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  1. Dear Guruji, how to be diplomatic in a corporate culture where there is no value for point blank truth?

    Listen, sometimes you think you are speaking the truth but many times you are being harsh. You do not have to be harsh while saying the truth. Have you noticed, people who are very rude, they ascertaining that what they are saying is truth and it is t ...
  2. I feel the connection with some people and I don’t feel connected to some people. Why so?

    Never mind. Keep expanding your personality and then one day you will feel connected to everybody. Go deeper in meditation. ...
  3. Gurudev, who is a good friend?

    A good friend is one with whom when you sit and chat a little bit you feel your problems are lightened. A not so good friend is one to whom you take a small problem and when you walk away from him it appears to be much bigger. ...
  4. Gurudev, do relationships make us stronger or weaken us?

    It depends on the mind. The relationship can take form either as strength or as a weakness depending on the mind. If the mind is strong then relationships can be like a gift to us, but if the mind is weak and not in control, then relationships can fee ...
  5. Gurudev, how to deal with stubborn people, especially a stubborn wife?

    Once you know she is stubborn then your problem is solved. Whatever you want you say just the opposite of it, finished! You know the trick now. If she is unpredictable, then it is difficult. If she is predictable and you know that she is alw ...
  6. Gurudev, as far as married women are concerned, how should we strike a balance between our parents and our husbands? Please guide.

    First of all don’t think they are in conflict. Even if it appears to be, don’t accept that there is a conflict. When you think there is a conflict that is when you struggle. If there appears to be a conflict then with skill bring them together. S ...
  7. Nowadays, divorce rate has increased. What is your advice to maintain a harmonious relationship?

    Let everyone do the Art of Living course. Couples must participate in this together. Not just once but at least once in 3 months or 6 months. You will observe that all the bitterness goes away and an attitude of service arises. If they are busy in sev ...
  8. Gurudev, in Hindu religion it is said that a husband and wife relationship lasts for 7 lifetimes. How will I know which lifetime am I currently in?

    If you are in love right now, then know it is the first lifetime and you are going to live together for six lifetimes more. If you are tired of the relationship then know that seven lifetimes are completed and this is the last one. It depends on you! ...
  9. Gurudev, I feel very unhappy when I see my girlfriend happier with someone else. I love her but this aspect of me is bringing distance between us. How to handle this?

    I think this is very common even after marriage. See, when you love somebody you always take it for granted that anyways they are yours. So when a new person comes you will engage yourself to welcome them and talk to them. Someone looking at you ...
  10. Gurudev, I somehow cannot allow people to be very close to me. What to do?

    Don’t analyze this so much. Who is anyways close to whom? If one is not close to them self then nobody is close to anybody. If you are close to yourself then you are close to everybody. ...