Temples on hills

Q. Why temples are built on hills in India?

#SriSri: When you walk up the hill, there will be a difference in your body and breathe, inside some sort of kriya happens. And when you go inside the temple and sit, the mind calms down. That is why they built temples on hills. When you walk pranayama happens, when you go up the hill, body gets an exercise and when you go up there and sit, meditation happens very naturally. God is inside us, the only way to meet God is meditation. As you sit to meditate, then gradually you will be calm and peaceful from within, after that it will be blissful, after that there will be lot of light & clarity, that is God, that is Divine.

Marriage an obstacle to enlightenment

Q:Is Marriage an obstacle to enlightenment?

#SriSri: If you think it's an obstruction, then it will be. If you think it won't be an obstruction, then it won't be. It depends on us. There are so many people who do seva even after being married. It all depends on the state of our mind.

Blaming

Q: What should one do if someone blames us about something we didn't do?

#SriSri: Without knowing if they say something, you should educate them about the facts, the situation and then ignore. Then let it go.

Shiva has no form

Q: You said Shiva has no form. Then all the stories in Shiva Purana - are they not right?

#SriSri: In the scriptures, the Puranas, they have only given examples. The principle in those stories is what you need to take.

Moksha

Q: Is it possible to attain Moksha without reading the scriptures?

#SriSri: It is possible through Meditation, no need to read so many scriptures. If devotion is there, it comes very naturally.

Spiritual or material knowledge

Q: What is more important? Having Spiritual knowledge or Material knowledge?

#SriSri: Is drinking more important or eating? Both are important. Intellect is also important, emotions are also important. When we are watching a T.V - Should we see or should we listen? Both are important right?

World an illusion

Q: It is said that the whole world is an illusion. How can everybody have the same illusion? The world is so gross and so visible.

#SriSri: If we see from a scientific perspective or if we look from the spiritual perspective, its the same truth. If we sit and do ‘Manana' (reflect upon it) we will get the answer. Talking about this will not help. Some answers we get by asking. Others we get by 'Manana'(thinking about it). Still, some other answers will come through ‘nidhisha’ (experience)