Q: Guruji, why bad people are happy and good people are suffering?
Guruji : This is an illusion. It appears that the bad people are enjoying. But I tell you it is temporary. Good people need not be foolish. They can be intelligent. If someone says I put my finger in the fire because I was so good, I tell you it is foolishness. Good merits will give good result one day be sure of that.
Q: Guruji, Man is intelligent, but why animals lead a more healthy life? They do not suffer diseases and they are in harmony?Guruji : You want to go back to animals!?!?! ?(Laughter) , but you are correct. Animals don’t go to the restaurant in the middle of the night and eat fast foods. Animals sleep at the right time and gets up at the right time. They go for prey every day. They don’t store like man does. Mankind is exploiting nature so much. You know in Bangalore, we grew up with so many sparrows It is almost disappearing now. (Someone from the crowd): But Guruji, ashram has sparrows.
Guruji: yes, yes, Ashram has sparrows, peacocks, elephants, rabbits;
Someone prompts from the crowd: Guruji, monkeys also.
Guruji (laughs): Yes, yes, some in the human forms. We need to preserve the nature. We need to attend to the nature. Too much of this electro magnetic wave, high towers are destroying the harmony in nature. The air, water andland are consistently getting polluted.I was just in Iraq a few days back, you should see the kind of air pollution! It’s tremendous! It’s all a man made disaster. Human beings create fanaticism. Wisdom alone can unite people. Wisdom alone can uplift you and that’s why spirituality is so important.
Q: Guruji, I like this path of Spirituality, Sadana, Seva in the Satsang, but sometimes I get bored. Is it alright to get mischievious at times?
Guruji: Yes, yes, but not at someone’s cost . You know when you are happy, small things can make you laugh, that is when your mind is stress free. If your mind is stressed you cannot laugh even to a big joke. When I go to retreat programmes. And if I am going up and down in the lift, and in the Lift sometimes people come with me in the lift and they just simply start laughing.
Q: I am not able to do seva and I don’t know why.
Guruji: You should know better!!
Q: Guruji what is the significance of a symbol in devotion?
Guruji :Devotion is your inner feeling. What triggers is not important. Devotion is culmination of love. Someone asks me, that Guruji we go to Tirupati and stand in the que for 7-8 hours and then take a glimpse of the deity and then we go in front of the deity we close our eyes!! But I tell you one minute is also important. The prayer, the energy stay within us for several days. That is why the ancient rishis says., like the water, recycles from river to the sky and from sky to river and back to the ocean. “Sarva Deva Namaskara,Keshavam, prati gacchati”. Which means in whatever form you pray it all goes to keshava finally
Q: What is success?
Guruji: Success follows ability; ability comes when you have skill. And skill comes when you are quite. Real success is when you have smile, and no one can take that from you.
Q: What motivate someone to take decision?
Guruji: It is different in different cases, sometimes it is just a smile.
Q: Guruji, what should we focus on commitment towards family or seva.
Guruji: Commitment towards the family is the first thing .
Q: Guruji why is Jesus on the cross ?
Guruji: Jesus Christ is love. And the cross is the pain. The first experience as a child is pain. When we are inside the mother’s womb, we are happily floating in the water and then after some time, we have to come out through a small passage that is painful. So we cry. Little children then twist, turn and yawn as though they have done a big job. After sometime, they open their eyes and look at the mother and smile that is the first experience of love. Body is made up of carbohydrate, amino acids,but the spirit is made up of love. Like many other prophets, Jesus said to go my father; you have to go through me. But unfortunately some people misinterpreted. ‘Mana Ekam Saranam Gacchami’ – Krishna said. Which means I am the only way, Likewise Buddha said the same thing.
Q: How do we know that our interpretation of knowledge is right or it is a misinterpretation?
Guruji: When you see something, you introspect first.. You see the means of knowledge. That’s why in India science and spirituality never contradict each other. Spirituality believes first and experiments later. Science is experimenting first and believing later.In ancient days a child is given ‘Brahma Upadesham’, the highest knowledge is initiated to the child , right at childhood.
Q: What is a Sixth sense or it ok to follow it?
Guruji: Yes, It is ok to follow your intuition. That’s why when you do Pranama, meditation, you intuition become strong and that’s why you can take proper decisions
Q: Guruji like I appreciate, the Sun and the Moon and the Nature, why cant God appreciate when I do something good?
Guruji: He doesn’t appreciate you, because he knows you can do better. If he starts appreciating you every moment, then you desire to perform better will not be there.
Question: Knowledge betrays me in front of my teacher, can you help?
