India, May 15 -- Interview by Shreya Kumari

Namaste Shri Ramaswamy. It's a privilege to speak with you today. The topic of surrender often stirs curiosity and confusion in people. How would you define surrender?

Shri L Ramaswamy: Namaste. Surrender is thetransfer of responsibility. When you realize that you're unable to handle a situation on your own, you humbly seek the help of a higher authority. Entrusting the responsibility to that higher power and resigning yourself to its guidance is what we callsurrender.

Shreya: I must ask-doesn't surrender sound like weakness or even defeat? Could it potentially enslave us?

Shri L Ramaswamy: Not at all. That's a common misconception. Surrender isnota sign of weakness or defeat. In fact, it is...