Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Question and Answers

Q. 211: Gurudev, what if one of our levels of existence has been affected by shock or something, like memory, is it necessary to transcend and reach the self or how does that impact?

Q. 210: Dearest Guruji, I heard about some people they are preparing themselves for living without food unlike you and me. Is this practically possible?

Q. 209: Gurudev, can you please talk about greed?

Q. 208: Gurudev, can you please share something on celebrating New Year?

Q. 207: Gurudev, can you please talk on the concept of Ardhnareshwar and the symbolism behind Goddess Durga and Saraswati?

Q. 206: Gurudev, how does one deal with people telling lie? Can’t one actually progress being truthful?

Q. 205: Gurudev, how does memory survive when the body is dropped?

Q. 204: Guruji, my boss wants me to be diplomatic and feels it is very important for communication but I am a very straight forward person and cannot be diplomatic. What is the right thing to do?

Q. 203: Guruji, if our nearest and dearest ones don’t understand the feelings that we have towards you and they logically try to analyze and this hurts us. How do we handle this situation, this often comes in our life?

Q. 202: Guruji, I feel that I am surrounded by selfish and cunning people who just want to get work done from me. How should I maintain my innocence?

Q. 201: Gurudev, what is the role of service in order to have inner contentment?

Q. 200: Gurudev, when there is love, why suffering is also there in a relationship?

Q. 199: Gurudev, how can I free myself from fears that seem to have settled into me years ago?

Q. 198: Gurudev, if opposite values are complementary, then am I good, bad, or am I both?

Q. 197: Gurudev, what is the significance of Kumbh mela?

Q. 196: Gurudev, in celebrating silence you say that ambition indicates lack of self-confidence. Is this so?

Q. 195: Beloved Guruji, I have been practicing to give a percentage of my income to uplift the society for the last twenty years. Would you please elaborate on the idea and power of charity as a spiritual practice?

Q. 194: Guruji, is there any particularly good direction to sit in to practice our spiritual practices and also when you are sleeping?

Q. 193: Gurudev, please can you teach me how to be connected to faith?

Q. 192: Gurudev, please say something about spiritual materialism.

Q. 191: Gurudev, when did you start believing in God, have you seen God, what does God look like?

Q. 190: Gurudev, my mind conflicts between spiritual world and material world. How to overcome this?

Q. 189: Gurudev, my mind always travels to many things. I do have jealousy and hatred with my own people. I know it’s not right, how do I control the mind?

Q. 188: Gurudev, how important is it that we act for the planet? What can we do and how do we sustain?

Q. 187: Gurudev, what would you say about the eastern and western cultures?

Q. 186: Gurudev, what is driving many people away from faith and religion, and why do faith and power to pull people from doing good towards the society exist?

Q. 185: Guruji, why is it important to repeat the Happiness Program time and again?

Q. 184: 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?