Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: Tell them that it is the most dangerous thing. Be it private drinking or social drinking that does not matter. Say “No” that is it. In fact you should take pride in saying no to it in the social circle. If you attach a sense of pride by saying ‘yes, I am a teetotaller, I never touch’, then you know you gain certain dignity even among your friends. You should emphasise on your values even in the group. You should carry on with your individual-ness, your Individual preferences. Now even world-wide it is recognised. Wherever I go, to honour me they keep only Vegetarian food. In Universities it is a practice to keep drinks and only Non-Vegetarian food. We have stood with the principle that we will not touch Non-Vegetarian Food and alcohol. World over wherever we go, we are honoured with Vegetarian Food and soft drinks. Even in airlines they have started. Nowadays we get “Jain Vegetarian” which does not include onion, carrot etc. Please have your personal preference and practice it.
Stop thinking, 'what will they think about me?’ Just be shameless and do service. People who want to think will keep doing so; their work is only to think. Even if you do something good, people will criticize. They will think negative about you also, because that is all that some people can do. But if by your words at least some people’s minds get cleansed then that is good.
We should not waste our time. No matter where we may go, we should always be in this knowledge. Then our enthusiasm does not reduce in life. Otherwise you will continue crying that you did not get this, or you did not get that; or you have some illness or the other. In life, with this physical body, something or the other happens all the time. Sometimes you might suffer from a headache, or you might catch a cold, or your tummy might get upset due to over-eating. Recently I read a report in some paper that rather than people dying of starvation, the number of people dying from over eating is more.
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