NEW DELHI, Nov. 28 -- There is a Japanese word UKETAMO, meaning "I accept with an open heart." In our life we come across a number of issues. Some of these are positive, some negative, some moments are highly tensed; at times we are unable to proceed further, and we are left with no one to help us, no one to understand us. Sometimes we are not understood, or even totally misunderstood. All these have sometimes grave consequences and we are not able to take a step further. In all such moments the Japanese advice is UKETAMO, 'I accept with an open heart.' This capsule of spirituality is discovered by years of experience by numerous people who lived the life just like us.

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