Share the wisdom of Sri Sri Ravishankarji - 13 & 14.

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Dear friends and devotees,

 

Bhakti is eternal.

 

Share the wisdom of His holiness Sri Sri Ravi Shankarji

 

13. AGGRESSION

 

Certain types of people are soft, but their softness comes from a lack of

courage and forcefulness. People whose softness comes from a lack of courage

suffer greatly and eventually become volatile. There is another type of softness

in people – a softness that comes out of maturity, magnanimity and the knowledge

of the self.

 

Similarly, there are two types of forcefulness in people - aggression or

assertiveness. Some people are forceful in an aggressive manner, out of weakness

or fear. Others are forceful or assertive out of caring and love, out of

compassion. So look into yourself and become aware of what type of softness and

what type of forcefulness is in you.

 

Aggression and assertiveness overshadow intuition. Often people who are

sensitive tend to become aggressive, in order to avoid being hurt and in this

process, they lose touch with their fine intuition. Fine intuition needs

sensitivity, but sensitivity is often painful. In order to avoid pain they

become aggressive and assertive, and in turn they lose their intuitive ability.

 

Intuition is close to the truth. Often aggression and assertiveness thrive on

the idea of truthfulness – aggressive people are convinced of the rightness of

their position. To be truthful, you do not need to be aggressive or assertive.

 

14. VIOLENCE

 

Violence brings noise while non-violence happens in silence. People who are

violent make tremendous noise; they make their violence known, while people who

are non-violent are quiet. But the time has come for the non-violent ones to

make noise so that violence will decrease. The message of non-violence must come

loud and clear so that it can be heard at a young age.

 

Anger and violence must be associated with shame. Violence in young people

comes from a sense of pride in anger and violence, not a sense of shame. People

feel proud that they are violent and angry. They think it is prestigious or a

status symbol to be aggressive. Some movies and some music promote aggression

and violence, and when these are promoted human values diminish. We must promote

human values – especially love, compassion and belongingness – loudly and

clearly.

 

Life is a war. Doctors fight against disease. Lawyers fight against injustice.

Teaches fight against ignorance.

 

Depression happens when you lose the will to fight. Arjuna was depressed; he

did not want to fight. His bow fell from his hands and his fingers trembled but

Krishna urged him to wake up and fight. The decision to fight can take away your

depression.

 

To be contd. . . . 15.

 

With love and regards,

 

Sastry.

 

 

 

 

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