Learnings from the Year

नववर्ष २०१८ की हार्दिक शुभकामनायें

सर्वे भवन्तु सुखिनः। सर्वे सन्तु निरामयाः।

सर्वे भद्राणि पश्यन्तु। मा कश्चित् दुःख भाग्भवेत्॥

सत्संगति की ओर से

नववर्ष २०१८

की हार्दिक शुभकामनायें 

Happy New Year

Wishing you a New Year 

filled with New Hope, New Aspirations 

and New Happiness.

Happy New Year 

सुख और दुःख के लक्षण

सर्वं परवशं दु:खं सर्वम् आत्मवशं सुखम्।

एतद् विद्यात् समासेन लक्षणं सुखदु:खयो:॥

पराधीन के लिए सर्वत्र दुःख है और स्वाधीन के लिए सर्वत्र सुख।

यह संक्षेप में सुख और दुःख के लक्षण हैं॥

There is pain everywhere for dependent and there is 

pleasure everywhere for independent. In short, 

these are the characteristics of pleasure and pain. 

True Success

Success is not counted by how high you have climbed but 

by how many people you brought with you.

Wil Rose

Learn to be Brave and Patient

We could never learn to be brave and patient, 

if there were only joy in the world.

Helen Keller

Never say mean words out of Anger

Never say mean words out of anger. Your anger will 

pass. But your mean words can scar a person for 

life. So use kind words or be silent.

@911PSY

Does my life have enough meaningful direction and purpose?

Ponder Over

Does my life have enough meaningful direction 

and purpose?

Should we try to remember our Past Lives?

Should we try to remember our past lives?

Audio Talk by Dandapani

Through a clear and disciplined spiritual practice of self-development and growth, you tend to see more things within yourself, not only from this life but also from previous lives. 

When you come to a place on your spiritual path where you don’t understand something about your nature that you are working to change, and you can’t get around it, that’s when you could start exploring your past lives. 

Your past lives should be used to help you to move forward in this life, to help you make sense of why you are a certain way and bring resolution. But your focus should always be about creating, in the present moment, the future that you want.

You can listen to the talk here

dandapani.org

रहिमन पानी राखिये, बिन पानी सब सून

रहिमन पानी राखिये, बिन पानी सब सून।
पानी गये न ऊबरे, मोती, मानुष, चून॥

रहीम

अर्थ
इस दोहे में रहीम ने पानी को तीन अर्थों में प्रयोग किया है। पानी का पहला अर्थ मनुष्य के संदर्भ में है जब इसका मतलब विनम्रता से है। रहीम कह रहे हैं कि मनुष्य में हमेशा विनम्रता (पानी) होना चाहिए।

पानी का दूसरा अर्थ आभा, तेज या चमक से है जिसके बिना मोती का कोई मूल्य नहीं।

पानी का तीसरा अर्थ जल से है जिसे आटे (चून) से जोड़कर दर्शाया गया है। 

रहीम का कहना है कि जिस तरह आटे का अस्तित्व पानी के बिना नम्र नहीं हो सकता और मोती का मूल्य उसकी आभा के बिना नहीं हो सकता है, उसी तरह मनुष्य को भी अपने व्यवहार में हमेशा पानी (विनम्रता) रखना चाहिए जिसके बिना उसका मूल्यह्रास होता है।

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अल्पानामपि वस्तूनाम्, संहतिः कार्यसाधिका

अल्पानामपि वस्तूनाम्, संहतिः कार्यसाधिका।

तॄणैर्गुणत्वमापन्नैः, बध्यन्ते मत्तदन्तिनः॥

छोटी वस्तुओं का मेल भी कार्य पूरा करने वाला होता है, 

तृण के गुण से शक्तिशाली हाथी भी बंधन को प्राप्त होता है॥ 

Union of even small quantities of things can be 

instrumental in a great work. Virtue of hay sticks 

forces a powerful elephant to bondage.

Boldness

Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it. 

Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it.

Goethe

Concentrate on your Strengths

Enter every activity without giving mental 

recognition to the possibility of defeat. 

Concentrate on your strengths, instead of 

your weaknesses...On your powers, instead 

of your problems.

Paul J. Meyer

Always do what you are afraid to do

It was a high counsel that I once heard given to a 

young person, ‘Always do what you are afraid to do.’

