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If others are feeling negative, how not to get affected by that?

You be more centered and leave a little room for imperfection. Sometimes we don’t leave room for imperfection and so we get affected. If someone is negative, they have right to be negative for some time. Let them be. Give them some space. And I tell y ...

A person who is very close to me continuously lies and cheats. It is like second nature to him. And the lies are expressed with a straight face. Why do people do this and what will become of them? Please help, I want to put my mind at rest.

You should remember that God loves fun. If everybody would have been like you, you all would be like the Ford Company. The world is not a Ford company, producing only one type of car. Even they change the model every year. God loves fun ...

How do we get salvation in this life time, and how do we get rid of negative people that live with us?

I said to leave all your problems here, but do not leave your family members who are troubling you! (Laughter) Once it so happened, I said the same thing in the Ashram, ‘Leave all your problems here.' One lady said, ‘My mother-in-law is my ...

How do we tackle people who constantly spread negativity around us?

First of all, know that nobody can constantly spread negativity. Second, deal with it with skill. Third is to ignore. ...

What to do if people around me are always very negative? I have a friend who is extremely negative about everything and with time he seems to be getting worse.

See, if someone goes to that extent of being totally negative, it is not easy for a human being. It is almost inhuman to be that negative. And when he has gone so far, there is no way for him to go any further, he will have to come back because everything ...

How to get rid of negative habits of the mind?

Good company. The real friend is one with whom you sit for some time, you talk negative and then you turn positive. A bad friend is one with whom you talk a little negative and the negativity becomes much bigger. So, first is good company, second is pran ...

Gurudev, what do I do when I am with close friends who keep on blaming others. They say it is sharing and caring, but I don’t want to listen to them anymore. What to do?

Listen to them with ear plugs on. They want to say it because they feel lighter, so let them do it. You don’t take it all in. That is important. ...

I always get negative thoughts. No matter how much we try to control them, they keep increasing.

At least now you have realized that they increase if you try to control them. Don't try to control them. Embrace them. ...

Negativity needs an anchor

Negativity cannot remain without a support. Positivity, happiness can be without any reason. The mind goes on trying to find support for its negativity. It looks for a hook to hang its negativity on- if not this person, then that thing or that person and ...