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Question - Gurudev, should I suppress or should I express anger? Gurudev Sri Sri - Sometimes express, sometimes suppress. There is no single answer. You can't express it all the time, you will cause so much damage to yourself and others around you and you can't suppress it all the time, sometimes you need to express it. Otherwise you will explode. So you should have that right balance. Wisdom is knowing when to express it and when to suppress it.

Question - Gurudev, my colleagues always manage to take my energy away. What can I do to not lose my energy? Gurudev Sri Sri - Never mind, give them more. You have much more energy than what they can all take from you. The sun or the moon never say that you're taking my light away. You are the source of energy. I’m with you. I give you perennial replenishment of energy, don't worry. Don't put your attention there, put it here. If you're putting it here you get more energy. If you put it there then you feel you are being drained of energy.

Question - Gurudev, this is from one of the children on the Art Excel program. How does it feel to become famous and important? Gurudev Sri Sri - I want to be a kid, and I continue to be a kid. Nothing can beat the joy of being a child. And everyone should know that you should never grow up. I feel I refuse to grow up, I want to be a kid and I will remain a kid. We all should feel that way, not bother about being grown up and famous and all that. Just innocent kids, it's a small, small world.

Question - Gurudev, whenever I see you, tears start to roll down the eyes. I feel as if I know you since ages. Is it true? Gurudev Sri Sri - You are doubting your own experience. Then it is surely true. We doubt the positive, and not the negative. We doubt somebody’s honesty. Nobody has ever doubted dishonesty of a person. Same way, if somebody asks you if you are happy, you say, “I don’t know whether I am happy or not”. But we are so sure of our depression. We doubt in the existence of God. We never doubt in the existence of this changeable and mortal world. Evolved scientists understand that there is a question mark on the apparently looking reality.

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Karma Yoga Chapter 3, Verse 36   arjuna uvāca  atha kena prayukto’yaṁ  pāpaṁ carati pūruṣaḥ  anicchann-api vārṣṇeya  balādiva niyojitaḥ   Arjuna says: But if there is no fault in following our nature, what is this in us that drives a man to sin, as if by force, even against his own struggling will, O Krishna?   This is a question that people ask in their daily life. We have seen in Chapter 2, verse 60, that Lord Krishna says, “Even the mind of the wise man who labours for perfection, is carried away by the vehement insistence of the senses.” Even an intelligent man who has got common sense, who sees what is a ‘good’ action and what is a ‘not good’ action, will realise that something is wrong, yet he still does it. You see that it is like this in daily life. You have a feeling about something in your life. You know that what you are going to do is ‘not good’. Yet you do it! Or you have this deep feeling that you must do something, but you al...

Karma Yoga Chapter 3, Verse 37   śrī bhagavān uvāca  kāma eṣa krodha eṣa  rajoguṇa samudbhavaḥ  mahāśano mahā-pāpmā  viddhyenam-iha vairiṇam   The Lord says: It is desire, it is anger, born of the guna of rajas, all devouring, and impeller to sin. Know this to be the foe here. The attraction and repulsion to objects of senses are the two thieves which constantly rob man of his spiritual wealth. The force which is behind this is an automatic reaction of the mind. When the mind is not in accordance with the Divine Will, it automatically becomes a rebel. It starts to rebel against the force of Nature itself. When you have a certain desire which is not fulfilled, you get angry, no? Where does this desire come from? It doesn’t come from the Atma, it comes from the mind.   The mind is responsible for such a state!  Bhagavan Krishna says, “If the desire is removed at the beginning itself, it will not give way to anger. But if the desire ...

Karma Yoga Chapter 3, Verse 38   dhūmenāvriyate vahniḥ  yathādarśo malena ca  yatholbenāvṛto garbhaḥ  tathā tenedam-āvṛtam   As a fire is covered over by smoke, as a mirror by dust, as an embryo is wrapped by the amnion, so is this world enveloped by desire.   Desire is everywhere, in many kinds and in many forms. All the actions of people are due to these desires. Desires are like dust which accumulates on the surface of a mirror; then the mirror can no longer reflect any object. Even so, the mind gets soiled by impurities in the form of sin. It is no longer able to reveal the true nature of things or its own, true duty. That’s why someone with an impure and sinful mind cannot correctly judge things. They don’t know what is ‘good’ and what is ‘bad’. In this deep ignorance, the Light of truth is covered. Knowledge gets covered by ignorance...It is desire alone which makes the mind restless. It is through desire that one becomes evil and does sin...

