Share the wisdom of Sri Sri Ravishankarji - 27 & 28.

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Dear friends and devotees,

 

Bhakti is eternal.

 

Share the wisdom of His holiness Sri Sri Ravi Shankarji

 

27. RUDENESS

 

What do you do when someone is rude to you?

 

· Get upset

· Respond rudely.

· Become frustrated.

· Run away from the person or avoid the situation in the future.

· Blame the person.

· Preach to the person.

 

None of these will in any way strengthen you. What are the options? See

someone’s rude behavior in this light:

 

· Rudeness indicates the intensity of their commitment.

· It indicates their level of stress and insensitivity.

· It attests to the upbringing of the person.

· It indicates a persistent behavioral pattern.

· It shows a lack of knowledge.

· It shows a lack of insight into their own mind and its sensations.

· It shows you behavior to avoid.

· It is an opportunity for you to welcome and absorb the rudeness.

· It strengthens your mind.

· It renders unconditional the love that you are.

The next time someone is rude to you, make sure you do not get upset. Just

return a broad smile. If you can digest rudeness, nothing whatsoever can shake

you.

 

28. LYING

 

A dear person whom you trust lies to you and gets caught. What do you feel?

Sadness, anger, resentment, disappointment, compassion, disillusionment, loss of

respect, wonder, shock, embarrassment?

 

Recently when someone lied to me, I felt happy and more love, for he was not a

good liar. Had he been a good liar, he would not have been caught. He was so

innocent that he could not even lie properly. If he had not been caught, how

would you know he was a liar? So you see, you can never know a good liar. The

person you call a liar is not a good liar! He is innocent. So when some one

lies to you, there is no need to react with sadness or disappointment. Instead

just and melt and dissolve in love.

 

To be contd . . . 29.

 

With love and regards,

 

Sastry.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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