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If someone repeatedly insults or criticizes me, what should I do?
I tell you, if someone insults you, criticizes you, let them be! How much harm can they do? Let them go ahead and insult as much as they can. Next time, tell them, “My dear, go ahead and insult me as much as you want. I will not change regardless ... -
The Underlying Unity Of The Creation
(Below is the continuation of the post The Vastness Of The Unknown) Who is God? God is Satchitananda. ‘Sat’ means the Truth, the ultimate reality without a second. ‘Chit’ means the blissful Consciousness that is alive and complete with intelligence. It is ... -
The Vastness Of The Unknown
One of the more recent and contemporary poets from Karnataka has composed a beautiful poem about Surrender, and whom should one seek refuge in. The verse says “Become a Sharanagati and take refuge in the fact that life is a great and deep secret”. The mor ... -
The Power Of Self Reflection
Gurudev, when I see enthusiastic people, what comes to my mind is that they are showing off. What do you think? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: Why do you want to judge them? Let them do what they want to do. It seems that you have too much time on your hands. Do n ... -
Gurudev, could you please speak about the Astral and Causal planes, and your role in these planes.
There are three planes – the physical plane, the astral plane and the causal plane. These are all right here with us. Anything that we see in the material plane first takes place in the subtle planes. That is why people also e ... -
My wife gets angry. Sometimes I fight back else I run away. How do I develop strength to face her and calm her down?
Sometime back, when I spoke about women empowerment initiatives in society, there are some associations for battered and distressed husbands also who approached me. They wrote a letter to me saying, “Gurudev, you seem to only talk about disadvanta ... -
Gurudev, you often speak about Kripa (Grace). Should we all in The Art of Living become certain and confident about the presence of grace in our lives?
Yes, of course! There is no need to worry at all. Just relax and be confident at all times. But at the same time, also be wise and practical. You should not think, “Oh! I have abundance of Grace in my life”, and then put your hand in a burni ... -
During times of teamwork, we often have to take decisions that everyone may not like. What should one do?
Well, that is correct. That is exactly why it is called teamwork. In a team there will be different people with different thoughts, approaches, style of working and varying ideologies. The sign of good teamwork is to integrate them all and take everyone ... -
Gurudev, I feel I have never done enough for my parents and this bothers me. How do I deal with this feeling?
When there is deep love, you always tend to feel that you have not done enough. If you ask any mother, “Have you done a lot for your child, or all that you had to?” She will say, “Oh, I don’t think so. I feel I have not done much ... -
Draupadi had surrendered herself to Lord Krishna and was very devoted to Him. Then why was her life full of obstacles?
Well, it is when there are obstacles that you understand and appreciate miracles! See, whether you read the Ramayana or the Mahabharata, understand what you can and imbibe that in yourself. Implement the good things you read from these epics in your own ...