15 July 2014 - QA 4

I have misbehaved and now I feel very sad about it. My family is also suffering. I keep thinking of the past and I can’t get rid of it. Please tell me what to do.

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar:

What is the surety that you will take my advice and do what I say?
If you would have taken it, you would have done it already. You don’t take my advice, so what can I do?
Come on drop it! Some karma, something made you misbehave, and it is finished. Why to sit and crib about something that has happened in the past.

Every action happens because of four things:
1. You had the intention to do the action
2. Someone else wanted you to do it and that made you do it
3. Neither you or the other person wanted it, but somehow it happened against both your will
4. Both wanted it so it happened
Are you getting what I am saying?

Two people are involved in a fight with each other.
First possibility is, you were upset and it came out of you. You were upset and your own anger caused it.
Second possibility is, one comes to you in an angry mood and you catch that angry vibration and you also shout. You were very happy but someone’s vibration took over and you reacted.
Third, neither you nor the other person expected but something happened, like an accident. This is because of time and some karma.
Fourth is, both you and the other person wanted to go on a ride, so you went together.

So actions or mistakes have these four types of possibilities.
It is useless to sit and worry about the past. Just move on! Every moment there is sparkling, scintillating energy within you, so move with that.
Mistakes have caused pain and that is good. Pain has given you depth and that is good. You have learnt from the mistakes and now you don’t want to commit the same mistakes again. That is good also.