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Develop Inspiration & Passion

Ponder Over

How can I develop more motivation, inspiration, and passion

in life?

15 Secrets about Time Management - Book Summary & Review

15 Secrets Successful People Know about Time Management

Kevin Kruse

We are often overworked and overwhelmed. Life is stressful imagine, what if we had an extra hour each day to read, exercise, sleep, spend with your family, or do any leisure of our choice? In this captivating book New York Times bestselling author, Kevin Kruse, presents the remarkable findings of his study of ultra-productive people in which they share the secrets to extreme productivity.

Notable Ideas of the Book

Get more time to do the things you really care about.

Our modern lives are full of time thieves like our phones, internet etc. And once we’ve lost time we can never get it back again. To remain focused and make sure the time thieves don’t get the upper hand, we need a few tricks up your sleeve.

In this fine book, you’ll learn:

• Why you should avoid to-do lists;

• How to find your MIT (Most Important Task); and

• Why you shouldn’t multitask.

Time is a limited asset – use it wisely by focusing. There are 1,440 minutes in a day, and we keep losing them whenever we fail to say no when someone asks us if we’ve “got a minute?” To keep in mind the importance of his time, the author has a large printout of the number 1,440 hanging in his workspace, reminding him that he hasn’t got a second to waste.

If we also want to make the most of every minute in our day, we need to focus. We focus on our MIT, or Most Important Task for each day, each week and each month. Once we’ve defined our MIT, which needs to be fixed and measurable, the next step is scheduling its completion as early as possible. This encourages us to get our tasks done quickly and efficiently.

Another aspect of good focus is the ability to say “no” to requests that hold you back. We don’t have to be afraid to be ruthless when it comes to tasks that aren’t relevant to our goals.

Finally, we have to know that nobody can be the best at absolutely everything. We all have strengths and weaknesses, so we have to put our time into the things we’re good at.  

Delegate what can be delegated and work on the rest in a planned manner.

When it comes to great time management, focus is one foundation stone. But there’s another: delegation.

If you have a task that isn’t urgent or is something you can’t do so well, then it’s best to delegate. Ask someone else to do it and not only will it free up your time for the things that matter, it also reduces stress.

If a task is both important and best completed by you, we should focus on completing it in a planned manner. For this we need to keep three simple principles in mind.

The first is to stop using to-do lists. They only leave us with an incomplete list of errands and extra stress.

Secondly, get nominal with your meetings. Meetings should be reduced to those that are absolutely crucial. They should be kept short with careful planning and a prepared agenda. Organizing meetings where everyone stands up is a great way to prevent things from dragging on.

Finally, it’s time to tackle our inbox. It’s very easy to waste an entire day answering emails. To avoid this, we have to start by clearing out your inbox. All mail received in the previous 48 hours should be answered today, whereas the rest should be archived in a folder that allows us to find it again if necessary.

A notebook and a healthy rhythm are two simple but vital tools for your productivity.

Paper notebook is a valuable tool for anyone aspiring for organizational excellence. A notebook is the place to jot down advice, ideas, questions and conversations. It’s a great help while making and maintaining plans.

Great ideas we dream up, won’t become reality unless we work on them effectively. Solid health and energy levels are important for using time well.

To know what time of day we tend to get tired helps us to ensure that our working time is spent effectively, with enough hours left for rejuvenation.

Another strategy to keep your energy levels stable is to start the day right. Morning routines that allow “me-time” can lift our productivity from the outset.

To tackle individual tasks throughout the day, getting into a “pulse” rhythm of 90 minutes work and 10 minutes break is very effective way to give our body the energy renewal it needs for efficiency.

The time-management tips of successful people provide foundations for our own personal strategy.

The author asked billionaires, Olympic athletes, straight-A students and entrepreneurs their secret to outstanding time management. Although everyone had their own take on it, there were patterns.

Billionaires stressed the obstacles that meetings pose, and suggested limiting meetings to a bare minimum. The athletes, on the other hand, accentuate on the importance of scheduling. According to the straight-A students, focus played a central role. This includes not only the ability to say “no” but also the skill of prioritizing which tests were worth the most.  The entrepreneurs discussed the pressure of having multiple obligations. Rigid morning routines were a well-liked strategy to fight an overloaded schedule. Interestingly, many entrepreneurs avoided multitasking as it simply isn’t effective. Focus was again highlighted as an important tool for completing a project effectively.

