\u201cArise, awake, and stop not till the goal is\nreached\u201d is a sloka of Katha Upanishad which was popularised in the late 19th\ncentury by the noted Hindu philosopher Swami Vivekananda. It was his message to\nthe people to get out of their hypnotised state of mind. Arise like a tidal\nwave. You can either see yourself as a wave in the ocean or you can see\nyourself as the ocean. Keep in mind one thing that no one is going to work on\nyour dream and you yourself have to arise. Don\u2019t aspire to shine like a sun if\nyou don\u2019t have the courage to burn like a sun. Every great thing takes the\ncourage. Don\u2019t just dream about the success, work for it. Don\u2019t limit your\nvision and never be afraid to start alone. Don\u2019t let your own negative thoughts\nlimit your dreams. It is never too late to start the things which you love.\nYour vision has the ability to change the life, you need the courage to follow\nthe path of your dream in order to make your vision into reality. Awake from\nyour unskilful intentions. Unskilful intentions are motivated by impulsive\nselfishness, craving, confusion and ill-will. Mindfulness (samma sati), right\nview (sammadithi), right effort (sammavayama) can free us from this feedback\nloop, breaking open a circular track and turning it into a path that leads to\nawakening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mindfulness is necessary because without it, we\nare submerged in our thoughts and feelings. Unable to
\nstand back, we act unreflectively, strengthening our unskilful habits and\ncreating suffering for ourselves. Right view is important because it allows us\nto evaluate our potential actions. We should realise which actions of ours can\nlead to negative consequences and which can prove beneficial for ourselves and\nothers. Right effort is needed because it\u2019s not enough just to know what we\nshould do. We have to be willing to act in the right direction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The best example is the story of Eklavya.\nEklavya was a determined boy. He was the son of a poor
\nhunter. His father noticed that something was bothering Eklavya. When his\nfather asked, Eklavya told that he aspired to be an archer and want to be\ntutored by the great archery tutor of Hastinapura, Dronacharya. He wanted\nto learn archery to save the deer in the forest that were being hunted by the\nleopards. Eklavya\u2019s father was worried. He knew that what his son dreamt\nof becoming would not be something easy. In fact, it could also be something he\ncould never have. But he loved his son dearly and did not want to refuse his\nwish. So, he blessed his son to be successful and sent Eklavya to the gurukul\nto learn from Dronacharya himself. Eklavya set out for the gurukul and soon\nreached the place in the forest where Dronacharya was teaching archery to the\nprinces of the kingdom of Hastinapura. So, he went to Dronacharya and requested\nhim to teach him archery. Dronacharya was the teacher of the Royal family. He\nrefused to teach Eklavya on the ground that Eklavya was not fit to be trained\nwith the princes. Eklavya returned to the forest. He made an idol of Dronacharya out of the mud\nand considering it his teacher began to practise archery. Eklavya kept an eye\non what guru Dronacharya was teaching his pupils and especially his favourite\npupil Arjuna. He learnt the techniques that Dronacharya taught Arjuna in the\nnights in the jungle. With regular practice, Eklavya soon became one of the\nbest archers and was confident that he was better than even Prince Arjuna,\nDronacharya\u2019s best pupil. This
\nteaches us that most of the learning comes from your own hard work and\ndedication and through regular and continuous practice. Teacher has a very\nlittle role to play in your learning. At best, he\/she can be an inspiration and\ngive his guidance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The real essence of life lies in struggle.\nDetermination and calmness help a person in his endeavours. These provide him\ninspiration to achieve success. A wise man accepts the challenges of life with\na calm mind. Our ancient scriptures also advocate that one should do one\u2019s duty\nwith determination. One should have a firm determination to strive and win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Many great men tasted success by their sheer\ndetermination and focus. We all are born to succeed. We must achieve something\ngreat in the limited time that we call life. This is our duty\u2014a duty that every\nman or woman should perform. But what should we do in order to achieve success?\nIf you want to be successful in your work, you must follow this rule: focus on\nonly one thing at a time. Being successful does not require one to be\nexceptionally talented. Faith in your abilities, determination to prove\nsomething to yourself and the world and the willingness to work hard can do\nwonders for you in your quest for success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The most important thing is to fight. We should\nfocus on our goals, aims, ambitions and dreams no matter what others say. Work\ndone recklessly is hardly profitable. So, one should think over the situation\nmany times before undertaking a project. Foolish people do things in haste and\nlose opportunities whereas wise people win the game by having patience and with\nmeticulous planning. In the story of HARE AND TORTOISE, the tortoise wins the\nrace because of its slow and steady performance whereas the hare loses the line\nbecause of its hasty performance. So, one should think over many times before\ndoing something. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
So, stop not till the goal is achieved. Whether\nyou realise it or not, every step you have taken up to now has brought you\ncloser to success. Failures are stepping stones on the road to success. You\nhave the confidence to move ahead. Your\ndesire for success has to be greater than your fear of disappointment and\nfailure. Take the steps that will take\nyou where you need to be. It is up to\nyou. No hard and fast rules have been in\nsight for a sure success in life in spite of enormous development of humanity\nduring recent years. Since time immemorial, it has been the effort of man to\nachieve success in his undertakings. Man has resorted to many ways and means to\nget a clue of the ultimate way to success but still it eludes many\nopportunities in life. A successful man is not a rarity as we see many\nsuccessful people around us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Never give up. Today is hard,\ntomorrow can be worse, but the day after tomorrow will be sunshine. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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