My attitude determines whether I perceive any life experience as pleasant or unpleasant. Meditation makes it easier for me to oppose evil. It does this by allowing me to differentiate clearly between the actor and the action.

If the negative behaviour I am opposing activates negative tendencies within my own personality, the fight will soon wear me out and I’m unlikely to be victorious. Power charged in during meditation helps me remain positive and help me win negative tendencies to emerge victorious.

Spirituality helps me understand that the original qualities of every soul are peace, love, happiness and so I have no hatred in my heart for anyone. This helps me become fearless and stand firm against any wrongdoing. With a clean heart, a clear understanding of good and evil, and connection with the divine, I am much more likely to have the faith and courage with which to stand up for what is right.

For a same situation one person becomes anxious and stressful whereas the other may remain calm and cheerful. This difference is just due to their difference in attitudes towards the event. Your attitudes are the higher ups in your mental life. They are the habits that sit in the driver’s seat. When you can control them, you are in control of your own life, you remain untouched by situations and nothing can hurt you. Thus every effort to make our attitudes positive, benefits us to live without stress and tension. So we should always look lightly towards any stress inducing situation.

One, whose attitude has changed, would think for any stress situation, “I am just an actor in the world drama. I must try to play the role given to me in the best possible manner. I should not become anxious, depressed or worried about the activities of others because they are also playing their roles in the huge world drama. I remain detached and peaceful because I am just an observer of various scenes of the drama. My original nature is peaceful.