Do you know when you base your life on others' opinions, it is the formula of misery? Opinions always exist, whether it be your opinion about others or yourself, or others’ opinions about you. Now the million-dollar question is, how not to care what people think about you? Do you want to know the secret to happiness? What is the happiness formula?
Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar says,
“Don't be a football of other people's opinions. Don't worry about what others think about you!”
The fear of opinion arises as you are unaware of your connection to infinity. Separation brings all kinds of fears and also the fear of opinion or Allodoxaphobia. When there is oneness, when the knowledge of infinity is grounded well, when you reinforce your connection with the universal consciousness and know that you will always exist, then you have won over the fright of opinions. This is the formula of happiness.
Do you remember the famous childhood story of the father, the son and the donkey? Take this as an example of opinion. In each scene of the story, there were others’ opinions. But I have given a little twist to each scene. Here is a way you can respond when surrounded by others’ opinions, and continue to remain at peace.
This formula for happiness, irrespective of others’ opinions, can effortlessly be a part of our behavior with the practice of pranayama, Sudarshan Kriya and Sahaj Samadhi meditation.
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Let go of the fear of other people’s opinion - is an article you would love to read. It illustrates how we can create a fearless world just as a spider does around itself.
How to deal with two-faced people? - Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar. He talks about how to deal with people’s varying behavior towards you. He also describes the path to follow in life.
FAQs
The antidote for fear is love and service. Being in love with the one who is opinionated about you, makes you fearless of opinions. You accept their opinions as guidance with open arms, or just let go of their opinions if irrelevant. Being busy doing service is a way to be aloof from fear. When you channelize your energy towards love, it will not manifest as fear.
Impairment of memory, interruption of brain processing, distorted perception, unregulated emotions, lack of confidence in decision-making and mental health issues are some of the effects of fear on your mind.
Looking back in your life, people you think are great friends have turned against you sometimes. Isn’t it? Similarly, who you were not friends with have come to help. Yes or No? You could not find the logic behind these incidents. It just happened. So remember, you are like a spider. You weave your world around yourself. With this conviction, everything falls in place, and you stop giving undue importance to others’ opinions.
