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Question - Gurudev, when will all the negative thoughts go away? Gurudev Sri Sri - They won't go away, they will stay. What are you going to do? You have to live with them. There is no chance to get rid of them. The best thing to do is to make friends with them, shake hands with them, and make them sit next to you. If they are on your lap, tell them, ‘Please sit next to me, not on my head or my lap. It is too heavy, too long’.

Question - Gurudev, I try really hard, but I can't seem to get rid of negative thoughts? Gurudev Sri Sri - That is the problem. When negative thoughts come, don't chase them. If you chase them, then they come back with a big army. Just shake hands with them, say, 'Come on, sit with me.' Then they will disappear. These are the reasons we need to learn to meditate. When we meditate, we learn how to handle negative thoughts, or any thoughts for that matter. How to distinguish meditation from sleep or day dreaming? These are the things covered in the three day Art of Living Meditation program.

Question - Gurudev, after wandering and feeling lost for many years, I have found you. Please tell me where do I go ahead from here now?  Gurudev Sri Sri - See, all that wandering around has gotten you tired. So now that you are here, just relax and be happy. Once you come to my school, then you are here for good, even after you have graduate. Usually in schools when you graduate, you move out but my school is not like that. I will not make you run around from one grade to another. This is a school that takes you all the way to your (ultimate) goal and establishes you there, so that you can be content and at rest. Just by being here you will get all that you need to reach the goal. Once you have reached your home (here meaning one's final destination), do you ever ask where you should go from there? So now that you are home, just relax.

Question - Gurudev, is meditation the most effective way of harmonizing that relationship? Gurudev Sri Sri - Any technique will have to lead you to meditation. There is only one way to quench your thirst, i.e., by liquids. Only liquids can quench your thirst, right? It can be any liquid, but it has to be liquid, right? So, meditation is a state which is not waking, sleeping or dreaming, it is the fourth state, where your body is restful, and mind is alert. Praver and meditation are very close. In prayer, you are thanking or asking for something, whereas, from a layman's point of view, in meditation, one is ready to listen. So, you could call meditation a higher form of prayer. Meditation is a state of the mind, it is not just a process. It is also the final product.

Question - Gurudev, why do people crave for power? Gurudev Sri Sri - People crave power because they want attention and recognition. Power is a means, just like money. Their passion is for the goal. People who see power or money as an end in itself do not live, they simply exist. If you do not realize that you are the power - that you are enlightened - then you crave power. If you do not have talents, love, or passion, or if you are not innocent and childlike, then you will crave attention and recognition. Just as some politicians, you will crave power. If you have no talents and you are not contributing substantially to society such as an artist, a scientist, an Art of Living teacher, or a volunteer - then you will be hungry for power. If you do not have a love or a passion to help transform society, then you will be hungry for power.

Question - Gurudev, can meditation make people non-violent? Can it help people who are incarcerated? Gurudev Sri Sri - We have been doing our program in prisons around the world. If you can take some time to visit the website and read the experience of the prisoners, you will see the impact it has had on them. Nearly 400,000 prisoners around the world have done the program, and their negative mindset has completely changed from a criminal mindset to a compassionate mindset. We have also been doing this program in schools, where there are challenged children and many incidences of violence, it has helped there too. In a Chicago school district where there were 260 incidences of violence, after the program was taught to all the children, it came down to 62 incidents, within a short period of time. So, the impact is very clear. It is obvious that meditation can make people non-violent, from within.

Question - Gurudev, did Om originate from silence, or did silence originate from Om? Which is the root, Om or nothingness? Gurudev Sri Sri - Om is the origin of everything. If it is called the origin of everything, how can Om originate from silence? Silence is absence of sound, but Om is beyond silence. All sounds come from silence, but Om is not a sound like all other sounds. Om is the very vibration of all existence, that is why it is called the sound of one hand clapping. It is not something that happened with the clash of two hands. It is beyond space and beyond time, and is beyond words.

Question - Gurudev, how to overcome the pain of losing a family member and that pain in my memory keeps bothering me a lot? Gurudev Sri Sri - See with this very awareness that this human life is transient and it is not permanent and everyone is supposed to go one day including you. This awareness itself will calm you down. Also, understanding the very fact that any love or good experiences that you get from anyone close to you is actually coming from the divine through that form or person. If you can see the current behind the bulb? that is helping the bulb glow then you won't get stuck with that person and accept the reality.

Question - Gurudev, I’m in a comfortable job that pays me well. But these days, I get strong thoughts at times like, 'What I’m doing here? Am I supposed to be doing something more worthwhile?' What do I do? Gurudev Sri Sri - Yes, devote your free time to doing some good service, sadhana (spiritual practices) and satsang. All these are very precious to one's life. Don't keep sitting and watching movies every day, or TV serials every day. This is what we do. Come back home, put on the television and keep watching day after day after day. This is all we do, it is such a waste. am not against you watching TV, watch it, but once in a while, once a week or twice a week is good enough, but not every day. It is wasting time. Or keep one or two hours a day for service to the society. If not that, then keep one hour aside and write some knowledge, or go onto Facebook, or the social media and do that seva, spread the knowledge. What do you say? Good idea? It is creative and you wi...

Question - Gurudev, why do we cry in your presence? Gurudev Sri Sri - When the heart opens, tears flow. It's quite natural .When the heart opens and these are not bitter or salty tears, they are sweet tears. These are tears of love, of gratitude. So let it be. Don't try to stop it or don't try to enhance it, just let it be.

