Question - Gurudev, Please forgive me if I have committed a mistake.
@Gurudev Sri Sri - Why should u be forgiven? You are asking for forgiveness because u feel a pinch and u want to be free from it, isn't it? Let the pinch be there. The pinch will not let the mistake happen again. Forgiveness removes the pinch and u keep repeating the mistake!
Q: How do u know a mistake is a mistake?
@Gurudev Sri Sri - A mistake is something that gives u a pinch. If it hasn't pinched u, it is not a mistake at all.
It is the pinch that irks the consciousness and that pinch disallows the mistake to be repeated. Be with the pinch and not the guilt. It is a very fine balance. When u make a new mistake, it is not a mistake; u have learned a valuable lesson. But if u repeat, it's a BIG mistake. A mistake simply means u have missed taking a lesson that came ur way.
Q: What is the difference between guilt & pinch?
@Gurudev Sri Sri - Guilt is about a specific action and pinch is about a specific result or happening. You can only feel guilty about what u did and not about what happened. But whatever happened, whether because of u or someone else can cause a pinch in u.
Q: How do we get over the guilt?
@Gurudev Sri Sri - Through wisdom, by knowing the nature of mind, nature of consciousness and from a broader perspective of the phenomenon, u can get over the guilt.
Q: Cant we learn from our mistakes without feeling the pinch?
@Gurudev Sri Sri - Learning is at an intellectual level whereas u feel the pinch at an emotional level. The drive of ur emotions is much stronger than ur intellect. So a pinch will not let the mistake recur.
Devotee says 'We feel guilt where we have control, it is at the intellectual level, whereas a pinch is at the emotional level where we do not have control'
Q: So, should we discard the intellect?
@Gurudev Sri Sri - You cannot be driven by ur emotions alone. Ur intellect acts like a brake for ur emotions! Feel the pinch. The pinch will create an awareness that what happened was beyond ur capacity. The awareness will bring u to surrender. Surrender will free u from guilt. So, from pinch to awareness to surrender to freedom are the steps of evolution.
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Magical ✨ Wisdom given by @Gurudev Sri Sri in this video if implemented will really change your Life totally 360°
1. What you so sow so shall you reap
2. Be enthusiastic and active instead of being lazy
3. Vitamin D and B12 levels to be checked once in a while 🤗
जीवन में सफलता के लिए भक्ति और मुक्ति चाहिए, और समाज में सफलता के लिए युक्ति और शक्ति चाहिए। सुदर्शन क्रिया, ज्ञान और ध्यान से भक्ति, युक्ति, शक्ति और मुक्ति — ये चारों जीवन में सहजता से खिलती हैं।
गंगानगर, राजस्थान की हमारी प्रथम यात्रा के दौरान, उत्साही क्षेत्रवासियों ने गान, ज्ञान और उत्सव का भरपूर आनंद लिया। इस दौरान गंगानगर क्षेत्र में हो रही विविध सेवा गतिविधियों का अवलोकन भी किया।
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@Gurudev's message in today's satsang (7th May 2025) in regards to what we people in @ArtofLiving can do to spread positivity in times of terrorism
"It's important you meditate every day. The next few days are very important. When you meditate, you are not only bringing good vibration to yourself, but you are impacting the environment.
You are impacting the surroundings . You are impacting the minds of people who take decisions. So, it's important to meditate."
Differences of opinion are healthy in any team—but what happens when it feels like a zoo of perspectives? It needs skill, and that skill comes up only when we are clear, focused and embrace a broader vision. Gave a keynote address at the @AAHOA convention in New Orleans.
The Maha Kumbh is a time to move from the ephemeral to the eternal, from individual consciousness to Brahman consciousness. It is a time to ponder one's own truth—not just intellectually, but experientially. Here, millions congregate to celebrate the unity in diversity of spiritual confluence.
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