Commitment and Excellence in Life

Commitment is the language of the wise; complaint is the language of the fools. Commitment is a responsibility and also includes accountability. In life, one should be responsible as well as accountable. Generally one takes responsibility without accountability; this weakens one’s being.

Our weaknesses result in disappointment. Disappointment should be cremated and not garlanded. People derive a sadistic pleasure from disappointment. This is a primitive pleasure, like a grownup boy sucking his thumb. To cremate disappointment, one should strengthen one’s strengths. The greatest strength comes from the energy of commitment and brings in excellence in all walks of life. Few people traverse the road of success without a puncture or two but it is commitment to excellence that takes them through.

Commitment is not being ‘stuck,’ but it is an integration of one’s being. For example, if you are committed to honour your word, then the ‘lower self’ in you will discourage you to justify the failure in not keeping up your promise. If your energies are low, you will be sucked into its logic and reasoning. But if you follow the ‘higher self,’ the ‘lower self’ will be like a servant serving the master. Slowly the ‘lower self’ will be integrated with the higher. In such a state there will be integrity. Without integrity life is shallow.

We have, both - an actor and a thinker in us. Every time we lie, the thinker warns us that we are lying and the actor asks us to shut up and continue telling lies. In such a state, there is a split in our being – between the actor and the thinker. It is like riding a chariot with two horses, with the horses going in two different directions. Commitment creates integrity. In this state, it is easier to bring forth the excellence in our lives.

Observe Nature and see how other beings are committed. For example, look at an eagle.
• From a range of 5 km, it focuses on its prey.
   Can we focus on our goals like an eagle?
• An eagle does not eat a dead prey.
   Can we learn not to live on dead information?
• If there is a storm, the eagle can glide on the strong breeze. It tests its wings and enjoys the storm and the challenges associated with it.
   Can we enjoy difficulties and convert them into challenges?
• An eagle does not mix with other birds. It soars high on its own.
   Can we be part of an average crowd and still soar high on our strengths?
• An eagle tests before it trusts. Before mating, a female eagle tests its partner. It picks up a twig, flies high and as the male follows, it flies around to escape and finally drops the twig. Before the twig falls on the ground, the male catches the twig and gives it to the female. It repeats this act. If a male succeeds in catching the twig consistently, then it allows mating to take place.
Similarly, like an eagle, can we test before we trust?
• Eagles lay eggs on a cliff or at the edge of a high peak by making a nest of grass entwined with thorns. When the eggs hatch, the weight of the eaglets makes it uncomfortable as the thorns start pricking. Then the female pushes the eaglets out of the nest. As the eaglets are about to fall, the male picks them and brings them back to the nest. Meanwhile, the female removes the upper layer of grass, so that the eaglets rest directly on the thorns that prick them. The eaglets are yet to test their wings to fly. Now the male pushes the eaglets out of the nest. This process continues till such time that the eaglets are able to foresee the danger in falling and start using theirs wings. Slowly they realise their ability to use their wings and start flying.

Difficulties are like divine surgery. Do not resist difficulties. Nature expects us to use our heart and head to discover new and wiser skills to fly in life.

Observe the commitment of an eagle in bringing out excellence while choosing a partner first and parenting later. Bring similar commitment to all walks of life; be it at family, at work, in society or in your spiritual life.

Excellence happens when there is love to grow and contribute. Heart is like a musical instrument. Use it wisely.

Creativity occurs primarily through the power of intention. Intention is like sowing a seed in existence. Allow it to germinate. Allow the forces of nature to nurture life.

Commitment also involves dropping illusions. We do not see the world as it is. We see the world projected through our verbose minds. Minds are filled with thoughts, which are nothing but mere words. Words represent experiences. Words are also influenced by memory. Memory is of the past. From the past, we see the present. Hence we create illusions created by words, but we must filter them wisely.

The mind creates dreams. The self - awareness in you sees reality. Awareness without the arrogant ‘I’ is the ‘higher self.’ The mind with its illusions is the ‘lower self.’ Have the commitment to operate from the ‘higher self.’

Through commitment, balance all walks of your life... family, work, social and spiritual. Creativity is to balance all walks of life. Creativity is just not creating something new always. Creativity brings excellence in one’s life. It is a state of well-being. Well-being creates completion. When one is complete, one is alive and vibrant in all walks of life.

