake very well.
What does Confusion mean? It means one set of concepts has broken down, and so you are in a vacuum. It is a sign of good growth, if it lasts for a short time. So, just be with it. You are in the right place.
What is happening right now? Do you have any questions now? See, we should understand this about questions. When do more questions arise in our mind? When the prana level is low, then you have too many questions in your mind. When our Prana level is high, then the question turns into an exclamation (a sense of wonderment). You say “Wow!” and that becomes the preface for Yoga. So just be with the question and turn it around into a wonder. This is what Lord Buddha also taught, “Anuttaro bhava”, it means “Be answerless!” (Meaning to go into a sense of wonder).
Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
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