Guruji: That means you forget your lessons in front of your teacher ? (Laughter) He says you should take some Brahmi Kashayam (an ayurvedic medicine) every day to improve your memory power.
Q: Guruji, if meditation for 20 minutes is equal to 7 hours of sleep then why don’t we meditate all night?
Guruji: ‘Aati Sarvada varje’, every thing in excess is bad.
Thanks for putting this in net. When i was reading the questions and answers i felt as if i am sitting in ashram and looking at guruji.
Jai gurudev
Thanks , Jaigurudev
Reading anything relaterd to Guru ji gives so much energy…
Thanks for accepting us Guru ji
Jai Guru dev
I forgot everything else around me, while this.
I feel to read something more like this .
Thanks for putting this on net.
Jai Gurudev.
Thank you for this publication. Response from Guruji for any question enlighten us and we grow further. sometime I want to ask him something, i do not how but I get the answers thru some one else. Jai Guru Dev.
Param aadarniya Guruji,
saadar sat pranam!
In this world I have always been a loner but when U provided ur grace i found delight in every thing…i felt the truth of the words I BELONG TO YOU…I seek ur blessings always… santoshi
Thanks Guruji for showing us the right path…
Jai Gurudev
wonderful 2 have Guruji 🙂
what to do when we know we are in a doubt? the very fact that we have become aware of the doubt is a big thing.but, how to make a decision Guruji?
Jai Gurudev
Gurudev ……gurudev……..gurudev ! 🙂
My dearest Guruji,
Thankyou for everything.
Lots of love and deep regards
lakshmi
Guruji is our God and when we are in his contact,there is no need for any answer, Everything is answered at once!!
Jai Gurudev
Jai Gurudev,
Guruji is our everything and we worship him as a God, All we want is your blessings dearest Guruji, Please always be with us as you have always been.
Jai Gurudev
Q & A clear lot of doubts. Thanks for putting it on this website.
Jai Gurudev !
Jai Gurudev,
Thanks fo putting this page ‘Q&A with Guruji Sri Sri RaviShankar’ , its full of knowlwdge ,we love reading it!!
dear gurugi,i have always anxious about examinations.i cannot sleep in the days of examinations.in the nights of exams,i think if i cannot sleep, i cannot write well.thus i disturbs my sleep.i cannot eat anything in the morning of exams.i have a tendency for ommiting.in every moment i affried that i will omit.my energy is completely go dwon.i am totally affried .but i am prepared well for exams.i am sure that i got higher marks in exams.i am totally disturbed from the tendency of omitting.i could not recover from this tendency ,yet i does yoga and meditation regularly.i also have this tendency when i am among the peoples. i suffer this for a long peried of years.my success of life depends on this tendency.i have received lot of advice from some art of living teachers and others.even if i realized the fact,but i cannot apply in situations.Gurugy ,give me a way that clearly eliminates my problems?
Do 30 Ujjai breaths before you go to bed and pray to Guruji to take care of everything. HIS blessings are always with you. Wish you all success all the time.
Jai Gurudev
dear gurugi, i want to see you and talk with you.do you fulfill my desire?
dear gurugi,can i see and taik to gurugi at kollam?
Guruji my mind is now full of anxiety & have lack of concentration.I am a MBA student.My parent has invested a lot of money.I am not feeling well physically & mentally.what can I do Guruji?My exam will start soon.Even I can’t do the sudarshan kriya everyday.For me,everything of life become meaningless.I have lack of personality.I am very very depressed one.My parent has done a lot of effort for me. help us Guruji.help me Guruji.
1) Do your kriya everyday , meditate and
2) Watch what you eat. Eat more vegetables and fruits and less carbohydrates.
3) Take a cold water shower 2-3 times a week
4) Plan and study your MBA course work everyday for 1-2 hrswithout fail .
4) Say Jai Gurudev and write your exams.
PRAY BUT ALSO be RESPONSIBLE. You are responsible for your studies there is no escape. Kriya , Prayers will make all your efforts fruitful. Am sure you will do well.
Gurudev will always be with you.
Jai Gurudev.
dear Guruji,do u know when i start the basic course of AOL,some days before I saw you in my dream.It’s your blessings Guruji.But now i want to serve my parent but can’t do.I have lack of confidence.Guruji give your blessings to me.
can i see and talk with gurugi?
Yes yes you can. Have a strong intention. You can also email him at guruji@artofliving.org . Every prayer is answered for sure .
Jai Gurudev,
I am the member of Art Of LIving. But sometime i could’nt practice regularly kriya. i cant concentrate on my career.My mind is flying here & there.
