How to Control Your Mood: Sri Sri Ravi Shankar's Guide to Inner Stability

Our moods rarely arrive out of nowhere. Motivational speaker and spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar explains that what we feel, joy, irritation, calm, restlessness, often comes from subtle forces constantly influencing us. Understanding these forces, he says, can make us unshakeable, no matter what the world throws at us.

1. Your Environment Shapes You More Than You Notice:

According to Sri Sri, the places we spend time in, our home, workplace, and even crowded streets, carry an energy that affects the mind. A chaotic space can make us restless, while a serene environment naturally settles us. Becoming aware of this influence is the first step to gaining control over it.

2. People Are Emotional Amplifiers:

The mood of those we interact with rubs off on us. A calm person can soothe an agitated atmosphere, while a stressed person can spread anxiety within minutes. Sri Sri encourages surrounding yourself with uplifting people and being conscious of the emotional impact you carry into a room.

3. Time and Natural Rhythms Play Their Role:

Just like the body has biological rhythms, the mind also experiences emotional cycles. Some parts of the day energize us, while others feel heavier. Instead of resisting, Sri Sri suggests working with these natural rhythms to maintain harmony.

4. Past Impressions Resurface as Today's Mood:

Stored emotions and memories, pleasant or painful, can color the present moment. Through awareness and practices like meditation and breathwork, Sri Sri says we can dissolve these impressions and prevent the past from dictating today.

5. The Self: Your Inner Stability:

At the deepest level lies the unchanging self, calm, vast, and untouched. The more we connect with this inner space through silence and wisdom, the more resilient we become. “Then,” Sri Sri reminds, “circumstances may shake, but you won't.”