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Forgive, it shows compassion

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 26 Nov 2013 18:24:00 +0000

Gurudev, is there any limit to forgiving or asking for forgiveness? Is there any governing principle for this?

Sri Sri: Forgiving someone shows one’s compassion. Asking for forgiveness shows that you recognize your mistakes, and that you resolve not to repeat them in the future. Now to say, 'Only if he/she asks me for forgiveness will I forgive them', this is of a lower form of forgiveness. The highest form of forgiveness is to realize that the other committed a mistake out to ignorance, and having a sense of compassion for them. Forgiving others with a sense of compassion is the best for of forgiveness.

Cultivating this sense of forgiveness in oneself is a mark of being noble in character.

Gurudev, how can we control fear?

Sri Sri: Fear is what you feel when you think you have no support. When you feel separate, you feel fear.

There is a beautiful saying in Sanskrit, 'Dvitiyadvayi bhayam bhavati'. Fear happens when there are two (meaning when there is no feeling of belongingness). We simply need to recognize our origin, our source and get connected to our higher Self. Then fear simply vanishes. It only needs this recognition that, ‘The Divine loves me very dearly; the Infinity is with me and all of Nature is a part of me. There is someone to care for me’.

Just these thoughts and positive affirmations are enough to make that fear run away.

Gurudev, in yesterday’s meditation you said that almost everything is irrelevant. Can you please explain this further?

Sri Sri: That is in meditation. When you go into meditation, you should consider everything irrelevant. Only then can you become quiet. But do not think this when doing some activity. During activity, everything is relevant.

Gurudev, why was the Kumudvathi river chosen to be revived? How many villages benefitted from this?

Sri Sri: See, we have to begin somewhere. So we chose one river and started work. There are so many rivers that have dried up, and we are taking up the relief work gradually. For example in Maharashtra, we took up relief work for the river Dharani and five other rivers. In Karnataka, we chose three rivers to start work with, of which the river Kumudvathi was one of them.

The Kumudvathi project involves 268 villages as it will provide water supply to all of them. And 60% of the water shortage that is faced by the city of Bangalore will be solved by this. This is what our scientists believe.

Gurudev, a related question. Should we do something to keep those rivers that alive from drying up?

Sri Sri: For rivers that are still flowing and have not dried up, we need to protect their water from getting polluted. There is so much work that needs to be done to fight water pollution. We all will have to join in and contribute towards this cause.

Rivers like the Ganges and Yamuna need to be saved from pollution. This should be our aim.

Gurudev, will doing Sudarshan Kriya and regular Sadhana (spiritual practices) solve all my problems?

Sri Sri: You first do it and see. If they get solved, then that is good.

At least you will not be at any loss by doing sadhana. It will give you the strength to face those problems and overcome them. You are only going to benefit by doing sadhana. There is no loss or harm that can come to you by doing sadhana.

By sadhana, either your problems will ward off beforehand, or you will gain the strength to solve your problems.

Gurudev, is it necessary to eat a healthy, low fat diet?

Sri Sri: You know, there are so many theories nowadays. At first people used to say that you should eat only low-fat, or no fat diet. Now they say that our body converts anything we eat into fat if we do not eat fat at all. So they say you must eat a high-fat and low-carbohydrate diet. There are so many different theories now. But the elderly Ayurveda doctors say that you should eat fat. They will often advise you to have a lot of butter! So there is a lot of confusion about what one must eat and what one must not eat. You should listen to your body, and have that which suits your body.

Gurudev, there is a constant struggle between responsibilities and my personal desires. How do I create a balance?

Sri Sri: Well, when you say that is a constant struggle, then just let it be. When anything becomes constant, you get used to it. Then it is no longer a struggle. But anything is a struggle if you are not used to it.

If you are used to something, then you cannot be without it. Got it? So first of all, you need to take back your words that it is a constant struggle. If it is a constant struggle, then you do not even feel it is a struggle.

Meaning of Gayatri

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 22 Nov 2013 15:01:00 +0000

Every moment we are new, and different.. how?

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 11 Nov 2013 18:31:00 +0000

I am not able to do anything consistently. How can I develop this quality in me?

