Monday, 19 June
2017Excellence –A Drive From Inside
A tourist once
visited a temple under construction where he saw a sculptor making an idol of
God. Suddenly he noticed a similar idol lying nearby. Surprised, he asked the
sculptor , “Do you need two statues of the same idol?”“No” , Said the
sculptor without looking up “We need only one, but the first one got damaged in
the last stage”.
The gentleman
examined the idol and out of, no apparent damage.“Where is the
damage?” he asked.
There is a scratch on the nose of the idol”, said
the sculptor still busy with his work.
Where are you going
to install the idol?”The sculptor
replied that it would be installed on a pillar twenty feet high.
“if the idol is
that far who is going to know , that there is a scratch on the nose? the gentleman
asked…The sculptor
stopped his work, looked up at the man, smiled and said. “ I will know it”.
The desire to excel
is exclusive of the fact whether someone else appreciates if or not.
Excellence “ is a
drive from inside not outside.
Excellence is not
for someone else to notice but for your own satisfaction and efficiency .
-Courtesy The
Vision.Quote from the True Charm and Power of
VedantaThere is an impression
among some people that teachings of Vedanta are fit for those only who live
like ascetics in caves and forests, but not for those who lead a busy American’s
life . Such people are entirely mistaken , because they do not know that truths
of Vedanta were first discovered and practised not by ascetics who dwelt in
caves or forests,; but by kings and monarchs, ministers and statesman, who lived
the busiest and most luxurious lives that we can imagine. If we read the
Upanishads, the Epics like Mahabharata and Ramayana and other historical works,
we find that there were not only the Hindu ministers and statesman, but also
the kings sitting on their thrones discharging their royal duties of governing
the states and looking after the welfare of their numerous subjects and living
a busier and much responsible life than that of an ordinary businessman of the
present day , could find ample time and opportunity to study Vedanta and to
carry out its sublime tenets in their practical lives. When such persons could live
the ideal life as specified by Vedanta, what can we say of ourselves? We are
not half as busy as they were. I can quote from the Upanishads many names of the
ancient Hindu monarchs who faithfully followed the teachings of Vedanta while
fulfilling the duties of their royal position. They not only lived up to the
ideals of Vedanta but also taught others and were considered by the people as
the living examples of this practical philosophy. Those who have read the
Bhagavad Gita, or the Song Celestial by Sir Edwin Arnold , will remember that the great commander of a huge
army, standing in the midst of the din of battle at Krurkshetra, fond time to
discuss the ideals of Vedanta and succeeded in applying them in practice. Courtesy Vedanta in daily life
But, if He exists?I drive joy There was a doctor in Benaras who
spent 7 minutes in the morning and evening for mediation on God. Knowing this,
his colleagues and friends laughed at him. One day they argued that he was
wasting ten precious minutes on something, which he had been misled into
believing. The doctor replied, “Well, if God does not exist, I agree that I am
wasting ten minutes a day. But, if He exists? I am afraid you are wasting your
entire lifetime. I prefer to waste ten minutes rather than a lifetime. Why
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