Question - Gurudev, is taking a divorce a hindrance on the spiritual path? I’m very upset with my life since I got married. Gurudev Sri Sri - See, you give your 100%. If your marriage works that is good. If it doesn't work, if both of you are miserable and there is not even an iota of joy there, then there is no point in hanging onto such a state of misery. Then amicably both of you should tell each other, ‘You have your way and we will still be friends’.

Question - Gurudev, what is the technique to be followed daily so that impressions don't remain in the mind, intellect or the memory? Gurudev Sri Sri - Just relax, be natural. If you say that I do not want this impression to remain in my mind, then you are making that impression even stronger. If it is there it is there, and if it is not there it is not there. So just relax. You will see that whatever is the right thing will stay on.

Question - Gurudev, what was the relationship between Radha and Krishna. What was so special about their relationship that even Krishna's wife did not get the same place as Radha? Gurudev Sri Sri - Though I have never read the Srimad Bhagavatam but I have heard that it is mentioned that Radha is not mentioned anywhere. The very meaning of the word Radha' means to return to your source. 'Dhara' means that which comes from the source, while 'Radha' means that which goes back to the source. So Radha is a Shakti (divine power). Until we go to the source we cannot experience Lord Krishna. Why is it so? It is because Lord Krishna is the source and Radha is the way or path to the source. So even if you are Rukmini or Satyabhama (the main wives of Lord Krishna), till you become Radha, till you return to the source, you cannot attain Lord Krishna. This is the hidden meaning behind this symbolism.

Question - Gurudev, no matter what I do to please my husband he is never happy. He keeps finding faults in me. What should I do? Gurudev Sri Sri - If you know that this is his habit then why are you getting so disturbed? Accept him and move on. Keep yourself happy. If you do not get disturbed by his behaviour then he will start to change. Every person has some or the other negative quality in them. And these negative qualities are also there to push your buttons, so that you become strong. Once you become strong, then they will start to change. In life, everything changes, and there are some things that do not change. We need to accept both these situations.

Question - Gurudev, how does one actually keep a check on their emotions and be aware? And when one's emotions are shaken, what to do? Gurudev Sri Sri - Yes, if your emotions are shaken, let it be shaken as much as it can be. You know, there is nothing called compassion here. In higher knowledge, compassion is stupidity. Why? You can be compassionate only to somebody else, who is not you. Suppose your hand got hurt , you don't say, I am so compassionate towards my hand. Do you ever say that? When you say that everyone is part of you, where is compassion there? Okay, you got hurt, it's because of your own foolishness you got hurt. Put some ointment and forget about it. When you get hurt, it's your karma. You must have hurt somebody sometime and so you got it back now. Nothing happens without a reason. This is the highest knowledge. So, some Masters will always say that if you are suffering, it's not because of somebody, it's because of you only. You better suffer...

Question - Gurudev, what is the difference between karma and destiny? Gurudev Sri Sri - The word destiny means vidhi, this is how it is. The word karma has several different connotations. It can mean action or latent action. The impression of an action that might give rise to another action can also be called karma.

Question - Gurudev, how should one balance life between social service, business and responsibilities at home? Gurudev Sri Sri - Do you all drive cars here? Yes, when you drive a car what do you do? You look at the side mirrors, rear view mirror and you look in the windshield as well. How do you balance all three? You can't say, 'I will only look at the rear mirror', or, 'I only look in the front', or, 'I only look at the sides'. You have to simultaneously do all the three and you do that? Exactly same way. Rear view mirror is like knowing the past. You should have little memory of the past. If you have done some mistake, it should not be repeated. Front mirror is like the vision of life ahead. That is why, the front windshield is very big and the rear view mirror is very small. Then there are side mirrors, these are for you to be aware of what is happening around you all the time. So how you use all three? Exactly same way.

Question - Gurudev, what is the difference between Shiva Tattva and Krishna consciousness? Gurudev Sri Sri - Shiva Tattva is a theory, it has no physical form. Krishna is one who imbibed the Shiva Tattva in total, in the human form. Krishna was a historical figure. He lived 5,114 years ago. Krishna walked on the planet, but he imbibed the Shiva Tattva. He was hollow and empty, and then he reflected the Shiva Tattva fully, time to time.

Question - Gurudev, how can one improve the presence of the mind? One has such long hours and so much travel these days. Gurudev Sri Sri - Some breathing techniques, pranayama, and meditation would help you improve your presence of mind. Doing pranayama in the morning and evening keeps you really fresh. I work for about 19 hours every day, and I keep travelling quite a lot, also. Do I look tired? It definitely helps.

Question - Gurudev, it is said that when one has accumulated paap (sins), then one does not feel like doing sadhana (spiritual practices) or going to Satsang. But if at some point of time if we become aware that this is happening because of a particular karma, then can we overcome it by purushartha (making efforts)? Gurudev Sri Sri - Yes, absolutely. That is the intelligent thing to do also. Such people are the intelligent ones. You cannot call them foolish or ignorant. When you are aware of a wrong action you have done, then sadhana and satsang can help you cut away all these negative karmas.

Question - Gurudev, no matter what I do to please my husband he is never happy. He keeps finding faults in me. What should I do? Gurudev Sri Sri - If you know that this is his habit then why are you getting so disturbed. Accept him and move on. Keep yourself happy. If you do not get disturbed by his behaviour then he will start to change. Every person has some or the other negative quality in them and these negative qualities are also there to push your buttons, so that you become strong. Once you become strong, then they will start to change. In life, everything changes, and there are some things that do not change. We need to accept both these situations.

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