Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Question and Answers

Q.138:In the Ashtavakra Gita, it says, ‘You can go on reading scriptures, but you will get liberation only when you forget the scriptures.’ So then what is the purpose of reading the scriptures?

Q.137: Gurudev, is it auspicious to have a Peepal (Bodhi) tree at home?

Q.136: Gurudev, in the fifteenth chapter of the Gita, there is a description of a tree which is upside down. The branches are in the ground and the roots are in the sky. Can you please explain the significance of this?

Q.135: Dear Gurudev, what is the difference between self-inquiry and judging yourself? You sometimes tell us to stop judging, can you please elaborate?

Q.134: Dear Gurudev, why is the path of spirituality so difficult and trying at times? Sometimes I feel life was much simpler when I was ignorant.

Q.133: Gurudev, you told us to learn the Brahmayagna - the four Mantras from the four Vedas. Could you please tell us the meaning of these Mantras?

Q.132: Gurudev, can you please talk about Compassion?

Q.131: Gurudev, I feel life is a like puppet show. So, what is the use or objective of doing anything?

Q.130: Why do we need to put in so much effort to physically meet you or is it that the Guru creates unavailability for some purpose?

Q.129: Gurudev, How can we turn thoughts of lack into thoughts of abundance?

Q.128: Gurudev, it has been 15 years since my father passed away, but I am still not able to forget him. I remember him a lot. What do I do to overcome this?

Q.127: Gurudev, How can I connect more and more to the divine in myself? Do I need many lifetimes?

Q.126: Gurudev, When everything is changing then how can it still be meaningful?

Q.125: Gurudev, I think life is miserable. What should I do?

Q.124: Dear Gurudev, love, respect and attachment, how are these three connected. How we can we keep these in balance in relationships?

Q.123: How to let go of stress? How do you define real happiness? | Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

Q.122: Gurudev, what is more powerful between surrender and resolution? How should we believe that what we are resolving to do is good for us or not?

Q.121: Gurudev, I have heard that we are enlightened until we realize it. What is the meaning of getting enlightened then? Is it just a realization?

Q.120: How to let go of people who are no more in our life? | Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar