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Sri Sri just returned from a week-long trip to the North-east of India.
(Someone from the audience asks a question)
When you have come here,
this place has a greater influence than anything.
The influence of satsang is greater.
Isn't it?
This has been known for long.
If anybody comes here once,
the influence of this place starts working.
Q: How do I drop the desire of alcohol and cigarette?
OK.
You feel like smoking and having alcohol.
There are three things by which you can get over such a desire.
First is, develop interest in your spiritual practice.
Do meditation, pranayam daily. Then, these habits get dropped.
Second, think that intake of alcohol or cigarette smoking will diminish your good luck.
Luck will reduce. You need luck in life, don't you?
You'll run out of good luck.
Take it like that.
Third, doing it may cause something unfortunate to happen in life.
Suppose someone says
if you do not have alcohol for a month, you will get a million dollars.
What will you do?
Will you still do it?
You will get ten million, but only if you don't even touch alcohol for a month.
What will you do?
You will not touch it, will you?
Each time you feel like it, you will think "Why do I want to lose ten million?"
Do you understand?
Fix it like this
that you lose good luck worth ten million.
So, to come out of a habit, use either fear or greed.
These two are very effective remedies.
So, to come out of a habit, use either fear or greed.