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lives with his senses under control, free from personal likes and dislikes, and therefore enjoys every object, place, situation andperson.

After returning from 14 long years of exile, LORD SRI RAMA first met her step mother Kaikeyi and made her happy with his simple attitude and devotion. He fell on her feet and consoled her by blaming time and God for all that happened. God has taught us the same. “Don't look at what your others do to you. You should go on doing your duty towards others.” This attitude will lead you to peaceful living.

In early times, feelings were much important than words, but now-a-days words have great importance since people don't understand feelings. While communicating with others, seek to avoid ordering, moralizing, demanding, threatening, or excessively needling them with questions. Each of these forms of communication will give rise to conflict with others who feel that you're trying to control them rather than speak to them as an equal. Think peace before power. GANDHI said that power based on love is a thousand times more effective and permanent than the power gained through threat or punishment. If you've learned to "control" other people through threatening behavior, demeanor or actions, those persons subjected to your power will be responding out of fear or force,

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