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Dear Gurudev, when strong emotions like anger arise, it’s difficult to control them, and I do things I regret afterwards. How to deal with that?
Come on now, isn’t it better than before? Before also you used to get angry, but now it is better. Keep doing yoga, keep doing all the practices. That should bring your anger down. If it doesn’t bring your anger down, then only God can help you; good ... -
Gurudev, how should one keep awareness and alertness and not become angry when things go wrong?
Listen, sometimes if you do become angry, never mind. Just be angry. But it should not stay in your head for long. It should just come and go. Anger is necessary and essential also at times. So let it be. If it is for a good cause, and your anger ... -
Dear Gurudev, yesterday you had said, ‘Fight with equanimity’. How do we do that?
You just have to have that intention and it will start happening. When you are fighting for a cause and not because of hatred towards somebody then your brain and your mind will be alert. When people are angry and hateful, their brain doesn't work; o ... -
Gurudev, if we change our food habits, can we control our anger? They say that if you eat more spicy food, you tend to get more anger.
You try and see. For one week you eat food without salt and chilli powder, and see. It is possible. But there are some people who do not get angry even after having spicy food, with chilli powder. That is also possible. ... -
How to deal with righteousness without becoming biased? I tend to withdraw myself if I am wrong and that limits my ability to forgive and forget.
All those who get angry do so on the basis of righteousness only. But their idea of righteousness is very limited. All types of things happen in this world, you need patience. Wanting only righteousness, and saying, ‘I want to be right and I want ever ... -
Gurudev, if we change our food habits, can we control our anger? They say that if you eat more spicy food, you tend to get more anger.
You try and see. For one week you eat food without salt and chilli powder, and see. It is possible. But there are some people who do not get angry even after having spicy food, with chilli powder. That is also possible. ... -
How to deal with righteousness without becoming biased? I tend to withdraw myself if I am wrong and that limits my ability to forgive and forget.
All those who get angry do so on the basis of righteousness only. But their idea of righteousness is very limited. All types of things happen in this world, you need patience. Wanting only righteousness, and saying, ‘I want to be right and I want eve ... -
What is Art? Where does poetry come from and what does it do?
Oh! Anything that you appreciate becomes art.You see a heap of stones lying somewhere and you think it is just a heap of stones. But if it is arranged a little bit, you start appreciating it. Then it becomes an Art.On a piece of pa ... -
What exactly is meant by forgiveness? I am trying to forgive someone but I feel like I am not able to do it a 100%. I am wasting lots of time and energy on it, but I can't stop thinking about it. What should I do to truly forgive and move on?
Just forget the whole business of forgiving. I think you have too much free time. Come to the kitchen and wash the dishes there. If that is too light a seva, go up and down the stairs about ten times. When you are physically exhausted, your mind will stop ... -
How do we deal with anger and hatred towards somebody whom we cannot avoid; especially when both are completely at different frequencies?
First realize you are magnanimous. If you believe in your magnanimity and your inner beauty, it will become easier for you to handle all such situations. When you don’t look within, when you are simply focusing on the behavior of others, it will definitely ...
