OF MEDIOCRITY

 have heard far too many excuses and justifications for not being able to EXCEL.

Too busy.

Too tired.

Too involved.

Job compulsions and pressures.

Family issues.

Bad luck

Destiny

...

Add yours

I have a simpler explanation.

"WE ARE KEPT AWAY FROM OUR GOALS,NOT BY OBSTACLES,BUT BY A CLEAR PATH TO A LESSER GOAL."

Stop blaming your circumstances.You are not dead.

You love your comfort zone.Hence further effort seems impossible.

Congratulate yourself.Why,u ask?

Because this world is full of average people.You have successfully added your name to the list.

"Greatness is rare because it's not attempted enough."

LAW OF WASTED EFFORTS

Do you know that lions only succeed in a quarter of their hunting attempts — which means they fail in 75% of their attempts and succeed in only 25% of them.

Despite this small percentage shared by most predators, they don't despair in their pursuit and hunting attempts. 

The main reason for this is not because of hunger as some might think but it is the understanding of the “Law of Wasted Efforts” that have been instinctively built into animals, a law in which nature is governed. 

Half of the eggs of fishes are eaten... half of the baby bears die before puberty... most of the world's rains fall in oceans... and most of the seeds of trees are eaten by birds. 

Scientists have found that animals, trees, and other forces of nature are more receptive to the law of "wasted efforts". 

Only humans think that the lack of success in a few attempts is failure... but the truth is that: we only fail when we "stop trying"

Success is not to have a life free of pitfalls and falls... but success is to walk over your mistakes and go beyond every stage where your efforts were wasted looking forward to the next stage. 

If there is a word that summarizes this world, it will simply be: continue all over again.

Ack:PressReader

EQUALS

 

Are men and women equal?

Are men and women created equal?

Should men and women be treated equal?

Quick answer :yes.yes.yes

Is it?

A woman in scheme of nature is CREATOR.

A man in scheme of nature is PROTECTOR.

In modern context ,both are PROVIDERS.

Please save angry howls of protest and think through this

 Sociology,physiology,psychology....Take any parameter.

Are they equal?

We take EQUALITY to be an emotive and ethical issue.A humane issue.For some a legal issue as well.

Is it?

Or is it a issue of NATURE(KUDRAT)?Issue of FACT?

What is the scheme of nature?

Or parameters ought to be different?

Are they equal?

DO THEY HAVE TO BE EQUAL?

Can they be equal?

Can they just not be DIFFERENT?

Is humanity not richer due to this?

To us,it's an issue of justice and morality in the sense that if they are not equal ,one has to be superior and one inferior.That's where the prejudice of thought and error of defined and chosen criteria lies.The elected  narrative compels us to choose a winner in each and every interactional situation.But gender equality in strictest sense is an undefinable parameter because it does not submit to objective comparison by definition.

If the issue is merely equality of opportunity or equality before law or harassment etc,it's an issue of legislation or of law and order.In that sense issue is of justice for all,irrespective of gender.

Else its a debate without end.

Remember the legend of hermaphrodite.

I do.

WHY MINDFULNESS FAILS?

 

                        

 

This is yet another modern elixir impressed upon us by the "enlightened"life coaches.But it fails for most of us.Why?

Could it be that the technique works  in  professional life but in personal life the constant events of dejection and hurt overwhelm mindfulness?

Another reason I find this wonderfully attractive concept failing is because a human being is an organic whole.And memory (of past)and anticipation (of future)don't let you remain what in indian philosophy is called  "स्थितप्रज्ञ"

It's a concept encompassing but exceeding mindfulness.Two words are here Sthit स्थित and pragya प्रज्ञ । ... When combining both words Sthitpragya means — A man who is firm in judgement .A man who is contended , Determined , Steady .Focused .

In Bhagvad Gita,the greatest book ever written,in CHAPTER 2 VERSE 54 it is written that:

अर्जुन उवाच |

स्थितप्रज्ञस्य का भाषा समाधिस्थस्य केशव |

स्थितधी: किं प्रभाषेत किमासीत व्रजेत किम् ||

Arjun said : O Keshav, what is the disposition of one who is situated in divine consciousness? How does an enlightened person talk? How does he sit? How does he walk?

Part of 16 Q's asked by Arjuna

The exact translation of the word is ONE WITH STEADY INTELLECT.

So key is to teach people to be stithpragya and not merely mindful.