These strategies show the level of diversity among different types of top performers. We can create our own time management strategies by combining these ones or maybe by inventing whole new one. It’s all about our own priorities and personal application.

Ruchika Verma

In pursuit of the American Dream, Kevin Kruse started his first company when he was just 22 years old. He worked around the clock, literally living out of his one-room office and showering each day at the YMCA, before giving up a year later deeply in debt. But after discovering the power of Wholehearted Leadership and Extreme Productivity, Kevin went on to build and sell several, multimillion dollar technology companies, winning both Inc 500 and Best Place to Work awards along the way.

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कस्यैकान्तं सुखम् उपनतं, दु:खम् एकान्ततो वा

कस्यैकान्तं सुखम् उपनतं, दु:खम् एकान्ततो वा।

नीचैर् गच्छति उपरि च, दशा चक्रनेमिक्रमेण॥

किसने केवल सुख ही देखा है और किसने केवल दुःख ही देखा है,

जीवन की दशा एक चलते पहिये के घेरे की तरह है जो क्रम से 

ऊपर और नीचे जाता रहता है॥

Who has only experienced constant happiness or constant 

sorrows? Situations in life are similar to a point on 

the moving wheel which goes up and down regularly. 

Do just once what others say you can't do

Do just once what others say you can't do, and you will 

never pay attention to their limitations again.

James Cook

Highest Aspirations

Far away in the sunshine are my highest 

aspirations. I may not reach them, but I can 

look up and see their beauty, believe in them, 

and try to follow where they lead.

Louisa May Alcott

Extra Mile

Do more than is required. What is the distance between 

someone who achieves their goals consistently and those 

who spend their lives and careers merely following? 

The extra mile.

Gary Ryan Blair

Do I listen more than speak?

Ask Yourself

Do I listen more than speak?

Profound Lessons from Rumi

Profound Lessons from Rumi

Rumi was a 13^th century Persian poet and Sufi mystic who believed that universal love was the cornerstone of spiritual living. This fascinating video highlights the major lessons we can learn from his teachings. Some of the lessons are as follows:

Never Give up on yourself

Sorrow prepares you for joy. It violently sweeps everything out of your house, so that new joy can find space to enter. It shakes the yellow leaves from the bough of your heart so that fresh green leaves can grow in their place. Whatever sorrow shakes from your heart, far better things will take their place.

When you go through a hard period, when everything seems to oppose you, when you feel you cannot even bear one more minute, Never Give Up! Because it is the time and place that the course will divert!

Dance when you’re broken open.

Dance  if you’ve torn the bandage off.

Dance in the middle of the fighting.

Dance in your blood.

Dance when you’re perfectly free.

Stop Acting So Small

Do You Know Who You Are?

You are a Manuscript of a Divine Letter.

You are a Mirror Reflecting a Noble Face.

This universe is not outside of you. Look inside of yourself; everything that you want, you’re already that. You were born with potential. You were born with goodness and trust.

You were born with Wings. You are not meant for Crawling, so don’t. You have Wings. Learn to use them and fly.

You have the energy of the Sun in you, but you keep knotting it up at the base of your spine.

Live your life in a way that makes sense to you, not to them.

Why are you so enchanted by this world when a mine of gold lies within you?

Goodbyes are only for those who love with their eyes, because for those who love with their heart and soul there is no such thing as separation.

The wound is the place where the light enters you.

What hurts you, blesses you. Darkness is your candle.

Grief can be the garden of compassion. If you keep you heart open through everything your pain can become your greatest ally in your life’s search for love and wisdom.

You have to keep breaking your heart until it opens.

Let Go Who You Are and Become Who You Might Be

Don’t be satisfied with stories, how things have gone with others. Unfold your own myth.

Everyone has been made for some particular work, and the desire for that work has been put in every heart.

You don’t have to know the Path. Just take the first step. As you start to walk out on the Way, the Way appears.

Do what you Love and do it with Love.

Reason is powerless in the expression of Love.

Put your thoughts to sleep, do not let the cast a shadow over the moon of you heart. Let go of thinking.

Silence is the language of God. All else is poor translation.