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In Surabaya, we closed several red light areas, due to which several children have become drug addicts or sex addicts. We need some help.
Sure, we will definitely be able to extend some help in this direction. Drug addiction is a mental phenomenon. The mind wants to have some bigger joy. When we can give an altered state of consciousness through the breath, then addiction for drug ... -
Gurudev, I have heard that there is a drug called Ayahuasca that aids in spiritual growth. Apparently, it lets out fears and stumbling blocks that keeps us away from God. It is found mostly in South America. Do you recommend such a thing? It is a natural herb.
Yes, even cocaine is all natural only. It is also a herb, but stay away from it.Look at people who have taken drugs, do they look like they are in ecstasy? Not at all. If you look at them, you pity them. All their energy gets drained. And moreover ... -
How does one know if something is coming from one’s head or heart?
The heart is stronger than the head. Anything that comes from the heart comes with passion; anything that comes from the head comes with ambition. Sometimes, both together, can bring up your feelings, emotions and thoughts. Do business with your ... -
I am 21 years old, how can I stop my drug addiction? I want to stop drugs. I don’t like to take drugs but I can’t control. Every time I think I won’t take drugs I end up taking them.
There is no point in giving advice to someone who cannot implement it. Best thing is to go the de-addiction centers. Stay some time there. And there are de-addiction centers which teach Sudarshan Kriya and meditation and help people come out of it very ... -
Dearest Gurudev, some young people I know use Marijuana and say that it is their spirituality which helps them connect to different realms. Please speak on the long term effects of Marijuana use.
Marijuana use is the most horrible thing one can do. You know it can give you a temporary effect of an elevated consciousness but it destroys the body. It destroys your nervous system. It is very bad for your physiology.Though I have never tasted, ... -
Gurudev, please guide us. Nowadays the use of pan parag, ghutka, tobacco etc., has increased a lot in children, grownups as well as in ladies. How can we stop this?
It is primarily the responsibility of the mothers. If from the beginning the mothers place restrictions on their children, then they will never resort to such wrong means. What usually happens is that the mothers let the children go free these days. I ... -
Majority of the youth in India idealize Bollywood stars and cricketers. How do we help the serious damage that their alcohol promotions are creating?
I think you also should think about ways in which we can arrest this. There are some good cricketers and some very aware Bollywood stars who are talking against such addictions too, while some others are promoting it for the sake of money.I think ou ... -
Gurudev, how do you accept a person who is addicted to drugs, continues to hurt himself and others? How do you draw a line between his passion, valor and surrender?
You have to do all that you can to get him out of it. Yukti (skill), Shakti (strength), priti (love); with love, skill and through some force, somehow, you must help him to get out of it. The best thing is to put them in a rehabilit ... -
Addiction is the most serious problem in the society, how to come out of it? Also, what advice do you have for the children of addicted parents?
Parents should create a barrier in the minds of children not to touch any substance which they can get addicted to and which are harmful to them. We should create a prejudice against it, a psychological barrier which will stop them from even looking in tha ... -
Please tell us about some of the changes that the Earth is presently undergoing.
Yes, Earth constantly changes. But what humankind has done with the environment is unfortunate. We have put so many dynamites to make mines, to extract from the depth of the Earth. Earthquakes, tsunami, and all these disasters have started because of this. ...
