Success & Happiness

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Happiness & Success Bob Lyngdoh Bharat Bhardwaj ©Copyright 2011 Bob Lyngdoh & Bharat Bha

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Ancient Vedic wisdom for wholesome integrated approach to success with happiness in one's life.

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Happiness & Success

Bob LyngdohBharat Bhardwaj

©Copyright 2011 Bob Lyngdoh & Bharat Bhardwaj

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Success is the word inculcated in our minds as a part of our education system. We’re told “You have to succeed to grow. If you want to be promoted to next class you have to be successful in your exams. You want recognition in the society – you need to be a successful person”.

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Success is a wonderful positive word, but what does it actual mean.Is Success a result, achievement or accomplishment? Is it a process or a journey of realization of dreams? Or is it a relative measurement, a feeling of emotion or a passion?

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Success may mean different things for different people depending upon their value system. A priest, a politician, a social worker, a business executive, a student or a housewife may use altogether a unique set of parameters to measure one’s success.

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• Does success mean to achieve one thing and sacrifice or ignore other things in life? Or is Success then add up of ongoing realization, satisfaction through desired results, concerning actions, status, relationships or wealth?

• We have seen people who focused on money – became rich but have miserable health or relationships as they completely ignored those areas. You can't be hugely popular and yet be spiritually poor. Balance is very important. A truly happy person is happy about all areas of life. And that is what makes one truly successful.

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Then, what is True Success?

That is up to you… because up to a large extent it’s influenced by your value system. But it is not mere accomplishing of a set of goals. It is much beyond that, that brings overall inner happiness. Isn’t it?

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• Be happy to be successful. Because when you are happy, you see the world that is full of wonderful objects and opportunities.

• You thank God for that you already have everything you need.

• You are focused on positive things in life, and thus you keep receiving more and more positive things.

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The truth

• There is no end to materialistic greed… In fact there’s a very fine thin line between ambitions and greed

• This material greed results in unethical practices and corruption

• People when indulge into such practices forget that ‘Death is inevitable’ and all the material possessions will be left behind.

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Vacuum of contentment

Today the world is realizing this vacuum of happiness and contentment. The people have started moving towards what has been recommended by Ancient Vedic texts – the holistic view towards life using 4-fold 4-phase path. Success is being seen as all-inclusive quotient of material, emotional and spiritual gratification.

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Vedic wisdom

Vedic wisdom, which goes beyond self-actualization of Maslow’s theory of needs, suggests the ‘FOUR fold Four Phase path’ for a successful life. This mantra is not good only the individuals but it’s a holistic approach for the betterment of family and society.

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Conclusion

Mantra # 1: Success is outcome of wholesome contentment and complete satisfaction derived from the fulfillment of one’s duties, responsibilities and desires without crossing the boundaries of one’s value system, with inner happiness as a prerequisite.

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More coming soon….

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