I m a M.A degree holder on Pol.Sc. i am a student of french language, i have a passion of art ,painting, design. But my problem is in particular which career line i should take. Give me a concrete decision. I am puzzled. Please help me. My age is now 28.
gr8 keep it up
Dear gurugi,I cannot do kriya well.I usually have headache when i am doing kriya .I also have headache when i am thinking of medtation. Lot of strain occurs during my meditation.How can i overcome this?
jai gurudev
JAI GURUDEV!!!!!!!
pranam guruji…I done a basic course last month of january…Everyday am doing kriya eventhough nowadays i didnt feel the perfection…Guruji I hve to talk to you directly?what shall I do?
I like to attend sathsang…
Thanks
Sini
Jai Gurudev!
Guru Ji, because of this economic recession, i am really very much worried about my job. I really need it and you know it very well..
Please take care of me guru ji..
Jai Guru Dev!
Pranam Guru G,
I had just completed the basis course around 5 days back and I am going to do the advance one also in the coming month. After the basic course I found lot of improvement in me but I am still confused that what is the right way to live life. Guru G I am 28 year old and I really don’t know that how I spent my last 9 years. Guru G I would like to become a software engineer but due to some financial crises in family i could not. Presently I am working in a retail company and I am still not satisfied. I am too much confused to take the decision, every time i get in to the emotional troubles. The one thing I really want that one day I will come to bangalore for your darshan. I had seen you once in 2001 in Delhi at model school function. That time I was not in the situation to think about AOL. I am just living like a football time kicks me and i reached where time wants. Please provide me the right path and guideline.
GURUJI
i always feel your grace.. thank you so much for being in my life every moment around me . i saw your hoardings all over kolkata since 8 years and art of living courses i heard of but i was quite adament not to be in it … but you are so powerful i you got me here guruji.. i was going through very tough times tremendous traumatic situations and at that moment took up the course1 and i cannot express my feelings in words… thank you for saving me .. i sincerely try to follow sadhana, seva and satsang .. and each satsang is lifting my spirit filling me up with divine consciousness… bless me so that i can do my duties well and be with your divine presence throughout…
JAI GURUDEV
Thanks a lot Gurudev 🙂
Jay Gurudev,
I am a classical tabla player. I want to attain a state where Tabla-Sadhana will purify my mind & then keep me always connected (Anusandhan) with Lord Shiva. But I have got somewhat unstable mind. I want to attain “Chittashuddhi” as unstable mind does not allow me to love all continuously.
Kindly guide me, Gurudev.
Jay Gurudev! I love you
Please be regular in kriya and do advance courses , atleast twice every year. JaiGurudev
hello
parnaam
i am reading about spirtiual science and need ur help.
i have some question always nagging me , if u think i can ask then
please……
1) our theory is based on KARMA that will never separate from us even
after being punished in the court of yamaraja,our physical body is
perished here and subtle body is carried to yamaraja but it is in which
form, how yamaraja analysis the deed or misdeed of that body?
it seems to be a subject matter only coz i cant see them.i can understand
it when alive.but after i m dead it is called subtle body iscarried–but
how , somebody has to cover it.i have read GARUD PURANA AND SAKAND
PURANA and found so many punishments for the dead man.God is not
punishing any living creature in this way then how he can punish any dead man?
and since one is punished for his misdeed in the court of yamaraja then
why in next life, he is said to be suffering for his past
(previouslife) misdded.
i am reading so many master and also our religious scripture, i found
everybody talking about subtle body and all punishments.but it is not
clear anywhere.even Lord Krishna described this topic in secret
nature.then how a man can know it.and even so called qulalified man
cant make it clear as far as i think coz it is not clear in our
scripture.according to Sri Prabupada no one can give his own
description of life and death and there is lot that we have to accept
as it is in our scripture without arguments.
we can take up example of thousand rishi and and all seers closed to
GOD.they also described each and everything regarding life , death,
karma but failed to make the matter of life after death clear.it is
remain a mystery.they see their past and future but the period between
death and birth is missing here.
in the end, what i have got , this is only a subject matter for a man
alive and can be experienced only after death. we come to earth agaiin
with fresh memory then how a man can describe the period between death
and birth.
i would like to say i am a strongly blievers in Karmas regardless
there are thousand question that we cant solve.
thnx
regds
—
Shiv Kumar
India (Punjab)
guruji ur wonderful….no words to describe u.smile on my face wen i hear ur name guruji….