Karma Yoga Chapter 3, Verse 39   āvṛtaṁ jñānam etena  jñānino nitya vairiṇā  kāma-rūpeṇa kaunteya  duṣpūreṇānalena ca   Wisdom is obscured by this constant enemy of the wise, O Arjuna, which is as insatiable as fire .   Here Krishna says, “The fire of desire is insatiable; it grows more and more.” As long as man continues enjoying the objects of this world, his appetite for enjoyment also grows like fire. It becomes greedy! It will never be satisfied! Even after passing a long life of intense enjoyment, desire is never satisfied. Desire is like ghee. If you pour ghee into a fire, the fire burns more and more. Such is the state of a mind which is full of desire. The enemy, in the form of desire, will never allow discrimination, dispassion, or true Love to awaken. When one doesn’t have discrimination, one gets attached to the objects of the senses and can’t know the real Truth. If the mind is rooted in negative qualities, it is very difficult. A sadhak, a dev...

Karma Yoga Chapter 3, Verse 40   indriyāṇi mano buddhiḥ  asyādhiṣṭhānam-ucyate  etair-vimohayaty-eṣa  jñānam-āvṛtya dehinam   The senses, mind and intellect are the seats of desires. Desires veil knowledge and bewilder the embodied soul.   The seats of the desires are the senses, the mind and the intellect. All these desires which emerge from the senses, the mind and the intellect, veil knowledge and this “bewilders the embodied soul.” It creates an illusion which veils the truth.  Krishna says, “If the mind, the intellect and the senses are not under control, they take over.” It’s like when you say, ‘swaha’ and you fuel the fire of the yagna with your desire. Then you can’t control it, and you sit and cry. Krishna says, “It is difficult, but you have to control this!” The one who is on the spiritual path, the spiritual seeker, the bhakta, should not waste time in entertaining these desires. One should be aware of desire at the beginning it...

Karma Yoga Chapter 3, Verse 41   tasmāt-tvam-indriyāṇyādau  niyamya bharatarṣabha  pāpmānaṁ prajahi hyenaṁ  jñāna vijñāna nāśanam   Therefore, O Arjuna, controlling the senses first, slay desire, this deluding thing that destroys both knowledge and discrimination.   Lord Krishna says, “First control the senses: they are easier to control, because they are outside. Control too much sleep. Control what you are eating. Control what you are doing in your actions. Control the mind. Don’t let the mind dwell on the attraction of worldly perishable things, which will bring you sorrow.” Use all the senses, transforming them by serving God, by hearing His glory, by chanting and by concentrating on the Divine Names, on the different Names of God. Use the hands, the touch, to serve God through the action. Like that, you don’t go into the game of worldly enjoyments. Keep yourself busy with the right things. If you start running after these desires, if you en...

Karma Yoga Chapter 3, Verse 42   indriyāṇi parāṇy āhuḥ  indriyebhyah‌ paraṁ manaḥ  manas-astu parā buddhiḥ  yo buddheḥ paratas-tu saḥ   It is said that the senses are supreme, but the mind is superior to the senses, the intellect is superior to the mind, and greater than the intellect is the Self.   “It is said that the senses are supreme.” It is said that the senses are greater than the body. Greater than the senses is the mind. Greater than the mind is the intellect. Greater than the intellect is the Self. Greater than the Self is Parabrahma, the Eternal Soul, God. In this verse, Lord Krishna says that the intellect is greater than the mind and that the mind is greater than the senses. The mind controls the senses and the senses control the body. There is something greater than these games of the intellect, the mind, the senses, and the body. This is the game of the Self. When this order is reversed, one attains the true perfection of the Self...

Karma Yoga Chapter 3, Verse 43   evaṁ buddheḥ paraṁ buddhvā  saṁstabhyātmānam ātmanā  jahi śatruṁ mahā-bāho  kāma-rūpaṁ durāsadam   Thus, knowing that which is greater than the intellect and fixing the mind with the help of the intellect in Karma Yoga, O Arjuna, slay this enemy in the form of desire, which is difficult to overcome. Krishna says, “Remove desire! Slay it! Cut it out!” Something which is apart from you, is not you. If it is fully under control, you can get rid of it, you can eradicate it completely from yourself. Make your mind become single-pointed towards God through meditation.    Realise that you have the Supreme Divine Narayana inside of you. Then the desire for the outside will be removed and transformed. Realise that the soul is far greater than these things. The Truth about the soul is deeply mysterious because it cannot be known by the mind. It is only a few who have a controlled mind, who are centred in the Lord, who...

