See everything in oneself and oneself in everything...it's essence of life...don't be football of other's opinions..

 Nature of the mind 

Suppoa delicate piece of cloth...silk is stuck in bush,skill is required to remove it....difficult for mind too...it can't exist without dualities and whatever we identify as good and bad...mind will follow that only. When you have failed, you have blamed practices or tools you used. I am not fit for this. It is easy to get into such conclusions. What to do ? You have heard story of monkey...whenever you think of mantra...don't think of monkey. So, once he started meditating but monkey came in his mind..everytime he had monkeys...mind is such...Ashtavakra knows this...one golden mantra is there...concept of wonder..where there is wonder....there is no mind. Mind makes concepts, then to likes and dislikes. In wonder, concepts are absent. 

It is really wonder to see a man who has seen himself as not bounded to body but getting into the gross. One who is more aware is hurt by his mind....what troubles ....enquiring into it..what troubles....we will see what is there ?

He mentions 4 points

Sex 

Mineness 

Desires

Fears 

1. Sex- This body has come into existence through Sex. It is oldest and basic impression...in Sex also growth is there...how one can be interested into unconsciousness and this is a wonder...those who see pornography...consciousness is as that of animal...in adults it is on mental level...there is focus on genital organs...interested I piece of flesh like eagle...boss...Person matters more ....companionship one seeks ...it's choosy....finally union of soul....uniting with the wholeness...Sex is permeating the entire creation...even in flowers...animals is through Sex...knowing that unconsciousness result in lower form of Sex....this is wonder.Be aware,be awake. When you forgot limitlessness and when you wonder...that is it. How there can be personnel when it is universal....state of enlightenment is very personal....when someone is loved, then others are not being loved...is it like that....personal love is too intense. Universal love means no personal life.. myths...anyone who is not attached to someone is enlightened....this concept is being corrected by Ashtavakra geeta....even divine can have special bond....when conscious mind is liking someone...then gets attached more and more. By questioning your mind...you trouble yourself more.

Words are few and meaning is too much. Not to judge yourself and others.

Desire and lust are required for awareness...even if body is not able to function. Your mind is not aware,when you are obsessed...many people have not experienced it...even having known, you get into this..game of mind....it's a wonder. 

Wonder about this samskara and you are liberated. Even those who have dispassion and liberated...they also have fear of being liberated.

A brave one even enjoying the senses are bothered always...neither desires or unfulfillment of desires will not annoy you. Anger is the other end of desire.You are either engrossed in it or hate it. A brave one is neither happy or angry by fulfillment or absence of it....so he has removed all concepts about liberation....so be at wonder....Ashtavakra clears concepts....see everything in oneself and oneself in everything...when activities happening in and out of body...and such an enlightened or soul can be influenced by someone's word...someone says and you are shaken...you are sold out....How an established person can be carried away...if you can just detach yourself with other's words...it's essence of life...don't be football of other's opinions....take these words into your heart and not to your head.

...Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankarji

Invoke the valor in you. Just say, Okay, whatever comes, I am going to take it as a challenge. When you invoke this energy, fear vanishes

Invoke the valor in you. Just say, Okay, whatever comes, I am going to take it as a challenge. When you invoke this energy, fear vanishes.

~ Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankarji

Feeling and experiencing infinity within this finite body.... living timelessness within this finite lifespan

Feeling and experiencing infinity within this finite body.... living timelessness within this finite lifespan - this is what you are here for! 

Upanishad | Sitting close with a willingness to learn is Upanishad. -Gurudev Sri Sri Ravishnakar

 *Upanishad : Sitting close with a willingness to learn is Upanishad. -Gurudev Sri Sri Ravishnakar*

A seeker should also carry on his Seva, Sadhna, Satsang and Chanting daily to keep the mind shining

A Saint had the practise of cleaning his Lota( an indian pot for storing water) daily.One day his curious disciple asked him "O! My master why do you clean the pot daily? Is'nt it enough to clean it once a week? The Saint replied " Yes my dear , you are right , I shall clean it once a week hereafter. 

