depression

sri sri on depression:

lack of idealism is the main cause of depression among young people today. life appears to be so meaningless to these children, who are either too scared of the competitive world or bogged down by too much stimulation. they need inpiration, and spirituality is that inspiration.

depression sets in if there is lack of zeal to fight, when you lose the will to fight. aggression is the antidote to depression. depression is lack of energy; anger and aggression are bolts of energy.

when arjuna was depressed, krishna inspired him to fight and thus breathed life back into him. if you are depressed, do not take prozac - just fight for any cause. the decision to fight can take away your depression.

if aggression reaches a certain limit, it leads you back into depression. that is what happened when king ashoka won the kalinga war but became depessed. he had to take refuge in buddha.

wise are those who do not fall either into aggression or depression. that is the golden rule of a yogi. just wake up and acknowledge you are a yogi.