Rishimukh – July 2019

I have been here many times earlier and you

too have been here in earlier lifetimes as

well. The difference is that I know this while

you are still unaware about it. That’s all. If

you meditate more often, you too will have

the same experience.

Gurudev, the mind gets disturbed,

listening to the wrong deeds being

performed by saints and religious

leaders. Please guide us how to handle

this.

Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: See, there

are thousands of saints and religious leaders

in the country. Out of this, if two or three are

found to commit wrong deeds, or if they get

stuck in wrong thinking, then you should not

let your own mind get troubled and become

negative because of that. Whoever does

something wrong will surely have to repent

and pay for it. That is his karma and he has

no choice. But, you should not get stuck

in these things. Just take whatever good

knowledge and guidance you get from

anywhere or anyone.

If someone whom you regarded as a saint

does something wrong and falls from such

a revered position, then you should feel

sympathy and compassion for him. You

should not feel hatred for him, because

what he did was out of ignorance and wrong

knowledge. Just move on.

See, Ravana disguised himself as an elderly

sage to abduct Devi Sita, isn’t it? So, there

QUESTION & ANSWERS

Q&A

Gurudev, a few months ago my personal
Guru left his physical body. I am not able
to bear the grief of his absence and the
void because of his departure. How can
I console myself and understand that
the Guru is not a physical presence, but
a tattva. How do I live without him and
keep my mind at peace?

Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: Just relax
and meditate. When you meditate more, you
will realize that the Guru is a tattva, the Guru
is a light that is ever glowing and eternal. The
Guru is not the physical body. The Guru is
the Divine light that resides within the body;
the Guru is love.

Whatever you have received from your Guru,
you must share it with others. In life, each
one of us becomes a Guru to someone or
the other. What does being a Guru mean? A
Guru desires nothing from you, except
your wellbeing and progress on the
path. That is the Guru tattva. You will surely
have to play the role of a Guru in someone’s
life.

Gurudev, please speak about
reincarnation.

Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar:
Reincarnation definitely exists. Just know
this for sure. In Physics, it is said that
matter and energy can neither be created
nor destroyed. The mind and the soul are
pure energy, and they manifest again and
again in different ways.