10 May 2015 - QA 1

Gurudev, I work in the entertainment industry which is full of many unconscious and inconsiderate people. As someone who meditates and is trying to lead a spiritual life, what advice do you have to better thrive in these circumstances?

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar:

You have a very good market there. You have a very good job to do. You have a big opportunity. If you are in that industry, you do not want to move away from there. Stay put there and influence people around you to be more conscious, more loving and more generous. Sometimes we judge people just seeing their outer limited behavior or expressions. But it could be our own inability to see their magnanimity.

If you see through my eyes you will find that there are good people all over the planet in every profession. And even those whom we consider as not so good, I tell you, inside them there is goodness which is sleeping and wanting to be awakened. So you have a job to do.