Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: A lot of times when something wrong happens, one cannot do anything alone, but together something can be done - as a group (sangha) it will be possible. If as a group also it is not possible, you can at least pray, 'This person is doing wrong, bless him with awareness.' Whatever we are unable to do ourselves, we should surrender in the form of a prayer, 'This is not my job, Bhagwati Maiya (Divine mother), it is yours; God, it is your responsibility; Guruji, it is your job'. Then too, it will be done.
Once I was in a satsang in Washington DC with about three hundred people. From behind came a tall and imposing man who started screaming, 'You are the devil!' In the name of Jesus he came to attack me. He said, 'This yoga, spirituality and Hinduism are all the works of the devil.' Everyone was frozen with fear. Nobody could get up. They were stuck to their seats with fear. As he drew close to me, I held up my hand and said, 'Wait! what is the matter?' As I said, 'Wait', he dropped to the ground and began crying. He had a change of heart and begged forgiveness.
I could not have (physically) contended with that man. He was such a strong, huge, seven-foot tall, hefty man who had come to attack me. What happened? I wasn't scared. This has happened several times. I gave just one example.
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