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Question - Gurudev, as you always ask us to surrender our botherations, pains and problems to you, in a way are we running away from our responsibilities? Gurudev Sri Sri - No! You should have a balance there. You give your 100% and then leave the rest. Surrender does not mean running away from responsibilities, it is a sense of assurance in you that yes things are going to be well.

I had done my Part 1 Course in 2006 at Mumbai. After the Part 1 course I did a Part 2 Course and the Sahaj Samadhi Course thereafter. However, I was never regular with my Sadhana practices. Due to some or the other reasons was never regular with the Sudarshan Kriya (meditation). Thereafter, in July 2012, I had suffered a very painful health condition, which lasted for a couple of months, followed by discomfort for a few more months. Having retired over three years ago, I have been sailing off the Indian coast in Offshore Vessels on contract basis for 2 to 3 months at a stretch in each contract, to make my living. An Offshore Vessel is a small ship and often rolls and pitches i.e. rocks with the waves. The routine on board is very tight, with limited time to even sleep. I have rarely ever done the Kriya on board. Even when at home on leave for over 2 months at a stretch after signing off from the ship, I was never regular with the Kriya. Meditation But during my recent contr...

🌺Are we slaves of our mind? I say no, because there is something beyond the mind, and that is the intellect. When the intellect is strong, it overcomes the impact of these factors on the mind. When the intellect is weak, then the emotions take over the mind. Now, what if the intellect also gets affected? Then there is something beyond the intellect and that is the Self. This is where meditation makes a big difference. When you go deep in meditation, the consciousness becomes very subtle, and your mind becomes fresh like a flower. In such a delicate state of consciousness, all thoughts move away, emotions get settled and you experience the most tranquil, most benevolent and most beautiful inner space.

Gurudev, the yoga sutra says, 'Theevra samvegaanam asanah', having a strong desire, makes the path faster. Another aspect is contentment or relaxing. How can I be having a strong desire and be relaxed? Guruji Sri Sri : This is like driving a car. Do you know how to drive a car? You have to see the rear mirror, side mirror and the windshield. How do you do that balance? The same way you do this. You should have an intense desire and at the same time not be in a hurry; just relax.          If you want to make good food, you have to start the process of cooking but you can't hurry up. If you are making rice, it will take its time to cook. If it takes ten minutes, the whole ten minutes are needed for the rice to cook. You cannot put the rice on the stove and say, I want it to be cooked in one minute. Then that quality of rice cooked for one minute will not be good.            That is why it is said, 'Samadha siddhi, ishwara ...

सबसे उत्तम सेवा हैं किसि की मनः स्थिति को ऊपार उठाना । Translation:  The ultimate Seva is to uplift someone's state of mind . - Gurudev Sri Sri ..

You think you are not considerate of others?         If you are very stressed then you don’t care what other people think or what others are doing. You just do what you want to do.         But sensitivity comes with serenity, sensitivity comes with calmness, sensitivity comes with culture. Your background, your culture, how you grow up and what were the situations around you. You have that ability to be considerate. Do not doubt that.        Compassion is in our very nature. Only when you are extremely stressed, compassion appears to have disappeared. It really doesn’t disappear, it stays somewhere deep inside. - Gurudev Sri Sri..

I had read many of Gurudev's articles, books and watched His knowledge sheets in audio, but it wasn't until 2006 that I met Him for the first time.  That's when the feeling actually started sinking in. It’s like when you make a scrumptious dish, you need to know the right recipe, but it's only when you taste the dish that you realise its value.  Same was my encounter with Gurudev. Since then, my life has witnessed various ups and downs, and other challenges. But I have always sensed a Divine hand on my soul.  I have always sailed through, with a smile on my face. With His grace, I have been able to endure it all, with my calm intact, always. One day, a person asked me about this sudden change in my attitude, that I always seemed happy and jovial. I told him that the secret for it was nothing but my Guru, and since then even he is excited to come around and know more about the Art Of Living.  Over the past 10 years, from whatever personal experiences I hav...

I am associated and connected to Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Ji since 12 years now. Since then I have been hearing from all the teachers, devotees and the Master himself - "Do my work and I will do your work". But I never had this experience all these years and I really did doubt it. I have been travelling for satsangs and courses to nearby places while also looking after my business (Manufacturing paints). Whenever I was out of my factory, there used to be some or the other problem that worried me.  I once spoke to Gurudev in Teacher's Refresher Meet about it, and He asked me to chant 'Om Namah Shivaya' and do Ganesh Aradhana (chanting for good luck) . Although I started doing that, the problem still continued and I started doubting more. I was also going through lot of problems in my business and even on the personal front. Due to this I was continuously e-mailing Guruji about the issues but didn't get any reply. This went on for 2 years. In bet...

Chapter 5 - Rest Within  Day 33 Look at a temple. A statue of Vishnu rests on top of the entrance gate and the same statue is in the inner sanctum. Have you seen this in temples?  Make a round of the temple and you will find it. However, which one is worshipped? Position and place are important, they have value.  Self-knowledge is possible through special logic. You can reason anyway you like. Throughout your life you are involved in arguments and reasoning.  This too is reasoning. Life does not exist without logic. Logic is necessary, but make sure that it is not wrong logic. There are three types of logic- tarka, logical understanding, kutarka, wrong logic and vitarka, special logic. Wrong logic is finding fault everywhere, it is seeing a bad intention behind a good intention. Wrong logic tears you to pieces and disturbs your mind.  Wrong logic brings misery. Imagine that someone is irritated with you or someone else. Realising his mistake, he come...

Chapter 5 - Rest Within  Day 32 Weak people cannot experience wonder. We need strength in order to feel enthusiasm, joy and wonder in life. You will find energy resting in yourself.  People work to gain strength. Whatever they do in life, they exert themselves only to gain strength, but they lose all their energy by working.  Why do people amass wealth? They do it to acquire power and strength. Why do you want success and fame? It is because there is some power in that. At home some children are quiet, and others will interrupt you when you talk with a guest. They say, Mommy. I did this," "Daddy, I did that" or "Brother, I did this".  And they show you the pictures they drew, or they bring their toys and arrange them in front of you while you are talking with your friend. Why do children do all this?  This is to attract your attention. What do they gain by attracting your attention? They get power and strength. Without strength, you cannot enjoy any...

Chapter 4 - Methods of Developing Leadership Skills Day 4  A leader thinks of himself as a perpetual student, and he learns from everybody, even a child. Celebration, relaxation, a sense of belonging, and the need to regularly upgrade our skills and acquire new one. These are priorities that we should never neglect. Everyone is a student throughout their life. This is another quality of leadership.  A leader never stops learning. He thinks of himself as a perpetual student, and he learns from everybody, even from a child. 1. Creating Trust - If you look at the people around you and tell them that you do not trust them, then how will you feel? How would you like to live in a world where you do not trust anybody and nobody trusts you?  You would feel lonely, sad, insecure, helpless, miserable, depressed, or angry, all the time. Just imagine living in a world where everyone is like that.  Would you be able to make any progress? First, you need to create trus...