Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Question and Answers

Q. 299: Gurudev, Goddess Parvati in her anger had given a curse to Mother Earth, Agni Deva and other gods when they tried to save her and Lord Shiva’s son Kartikeya from Tarkasura (a demon). How is it possible for a Goddess to not be in control of her anger?

Q. 224: Gurudev, if God is omniscient, why do we praise Him or pray to Him?

Q. 221: Gurudev, it is said that Lord Krishna was embodied with all sixteen arts, Lord Rama with twelve, and Hanuman with fourteen. If it is like this, then how can we call Lord Rama as incarnation of God?

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

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

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?

Q. 180: Gurudev, in the Buddhist tradition it is said that there is no such thing as God, the creator whereas in Christianity there is the father, the son and the Holy Spirit. I am therefore wondering what is God?

Q. 179: Gurudev, bible claims – ‘Jesus Christ is the only living God and Thou shall not worship any idol or God except me’. If the almighty is one, then what should it be?

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

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

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.119: Gurudev, a saint gave me a yantra and asked me to worship it every day. Nothing good has happened. How useful are these things?

Q. 118: Gurudev, Please tell us the significance of Ganesh Chaturthi.

Q.117: Gurudev, How can I connect more and more to the divine in myself? Do I need many lifetimes?