Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar:
Sometimes people say words and they really don’t feel that way. Don’t you do it sometimes? As children, you say things that you don’t really mean. Kids usually say things they mean. As we grow older, our feelings and words grow apart. They are not the same.
Now, don’t worry about what other people are feeling. Feelings are fleeting. One day they feel good, next day they don’t. Don’t bother about this. Simply acknowledge that that person is not feeling good and that they are here to work on it.
Our being angry that someone is feeling bad doesn’t make sense. Sometimes their feelings change but your feelings remain the same. Someone puts a doubt in your head and then they forget but you hold on to it. The same is with senior citizens who complain but then forget while you hold on to the complaint.
Look at the present moment - now, now, now! Wake up NOW! Everything else is stupid. All that has happened has gone into emptiness. Everything dissolves into emptiness. Your entire past - wiped out! All the things that you felt are gone. Good or bad, they are gone. So, wake up to the truth of the present moment.
Divinity is in the present
moment. This is yoga. Yoga is being established in the moment. And moment does
not mean fleeting moment. The moment has the depth of infinity; it has all the
past and all the future.
Who cares what you feel? Throw your feelings into the
ocean. A little sensation or discomfort arises. Who cares? Are you doing what
you want to do? And, in doing what you want to do, are you keeping the delicacy
of your consciousness or are you being like a bulldozer (I will do whatever I
want)?
Being like a bulldozer is being insensitive. Being oversensitive and very weak and being like a bulldozer are both not correct. The best combination is being sensitive and strong. This is wisdom and this is what we have to work on. The effect of past actions is limited. Past actions definitely affect you e.g. you drive fast, get a ticket, and you have to pay. Get three tickets and you have to surrender your license, no doubt. But don’t brood over it. Wake up. When you wake up, even the consequences you fear will not happen. You will be forgiven in that moment.
The moment we acknowledge our mistake, we are forgiven. So you are innocent every moment you are awake.
Now! Now! Now! Take the challenge. Whenever someone is nasty towards you, do something so nice that it takes them by surprise. You will suddenly find there is a shift happening. If it does not happen also it is fine. At least you have done something good.
The world is a very funny place, I tell you. Either it is very entertaining or it is such a pain and so miserable! You can’t take it. Sometimes, you do so much for someone and they turn their back and do things that harm you.
Many parents say, ‘I did so much for my children and now they are dissociating from me.’ Not just with parents, but same with employers, friends, siblings, and even spouse.
Speaking of spouse, there are four stages of marriage. First stage is mad for
each other. Second stage is made for each other. Third stage is mad at each
other. The fourth stage is mad because of each other.
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