Yog of Knowledge and Action   Chapter 4, Verse 1   śrī bhagavān uvāca  imaṁ vivasvate yogaṁ  proktavān aham avyayam  vivasvān manave prāha  manur-ikṣvākave’bravīt   The Lord says: This imperishable yoga I gave to Vivasvan (the Sun-god); Vivasvan gave it to Manu (the father of men); Manu gave it to Ikshvaku (the   founder of the Solar dynasty.)   “This imperishable yoga.” Here Bhagavan Krishna says that this yoga, which He is giving to Arjuna, don’t have a beginning or an end: it is eternal.   “This imperishable yoga I gave to Vivasvan (the Sun-god); Vivasvan gave it to Manu (the father of men)” the keeper of dharma; “Manu gave it to Ikshvaku, the founder of the Solar dynasty.” Later on, the Lord Himself incarnates as Rama in the Solar dynasty.   Lord Krishna has prepared Arjuna to understand this knowledge which He is giving here, by controlling the mind, the senses, the intellect, and by eradicating all desire...

Yog of Knowledge and Action   Chapter 4, Verse 2   evaṁ paramparā prāptam  imaṁ rāja-rṣayo viduḥ  sa kāleneha mahatā  yogo naṣṭaḥ parantapa   And so it came down from royal sage to royal sage till it was lost in the great lapse of time, O Parantapa.   “O Parantapa.” Here the Lord again addresses Arjuna as ‘Parantapa’ saying, “You strike fear into your enemy! You have victory over your enemy!” By referring to Arjuna as ‘Parantapa’, Krishna is telling him, “You have already defeated these enemies.”  In this verse, Krishna says that, in the beginning, all knew about this knowledge: all had realised it, since they were spiritually advanced souls. You were manifested with this knowledge and had incarnated in several lifetimes with this knowledge. When this knowledge was active, when the mind knew about this supreme knowledge, you were like sages, rishis and kings. Through this knowledge, the kings knew how to rule their kingdoms. If a king ...

Yog of Knowledge and Action Chapter 4, Verse 3   sa evāyaṁ mayā te’dya  yogaḥ proktaḥ purātanaḥ  bhakto’si me sakhā ceti  rahasyaṁ hyetad-uttamam   This same ancient and original Yoga has today been declared to you by Me, for you are My devotee and My friend; this is the highest secret.   “This same ancient and original Yoga has today been declared to you by Me.” Krishna says, “It is the same yoga which I gave to the Sun-god, billions of years ago. It is the same yoga, which, right now, without any change, I am revealing to you. This yoga, which has been handed down from generation to generation and which had disappeared for some time, I am revealing to you this day, here on this battlefield, Arjuna, ‘for you are My devotee and My friend.’” This is so beautiful. Krishna addresses Arjuna saying, “You are My devotee.” This shows that Arjuna had all the qualities of a devotee. He is surrendered to the Lord. He is well-qualified as a devotee to receive the true...

Question - Gurudev, all my life I have been learning, exploring and analysing knowledge. When I came to the Art of Living, I was told to stop thinking, analysing and just meditate, which I’m unable to do. Please help me how do I follow it? Gurudev Sri Sri - Look, here we are thinking, analysing. You should analyse, but don't use that machinery too much, it needs some overhauling time. Don't you give your car for servicing, after driving it for too long? Meditation is taking your mind to the garage, for servicing. If you keep overworking this machine of analytical thinking, it will break down. So, you need to balance. Meditation is maintenance or servicing of your intellectual machinery. Don't discard it. We never say, 'Don't analyse, lock your intellect'. You must use your intellect the maximum, but time and again, you must service it.

Question - Gurudev, according to the law of karma, things are destined for you based on your past actions, and the law of attraction says you create your own experiences, consciously or unconsciously. I’m confused, please explain? Gurudev Sri Sri - There are certain karmas that you can erase. There are certain karmas that you cannot erase, they are just like exit points in the freeway, you can only exit at these points. If you miss an exit point, then you have no choice but to keep driving till the next exit point. Life is like that, there are many choices that you can make, there are many turning points at which you can turn, but if you miss those points, you have to wait till you reach another turning point. Don't worry, many turning points do come on the way. Now, if you are in between two turning points, then you feel helpless and that is destiny.

Question - Gurudev, I can easily identify and witness my negative patterns, however, it is very difficult to break away from them. How does one break away from these patterns? Gurudev Sri Sri - Whatever you gain by effort has a limited age, and is for a limited time. What you gain by effortlessness is ageless and timeless. The answer to your question is hidden in this answer somewhere, you dig into it. I have given you a formula. In this formula, anything that you achieve with effort will have a result that is time-bound and limited, it cannot be forever. Anything that you get through effortlessness is timeless and painless.

Karma Yoga Chapter 3, Verse 35   śreyān sva-dharmo viguṇaḥ  para-dharmāt svanuṣṭhitāt  sva-dharme nidhanaṁ śreyaḥ  para-dharmo bhayāvahaḥ   Better is one’s own duty, though devoid of merit, than the duty of another well-done. Better is death in one’s own duty; the duty of another is fraught with danger.   “Better is one’s own duty, though devoid of merit, than the duty of another well-done.” So here Krishna says, “Do your dharma! Don’t try to do other things which are not your duty.” Don’t put your nose into other people’s business! Putting your nose into other people’s business will devoid you of good merit. Even if you think that you are doing something good, if it doesn’t concern you, it will not bring any good to you. It’s better if you don’t do it! Then you won’t bring negative punya to you. When you do your own duty you gain at least good punya.    Krishna says, “Focus on what has been given to you as a duty!” The duty of a docto...

