Knowledge Sheet of H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2015
How to Handle Grudges
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Earlier if someone ill-treated or insulted you, you would get so hurt and keep a grudge in your heart for a long time, sometimes even for months at a time. You would tell yourself, 'I am never going to forget how that person treated me'. Why do you want to harm yourself with such thoughts? We do this so often, and many time, we feel proud about keeping a grudge in our mind. This is foolishness. You should observe and accept that different people have different ways of talking, different behaviors, and different approaches to doing things and expressing themselves. Do not think that because of this they do not have any love in their heart. It is not so at all. It is just that you may not be able to see it, or that they may not be able to express it in a proper way.
Just look at things from the other's perspective. No matter how much a mother in-law and a daughter in-law may quarrel, all their quarrels will ultimately come to an end. So see everything with a broad vision.
What is the use of getting stuck in petty things and thinking, 'Oh! She said such a nasty thing to me. She did not treat me properly'.
See, when someone says something hurtful or mistreat you, they do it out of stress and ignorance. They are hurt somewhere within and that is why they behave like that. Why are you trying to hurt yourself because of the wounds they carry within? You need to expand your mind and see things from a broader perspective.
You know, you can win over everyone and every situation with love. There is nothing in this world and in your life that you cannot win or overcome with love.
Just look at things from the other's perspective. No matter how much a mother in-law and a daughter in-law may quarrel, all their quarrels will ultimately come to an end. So see everything with a broad vision.
What is the use of getting stuck in petty things and thinking, 'Oh! She said such a nasty thing to me. She did not treat me properly'.
See, when someone says something hurtful or mistreat you, they do it out of stress and ignorance. They are hurt somewhere within and that is why they behave like that. Why are you trying to hurt yourself because of the wounds they carry within? You need to expand your mind and see things from a broader perspective.
You know, you can win over everyone and every situation with love. There is nothing in this world and in your life that you cannot win or overcome with love.
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