A teacher advised, ‘Let this not happen to you all.’
First, I was dying to finish high school with an ‘A’ grade.
Then, I was dying to enter the best college.
Then, I was dying to finish college.
Then, I was dying to get a good job.
Then, I was dying to get married.
Then, I was dying to have children.
Then, I was dying to see my children study well.
Then, I was dying to retire.
Then, all of a sudden I got this insight that I have forgotten to live.

-Swami Sukhabodhananda
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Story:I am going to win the competition!

'Swamiji! I am a postgraduate. It is more than ten years since I completed my studies. So far, I have not received even a single interview card from the employment exchange. So, I am working as a cashier in a restaurant. This job has no connection whatsoever with my educational qualifications. Last month, there was a shortage of cash at the counter. I do not know it happened. The shame of being accused loomed large my mind. I thought I could pawn one of my wife's jewelry and replace the missing amount. But my wife refused. I asked my mother. She only fired me, but did nothing to help me! In this world, my own mother and wife were not ready to save my honor!'

I told him, ‘Leave alone the fact that your mother and wife not trust you. Do you trust yourself? Think deeply! You lack the confidence to take risks in life. So, you are stuck a job that you dislike. Since you dislike your job, you are unable to do it with full involvement. Because of this, you are not able to remember how that money was missing! So, your problem is not your wife or mother. It is you, yourself ! Lack of self-confidence is your problem. First try to overcome it.'


In order to foster growth of self-confidence, three qualities are absolutely essential.

Firstly, we should never give into worries, sadness and self-pity. Instead learn to feel good and build self-esteem.
Secondly, we should learn new skills. 
If we do not acquire new skills, we cannot develop self-confidence! What I mean by skill is, expertise in some field, which is of interest to us. It could be carpentry, gardening, painting, cooking, plumbing…. Select any field, learn it and train yourself in it!
Finally, the ability to take on responsibility and be accountable.

You, would have seen some employees in Government Service. When you ask them a question, they will never give a definite answer of 'Yes' or 'No.' Their replies are either vague or incomplete. If an issue is to be resolved, they will Listen to the whole narration, only to say at the end, 'Well, why don't you go directly to the higher official and tell everything?' This behavior is dubbed as 'cautiousness'. They would pat themselves with pride for having such a sense Of cautiousness'!

This is definitely not cautiousness ... it is just passing the buck! Passing on the responsibility to someone else. It is a very disgusting thing to do. Persons with self-confidence take responsibility on themselves. Look at the history of successful people.There are many who have succeeded in life, without education, money and why, even arms or legs! There are such achievers; but no person has succeeded without self-confidence.

In Olympics, why do only a few countries win gold medals repeatedly? 
When an athlete is participating in a race, even if he thinks just for a moment that he might lose, it is enough to make him lose. He would not be able to perform with his full strength in the race after such a thought has entered his mind. So, not only while participating, but also while practicing, he must tell himself repeatedly with a strong belief- 'I am going to win!'  Go on playing the mental video of you winning and position yourself powerfully. This is known as 'Mental Rehearsal'.

Recently one of my students asked, 'Swamiji! I am not like others. I did not depend on a government job; I invested all my money in business. I faced a huge loss and now I am broke. Tell me how I can fill myself with selfconfidence?'

There were umpteen failures in the life of Abraham Lincoln.
When he was 7 years old, his family was forced out of home on a legal dispute.
At 9, his mother died.
At 22, he lost his job as a clerk.
At 25, he was defeated in a legislature election.
At 27, he had nervous breakdown.
At 28, he lost his beloved.
At 30, he lost the election for the post of a speaker.
At 35, he lost the Congress election.
At 46, he lost the Senatorial elections- around the same time he lost his son.
At 47, he lost the Vice Presidential elections.
These failures could not shake his self-confidence!
At 52, he became the President of USA.
So, please do not allow the past to damage your self-confidence!
Therefore, Oh, Life Relax Please!

Yoga of Wisdom:
Self confidence is not the absence of fear; but the conquest of it.

Yoga of Action:
Keep your chin up and knees prayerfully down, you will learn from losing.

Contemplation:
Fear is food for fools.

Unhappiness dwells in the ruins of fear.

Poor self-esteem builds a world of hell.

A good archer is not known by his bow and arrow but by his aim.

