Archive for October, 2009

Shri Mataji: We should not be hard on them regarding food

“…But I am not for some sort of a like Gandhiji who used to give us just boiled food with the mustard oil on top of that to eat, because he said that’s how you develop a non-taste, you see, “asswad“. He said: “You must not have a tasty thing”. I can do it but I don’t think everybody can do that way. So we should not be hard on them. We should not be very... (more...)


Shri Mataji: Have a rapport with them

“…Now how do we have rapport with them? See now you take them to the nature and see how they behave, what is their style, what is their treatment? Instead of making them run about like mad or, taking out some flowers or doing some sort of an aggressive act, just make them sit down. Tell them: “Now what is this flower? Do you know the name of this flower? Now this one, do you know... (more...)


Shri Mataji: Tell them what is good

“…Even if you have the best children you can ruin them by this kind of stupid idea, that: “that’s my child, this is mine”. Expose your children to good things, tell them what is good. Tell them how to be good to others, tell them to look after them, tell them how to press the feet of others, how to comb the hair, how to give food to others. Teach them, let them carry little... (more...)