If we introspect our life since childhood everyone of us searching something to become successful. Objects & Subjects to become successful keeps changing with our age. Example in childhood our objects to become successful was our favorite toy, food, play with our friends, watch movies...In teenagers to have company with boyfriend or girlfriend....in adult life to have nice job, house, family......to have more money, power, position......so on & so forth. Ideas in our mind to become successful keeps changing according to age, time, place and circumstances.
Our target ( to become successful ) is influenced by family, society, nation....... by surrounding people & environment to do or follow some things. Important question is why I want to be successful? If we have clarity in our mind life become less stressful. Only one common answer for all of us why I want be successful is to be happy & satisfied.
We keeps trying different things to gratify our senses & mind to become happy & satisfied. Nothing wrong in acquiring all material things in our life like having few businesses , many positions, many titles , few cars, few houses, many vacations, many gadgets...etc. At the end of day we need to ask one question to ourselves how much I need to become happy....answer is to have one nice business or job, one house, one vehicle to take us around, one gadget, one plate of food and most important one nice family & friend. OUR HAPPINESS GET DOUBLE IF WE HAVE LOVED ONE WHO CAN LISTEN TO US AT WORK & HOME, we can share our stories with someone who care for us.
In this whole drama, notion or process of become successful we loose our identity as who am I? Once we realize that at a core level I am Spirit Soul part & parcel of Supreme Soul, my Soul can be ignited, nourished, satisfied & happy by Spiritual objects like spiritual knowledge, spiritual food, spiritual sound vibrations, spiritual association, spiritual entertainment and sharing spiritual thoughts. With all these spiritual practices we can reciprocate to Supreme with love, affection , enthusiasm, satisfaction, Everlasting Happiness or Bliss and all these divine qualities will reflect in our daily action.....and in our attitude while dealing with others including nature in unlimited amounts. With Spirituality in life our happiness and satisfaction get much deeper behind every material success we acquired.
Bg 7.17 — Of these, the one who is in full knowledge and who is always engaged in pure devotional service ( spiritual practices ) is the best. For I am very dear to him, and he is dear to Me. ( vedabase.com ).
Nice 7 minute video.
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I am inspire to hear & read Vedic Scriptures & other philosophy by regularly listening Sri Pandurang Shashtri Athvale known as Dadaji ( speak on Srimad Bhagavad Gita, Veda based discourses & western philosophy ) and association of Swadhyay Parivar every Sunday in Swadhya Kendra.
FYI: Good source of Vedic literature: Vedabase.com (Srimad Bhagavad Gita is the essence & Srimad Bhagavatam (SB) is the nectar of all Vedic scriptures). Hearing & reading SB daily is purifying to our senses, nourishing & satisfying to our heart ( Soul ) and transcendental to our consciousness.
I also hear and read discourses & articles on Vedic thoughts & other philosophy from Srila Prabhupada, his disciples & grand disciples (Rasamitra Swami, Chaitanya Charandas Prabhu, Sutapa Das, Amarnath Dasa, Bhakticharu Swami, Urmila Devi Dasi, Radhanath Swami, Lal Govind Prabhu ( Gujarati & Hindi) Prahalad Maharaj in Surat (Gujarati) .......and many more from ISKCON......).
I am posting some article based on Vedic scriptures and literature. Of course I use Google search to collect some data. Thanks to Facebook for providing platform.
It is always good idea to share our good thoughts & knowledge with others. Besides my parents, wife, teachers, family & friends GREATFUL to EVERYONE WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTED in MY LIFE.
Hopefully my enthusiasm will continue by grace of Guru & God (Absolute Truth).
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