-Swami Sukhabodhananda, Oh, Life Relax Please!
http://www.pdf-archive.com/2012/08/16/oh-life-relax-please/oh-life-relax-please.pdf

Story:Back To The Source!

Does God exist?
There can be no other doubt as ancient or prehistoric as this! Let us see an incident from the life of Ramakrishna Paramhamsa. He was an enlightened master. Many people from all over the country flocked to visit him at Kolkatta. There was a famous Pandit during his time. This Pandit was a very learned person. He was an expert in many forms of learning, but he had no faith in God. The Pandit was very jealous of Paramahamsa’s popularity.

He wanted to have a debate with Ramakrishna Paramahamsa to show his expertise and prove to him that there was no God. The Pandit argued well, citing a number of points, incidents and examples to put forth his argument with great skill and expertise. All the disciples of Ramakrishna Paramahamsa were listening with rapt attention. The disciples feared the possibility of nonexistence God being proved! Such was the eloquence of the Pandit’s convincing skills. 

Ramakrishna Paramahamsa listened compassionately.

Finally he smiled and said, 'Excellent! Wonderful! Your point of view was fantastic! You spoke with great skill. In every single word you uttered, I could see God's radiance dancing ... My heartfelt thanks to you for showing me God in and through your logic!”

The Pandit was dumbfounded.

The Vedas describe God as one without a beginning and an end. What is it that is without a beginning or an end? The very Existence! In that way, existence is God.

Let us read a Zen story.

A village was starved of rain for many seasons. he fields were parched, the wells had dried. At that stage, a Zen monk came to the village. People described their pathetic condition with tears in their eyes. The monk decided to relieve them of their sufferings. He requested for a place in the centre of the village to meditate. During the course of his meditation, the rain God was pleased and showered the village with heavy rain. The villagers drenched in joy. They gathered around the monk with tears of gratitude and exclaimed, 'How did you manage to do this?'

The monk replied, 'As I meditated, a sense of peace dawned in ~ my mind and harmony set in my body. The atmosphere around me was in tune with harmony. The harmony created a difference externally; thereby enabling transformation of the season of no rain. So, it rained. If you are in harmony, nature will be in harmony with you.'

If there is peace of mind within, the same would spread outwardly also. So is it with nature. If one does not cheat nature would not betray mankind. This was the philosophy proved by the Zen monk!

This is not magic or mumbo jumbo! One should accept it as a scientific truth. Nature consists of so many wonders that are beyond our comprehension.

The Vedas call this 'Maya.' It is very important to understand the way Maya engulfs us.

A master was teaching his disciple under a lamp. The flame disappeared due to heavy wind. Now the disciple asked the master, 'Guruji! Where has the flame gone?'

'It has gone back to wherever it came from!' said the master.

So, instead of focusing on endless debate as to whether God exists or not, we must realise the divine potential within us. Let us focus on strengthening this potential. There is no stronger divine power than this!

Yoga of Wisdom:
The inner ecology is disturbed, if your soul is disturbed. The internal ecology disturbs the external ecology.

Yoga of Action:
God is constantly speaking. Do we have time to listen?

Contemplation:
Heart has its own logic that the head cannot understand.

Be in harmony with life and nature will bless you thousand folds.

An unwise man fights his own shadow.
- Swami Sukhabodhananda, Oh Life Relax Please!
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Story:Just One More Day!

Vedas have described desires elaborately. There are two kinds of desires one is fundamental desire, the other topical desire. Topical desires arise in us more often than the fundamental desires. What are they?

We like to eat sweets, watch movies, gossip with friends…These are topical desires.

Now let us take a look at fundamental desires. Basically there are three desires under this category.

If we were to learn that today would be the last day in our lives, every one would expect 'Can we not live for a day more?' This is the first desire.

'Every one wishes to live a day more. This desire as per the Vedas is called `Sat.' But we also wish that extra day should be spent happily---this is the second desire, called 'Ananda.' When one attains permanent bliss, no one would wish to die.

The third fundamental desire is to gain as much knowledge as possible during one's lifetime. This is called hunger for knowledge.

One may not have any interest in the lessons taught in the school, but that does not mean that one has no interest in gaining any kind of knowledge.

