purpose of yoga

Q: In Yoga Sutras, it says that the purpose of yoga is to remove misery. Isn’t there a spiritual purpose of yoga?

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: Yes, it is preventing the The root cause of sorrow is eliminated by yoga. It is just a by product. It is not the end of it.

i don't want to be part of any religion

Q: I don't want to be part of any particular religion, but would rather have fun by taking a little bit from everywhere?

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: You may have fun, but don’t make fun of any religion, okay! Yo that, having fun is a different thing. Take good things from wherever it comes and be spiritual, that’s The Art of Living.

Q: You know what obscures your smile

Q: You know what obscures your smile?

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: It is your desire. You want something and you are holding onto that thinking, “I want this, I want this.” That is what is making you miserable. Sri Sri

When do you get aggressive

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: When you can’t do things easily. When things can happen easily, will you get aggressive?

I can only do the big things in life

Q: I can only do the big things in life, not the small things. What do I do?

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: Small things done perfectly makes you a big man/woman. So just don’t dream only of big things, start doing small things with utmost care.

Same situations arise in my life again and again

Q: Same situations arise in my life again and again. Am I not learning from these situations or is God trying to tell me something?

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: Keep reflecting on this question. Or just pray to God, that I have changed now! Please change these situations.

If everything is just a play in this life

Q: If everything is just a play in this life, then what is the need of accumulating the knowledge?

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: Everything is a play, if you understand just this; there is no need of any other knowledge.