jai guru dev
Guruji pranam
I am Gaurangi from U.S.A. Guruji i would like to tell you that, when i was in Inida like 6 years ago, i had joined Art of Living in my town. Guruji my problem is that i never been to India yet, Guruji I have my grandfather he is about 75 year old with Diabitic. My family started his treatment in surat which is situated in Gujarat. But he has heart surgery to. Guruji I am in usa and i am helpless because i can’t see my grandfather face. But Guruji you know everything. I just need your blessing for my grandfather. My dad took him yesterday in Bombay for more treatment because he not recovered his body in Gujarat. Guruji please help me we need your grace. please cure my grandfather. you know Guruji he been to USA 3 or 4 time but he want come back here again to see my and brother baby. But , because of his health he is helpless. Please guruji we really need your blessings.This is the only wish i have and that is, he can come here atleast one time and can see my baby.
Jaigurudev. I miss you.
gaurangi chauhan
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Guruji pranam
I am Gaurangi from U.S.A. Guruji i would like to tell you that, when i was in Inida like 6 years ago, i had joined Art of Living in my town. Guruji my problem is that i never been to India yet, Guruji I have my grandfather he is about 75 year old with Diabitic. My family started his treatment in surat which is situated in Gujarat. But he has heart surgery to. Guruji I am in usa and i am helpless because i can’t see my grandfather face. But Guruji you know everything. I just need your blessing for my grandfather. My dad took him yesterday in Bombay for more treatment because he not recovered his body in Gujarat. Guruji please help me we need your grace. please cure my grandfather. you know Guruji he been to USA 3 or 4 time but he want come back here again to see my and brother baby. But , because of his health he is helpless. Please guruji we really need your blessings.This is the only wish i have and that is, he can come here atleast one time and can see my baby.
Jaigurudev. I miss you.
JaiGurudev , Adundant blessings from guruji is always showered on you. JaiGurudev
JAI GURU DEV
thanks a lot for posting this Q&A session…..
keep update the knowledge given by guruji….
thank u very much….
guruji,
i have heard that if one is desirous to see u , you will be in front of him.it is not happening except you coming in my dream once.that was too hazy to remember anything.but guruji i want to meet you.please help me.i know i need not tell u what i need as u know everything.please reply.
jai gurudev
I do my kriya regulary ,satsang and seva,but i am workin as a manager in a company in which i have no of workers under me ,but many time i have to scold them orcomplain about them, also remove from work ,at that time i feel what i am doing i feel guilt,
please advice what to do
jai gurudev.
guruji my main problem was that ..my uncle drinks very much .he does”nt eats food .he neglects eating food any time…he eats tobacco also ..how to solve this problem guruji..i cant live without him guruji please take care of him.. i love u a lot guruji..im the participant of winter break 2009
Pray for him and be positive . Things will be fine. Jaigurudev
guruji
charan vandna
when is chitra di’s birthday we want to send love and wishes to her but how
her bhajans have one wonders .
guruji we love you. pl increase the intensity.
guruji
in chemistry we teach dalton theory which says ….
1. entire universe is made up of matter
2. matter is anything which has mass and occupies space
3. matter is made of tiny particles called atoms
we are made up of atoms…carbon ,hydrogen etc
air that surrounds us is made up of atoms nitrogen, oxygen etc
all things that surrouns us …stones ,water ,trees , animals /toys ….all are atoms
further all are electrons .protons and neutrons
then there is life in some atoms
guruji then what is meditation/
guru ji we further study about dual nature of matter …wave and particle associated with allmatter
guruji who are u
guruji who am i
guru ji i want to be all yours
pleeeeeeeease show me the path iwe love you guruji we are desperate to listen from you
pleeeeease make a reply
pl take care of the intensity
let it not decrease at any cost because aapke siva kuch nahi hai jine ke liye
Param Pujya Guruji,
sadar sat koti pranam!
Guruji I am unable to make a balance between the spiritual and material world..the blissfulness of the inner world is unable to hide the ugliness of the outer world.This is miserable situation, the tamas is hard to irradicate. No matter how hard I try it comes back with great force. How to elevate and sustain the sattvic bhava in all situations. Guruji you are the saviour, save me from the spiritual doom. Seeking ur divine blessings always.
Ur disciple…
Santoshi .
Jai Gurdev!
Happy Birthday! Many-Many happy returns of the Day. Sagar mein ek lehar uthi tere naam ki.Tujhe mubarak khushiyan aatma gyan ki.Tujhko hai aanant mein jake mil jana.Tu hai sunder sunder phool is sansaar ki.