Karma Yoga Chapter 3, Verse 34   indriyasyendriyasyārthe  rāga-dveṣau vyavasthitau  tayor-na vaśam āgacchet  tau hyasya paripanthinau   Attachment and aversion for sense objects abide in the sense-organs; let none come under their sway for they are the obstacles of the soul in its path.   Krishna tells Arjuna, “Don’t go into the game of the senses! Don’t let yourself be attracted or repulsed by anything.” Whatever one comes into contact with, there is always a certain attraction to it or a certain repulsion from it. These are all games of the sense objects. If one gives way to this game, one gets trapped! If you let go of attraction and repulsion and have them under control, if you see the oneness in all, you will attain the supreme bliss.    “Let none come under their sway, for they are the obstacles of the soul in its path.” When you go into the game of judgement, it becomes a big obstacle to Self-Realisation. When you start judging others, you ...

Karma Yoga Chapter 3, Verse 33   sadṛśaṁ ceṣṭate svasyāḥ  prakṛter-jñānavān api  prakṛtiṁ yānti bhūtāni  nigrahaḥ kiṁ kariṣyati   Even an enlightened person acts in conformity to his own nature; beings follow their nature; what will restraint accomplish?   Krishna says, “What is the use of external restraint? Let it go! No one can be inactive for a moment.” Each person is driven by his own nature to act. “You, enlightened beings, through renunciation of your duties, you will not free yourself from bondage. Continue to perform your actions with the feeling of surrender.” Bhagavad Gita 

Karma Yoga Chapter 3, Verses 31-32   ye me matam idaṁ nityam  anu-tiṣṭhanti mānavāḥ  śraddhāvanto’nasūyanto  mucyante te’pi karmabhiḥ   ye tvetad abhyasūyanto  nānutiṣṭhanti me matam  sarva jñāna vimūḍhāṁstān  viddhi naṣṭān acetasaḥ   Those who, having faith and not trusting to the critical intelligence, constantly follow this teaching of Mine, they too are released from the bondage of works. But those who find fault with My teaching and act not upon them, are of an unripe mind, bewildered in all knowledge and fated to be destroyed.   “Those who, having faith and not trusting to the critical intelligence, constantly follow this teaching of Mine, they too are released from the bondage of works.” Here Krishna says that all people are qualified to pursue what He is teaching. He is talking not only to Arjuna. He is talking to the whole world. He says, “Everybody has the capacity to do this! Those who, having faith and not trusting to the cri...

Karma Yoga Chapter 3, Verse 30   mayi sarvāṇi karmāṇi  sanyasyādhyātma-cetasā  nirāśīr-nir-mamo bhūtvā  yudhyasva vigata-jvaraḥ   Dedicating all your actions to Me with a mind centred in the Self, free from desire and selfishness, free from hotheadedness, do you engage in battle. Krishna says, “Fight! Arjuna, fight!” He doesn’t stop reminding him, “You have to fight! Otherwise you’ll be crushed.” Life is like that! If you don’t make an effort, if you don’t go into your power, if you don’t fight all this negativity inside and outside of you, you will never move forward in life. He says, “Perform all your actions! Dedicate them to Me with a mind centred in the Self, free from desire and selfishness.”    The Self is free from desire: it is the mind which has lots of desires and selfishness. But the Self doesn’t have these qualities. The Self is free. Here, Krishna is showing that He is the Self of the Self.“Dedicating all your actions to Me wi...

Karma Yoga Chapter 3, Verse 29   prakṛter-guṇa saṁmūḍhāḥ  sajjante guṇa-karmasu  tān-akṛtsna vido mandān  kṛtsnavinna vicālayet   Those who are deluded by the gunas of Prakriti are attached to the functions of the gunas, but one of perfect knowledge should not unsettle the ignorant who do not know the whole truth.   Here again Lord Krishna reminds Arjuna, “The one who is arrogant and proud, the one whose mind is trapped in worldliness, remains attached to the gunas and   their actions. These people don’t have any knowledge!” Even though they may talk   about many things, in reality they don’t have any knowledge. Their knowledge is only   based on outside, material things. Such people are ignorant. Their happiness, their   enjoyments, lie only in the world. They are attached to the enjoyment which is the   product of the three gunas, and they are bound by it.   Krishna says, “Because of this ignorance, b...