11th March 2008

Yesterday I said that you have to see the good things, the qualities. And this is not only important with people and relationships but in general with life, situations and also with the places you are. In India and in its culture I find many things that I don't like but also a lot of things that I love. And the same in Europe where I am mostly traveling. You will never find a country where everything is complete and perfect without even one aspect that is disturbing this. However if you concentrate on the qualities you will see that it is your perception that makes you decide if you like a country. Unfortunately we are more attracted to bad things. It is easier. That is how many bad things are coming from the west into India and the other way around, too. In India so many young people take the west as an example and start drinking, smoking and taking drugs. Families are breaking up and family members are not supporting each other anymore as they used to. Western problems are arriving here, like the question where old people go to as no one takes care of them anymore. This is really crazy. We are developing but in the development you should take and accept the good things, not the bad ones. In the same way I feel for the Western World. There I meet too many people who want to become guru and have a lot of followers. They are living in ego and want everybody to touch their feet and bow in front of them. They take the whole drama of Indian gurus. This is actually a problem of the first chakra. People who have a blockage there want to be heard and want to be seen. It is insecurity which makes them act like this and which makes the mentality that they want to be treated like a guru. They behave like a master or guru. I see many times people in my healing profession who have this mentality. They took the bad drama from India. I have experienced the life of a guru before I went into the cave and this is past. I cannot even imagine going back in this kind of life. When I see those people I am wondering why they are leaving their originality and why they want to copy this. I appreciate much more when you are how you are, natural. Everybody is unique. And so I am happy that I can bring the good things from India to the Western World and bring good things back in return.