QnA with Sri Sri
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2015

Q: Can you speak about ‘doubt’?

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: There are three kinds of doubt:

1.When we doubt ourselves
2.When we doubt the people around us, and
3.When we doubt God

We have never seen God, so there is always a doubt somewhere in our mind as to whether or not God exists. The first thing that we need to do is to accept people as they are.
We see everyone in society with an eye of suspicion. When we do not want people to see us with suspicion or doubt, then we also should not see them in the same way.

Now by saying this I do not mean that you should blindly trust everyone around with everything. Do not just hand over your purse or wallet to some stranger, or think that it is okay even if he runs away with it. That is not what I am saying, but we should become aware of what is going on in our mind. We must pay attention to this fact.

Until we improve ourselves, until we do not kindle happiness and love from within ourselves, how can there be peace and happiness in the society and the world at large?

The first thing that we need to do is to accept people as they are.
How many people have you met in your lives who are exactly like you? Have you met anyone like that? You have not. Yet you want that everyone should think and act like you do. You know, if you meet someone who is exactly like you, then you will not be able to tolerate them for even five minutes. The truth is that it is very difficult to tolerate someone who thinks and behaves just like you. This is the very foundation principle of The Art of Living.

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