Dr. Carl Meyer a psychiatrist was giving a lecture on mental health when someone asked him, “what advice would you give to a person who is about to have a nervous breakdown?” Dr. Carl Meyer did not say, take a Compose or take rest etc. etc.
His answer was, “Lock up your house, go across the railway tracks, find someone in need and do something to help. That will cure you of your depression.”
So remember the two important points are:
1. Do something out of love.
2. Help someone in need.
There is another story of Vincent Peale:
He walked into a super store, made the purchase and while he was standing at the billing counter, he remarked to the man at the counter, “How beautiful is your handwriting.” The man’s face immediately lit up. For most of us the person at the counter is just a piece of furniture. We go pick up the bill, make the payment and walk away without registering the presence of the person. We never think of complimenting such a person.
Take a little time just to say to a taxi or auto driver, “Thank you, you drove so fast, or so smoothly, or I was in such a hurry, and you helped me reach in time.” Just say something to make him feel nice and human. Recognize that they are a soul and not a part of the landscape day in and day out. We recognize the importance of the poor auto driver only on a heavy rainy day. Let there be a soul to soul contact. It doesn’t cost you much. Check your consciousness. It takes you one step closer to kutastha consciousness. It also not just makes the other person happy but also yourself happy.
Rather than be always striving for personal happiness, try to make others happy. In being of spiritual, mental and material service to others you will find your own needs fulfilled. As you forget self in service to others, you will find that, without seeking it, your own cup of happiness will be full.
- Sri Sri Paramahansa Yogananda,
His answer was, “Lock up your house, go across the railway tracks, find someone in need and do something to help. That will cure you of your depression.”
So remember the two important points are:
1. Do something out of love.
2. Help someone in need.
There is another story of Vincent Peale:
He walked into a super store, made the purchase and while he was standing at the billing counter, he remarked to the man at the counter, “How beautiful is your handwriting.” The man’s face immediately lit up. For most of us the person at the counter is just a piece of furniture. We go pick up the bill, make the payment and walk away without registering the presence of the person. We never think of complimenting such a person.
Take a little time just to say to a taxi or auto driver, “Thank you, you drove so fast, or so smoothly, or I was in such a hurry, and you helped me reach in time.” Just say something to make him feel nice and human. Recognize that they are a soul and not a part of the landscape day in and day out. We recognize the importance of the poor auto driver only on a heavy rainy day. Let there be a soul to soul contact. It doesn’t cost you much. Check your consciousness. It takes you one step closer to kutastha consciousness. It also not just makes the other person happy but also yourself happy.
Rather than be always striving for personal happiness, try to make others happy. In being of spiritual, mental and material service to others you will find your own needs fulfilled. As you forget self in service to others, you will find that, without seeking it, your own cup of happiness will be full.
- Sri Sri Paramahansa Yogananda,
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