25 April 2015 - QA 4

When we have all the capabilities as children, why we do lose it and how do we lose it?

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar:

Instead of thinking, how do we lose it and why do we lose it, think about how we can find it! There could be many theories, many theorems on why we lose it, but it is of no use. What I am saying is, you should find it, and here is a way to find it!

A baby smiles 400 times a day; a child is so happy. When he goes to school or college, then it is we who keep on conditioning him; then he smiles only 17 times during his adolescence. This is because we have not taught him anything about himself, about his mind, or about life.