Gyaan
Was reading an interview yday of Deepak Chopra, a spriitualist and mind body guru.

Well..According to him,the world has been affected by three groups of ppl
i)Activists,who are succesful,if they persist..You have enviornmental activists,anti war activists,feminists,they made major dents in the society.
ii)The second is Humanitarianism
iii)Mother Teresas of the world.
Interesting !

There was this question that was put to him...What are five things that one should stay away from , which cause suffering and they should stay away from that and hope for a better life?

His response:

1. The first thing is that you have to start to see the enviornment as an extension of yourself.You don't blame the enviornment for what is happening around you for your state of well being or your state of mind.Ask yourself what I can do internally to change what is happening around me.

2.Pay attention to relationships more than anything else.If you can't manage your personal relationships with your wife,husband or children or friends, then forget about creating peace in the world.

3.Watch your internal dialogue. Is it coming from your ego, which is seeking approval or trying to dominate or convince or cajole or seduce or manipulate.Ask yourself where is my internal dialogue coming from? Is it coming from my ego or from my soul? Because if it is coming from you soul,then I don't need to convince,cajol,control or manipulate.I just need to flow with what is happening.

4.Recognize that your intentions are extremely powerful.

5. (I couldn't understand this ) We have lost the feminine in our culture .In the world, the missile is very reminiscent of a big penis.It is out there to take over the world.We need to restore the feminine face of spirt in our culture, in our world. India still has that. The world has lost it.