Sri Sri: This you need to realize for yourself. How do you say that you cannot do anything consistently? Why do you label yourself like that?
First you should admit that you do not truly know yourself. When you do not know yourself, you do not know how much potential you have within you.
You have no idea about how many things you can do. So you have to first simply remove this label that ‘I cannot do this consistently’. That was the past. Right now you are different. Every moment you are new and different from what you were earlier.

Our life is like a river. You cannot get into the same water twice. So life is both new and ancient at the same time. Your consciousness is older than the stones, the rivers, the mountains and everything else in the universe. In fact, it is much older. Just like the sun is so old; it is around 19 billion years old. Yet every day the rays of the sun are new and fresh. You do not ever get the same rays tomorrow.

Let us accept imperfections - others' and ours

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 10 Nov 2013 18:27:00 +0000

What is the art of living?

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 12 Oct 2013 16:22:00 +0000

'Your concept in the mind that things should be a certain way causes pain in the mind. The cause of distress is set concepts in the mind. The art of living is to gain this simple ability in life - just a skill: the ability to free your mind of the past, to free your mind of future fears, and to be able to play with every situation that is in front of you'

- H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

Gain Knowledge & Share Love

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 01 Oct 2013 07:14:00 +0000

Gurudev, I’ve heard Gayatri mantra being played on tapes in public. How important is it to get initiated?

Sri Sri: We will go into all those details some other time.

Ga-ya-tri – there are three types of misery. We have three bodies, the gross body, the subtle and the causal body. And in all the three levels there is misery. The human life has to cross-over all the three, and that is what Gayatri means. One who sings it, sails over the ocean of misery to go to bliss.

Gurudev, you said in Sanskrit, the word for water and love is the same. In this context, is there some significance of offering water to the Shiva linga.

Sri Sri: Yes, it is a symbol.

In ancient times people would take water in both hands, gaze at the Sun and offer the water. Sun gazing is very good, because our eyes are photosensitive. So Sun gazing can get the Sun’s energy in the body.

Sun gazing is known all over the world now. When people do Sun gazing, their hunger reduces, there is a boost in their immune system, and a lot of things happen.

There is an expression which is used around the world when one feels so much love or pain. What is that expression?I want to pour my heart out.

The pouring out, gives you a sense of offering everything. So when you offer water to the Shiva Linga, it is a symbol of offering everything, where one feels, 'All that I have, all that I am, these all belong to you my Lord'.

This is the prayer. Namah Na Mamah, nothing is mine, my life is not mine, it is all yours.

So as a gesture of pouring everything out, one takes water (as water is the same as love in Sanskrit) and offers to Shiva. Not that Shiva needs water.

Dear Gurudev, the participants aspiring to do the Vedic Wisdom course want to know more about the Gayatri mantra and Sandhyavandanam. Can you please talk about this.

Sri Sri: You know life is three states of consciousness – waking, dreaming and sleeping. When waking state ends and dreaming state begins; when dreaming state ends and sleeping state begins, and when sleeping state ends and waking state begins, at these junction points something fantastic happens. What is that? You get a glimpse of that which is beyond the three.

Mind can experience only these three, but when it stops, you somewhere experience a state which is neither waking nor dreaming nor sleeping. And that is so Divine. And that is the basis of all of creation. A glimpse of that state is what is called Yoga.

Now, what does it do, it removes all fears and it gives a bigger dimension to life.

We think that life is my body, my mind, etc., no! There is much more to life than this.

This experience, i.e., transcending the thought and the emotions and going to another level of stillness, that is calledSandhya. Vandan means adoring that inner state.

When do you usually do Sandyavandanam? When there is transition. When the Sun is rising, the whole creation is undergoing a transition. When the Sun sets again there is a transition . So usually sunrise, sunset and the noon time, you just sit and meditate and do pranayama.

The Gayatri mantra is one of the greatest prayers mankind has.

What does it say? Let me soak in the Divine, and let the Divine destroy all my sins. The Divine light that burns all sin, let me adore and soak in that Divine light. And let the Divinity inspire my intellect.

See, all our actions happen through our intellect, right? Thoughts come and then you act. So you pray to the Divine to bring good thoughts into your mind. You pray to the Divine, 'Take over my intellect. Inspire my intellect'; dhiyo yonah prachodayat.

