Vraag en Antwoord met Sri Sri

1. Where do you see The Art of Living 25 years from now?

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar :

 I leave that vision to you. Now each of you must think about how you want The Art of Living to blossom. It's for you to think about. Today, The Art of Living is all over the world.

See it was not too long ago that cell phones were introduced. But it has reached all nooks and corners of the world. Why? Because, it is useful.

Similarly, the knowledge of how to connect to one's mind, how to handle one's emotions - this knowledge is useful and it will spread.

2.Q: How can someone free the body from an overactive mind?

Sri Sri: Sudarshan Kriya, meditation, some yoga and proper food will take care of this.

3. One type of joy is that you get while getting something. As a child you always wanted to get something. Getting something used to make you happy. Mature joy is that you get when you give something. When you share, you feel happy. You just feel good because you have experienced good and you want your loved ones to experience the same. This joy of sharing is much superior & the world is forgetting that joy of sharing.

4. Q: I'm confused – should I take Ayurvedic medicines?  

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: We definitely need to adopt certain things from Ayurveda. When there is a stomach disorder, lots of thoughts disturb us. When vatta or pitta in the body gets imbalanced, too many thoughts arise in mind. There is Triphala (an Ayurvedic tablet) which balances the three imbalances in body. It is good to take Triphala for one– two months. You can take one–two tablets or one spoon of Triphala churna before going to bed. It increases energy levels in the body. Vitamin C also provides you immunity. Sometimes allopathic doctors prescribe medicines for 15 – 20 days for stomach disorders and that adversely affects the liver and body. There is Devati which you can take. It is very effective in curing fever also. Ayurveda has this specialty of correcting disorders and diseases without any side effects. And hence we should adopt Ayurveda. All these are home remedies and one should keep this with oneself. And if at some time some disease prolongs then one should definitely consult doctor.