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Weekly Knowledge #222 Bangalore Ashram 21 Sep 1999

India Negativity Needs An Anchor --> NEGATIVITY NEEDS AN ANCHOR

Negativity cannot remain without a support.
Positivity, happiness can be without any reason.

The mind goes on trying to find support for its negativity. It looks for a hook to hang its negativity on - if not this person, then that thing or that person and so on.

This perpetuates the maya!

The creeper of negativity needs a support in order to grow. But negativity or aversion for even one person can guarantee a one-way ticket to hell - you need nothing else!

All negativity is a pointer to move to the centre and broaden the vision to the cosmic intelligence.

Instead of focussing your attention on support for your negativity, look at the seed of negativity.

With meditation, silence, kriya, the source of negativity is nipped at the root.

How to dance in the rain ?

It was a busy morning, about 8:30, when an elderly gentleman in his 80's,arrived to have stitches removed from his thumb. He said he was in a hurry as he had an appointment at 9:00 am. I took his vital signs and had him take a seat, knowing it would be Over an hour before someone would be able to see him. I saw him looking at his watch, and decided, since I was not busy With another patient, I would evaluate his wound. On exam, it was well healed, so I talked to one of the doctors, got the needed supplies to remove his sutures and redress his wound. While taking care of his wound, I asked him if he had another Doctor's'
appointment this morning, as he was in such a hurry. The gentleman told me no, that he needed to go to the nursing home To eat breakfast with his wife. I inquired as to her health; he told me that she had been there for A while and that she was a victim of Alzheimer's Disease.

As we talked, I asked if she would be upset if he was a bit late. He replied that she no longer knew who he was, that she had not Recognized him in five years now. I was surprised, and asked him, 'And you still go every morning, Even though she doesn't know who you are'? He smiled as he patted my hand and said, 'She doesn't know me, but I still know who she is'. I had to hold back tears as he left; I had goose bumps on my arm, And thought, 'That is the kind of love I want in my life'. True love is neither physical, nor romantic. True love is an Acceptance of all that is, has been, will be, and will not be. With all the jokes and fun that are in e-mails, sometimes there is One that comes along that has an important message. This one I thought I could share with you. The happiest people don't necessarily have the best of everything; They just make the best of everything they have. I hope you share this with someone you care about. I just did. 'Life isn't about how to survive the storm, But how to dance in the rain.

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Correcting Mistakes ...........

This is a Secret. Do not defeat anybody 100%

When we argue with somebody, we want to win 100 percent. Ypu want to say,
"Only what I say is right!" What happens if you win 100 percent? You lose.
If you want to defeat somebody, do not defeat them 100 percent. This is a
secret. DO not defeat anybody 100 percent. Then they cannot show their face
to you and they start avoiding you.

When you defeat them, make them win a little. If they are fully defeated,
they will have a big loss of face. When this happens you will not be able to
correct them or transform them. So what to do? Make them win a little. Say
that, "Yes if I had been in your place then may be I would have done the
same mistake." What happens then? Their mind receives some comfort.

If you only accuse somebody fully without giving some comfort to them, then
they will get saddened and defensive and will not correct themselves. We do
not know how to correct other's mistake. Do not dump all the blame on them
at one time. We recollect decades' old blame and accuse them saying, "You
did this and that. See what you have done?" They will then get agitated.

You will not get any benefit by making others agitated and becoming peaceful
yourself. Such a peace will not last long. The unrest will come back again
to you with interest and you will become further agitated. It is not a great
achievement to earn peace. Protecting peace is very important.

You can earn peace by going off to sleep. Sleep well, get up and forget
everything. Shake your hands and legs and be peaceful for sometime. But
great skill is required to maintain the peace you have earned. It is
necessary to acquire this skill in life. How do you acquire this skill?

Yoga karmasu kaushalam. That is why yoga is necessary. Yoga does not mean
only doing asanas. Yoga also means - jnana yoga or the yoga of knowledge.
When you are in devotion, it is called bhakti yoga and when you are doing
service, it is karma yoga. Doing service without expectation of any rewards
is karma yoga.

Yoga karmasu kaushalam. You should write this on the wall of your house.
Also write something else -
Samattvam yoga uchyate. There should be equanimity in the mind. But it is of
no use if you only write it on the wall and it only remains there. Instead
write this in your head and inside you.

Talk by H.H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankarji.

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