ON THE PATH TO ALL-ROUND IMPROVEMENT
Paramhansa Yogananda By studying the character of others, one can become alert to ways in which he can improve his own nature. To study character in a negative way, however, is not right, and has a devastating effect. Everyone shuns a “character detective,” who exposes others’ faults. Many people who enjoy criticizing cannot themselves stand … Read more
Paramhansa Yogananda Often we find that the breadwinners in a family – father or son or, sometimes, mother or daughter – display a tendency toward mental alcoholism because of the consciousness that they are in a position to dictate. Such LITTLE dictators in families should not freely unload their moods on innocent, harmless dependents, and … Read more
Paramhansa Yogananda A change of company is the best remedy for acute mental alcoholism of any kind, for the will of the mental alcoholic has become a slave to habit; hence he has no resistance whatsoever to evil. The most effective cure is to move him immediately to an environment that will be a specific … Read more
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: (1994 Washington DC)(Everyone’s asked what they want to talk about). Need for change. Fear, enlightenment, success, disease and death, spirituality, health, truth, suffering, self-mastery, religion. So you want to discuss all these topics right. Well I say I don’t know anything about any of these topics then what shall we do … Read more
(1996 Santa Monica, California)One of the aspects that make human life very distinct from other species is relations. Animals have no problems with relationship. (Laughter) They don’t go for any counseling. Not that tribal society has any problem with relationship. The more advance we are the more we are facing the challenge of relationship. There … Read more
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: Today choice is yours, what do you want to know? What do you want me to speak about? Silence? (Guruji chuckles) You should have belongingness. Silence is mother of all creativity. Silence is mother of invention. Silence is basis for love. You know when you love somebody and you sit and … Read more
