Thursday, October 04, 2012

Thursday Quote




Question: How can one learn not to criticize others - without causing to much strain to a beginner?

Swami Madhavananda: It bespeaks a 'holier than you' attitude, to have this problem at all. Here is one idea: A person's sins are being washed off onto oneself when one criticizes that person. This is an old and familiar way of thinking to us."

1 comment:

  1. Boo boo bear7:35 PM

    "A person's sins are being washed off onto oneself when one criticizes that person." There is a brilliance in the simplicity of this. Of course putting this into practice doesn't feel as simple. Thank you.

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