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I feel jealous when I see my girlfriend interacting with someone else. I love her but these feeling of mine are bringing a distance between us. How do I handle this?
I think this is very common. People feel this way even after getting married. If a new person comes to your house, will you welcome them and talk to them? Yes, you would. Now someone looking at you will think you look very happy. Suppose you are welcoming ... -
Does meditation help to come out of the grief when a closed one passes away?
Meditation definitely helps you overcome grief when a close one has crossed over to other side. See, death is a very certain thing. Nothing is more certain than death. However you have lived your life, you are going to die. Successful or unsuccessful, f ... -
What is fear?
Every seed has a membrane around it. That shell is there to protect the seed, but when you soak the seed in water, at some point the membrane breaks and the sprout come out of it. In the same way, fear is a mechanism around the life to protect it; at the s ... -
How to stop worrying?
Know one thing – one day you are going to go under the ground. You will be finished. Everybody else will also be finished. What are you worried about? You are worried about money? You are worried about somebody’s opinion? You are worried about prestige? Yo ... -
Why do we have guilt?
It is good to have a little bit of guilt, not too much. That little guilt can prevent you from committing the same mistake again. What is guilt? Intellectually you know an action to be bad, but you have a temptation to do that action because it promises ... -
How to overcome feelings of guilt?
It is simple - listen to some knowledge. Pranayama and meditation are also one of the best ways to get rid of guilt. When you meditate it removes guilt, uplifts the energy and brings a change at a very concrete level. In Christianity, confession is giv ... -
Why is someone aggressive towards someone else? What is the reason for that?
Stress. Someone who is relaxed cannot be aggressive. Sleep does not provide you that deep mental rest. Sleep only gives you physical rest. If you are agitated and you go to sleep, then even when you wake up you feel the agitation, but meditation removes th ... -
If someone has scolded you or used harsh words that have hurt you, but they have done it with a very good intention,...
If someone has scolded you or used harsh words that have hurt you, but they have done it with a very good intention, then you should only thank them. This is because you have only grown stronger by their act. ... -
If someone has not intended to hurt you, it is an unintentional act, then it is your own mistake. You can only blame...
If someone has not intended to hurt you, it is an unintentional act, then it is your own mistake. You can only blame your own perception, and not them. ... -
It is not people who hurt you. It is your own foolishness, your own mind, your own vulnerability and your own...
It is not people who hurt you. It is your own foolishness, your own mind, your own vulnerability and your own emotions that entangle you and make you feel hurt. My dear, wake up and see, is there an intention in the other to hurt you? It is all in your ha ...
Founded in 1981 by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, The Art of Living is an educational and humanitarian movement engaged in stress-management and service initiatives.
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