6 January 2015 - QA 2

Dear Gurudev, how can I have a more positive mind?

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar:

Just know that the tendency of the mind is to hold on to something negative. If ten compliments and one insult are given, the mind holds on to the negative – that one insult. So when we know this, we are already one step out of it. Time and again, we must realize "I am going on a negative trip" and immediately come back to the here and now.

Another solution is high prana. More the prana (life force energy) increases, the less negativity will be there. When there is no energy, that is when you feel more negative. And when you have high energy, negativity is nowhere; it is gone.

So the best way to get rid of negativity is to be youthful. Being youthful means having the attitude, "I will take the challenge!", and not saying, "Oh, I have a problem." Always say, "I have a challenge."
First, change the problem into a challenge. And then, nothing is a challenge. We have energy, we have enthusiasm. So when we move with this mindset, our whole action takes a different course – the course of success.