Q: Gurudev, Why do you give so much emphasis to giving than taking to be happy and content on the spiritual path? Is there any specific logic behind this?
@Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji - There is a certain joy in getting something. That’s the joy children experience when they get things like toffees or toys. Parents and grandparents feel happy when they give. The joy in giving is much more fulfilling than the joy of receiving. Have u noticed how happy we feel when we share? When we see a good movie, for instance, we tell everybody about it, even recommending that they must see it.The moviemaker is not giving us any commission to do that! We just feel that our loved ones should have the same experience. Or an elderly lady who cooks different dishes for her grandchildren derives an enormous happiness from doing so. People who give, experience more happiness than people who receive. Graduating from the mindset of taking to that of giving purifies the mind and brings immense joy.
There are three ways to purify the mind. Yajna or collective action that purifies not just our minds and bodies but the environment as well. There are different kinds of yajnas – jnana yajna, dravya, japa and dhyana yajna, for example. Among these, dhyana yajna, a group of individuals that collect to sing and meditate, is considered the highest. When we sing, chant or listen to chants, the sound vibrations penetrate every cell of our being and purifies the whole system. Likewise, when many people meditate together, the impact multiples manifold.
When we do daana, charity, or help someone who is really in need, the sigh of relief from that soul brings positive vibrations to u.These good deeds bring you merit, which in turn helps u go deep in meditation and elevate ur consciousness. If we think of how we can be useful to those around us, we can never get depressed. People who get depressed do not know this. They get depressed because they keep thinking only about themselves. If they start to give or serve they will notice that their depression has vanished. The best seva is helping someone to understand the eternal nature of life.
Tapas is the endurance of discomfort or restraining the senses. The practice of knowledge, wisdom, meditation, yoga, pranayama, and fasting, all come under tapas. If you are unhappy, one way to get out of your sorrow is tapas. Tapas is being in total acceptance of the present moment, pleasant or unpleasant.
All three, yajna, daana and tapas, purify our minds, consciousness and actions. They are, however, not one-time actions, but are to be done repeatedly. Make it a habit. Whenever we get an opportunity to be useful, we should embrace it. If, despite our meditation and other practices, we feel discomfort, we should do something to bring happiness and comfort to others. Giving is essential for spiritual growth. Willingness to share what we have and to help others without expecting anything in return, is called seva. Seva connects us to others. It dissolves barriers that separate our happiness from their happiness. We can serve others in endless ways. Serving in whatever possible manner we can, whether by contributing our time, donating money or just by speaking about positive things, will change our consciousness.
Let’s ask ourselves, “How can we be useful to people around us, and to the whole world?” Then our hearts start to blossom. The best seva is helping someone to understand this eternal nature of life. Life is a journey, moving from the joy of taking, to the joy of giving.
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Day 1 of asking Sanatani Nationalists to unite:
You woke up the youth: now give them a banner to march under! We don't just need podcasts; we need neighborhood units, campus chapters, and ground leaders in every city. Let’s take this movement off the screen and into real life.
An Indian institute filmed a professor teaching classical physics with no notes, no slides, and a green board. Almost nobody outside India watches it.
This is Classical Physics, lecture 1, taught by V. Balakrishnan at IIT Madras, published free by NPTEL, India's national open courseware programme.
Balakrishnan taught at IIT Madras for decades. Students who sat in that room describe the same thing: the whole subject held in his head, delivered in order, no paper on the podium.
Lecture 1 is the introduction. What classical mechanics claims, where the claims hold, and the exact points where they stop holding and quantum takes over.
Watch how he speaks. Complete sentences, no filler, each idea finished before the next begins. Rare in any lecture hall on any continent.
A physicist I know worked through the whole NPTEL series and rates it above the western courses he paid for.
Free on YouTube, 17 years online, low resolution, no marketing.
The teaching was never concentrated in the famous universities.
Hello Reservation Hatao Andolan
Loved what you have done on Instagram. Messaged you there.
We really need to work together. We have all data, real case studies, volunteers & details of active court cases against reservations.
Let's win this time!
This Supreme court lawyer really cooked media on reservation 🚨
Question - What's your say on reservation?
Lawyer - Prime Minister is from the OBC community. Our President is from ST community. All the top officials are from backward caste. Where is the inequality today? You guys have everything
Come to court and you'll see a kid selling balloons every day. He's from the GC and he'll have to compete with rich kids who have all the facilities to secure a seat. My peon wanted to become a doctor and wanted to buy a sports bike but he couldn't because of reservation. Now his kid will face the same fate. If this sounds fair to you, you're inhuman."
Reservation will end soon, it's inevitable. Slowly every big guy is addressing pain of GC 🙏
You rarely get a mic at the UNHRC, so when you do, you don't waste it on generic speeches. You make every second count.
@asuvathaman did just that by taking two vital issues to the global stage: forced religious conversions and the erosion of ancient civilizations.
He reminded the world that Hinduism is a nature-centric civilization, not just a religion. Every time an indigenous culture is converted and erased, humanity loses centuries of ecological wisdom that no modern climate policy can replace. It’s high time the world views cultural survival as environmental protection.
In 1950:
SC list had 607 castes, today it has ~1200
ST list had 241 tribes, today it has 744
So where these castes are coming from?
If even after 70+ yrs, not a single caste has been uplifted via reservation, that itself shows "Reservation is a failed policy".
#EndReservation
Finally Reservation topic is gaining momentum.
Time to demand some changes-
1. One Family One Reservation
2. One Time Reservation- use either for studies or jobs
3. Sunset Clause- Reservation should end after specific period
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