9 December 2015 - QA 5

Gurudev, I have come for my teachers training program and all my friends think that now that I have come to the Guru, I will go away from them, and I also have a little fear that I might lose the connection with my family and friends.

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar:

Here, connections are only strengthened, never broken. Tell them that we will bring all of them also here. Tell them not to worry. Yes if there are any bad habits in your friend circles, then that will definitely break away. If they were drinking with you then they will definitely say that you were joining them earlier but do not do so now.