Just for fun, try telling this to someone 'This is an important secret. I will reveal it to you tomorrow!'-he would not be able to even wait till the next day to find out what that secret is! We are not happy being ignorant. So I say, wishing to gain knowledge, wanting to learn new things, is third desire. This, the Vedas refer to as `Chit.' Hence, 'Sat' means the desire to live, "Ananda' means the desire that life should be happy, `Chit' the desire to acquire knowledge. The Vedas call them together as `Sat Chit Ananda.'

Sat, Chit and Ananda-are the three desires that we seek, a sea diver searching for pearls in the deep ocean holding his breath! 

Not knowing this basic truth, we live our lives lost in the un-essentials. 

Reflect on this story.
An Octroi officer was posted on a particular check post. He observed every day, a cyclist passing the check post carrying sandbags with him. This continued every day for years. There was no tax on sand and the Octroi officer allowed sand bags to pass.

Only after retirement did the Octroi officer find a big cycle shop near the place he used to work. To his surprise, he came to know that the cyclist, who used to carry sand bags, was the owner of the shop. On enquiry, it came to light that the cyclist, all along smuggled one cycle a day under the pretext of carrying sand bags.....

The Octroi officer to his dismay found that during his tenure, he had only checked the sand bags... missing the essential.

So often, we get lost in the unessential and miss what is essential. 

Therefore, the commitment of a spiritual person should be to fulfil the fundamental desire and not get lost in the unessential desires.

Spiritual desires uplift you and not drown you

Life is not measured by the time span we live but by the quality built into it.

We get lost in the unessential and miss what is essential.
- Swami Sukhabodhananda, Oh Life Relax Please!

http://www.pdf-archive.com/2012/08/16/oh-life-relax-please/oh-life-relax-please.pdf

Man is Half-Awake and Half-Asleep

There was a belief in an empire that whoever becomes its emperor, would go to heaven and inscribe his name on a golden mountain. A man believing this ideology, toiled throughout his life, sacrificed his happiness, and became the emperor.

When he died, he went to heaven. The gatekeeper at the doors of heaven was very indifferent. The emperor retorted, 'Don't you know that I am the emperor?'

The gatekeeper replied, 'Many emperors have come here from time immemorial. So what is so great about you?”

The emperor was shocked and asked him to lead him to the golden mountain. The gatekeeper answered casually, 'Go straight, and turn right, you will find the way to the golden mountain.' The emperor reached the mountain and tried to inscribe his name on the golden mountain. He found the whole mountain filled with names; he was disappointed not to find space to inscribe his name. He came back and enquired gate keeper, 'Where can I find space to inscribe my name?' The gatekeeper casually replied, 'Wipe off one of the existing names and inscribe yours.'

In the infinity of time, where do we exist?
The greed for name and fame is a juvenile approach to life.


In the same workshop, her husband asked, 'When my wife gets angry, it is like the rage of a thousand flames. How do I deal with it?'

Can you see your expression very closely? It is a product of your imagination. One of the teachings of George Gurdjieff is.....There is an imaginary self in all of us. If one is not watchful, it creates its own world of reality. In a relationship we have to observe how our imaginary selves operate and learn to handle them with maturity.

When one is in a negative frame of mind, observe the following steps:
• Negativity is not in a given situation; it is more in us. For example when we say, 'Picnic is spoiled because of rain'... a negative feeling is generated---is it in rain or in us?
• Do not identify yourself with negative feelings. Feelings are like clouds which come and go fleetingly; but you are like the space. Do not identify with the clouds; but be centered in the space of consciousness. This process is called detachment. When you are attached to your negative feelings you become a prisoner to them. Attachment creates hell.
Reflect on this anecdote.

In the earlier days, there was an interesting technique for catching monkeys. A huge jar with a narrow neck was used. Nuts were dropped into a narrow necked jar, in the presence of a monkey. A monkey trying to grab the nuts from the jar got caught, because its fist clutching the nuts would get stuck in the narrow necked jar. Only if it dropped the nuts, would its hand be free and easy to remove from the jar. But the monkeys were too attached to drop the nuts and free themselves; hence, they were caught.
Are we also attached like this? 

Can we experience a sense of wonderment when we see difficult people creating their own world of hell? The experience of wonderment relaxes one's being. First change has to happen within us, only then we can motivate others. ‘If you feel good, you will experience that the world is right. But ignorant people feel that only if the world is right would they feel good.'

Contemplation:
Misfortune is a good teacher for the wise.

