Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

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This Past Weekend with Theo Von

Gurudev joins Theo to talk about gaining a reputation as a child prodigy, how he helped end a war in Columbia, and real ways meditation can improve our lives.

August 25, 2026Read more →

Gurudev brings calm to the unlikeliest rooms on earth

Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar has spent decades meeting presidents, gang members, and festival crowds alike, looking past labels to see who each person could become.

August 28, 2026Read more →

Spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar’s wisdom call at IIT Kharagpur’s 75th Foundation Day celebrations

One of the chief guests, spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, said it was far more important to build a “personality that is resilient” and capable of standing up to life’s challenges.

August 19, 2026Read more →

Rick Rubin Speaks to Gurudev: A Masterclass in Silence, Creativity and the Art of Peacemaking

Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar sat down at Shangri-La for a conversation released this summer on Tetragrammaton. The mechanism he kept returning to: calm minds can listen.

August 2, 2026Read more →

Sobaka

Meet guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar—the man who turned breathing practices into a global movement.

A Conversation with a Guru: How to Choose Your Teacher, Why Skepticism Doesn’t Interfere with Practice, and Where to Find Inner Resources.

July 1, 2026Read more →

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The Rise Of SKY Breath Is Taking On The Mental Health Crisis At Work

For decades, the modern American workplace has told us that if we perform better, work faster, think smarter…

June 21, 2026Read more →

About Gurudev

Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

“My vision is a violence-free, stress-free society…”

Gurudev is a spiritual teacher, humanitarian, and peacemaker. Since 1981, he has taught breath-based meditation techniques for total well-being, touching the lives of over one billion people worldwide. His unique gifts of insight, communication, and inspiration have also helped resolve conflicts and build community on local, national, and international fronts.

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Teacher, peacemaker, celebrant

How to Find Peace & Break Free from Suffering

Listen to Gurudev on The School of Greatness podcast in conversation with Lewis Howes on finding lasting peace and letting go of suffering.

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What Happens After You Die?

What happens after death? Where do we go? Explore the mysteries of death and afterlife with Gurudev.

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Can Good Things Happen to Bad People?

Gang Members, Prisoners & Addicts Ask Gurudev Anything

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Gurudev leading a meditation on a huge stage screen at Tomorrowland

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Gurudev Takes the Stage at the World's No. 1 Music Festival

Tomorrowland draws 400,000 people to a small Belgian town every summer. It is the world’s largest electronic music festival — a cathedral of sound, spectacle, and collective energy built around the experience of being transported and even transcending through music. On July 23, 2026, thousands of those people came to hear Gurudev speak about what lies on the other side of that search.

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Talks with Gurudev

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Coping With Depression & Loneliness | Dr Vivek Murthy In Conversation With Gurudev

Gurudev, Does World Peace Start in the Heart? w/ Sri Sri Ravi Shankar | Soul Boom | Ep 25

The Only Way Out Of Depression | Harvard Professor Robert Waldinger in Conversation With Gurudev

Indian Mystic REVEALS EVERYTHING You Know About the UNIVERSE is WRONG | Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

On The Nature of God and Spirit with Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

Managing Energy, Fear, and Personal Habits | A Conversation with Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

Get MORE LOVE and LESS STRESS with GURUDEV SRI SRI RAVI SHANKAR

Use This ANCIENT TECHNIQUE To Find Peace & Break Free From SUFFERING | Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

EPISODE #1020: Is Curiosity the Key to Life, Science & Everything? – Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

What Is KARMA? How To Clear Past Karmas? Why Is Life Unfair? | Ask Gurudev Anything

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The Next 3 Billion: Gurudev at Semafor’s AI Forum

Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar in conversation with Theo Von, the American comedian and host of “This Past Weekend,” on fear, shame, artificial intelligence, and why forgiving yourself is harder […]