Sri Bhagavan said,” My feeling about people in prison is that if they were not in prison, we would be the ones in prison. A certain balance is being maintained in society. They have committed some crimes, and they are in prison. And had they not commit those crimes, we would be the ones who would have committed them. That’s why I have special love for these people. It is our duty to help them out.”
In every home the domestic violence that is there between the man and the woman, the parent and the child, the hidden disillusionment and disappointment that humanity suffers, all this together converges to become …show more content…
That’s all?” they ask. “Not do something bigger?”Although it appears insignificant, everything that we experience is precipitating somewhere in the world. As you are growing in that capacity of unconditional love and happiness, the world is transforming. The world is not separate from you. Your transformation is world transformation. You are the world.
The people marching on the street for world peace won’t do much. Their ideas are good. “Peace, love, and saving the environment. “ But ideas breed conflict and cannot change the world. Peace that is projected as an ideal by them is a necessity. But that can never be the real solution. The real solution and the ultimate solution always lie with the individual. If each one of us chose to live peacefully, the world would be a peaceful place. …show more content…
Some began to distance themselves from this boy. They even complained to the Sri Bhagavan about how he used to be a good boy, up until now in which his behavior had become unbearable.
Sri Bhagavan arranged a meeting with all of the students asking them, “How many of you students don’t have any negative thoughts? And where do you think that all of those negative thoughts are all going? Somebody must be taking them on. Someone has to absorb it and will assume that role. In this school it could be a student or even a teacher. It is like someone is sacrificing their own happiness for your well-being.” They finally understood what had happened and suddenly that boy became a hero to all of them. The children began to bring him food each day, and even do his laundry for him. They were so grateful to him. Whenever they saw that boy, they saw an extension of themselves.
The following year the person who assumed that role was their English teacher. He was so nice and then he suddenly became so cruel. The children all became his friend and supported him through that phase because they were all aware of what was