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The Buddha talked about trishna – thirst or hankering and he put it so simply as one of the 4 noble truths, the second being “Suffering arises from attachment to desires”. Krishna talks about Desires in the Gita and says they are insatiable; the more one feeds them, the more they arise. Undeniably, getting rid [...]

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I waited for almost a year since I first stumbled upon Love Leadership to get my hands on it. I finally ordered it online and it arrived a few weeks back and I devoured this slim 190 pages book in two sittings. On hindsight, I should have ordered this much earlier. This autobiographical book of [...]

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Cross posted from my other blog – Love and Leadership: Because…. Otherwise narcissism, control, domination, unhealthy competition, selfishness, isolation, suspicion, and mistrust will dominate our work-life experience. for other 11 reasons head out to my other blog

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To a question, “How would you answer the question of where to fit spirituality into a hardscrabble business environment? Ken Melrose, former CEO -Toro’s Company and author of “Making the Grass Greener on your side“, answers this very lucidly. He says: A person’s spirituality contributes to his or her wholeness, and I believe the whole of [...]

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“You have spoken for hours and hours. You might have spoken for several thousand hours in this life. You must have done five or six hundred thousand hours of talk. What is the result of all that talking? Has it brought solace to any soul, any mind or any heart? Has it brought tranquility in [...]

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[Via Celebrating life blog ] Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: Some people say that to walk on the spiritual path you have to abandon your professional life. But I say you can continue pursuing your profession or business, and progress on the spiritual path as well. In fact, they are complementary to each other. Pursuing the [...]

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[Via WisdomfromSriSri] Guruji responds to a most commonly asked question by a seeker. Q: Guruji, how do I know if I am growing on Spiritual path? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: Look, there are no criteria. See from the past if you are more calm, or drop all spiritual practices for a month and see how [...]

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What is Spirituality?

Some wonderful Q&A’s with Guruji in Satsang. What is the spiritual path? How does one know if one is on the spiritual path? Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: Anything done to uplift your spirit, to make you walk towards the truth, that brings up human values within, that connects you to the innermost and outermost is [...]

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Last evening, the discussion turned towards food specifically the kind of food to eat. I thought it is appropriate to go back to what the Bhagavad Gita has to say on food: Excerpt from Jack Hawley’s “The Bhagavad Gita“ Regarding dietary practices, know that there are subtle elements in food that significantly influence the mind, [...]

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So much has been written about homosexuality post the Delhi High Court judgement on section 377.  Here is what Guruji had to say about the subject. “Question: The new Pontificate (Vatican) is expected to take a rigid stance on issues like those of gay relationships. What do ancient scriptures say about these matter?” Guruji: As [...]

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