13 October 2014 - QA 7

Gurudev, you teach us to have a yes mind. Sometimes I say yes to too many things and then I am unable to complete them. I am experiencing a conflict between a ‘yes mind’ and good time management.

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar:

They are not in conflict. Having a ‘yes mind’ does not mean blindly saying yes to everything. It means thinking positively with wisdom.
A ‘yes mind’ always goes with wisdom, not foolishness.
If someone says that the lake is very warm, you can jump into it, you can’t say, ‘Yes’. You should say, ‘I think your perception is different, you must thinking about summer. Right now it’s very cold’.
So a ‘yes mind’ is not simply nodding for everything someone says, but always seeing through wisdom.