7 October 2014 - QA 1

Gurudev, I am a Chartered Accountant and I go to the premises of many businessmen. I have noticed that when we treat them as family members they start taking advantage of that privilege. How to come out of that situation?

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar:

Yes, you need some skill here. You must create a sense of togetherness and belongingness but don’t let anyone take advantage of it. That is a skill.
You must not get carried away with your emotions but must use your intellect too. Don’t become so gullible that people take advantage of you, nor must you be so strict and inflexible that people feel suffocated in your presence. Just like a string instrument plays only when the tension in the strings are perfect, similarly, you must maintain a perfect balance between your emotions and intellect.