Q: Guruji why does people blow conch?

Sri Sri: Conches were blown at the battlefield to announce war! (Laughter!!) So don�t blow it here. Especially in the night. You can blow it in the morning to wake up people. Ok all the birthdays may come on stage. �He ananda, Nanda nanda.

Q: Guruji, I have all good qualities but milk only one bad habit. Is it ok?

Sri Sri: No certainly not. It�s like one drop of lemon on one big vessel of milk. What will happen? It will go spoilt. You must be aware. You must be careful. Ok? You know and one more thing, since you are all doing Padmasadhana regularly now in your TTC. Some chakras or something inside your body may open up. You will start feeling energetic and very good. All of a sudden you will feel attracted to someone. (Laughter!!) Getting attracted is no wrong. But you will loose your focus from the class! (Laughter!!) Your teacher will go on teaching you something and you will go on looking at that person!! Your mind is occupied! All your love affair, you should have before and after TTC not during the TTC. TTC is TTC. Where you are going through a process. Your interest is only knowledge, knowledge and knowledge!! When I was in California, we were looking for a place to start up a center. We used to say, we need three thin Location, Location and Location!! For the time being keep all your other things aside. It�s a matter of few more days anyways. Ok? Very good!


Q: There is a saying �trees that have its roots up and the branches underneath�.. What does it mean?

Sri Sri: Trees that has roots in the sky and branches downwards.. is that your question? Yeah, that�s an analogy you know, a simile. That is when things are all upside down in that realm. If the tree is growing upwards with its roots down and branches up that is natural. But if the branches are going downwards then it symbolizes adharma. Used like a simile. That means you have to set things right there. In life when things are topsy-turvy to have to keep things straight!! That�s the message there.

Q: Guruji what are the dynamics of bringing peace to this world and to our own personal life?


Sri Sri: First thing is look at the cause of disturbance around you? Why do you get disturbed? So when there is a cause, I am sure you can find a remedy to that. Think how can we be peaceful:
A) get rid of stress
B) Understand the problems of people. Understand you, your own mind and the mind of the others.
C) Accommodate people and their differences. You need to accommodate them.
With all these three we can bridge the gap. Stress brings negativity. If you are negative you tend to make the whole world negative around you. Thus you can only create waves of negativity around you. Do you agree to what I am saying?
So how do we eliminate negativity? There are multiple ways.. Yoga, Meditation, Walking in the nature, attending to the animals. You know walking; sometimes just seeing the sunset helps you to be inward!
Its people and their talking! Useless gossip! We keep passing opinion about other people. This will not allow your personality to grow!
Focus on the food you eat. Do pranayana. Understand your own mind. You see a beautiful girl, and your walking style changes!! Your talking style changes! You are not genuine. You are not well grounded.
Again someone praises you, you start flying! Someone criticizes you, you become depressed! You cannot bear criticism! This shows your weakness! How weak you are from inside!!
Wise will smile at the ignorance of people. You have to educate and ignore. Instead of burning and bruises. Become aware of what you speak. Understand the impact it has on the other person. Even if you are speaking the truth! Like you call a blind man �blind�, that�s a truth, but what kind of an impact is it creating on the other person!! You call a deaf man �deaf�. At least he will not be able hear what you are saying!??! (Laughter!!) But the blind man will!

Every culprit has a victim lying within him. See within yourself! Are you clinging on to the negative? Are you an opportunist? Are you a true friend? Do you have an own agenda in your mind?
This is called Swaadhaya. (Introspection - Looking into the self) And the third thing is Accommodation. Accommodating others. Others way of life. Their culture. Their religion. Honor them. If we do these things, I tell you world will be a better place to live in! There will be so much peace.


Q: Guruji we love you!!!!

Sri Sri: You have no choice!! (Laughter!!) You want to sing more or talk? Talk? How many of you want in hindi? Oh! Ho! We have people from Chattisgargh, Indore.. good good. Are you all comfortable? Too comfortable? (Laughter!!) You know when you are so happy, intoxicated, then nothing is inconvenient for you. But when your mind is disturbed, then even in the most comfortable place also you are disturbed. *


Q: Guruji, At Varanasi, the Devi had four hands. On one had she has a young boy and the other hand she had a man, yet other two hands she had jap mala and a kamandalu� What does it mean?

Sri Sri: Yeh..yeh, that�s the Vishalakshmi Devi at Varanasi. In one hand she is holding her son and by the other hand her husband. The rest two she is holding a japamala which means spirituality and meditations. While by the other hand she is holhing the Kamandalu, which has water, means love. One who is holding love, which can also be the meaning. The Mother Divine is the guardian force. The consciousness is referred to as the mother. And the Mother is seated on, you know rested on a flower; it holds the flower�, which means blossoming�and that is the Shiva Tatwa.

Q:What is the logic behind having so many symbols of different religion in this hall?

Sri Sri: You know art has no logic. Artists wanted to put this, I sad ok put it. These rae the symbols of all religion. Does it look good? Looks good, is n�t it? That�s all!

Q: Guruji, Happy teachers day!!!

Sri Sri: Everyone is a teacher you know that? Like everyone is a son or a daughter or a brother or a sister, similarly everyone is a teacher. Everyone becomes a teacher at some point of time. One who wants nothing but the growth of the disciple, and one who is happy with the growth of the disciple is a Guru. One who does something to uplift someone� But that doesn�t mean from tomorrow you go to somebody and say �ok now I am your Guru, you do �So Hum�!� (Laughter!!) The whole exercise is to become �Nobody� from �Somebody�. And in that little role of that somebody you can play the role of a teacher. We need to be simple and natural human beings. As you move on the spiritual path different ability dawns in you. You know you can bless people and heal people, but you should not use all these abilities to your own use. How many of us are there at the blessing course? Good� good� How many of you have already done the Blessing course? As you bless people, most of the times you are surprised by what happened, right? If happens, so what!?! One must not pay too much attention. These are certain things you should not exhibit. Should not say, �Look I can bless, I can heal!� Simplicity counts. Bhavukta is very important huh. Never go to a level! Must move on.. You know like if a professor is behaving like a professor all the times, how would it be? (Laughter!!) He comes home and he starts behaving like a professor with his wife and his children!! Don�t be a teacher all the time. Your family will find it difficult then! Your family will be tired of you! Oh there he started! You know once at a Basic Course we had a couple who came to attend the course.

Every time the teacher told a point, say, �Accept people as they are�, the husband would immediately turn to the wife and say, �Look haven�t I told you this before. That�s what I am telling you all the time�. (Laughter!!) He is telling his wife but not applying that to himself! Honor everyone. Be natural, and at the same time know the depth of meditation. [image: Your browser may not support display of this image.]


Q:What is the logic behind having so many symbols of different religion in this hall?

Sri Sri: You know art has no logic. Artists wanted to put this, I sad ok put it. These rae the symbols of all religion. Does it look good? Looks good, is n�t it? That�s all!