Dhi means intellect. May my intellect be guided by, kindled by, and inspired by you (Divinity).

When right thoughts come, your action will always be right. When intuitive thoughts come, your actions will be fruitful. So praying for the best thought. Let my mind, my whole life energy be soaked in Divinity. That is it.

Can ladies chant Gayatri mantra?

Sri Sri: Yes. Nowhere it is said that ladies cannot chant.

It is unfortunate that somewhere in the middle ages, these rights of women were taken away. We have reinstated this in the Ashram. Many ladies are learning.

See it was a male dominated society. The men thought that if ladies do Gayatri Mantra, it will bring them a lot of power; healing power and sankalpa Shakti. Whatever they wish for those things will start happening. So the men said, 'No our wives are already powerful, we don’t want to make them more powerful. So we won’t let them chant the mantra'.

This is why only a small section of people kept this as a highly guarded secret.

Even yoga and pranayama was not taught to common people because it brings so much mental power. It also increases the power of the spirit in a person. And that is why they kept it as a big secret, not letting everybody know it, learn it, or practice it. But we said no way, this belongs to mankind.

So whatever faith one is, religion one is, everyone should be benefit from pranayama, meditation, and chanting.

In many hospitals nowadays, they are using Om chanting.

In Madras, in the hospital, they are chanting Om to get rid of many illnesses. The chantings are very powerful.

Gurudev, people sin in one life, why does God punish them in the next lives. Wouldn’t it be better to know the reason while you’re being punished.

Sri Sri: There are many different types of karma. Some things if you do today, it gives you result immediately.

Suppose there is fire, and you keep your hand in it, will it burn today or tomorrow? It will burn now. But if you sow a mango seed, for it to grow and give fruit, how many years it will take? Six years. Six years later you get the fruit. And if you sow a jackfruit tree, it takes 10 years to give fruit.

A gentleman puts an iron ore factory, it takes so many years to start giving profit. The real profit is enjoyed by his children. The one who struggled and toiled all his life to make the factory run does not enjoy the fruits. When the profit starts coming it is the next generation who enjoys it.

In the Bhagavat Gita it is said, 'Gahana karmano gatih', the ways of karma are unfathomable. There are many different karmas, individual karma, collective karma; there is a karma for time. For every place there is a karma.

A tsunami comes and so many people in one area die. Why only that area? It is the karma of that place .

So the more you go deep in karma, it is amazing.

In Hinduism, in the Upanishads, one of the six darshanas is Karma Mimamsa. It talks all about karma.

That book is so big that you hardly find any scholars. Around 35-40 years ago there was only this one gentleman in Benares who had studied the Mimansa. Today we don’t have any scholars in this at all.

Similarly Buddhism has done quite a bit of study on this. And Jains have done lot of research on karma. But the best is to do service (seva).

When you serve others, when you bring relief to people who are in need of solace, that brings you very good karma. That is why charity should be part of everybody’s life.

Meditation washes out the bad karma and charity brings in good karma. And both should go simultaneously. Go inward to find the knowledge, the stillness, the peace, and the outward expression of that is your love.

Two things very important in life, knowledge and love.

When you die, two questions will be posed to you, how much knowledge have you gained and how much love you gave?

You are what you think

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 06 Sep 2013 07:00:00 +0000

When you think of someone you love so much, the love gets kindled in you. When you think of your enemy or someone you don’t like, an unpleasant sensation arises in your body; every cell in your body is agitated. Whatever or whomsoever we think of, that happens in our body. So, when you think of awakened people, you feel that sense of purity dawns within you. If you think of someone who is very greedy and ambitious, you will get that type of vibration in you. If you think of someone who is very peaceful or joyous, you will feel that same vibration. The same sense of joy catches onto your consciousness. Why should you not hate anybody? It is because whomsoever you hate, that person occupies a big portion in your consciousness. Whomsoever you think about, you imbibe their qualities in you. So, when you think about a blossomed, witness consciousness of a higher order, you suddenly feel the purity within you and around you. This is so scientific and true. Do you know why Lord Buddha’s statues were kept for meditation? After Buddha left the body, they started having Buddha’s statues. When you sit in front of Buddha’s statues, you also start sitting like Buddha. You close your eyes and you feel like imbibing all that stillness. This was the original idea of having Buddha’s statues. Today, it has just become fashionable to have large, expensive statues. The significance is not the statue, it is you sitting like a statue, with a smile on your face. Relax, let go all that you are holding on to, unnecessarily. Realise, 'I am a diamond, ever pure'. Then you imbibe those qualities within you.

|| Jai Guru Dev ||

Why worry?

