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Religion is the banana skin and spirituality is the fruit!

Religion is the banana skin and spirituality is the fruit! 
 -Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

If we do any work with anger, hatred, jealousy, feeling of revenge etc. in mind, then that is an act of violence.

Whether it is greed, jealousy, anger, hatred, or frustration, all these negative emotions can be healed or re-oriented through yoga.

Ask yourself again and again, ‘Whatever I am doing now, is it right?’ Ask yourself, don’t ask someone else. When your actions are not motivated from greed, jealousy or anger, then what you do is right.

Greed, jealousy and anger, if these three things are behind your action, even if it is a good action, it will be wrong. But, if your action is not our of greed, jealousy, anger or hatred, then what you do is right.

There are different colors associated with our feelings and emotions: anger with red, jealousy with green, vibrancy and happiness with yellow, love with pink, vastness with blue, peace with white, sacrifice with saffron, and knowledge with violet. Each person is a fountain of colors which keep changing.

When love glows, it becomes bliss; when it flows, it is compassion; when it blows, it is anger; when it ferments, it is jealousy. Let love be. Don’t give it a name!

It is stress that causes weakness, anger, jealousy and all the negative emotions. When you get rid of stress using breathing techniques, meditation and some simple exercises, it helps your body and mind and creates a sense of well-being and happiness from inside.

When the mind is entangled in negativity such as anger, greed, jealousy, etc., then what is the use of having great wealth? Distortions arise when there is feverishness for wealth and fame, then you need to work towards being free from these distortions.

We need to learn mental hygiene, i.e., meditation. We must teach our population how to get rid of all the anger, greed, jealousy, and hatred from our mind. It is through breathing, meditation that we can keep ourselves lively, loving, caring, compassionate, and intelligent.

Look at life from a broader perspective and you will see anger and jealousy fade away. What are you jealous about? There are seven billion people on this planet and everybody has enough opportunity.

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