DATE :- 13/5/2010
TIME :- 3:50 P.M.
GURUJI,…… I LOVE YOU LOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
dearest guruji i want become art of living teacher please help me
“JAI GURUDEV”
GURUJI REGULAR SADHNA KARNE PAR BHI MUJHE GHUSHA BAHUT AA RAHA HAI KYO!
Thankyou GURUGI for comming in my life………………………. JAI GURUDEV
GURUGI PRANAM,
guruji my boyfriend is always unhappy with his life and always keep on telling that he don’t want to live in this world and thinks that he cannot achive anything in his life.Please guruji can you please tell me how can i keep him happy.Please Guruji i want to see him happy n want him to achive everything life.
GURUJI PLEASE HELP,
JAI GURUDEV
Jai Gurudev
I really thankyou for sharing this question and answer with Guruji..
God Bless You.
pranamas guruji
i am very happy that by this source iam talking with you i always wants your blessing to my parents and my sister is suffers from a pain that she doesn’t have children even though she got married at 3 years back please tell me a relief measure to that problem guruji pranamas i want to see u once do i have that opportunity in my life”?
jai gurudev it was happy to talk with u in this way i want to see u guruji is it going to be truely happen in my life? i need ur blessings to my parents please bless my parents
jai gurudev
i want to learn art of living teaching course am i eligible?
jai guru dev
many times people say I have seen A ghost(bhoot) etc all this thing,recently in my office to a person in night in toilet saw a bhoot(ghost) it was a lady sitting in there,after that day all are afraid of it.
so is it real and if it is then, how we should evercome it?
please reply on this.
jai gurudev.
guruji, even after 8 time differdnt courses, i could not improve myself. but i know the magic of these courses, pranam.
guruji koti koti pranam
attending kriya, feeling happy and a lot of change in thinking and answering but if some one question me i just shocked my self to answer the them and more over weak in interactions , communicating myself outside feeling diffcult . Guruji please help me to come out of this situation where i can answer freely and reacting to the questionarries.
sharadha
i have a very busy lifestyle too, and i would always frequently eat on Fastfoods `*-
guruji koti koti pranam
dhanyavada guruji
api ki krupa sab per banne rahye
by doing sudarshana kriya i felt very enthusiastic,i changed many things because of guruji…thank u jaigurudev
my one kindest request please arrange in chikkamagalur art of living class and follow up there is no teacher
gurudev jo baate itni sahajt se bol jate hain ,hamare man me purnn dhyaan aur saadhna k baad v kavi kavi mushkil se aa pata hai.inka wani sach me amrit ki dhara hai.
jai gurudev.
Guruji,
jai Guru Dev……………….
Guruji i love u. Becoz of u i have opend my eyes.
u r my life
guruji kotikoti paranamam
guruji if i dont attend classes on sunday at my place i am feeling gulity that i am losing something but when i attend i have gain a lot in my health point, why it is so….?
guruji not concentrating on my studies what to do but i want to complete it , show some way to me to concentrate and get good marks
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jai gurudevi
may ur blessing always ahead to all the people
Guriji, i am preparing for medical entrance exam,my exam is just a week ahead … I always prepare for exam but just before the few days i cannot focus properly, even very small thing destract me which leads to lack of concentration…i often do mistakes these days….my prepration level falls down and most likely i cannot give my best in examination hall.i have never been cool in exam…i become nervous and cannot give my best….due to this reason i faild to crack entrance twice…and again suffering from same problem.plez help me. What should i do?
The question-Answer sessions are always very absorbing.
I particularly liked 2 sentences – which I am taking as Guruji’s Quotavle quotes :
(i) You know when you are happy, small things can make you laugh, that is when your mind is stress free. If your mind is stressed you cannot laugh even to a big joke.
(ii) Devotion is culmination of love.
seeking Guruji’s Blessings always
=v.vijayamohan
guru ji
i have seen ur telecast on sanskar channel, felt happy to see u on the screen and one lady she was weeping after ur blessing, at that time i felt woh! i should have been their even guruji might blessed me, on that day i was just weeping a lot i dont know but by watching u on screen i felt happy and weeping.
Thank u guruji attending weekly once ur kriya and feeling happy thank u so much
jai gurudev ur blessing always with us
Guruji paranam
Guruji i read some of the questions really it was so nice. but guruji i am sending lot of questionaries to u but no reply i dont when i will have reply. but if ure before me or i am unfortunate to attend ur satsang definitily i will meet u and i want to weep in not stop by that i loose all my temper, my problems by ur blessings