DNA, 25th October, 2009
H.H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
Taking success and failure with the same stoic equanimity means that you are really successful
Most of the activities that you undertake in life are because they bring you comfort. What you are looking for in life is comfort. Why do you need money? Because you want comfort. Any need in any direction boils down to one word - comfort.
There are many levels of comfort. One is physical - if you are sitting on the grass, you think: "Oh, it would have been better if there was a cushion". Another one is mental comfort - this is even more essential. If you have a comfortable home but the mind is not comfortable, you will not be able to sleep even on a comfortable bed.
Then there is emotional comfort - you have everything, but if someone close to you doesn't speak to you or does something that hurts you, then your emotional comfort is gone. Then another one is spiritual comfort - this is comfort of the soul, total peace, an uninterrupted flow of peace and joy from within. Comfort means to be yourself.
Where is comfort? Is it in the body or in the mind? It is in a combination of both. The mind is three times more powerful than the body, so mental comfort is three times more important than physical comfort.
Other people's commitment also brings you comfort. For example, the milkman's commitment to bring you milk gives you comfort. Similarly, your commitment should bring comfort to everyone else. Now, don't think every commitment will be smooth from the beginning. If you are committed to complete your medical course, then there are bound to be roughs times in between.
However, commitment can take you across all obstacles. And, greater the commitment, greater the achievement. The more committed you are, the more will be your capacity and capability to do any work. Commitment is always about something more than what you think you can do.
There is so much talk about success everywhere. Everyone wants to be successful. Have you ever thought what success is? It's simply ignorance of your capabilities. You have set a limitation on your self, and whenever you cross your own boundary or limitation, you claim success. Success is ignorance of the power of your self because you assume you can do only that much.
Every time you achieve something, you feel proud about it, isn't it? Actually, you should feel sorry about it. You are just proud of what you can easily do. When you are successful, you are proud of it and if you fail, you feel guilty and upset.
The best thing is to surrender to the Divine. If you are successful, so what? It is another happening, another thing that you did, and you can do much more. And, if you couldn't do something, then you couldn't do it, that's all.
H.H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
Taking success and failure with the same stoic equanimity means that you are really successful
Most of the activities that you undertake in life are because they bring you comfort. What you are looking for in life is comfort. Why do you need money? Because you want comfort. Any need in any direction boils down to one word - comfort.
There are many levels of comfort. One is physical - if you are sitting on the grass, you think: "Oh, it would have been better if there was a cushion". Another one is mental comfort - this is even more essential. If you have a comfortable home but the mind is not comfortable, you will not be able to sleep even on a comfortable bed.
Then there is emotional comfort - you have everything, but if someone close to you doesn't speak to you or does something that hurts you, then your emotional comfort is gone. Then another one is spiritual comfort - this is comfort of the soul, total peace, an uninterrupted flow of peace and joy from within. Comfort means to be yourself.
Where is comfort? Is it in the body or in the mind? It is in a combination of both. The mind is three times more powerful than the body, so mental comfort is three times more important than physical comfort.
Other people's commitment also brings you comfort. For example, the milkman's commitment to bring you milk gives you comfort. Similarly, your commitment should bring comfort to everyone else. Now, don't think every commitment will be smooth from the beginning. If you are committed to complete your medical course, then there are bound to be roughs times in between.
However, commitment can take you across all obstacles. And, greater the commitment, greater the achievement. The more committed you are, the more will be your capacity and capability to do any work. Commitment is always about something more than what you think you can do.
There is so much talk about success everywhere. Everyone wants to be successful. Have you ever thought what success is? It's simply ignorance of your capabilities. You have set a limitation on your self, and whenever you cross your own boundary or limitation, you claim success. Success is ignorance of the power of your self because you assume you can do only that much.
Every time you achieve something, you feel proud about it, isn't it? Actually, you should feel sorry about it. You are just proud of what you can easily do. When you are successful, you are proud of it and if you fail, you feel guilty and upset.
The best thing is to surrender to the Divine. If you are successful, so what? It is another happening, another thing that you did, and you can do much more. And, if you couldn't do something, then you couldn't do it, that's all.
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