From that day he stopped cleaning the pot. The shining pot was getting duller and duller day by day.One day the saint called the disciple and asked him to clean the pot. The pot was difficult to clean, it took a long time to clean. The disciple had to work harder to make the pot shining like before.

The saint told his disciple , as long as the pot was cleaned daily it was shining. Like wise a seeker should also carry on his Seva, Sadhna, Satsang and Chanting daily to keep the mind shining. Even if it is not practised for single day it will dull the mind.

Moral: Practise makes man perfect!!

I want more children to be educated in spirituality in order to create a violence-free and stress-free society. We need to globalize wisdom

Question - Gurudev, What is your biggest wish? What can I do to get closer to your heart?

Gurudev Sri Sri - You are already close to my heart. I want more children to be educated in spirituality in order to create a violence-free and stress-free society. We need to globalize wisdom. There are one thousand of us here. If we each sponsor a child, we would do a great service. Do service. Donate two percent of your income. It would be of immense benefit to you and to those who need it.

What is the difference between Punya, Paap and Karma?

Question - Gurudev, What is the difference between Punya, Paap and Karma?

Gurudev Sri Sri - Punya is debit card - pay first and enjoy later. Paap is credit card - enjoy first and pay later. 

Karma is a restaurant, where there is no need to place order - We are served , what we have cooked. 

They are bliss, they want nothing for themselves and are here to spread happiness around them.

The names of many sanyasis end with “ananda”. Their very name reminds them that they are bliss, they want nothing for themselves and are here to spread happiness around them. 

       

No man is an island entire of itself. If one person in a family is unhappy, it affects every other member. We are all interdependent on, and interconnected with, one another. Though happiness is an individual attitude, it is also linked to our environment. No one can claim to be happy when there are riots in the next street.

        

That’s why we need to take the responsibility of spreading wisdom and care for the happiness of others.

- Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

Life becomes a celebration when you are the witness!

  Quotes from Ashtavakra Gita by Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankarji 

Know the Self - by nature one, without end! Know the Self, and you are at peace!

Know the Self - by nature one, without end! Know the Self, and you are at peace! 

  Quotes from Ashtavakra Gita by Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankarji 

I see only one - Ashtavakra

  Quotes from Ashtavakra Gita by Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankarji 

strength ..... comes through spiritual knowledge. Through knowing how things are. Knowing the reality.

Obstacles do come in life, but to overcome obstacles, one needs to be strong. And strength ..... comes through spiritual knowledge. Through knowing how things are. Knowing the reality. 

  Quotes from Ashtavakra Gita by Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankarji 

I do nothing - I am the supreme witness! Forever free. Forever happy

Doing or not doing - both come from not knowing. Wisdom.... comes from knowing that in reality - I do nothing - I am the supreme

 witness! Forever free. Forever happy  

     QUOTES FROM ASHTAVAKRA GITA BY GURUDEV SRI SRI RAVI SHANKARJI  

In all forms and without form, there is only consciousness. With that knowledge and with your mind fixed on the divine, if you perform service, chittashuddhi (purification of the chitta) takes place. It is also auspicious for the human being.

In all forms and without form, there is only consciousness.  

With that knowledge and with your mind fixed on the divine, if you perform service, chittashuddhi (purification of the chitta) takes place. It is also auspicious for the human being. 

Patience is indeed the foundation for the highest good. For the seeker, the direction should be towards the effortless revelation of his own nature. 

When you realise that you are the witness to all that is happening then you are free

For one who has awakened in knowledge , there is no more suffering

Yoga helps you discover that sacred, infinite space within yourself! 

Find your balance through knowledge & action through purity & awareness

Knowing the Self ,One without a second .He is fearless The Lord of all creation

When we receive something that we are not deserving of, or which exceeds our capabilities, then that is what is called Grace.

When we receive something that we are not deserving of, or which exceeds our capabilities, then that is what is called Grace. 

Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankarji