FROM SWAMI SIVANANDA'S TEACHINGS

A PATH OF RIGHT LIVING FOR PEACEFUL HEART LAND

Improving Relationships




For human relations, in family or at workplace to not break-down, in its Brokenness to not expand:

• Give up such Ego as that, I am superior, I am better.
• Give up engaging in continuous Loose Talks that are, meaningless and mindless of its own consequences.
• Handle with Diplomacy and Compromise in any matter under any problematic circumstances.
• Realize, that an innateness of Tolerance is essential at times and during difficult situations.
• Abandon, Carrying Tales that comes without any investigation about which is truth and which is not.
• Do not indulge in Over Expectations.
• Give up continuous exchanging of information with each other person whether it is relevant to them or not.
• Do not believe all of whatever that are heard.
• Do not hold on to your opinions rigidly, practicing Flexibility of it.
• Do not miss, to respect others duly and to use words with courtesy.
• Do not pretend to have no time even to smile and to exchange kind words.
• When problems arise, do not expect the other person to compromise and at the same time attempt to be the first one to begin dialogue.
  
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  A translated portion from the Tamil work of Swami Sivananada('MANA AMAIDI POONGAAVIRKU ORU NALVAZHI PAADAI')