DYP- Dedicate Your Prayer

I am born in a Jain family. Jainism is based on philosophy that your fate is nothing but result of past Karma (actions). Whatever you do today, will be your destiny which includes future births also. All the eastern philosophies are based on this principle. With that philosophy in mind, I never thought that prayers have any role in bringing happiness in our life or removing sorrow/pain from our life.

I would like to recall an incident when I got introduced to an elderly lady for some work purpose. We hardly met 2-3 times then. That time when I fell sick, somehow she came to know about it. Later I came to know that she actually walked 20 kms to a temple to pray for my wellness. Though I never had faith in prayers but I was touched by her gesture, selfless love and care for someone who is not even a close friend or relative.

After giving a much thought to the power of prayers, I realized that prayers are not powerful because somebody is sitting there, listening to your prayer and taking action for your well being. Instead, prayers help in increasing the faith in self and becoming psychologically as well as emotionally strong. And which in turn direct all universal forces to create situation/circumstances which are required to make prayers successful.

Most of us pray for greed of getting something or fear of losing something. The best thing which I learned few days back is – Everyday, one should dedicate a prayer for someone else, selflessly. I am not sure if that will help someone or not, but it will definitely give you the utmost pleasure of selflessness.

5 Tips for Dedicating Prayer for others:
1. Everyday think of someone who is in some pain.
2. Pray to your God for his/her well being.
3. If you do not believe in any God, pray to the nature/universe.
4. You may devise your own method of praying.
5. Try to be as selfless as possible in prayers.

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पूजा ऐसी मत करो, भय व लोभ हो साथ।परहित ही मन मे रहे, जोड़ प्रभु को हाथ H279

FAE-Failures Are Experiences

In my opinion we must discourage everyone to use the word FAILURE. The word failure has been used so negatively in day-to-day life that it can’t do any thing better than to demean and demotivated someone. Failure is basically not getting success in that attempt, which can be better defined as experience. Thomas Edison did not get success 999 times before developing bulb, but he learned 999 ways how not a bulb can be made.

In professional life, failing is actually accumulating experiences. The best example of learning from failure is Abraham Lincoln. When we will start calling failures as experiences, we will not get demotivated and never feel down. We will start again with new experience and new zeal. Instead of asking how and why you failed, ask how your experience was and what your next plans are. Failures are best lessons to learn and strong foundation stones on which a palace of success can be built.

5 Tips to handle failure effectively:
1. Smile on the face of failure.
2. Do not allow your enthusiasm to die.
3. Analyse reasons of failure.
4. Start again with new strategy.
5. Do not blame others for your failures.

EWH - Education Widens Horizon

Here is real story of a boy who never cleared his exams till standard 8th without grace marks, failed twice; in standard 7th and 9th. Completed graduation in Hindi medium. Completed CA because his father had strong desire that his son should be a Chartered Accountant. This is ME, today whatever little success I have, the entire credit goes to my father and my education.
Education never stops. I wish I could read till my last breath. By religion I am Jain and we believe in next birth. I wish in next birth I want to devote entire life studying Sanskrit so that I can read Veda, Upanishad, Geeta and our Scriptures. So much of wisdom gained by our Rishis is hidden there. I wish I could get part of it.

Education widens horizon, one can have a higher vision, clarity of thoughts, wisdom in speech and purity of action. Good education helps us to lead life of peace and happiness.
5 Tips for continuous learning:
1. Give as much education as possible to your children.
2. Keep learning even after completion of formal education by reading books, magazines etc. Keep attending seminar, exhibitions etc.
3. Travel a lot, this help in widening horizon.
4. Be observant of each and every thing.
5. Develop a habit of writing.
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