I have a Problem

I have a Problem

Once a wise man drew a line on a board and told his student to make the line shorter without touching or erasing it.

How would you do it?

You have to shorten a line without touching it.

The intelligent student then drew a much longer line underneath that line. So, the line automatically became shorter.

The lesson here is that if your difficulties appear to be very big, lift your eyes, because you are only focused on yourself. If you lift your eyes up and look at those who are in a worse condition than you, you will suddenly feel that your burden is not as bad as you thought it was. If you think you have some big problem, look at people who have a greater problem. Suddenly, you will get a confidence that my problem is much smaller, and I can manage it.

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Think about what you can do for others rather than just about yourself. Energize yourself with some service activity.

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Q: Does acquiring power and authority - professionally and spiritually, give one the power to misbehave with one’s parents at home? Do you approve of such people?

Guruji: No, not at all. Both the parents and the children need to understand and be careful in this situation.

For parents, I would advise them not to be overly strict with children. Remember what has been said in our scriptures. In the Nitishastra and Dharmashastra, it is said, when you child becomes 16 years old, you should be like a friend to them. So give some freedom to your children, and do not try to overly control them in everything that they do. But do not give too much freedom also. If you give them too much freedom, then in the future they will only blame you for their own conditions.

It is like this, if you hold the reins of a horse too tight, the horse will not be able to run. And if you keep it totally loose, then the horse will run wherever it wants to. So adopt the middle path here.

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If you are regular in meditation, knowledge and pranayama it will purify your heart so much that your blessings to others will bear fruits.

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Q: What is worship?

Guruji: That which is born from Fullness is worship. We surrender everything – that feeling is worship.

Om Namah Shivay