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 01 Sep 2013 11:03:00 +0000

What happens when you sit? All these unwanted things come in the mind, like a bubble. You are inside a bubble, where you are planning, you have thoughts for the future, you have some cravings, or you are regretting the past. Past experiences come to the mind as images. How to handle this? First, viveka (discrimination). Viveka is remembering that all this is not permanent; everything is temporary. When you are not going to be here, what about your boyfriend, girlfriend, prestige, honor, money, and all these things? We will die one day and leave all this. None of this is permanent; everything is temporary. When this realization strikes a deep cord within, then the mind becomes a witness. Why am I worrying? It is stupid of me to just go around in the mind! That is viveka. Second is vairagya (dispassion). Say ‘So what’, again and again, ‘So what. Okay this is like that, so what?’ Vairagya brings you freedom; it makes you subtle, it makes you free from within. Viveka is that which makes you understand, makes you larger, makes you understand something bigger, and not get caught up in small mind games.

|| Jai Guru Dev ||

How can I fulfill my desires?

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 18 Aug 2013 16:06:00 +0000

Whether a desire is fulfilled or not, just be happy. Don’t cling onto a desire. Because whenever a desire is fulfilled, it leaves you in the same place that you were before the desire arose. Not all desires can be fulfilled. Some get fulfilled, some don’t. But you should take one stance. You know what that stance is? Come what may, I’m going to be happy. Whether single or married, I’m going to be happy. There are more chances for you to be married, if you want to. And when you’re already married, then that’s fine. Still be happy. Whether you have a child or not, just be happy. The one decision that you need to make in life is 'I will not allow any situation to bog down my happiness'. Got it? You have to take that decision, nobody else can take it for you.

How do I deal with negative thoughts?

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 16 Aug 2013 06:25:00 +0000

Negative thoughts come due to several reasons:

1. Lack of good circulation in the body, and improper proper breath or not enough oxygen supply to the brain.

2. Lack of good bowel movement; if you are constipated, you can notice negative thoughts coming.

3. Low prana or no energy.

The remedies for this is:

1. Improve circulation. Get up, do your exercise, sing, dance, do yoga, meditation, pranayama; all these will help.

2. Do some cleansing once or twice a year. If you have not done Sri Sri Yoga Level II, where you learn to drink water and cleanse your whole system through Kunjal (cleans the throat and the stomach) and Shankha Prakshalan (cleans the complete elementary canal, from mouth to anus), you should do it.

When you drink a lot of water and do a set of exercises, the water will cleanse your body and flush out the entire system. This is the reason why yogis advised these kriyas since ancient times. It has helped many people to clear thoughts.

3. Keep good company. Company can also pull down your energy.

In spite of all this, if you get negative thoughts, never mind, as they come they will go. If you get scared of them, they will stay with you. If you are not scared, they just leave you.

I am not discouraging you from praying. Prayer can precede meditation. You can pray, and then sit and meditate.

|| Jai Guru Dev ||

Video: Secret of Relationships

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Uttarakhand Relief Information

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Sudarshan Kriya : The Science of Breath

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Har Har Meditation w/ Sri Sri

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 29 Jul 2013 07:16:00 +0000

What is my role in life?

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 27 Jul 2013 06:13:00 +0000

Q: Guruji, you said that whatever role we are given in life, we should play that role 100% to the best of our abilities. But how can we know what our role really is?

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: Whatever role you are in now, that’s the right one! Every person plays many roles in life. Whatever role you are given in life, just play that role well. Someone is a mother, or a father, or a husband, or a wife, etc. Be a good citizen of your society and play that role well. Whether you are a wise person, or a disciple, or a Guru; whatever role you are given, play it well and fearlessly. Do not fear to do what is required.

