24 April 2015 - QA 1

In today’s advanced technological world, with the help of latest gadgets, our life has become more efficient but at the same time more stressful. These gadgets may be useful but they also increase our stress levels, as we are always glued to check emails, catch up with news, etc. What is your advice in dealing with these stress levels. Should we simply throw away the mobiles, or there is a more practical way to handle this situation?

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar:

On the mobile there is a switch-off button, we should be kind enough to press it sometimes, that is all. Technology is no impediments at all. It is we who make it an impediment. The purpose of technology is to give us comfort, at the same time, our sleep, or our meditation, or other activities also give us comfort; in fact it gives us absolute comfort. So when a higher comfort is available, you have to leave the lower comfort and rest for some time.
So, for few minutes, I would recommend you to use that switch-off button so that you can have sound sleep. And when you do good exercise, or when you are with family having a dinner, I think you can put it on silent mode.