Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Question and Answers

Q. 160: Dear Guruji, I notice that during meditation my mind wanders a lot and many irrelevant and absurd thoughts come and go. What should I do?

Q. 159: Gurudev, how to maintain the purity of teaching Yoga in today's commercial world?

Q. 158: Gurudev, I was wondering what exactly the mind is? Is it a little space in our brain or is it the universe?

Q. 157: Dear Gurudev, how do I forgive? I find it difficult to let go of my grudges.

Q. 156: Dear Gurudev, how does one maintain calm and cool in unpleasant situations?

Q. 155: Gurudev, I want to understand the relation between spirituality and the material world? Do material prosperity and the spiritual world coexist?

Q. 154: Gurudev, what should be the place of money in the quest for life?

Q. 153: Gurudev, what is the role of surrender in fulfillment of desires? Which is more important - putting effort or relying on God?

Q. 152: Dear Gurudev, there are many things in my life which I think are not ok. I don't know what to do about these things?

Q. 151: Gurudev, while Ayurveda is considered to be indigenous system of medicine, then why does English medicine have a government take over Ayurvedic medicines. Also English medicine claims to have a faster recovery rate?

Q. 150: Guruji, it is hard to see people you love harm and victimize themselves. So do we take their responsibility? Where do we draw that fine line?

Q. 149: Gurudev, you have spoken about hidden meanings behind symbols in Hinduism. Could you please talk about many crores of devtas?

Q. 148: Gurudev, How important is prana (life force energy)? Of course, it gives life. How does one improve one’s prana?

Q. 147: Dear Gurudev, how can I overcome anger and resentment?

Q. 146: Dear Gurudev, I want to quit addiction to intoxicants and have come to you with a lot of hope.

Q. 145: Gurudev, where do negative thoughts come from? I am not able to get rid of those? What should I do?

Q. 144: Gurudev, since I travel a lot to places where vegetarian food is hard to find, I sometimes end up eating wrong foods and find energy is really low and there is heaviness in the head. What to do in such situations?

Q. 143: Gurudev, there is so much violence and natural disasters happening in the world. Why does God let this all happen? If God exists then why does all this happen?

Q. 142: Dear Gurudev, why is there a need for meditation in our modern society?

Q. 141: Gurudev, how can I balance peace while fighting for justice?

Q. 140: Gurudev, What is unconditional love and how can we love a person unconditionally, and when can we do that?

Q. 139: Gurudev, I understand that there is a tradition of fasting on certain days of the month. Why should we do these fasts and do you recommend it?