Secret of a happy relationship

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 19 Jul 2013 15:38:00 +0000

If in the relationship, both come from a sense of giving then there will be no problem. But if both want to take, there will be fights for sure. ‘I am here to contribute, what I can do for you?’ - your relationship will last longer with this attitude. Similarly, don’t be feverish about a relationship, just relax and you will find your relationship with people will improve and become better. If you are like a leech, clinging on to somebody and bugging them, even though you say all nice words, that person will run away from you because they can’t handle it. One aspect is to give love, and another is to know how to handle love, receive love as well. It needs only a centered, enlightened person. You have to be very much at ease with yourself. If you are at ease with yourself, everyone will be at ease with you. Just be yourself. Be natural and simple. Relationships develop naturally. If you try to build a relationship that is when you become a little artificial and unnatural. You like someone to be very honest, open, natural, unassuming with you. That is exactly what others also want from you. If you are a boss, what type of assistants or subordinates would you like? Someone who is open. And that is also what your boss wants. Don’t try hard to impress your boss, or impress your girlfriend or boyfriend. That is when everything goes wrong. The best is to be yourself, natural, to be forgiving and to be in the present moment. It makes a big difference.

|| Jai Guru Dev ||

How should I handle criticism?

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 10 Jul 2013 04:37:00 +0000

You know, somebody is talking negative about you, they are dumping garbage. You should not hold your gunny bag and catch it. When somebody is dumping garbage, you simply move away from there. Don't take it in.

If they say something negative about you, there are two reasons: one is, either they are doing it out of jealousy, or they are doing it because they love you very much. They are good friends with you and want the best for you, so they show your negative points or your weak points.
So if they say something negative, either you thank them because they took the guts and said it, which others normally don't want to say to you.

If someone criticizes you, they gathered the courage to do so, and they put their friendship at risk to criticize you. So thank them. And if they are just saying it out of jealousy, just forget about them and move on with a smile.

|| Jai Guru Dev ||

Pranayam is the secret to her success

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 09 Jul 2013 09:46:00 +0000

National ICSE topper attributes success to pranayam

Sixteen-year-old Manasi Arora from Mumbai is among the genre of students who exuberate confidence and sincerity in their approach towards studies. In the recent announcements of the ICSE results, Manasi found herself in the national news. And why not? With a phenomenonal 98.4%, Mansi topped the results, making a distinct mark for herself.

The result day is the day students all over India wait for. It is the day that rewards their hard work, time management, focus on studies and restriction on entertainment. For 16-year-old Manasi, national ICSE topper,this was not so. “I did everything, I read books, I would dance, sing, watch TV and above all my mobile would be with me all the time,” exclaims Manasi...

Payal Shetty, Manasi’s primary school teacher expresses joy and pride at the achievement of her 'all-time-favourite' student. “I remember telling her that it’s my wish to see her name in the boards. But she topped the country! The values are very well-cultured in her, along with her humble nature. This is very important. I am sure that practices of the Art of Living have helped her a lot,” she says.

“Consistent in her work,
she would always come
out as the best in
her school."

“I have not seen a student
who would step out of the
examination hall and say
that 100 on 100! Such is
her confidence.”

-Smitul Mishra, Manasi’s
secondary school teacher.

Mansi, who has undergone several Art of Living courses for children and teens, says she included 'concentration pranayama' and the Sudarshan Kriya in her routine.

“My daily pattern included studying during afternoon and evening. I possess a good memory and so I remember well,” Manasi says. She adds that the ‘Concentration Pranayama’ that she learnt in the YES! Course came very handy as it takes hardly three minutes to practice it. “I don’t know how, but I was not at all stressed. Sudarshan Kriya has been a part of my life but during tight schedules, Concentration Pranayama was the substitute,” she added.

A journey well begun

Meanwhile, it is the behaviour and calm nature that that helped her along the crucial year of preparation. Sujata Arora, Manasi’s proud mother, said that she never saw her daughter feverish during the year. “I have seen her friends calling her to ask about the result, but she would tell them that the exams are already over, we must simply await the results! Even though I was concerned, I was not worried at all,” she added.

