Q: Gurudev, Can married couples also attain enlightenment?
https://t.me/Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar - See, the example of Ramakrishna Paramahamsaji. He was married, Sharada Devi was his wife. There are many such examples like this. So even couples can attain enlightenment. Enlightenment is not something that just drops from somewhere. It is present in all of us.
Q: Gurudev, If the purpose of life is to attain liberation, is there any value for all the time we spend on our education, profession and career?
https://t.me/Gurudev Sri Sri - Each one has its own place. You need to do both. To make a living, u need to work, and to grow on the spiritual path, u need to meditate. Both go together, they do not oppose each other.
Often, we think that only when we leave everything will we be able to meditate here, that is not the case. We see many people who have left everything and sit here, but they take up something else to occupy their mind.
It is not necessary that u have to leave everything, and then meditate. If u have taken up some responsibility, fulfill it.
Question - Gurudev, What is enlightenment? How does a regular person find out if someone is enlightened?
https://t.me/Gurudev Sri Sri - It cannot be said in words, it has to be felt. You cannot describe love. You can’t say that love is endorphins or oxytocin getting produced in your body, it is something that only the heart can know; ur existence can feel something different. The funniest thing is that it is in everybody, it is in the original nature of our being and everybody has it, but it has not been uncovered.
Question - Gurudev, We are all on the path towards enlightenment. If we do not achieve it this lifetime, do we pick up from where we left off?
https://t.me/Gurudev Sri Sri - Yes, correct.
Question - Gurudev, How long should I meditate to get enlightened?
https://t.me/Gurudev Sri Sri - There is no limit. Time will do it. Your job is to keep the window open, but time will bring the sunlight in. You can’t make sunlight come into ur home just because u have opened the window. You can’t say, “I opened the window, but the sunlight has not come yet.” If you keep ur shutters on, even if the sun has risen, u will remain in darkness. So ur effort is needed.
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