Sujata attributes The Art of Living course for building the personality of her daughter. “I would say that she got the right attitude at the very nascent age and thus we see her having a very endearing personality. She is an all-rounder: very good at academics and very good at extra-curricular activities too,” she says adding, “This ability to balance is enhanced on the course. I would say as a mother what I observed was that Art of Living has played a major role in keeping her stress-free and calm-minded.”

Echoes Manasi: “The difference that I found out in me was that I have become more positive, more balanced. I have become quite independent and strong. There is much clarity of thoughts. I got a direction and focus through these courses. My belief in setting goals and target has become stronger.”

Reach for the stars

The young achiever, in her message to other students said, “Everybody has their own study pattern and it is best to study accordingly. We need to have big goals. Also, aim high as this is one thing that will keep you moving ahead in life. At the same time we have to be relaxed and confident!”

Manasi aims to be Chartered Accountant, (CA) and also pursue MBA in Finance as she “would want to go a step ahead of the rest in whatever I do,” she smiles. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Founder, the Art of Living has been her inspiration. “He is ever smiling, calm and his personality on the whole has always been inspiring,” she adds. It is something that reflects in her too.

If you like the story, please write to us at webteam.india@artofliving.org or drop in your comments below!

Writer: Monica Patel

I am responsible for my happiness!

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 08 Jul 2013 09:41:00 +0000

I am responsible for my happiness. I will not let anybody bring down my happiness. You go with this determination and see what happens.

Remember one thing, you are responsible for your happiness. Come what may, whoever says whatsoever, you protect your mind, and keep yourself happy. You be determined, ‘I am not going to let my happiness be taken away by anybody! Even if God comes and yells at me, I will tell God, ‘Thank you, this is your gift to me.’’ Make this determination today.

~ Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

Teach our children to share

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 07 Jul 2013 06:45:00 +0000

We have got to imbibe the value of giving and sharing in children; happiness in giving and sharing and hesitation to take. They should feel hesitation to put their hands out and ask.

How to handle stress?

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 30 Jun 2013 12:58:00 +0000

Do you know what stress is? Too much to do, too little time, and no energy, that is called stress.
So, either you increase your energy, or reduce your work load. You obviously can’t reduce your work load, or increase the time, but you can increase your energy levels. If your energy level is higher, then you can do the job easily.

All these breathing techniques help to increase the energy levels. Just do ten minutes of pranayama breathing in the morning, and then you can go and do any work. When you come back from work, do another ten minutes.

|| Jai Guru Dev ||

You are free this very moment

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 17:22:00 +0000

When we land up in a problem that is when we ask, ‘When will this end?’ But when we are having fun or enjoying ourselves, we never question, ‘When will the enjoyment end?’
Do we do that? No. So when life appears burdensome and a bondage, only then do we think to ourselves, ‘When will we be free from this?’
Do not think that you will become free sometime in the future. You are free this very moment. Just take this for granted and move ahead.

|| Jai Guru Dev ||

How to handle difficult times?

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 05:54:00 +0000

Who doesn’t have difficult times tell me? Who didn’t have difficult times in the past? Everybody gets some difficult time, the wise people smile and move through it, the foolish ones keep crying, yelling, shouting, being miserable and making others miserable.

What are 'Ethics'?

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 08 Jun 2013 07:03:00 +0000

Ethics are universal. Ethics is that which you want others to follow as well. For example, ethics are exactly those things which you expect from others who are working under you, or are working above you. You don’t want your boss to be unethical or those below you to be unethical towards you.
When you expect a certain standard of behavior, an etiquette, integrity from people working around you, you too will not do the same things to someone else. This is common.
You don’t want your employee to lie to you. Do you like them to lie to you? No. You too follow this in your life. This is ethics. As simple as that.
Ethics is universal. There is no Japanese lie, Indian lie, or American lie. A lie is a lie. Integrity is integrity. In this sense, ethics is universal.
|| Jai Guru Dev ||

How do we get what we want?

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 28 May 2013 05:58:00 +0000

Observe the intention, and put your attention on whatever you want to grow in life. Intention, attention and manifestation -- that is how the universe manifests.