Let us change ourselves then the world will be an interesting game.

No news is good news for the unenlightened.

We unnecessarily mess things up in life due to our conditioning.

In the infinity of space & time where do we exist?

Man is a victim of his imaginary self.

Yoga of Wisdom:
Insecurity is a change. Change is God's method of presenting us a surprise

- Swami Sukhabodhananda, Oh Life Relax Please!
http://www.pdf-archive.com/2012/08/16/oh-life-relax-please/oh-life-relax-please.pdf

Joyous Feeling

Recently, a young man came to me and said, 'Swamiji, I love a girl and want to marry her. She is beautiful. She is also well educated. Her father is rich-enough. If I marry her, I will be happy!'

He had brought his girl friend along and she was waiting in the aisle. I asked him to bring her along.

'Why are you planning to marry him?" I asked the girl. 'My lover is highly cultured. He has good qualities and is very humorous. He is hardworking and sure to come up in life. So, he can keep me happy!' was her response.

Anyone viewing this couple superficially, would immediately declare, 'They are made for each other'! But I had my doubts. If they get married with their respective attitudes, they might not be happy.

Now I share with you a few thoughts that I expressed to them.

The man begs happiness from his girl friend, while the girl expects happiness from her boyfriend. When they get married to each other, what would be the result? How can one beggar running after happiness provide happiness to another beggar? Only beggary would increase.

My advice to married people is - do not think of how your partner makes you happy... instead think how you make your partner happy! Marriage works when we are givers of happiness and not beggars of happiness.

Take enticing items for an example. We are happy to receive them as gifts for ourselves. But isn't it much more joyous to offer gifts to others…that too, to one's beloved?

`Giving' opens up a higher centre; hence joyous feeling arises.
-Oh Mind Relax Please, Swami Sukhabodhananda

If both beg for happiness, only beggary increases... in a marriage. 

Marriage is a commitment to change each other's habits for better living.

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Ladder of Love

Incremental growth in relation between husband and wife

Sex >   Love >   Friendliness       > Devotion    > Compassion
  V           V                 V                        V                      V
Lust > Caring > Non domination > Sacredness > Forgiveness

From the above, it can be seen that the centre of sex is lust. The centre of love is caring. The centre of friendliness is non-domination. The centre of devotion is sacredness. The centre of compassion is forgiveness.

The relationship between a husband and wife begins in lust. The next stage is caring -they feel for each other. The third stage is the friendship that blossoms between the two. In pure friendship, persons can remain in equality. They would not feel that one is inferior to the other. They would not plot to ruin each other. There is no domination of one over the other.

When friendship develops between the husband and wife, both of them would cherish their relationship as something sacred; they would protect the relationship!

The final stage in this relationship is compassion. The basis of compassion is forgiveness. Whether it is the husband or wife, it is but natural, mistakes do happen. Forgiving mistakes made by the other is the last and highest stage of the relationship. Only at this level, does a relationship become complete.

Can you transform your sexual relationship into a sacred relationship? In this process a spiritual intimacy will develop. If your relationship has forgiving quality, then you don't bug each other but lovingly hug each other. Only in this space, is a relationship fulfilling.
- Oh mind relax please, Swami Sukhabodhananda

Distinguish between the usefulness of Quality Time and Quantity Time. Understand the ladder of Love. Learn to see Elegance in what is and Express it.

A Shallow man is one who is full of oneself. Transform Sex into prayer.
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Story:Kingdom of heaven

A rich man, in order to be happy, went on searching for it, travelling to different countries. He was still not happy. He chased wine, women and other addictions ... but his heart was devoid of happiness.

Someone told him that there was happiness in a life of renunciation. So, he decided to try that too. He packed all his wealth, the treasure stored in his house, all diamonds, precious stones, gold......

He took the bundle and placed it at the feet of a Yogi and said, 'Swamiji! I am placing all my wealth at your feet! I don't need them any more. I only seek peace of mind and happiness! Where is peace?' Saying thus, he fell at the feet of the Yogi in total surrender.

The Yogi did not seem to heed his words at all. He hurriedly opened the bundle and checked the contents. It was full of dazzling diamonds, glittering gold. On viewing these, the Yogi tied up the bundle and ran with it.

The rich man was extremely shocked. 'Oh, No! I have surrendered my wealth to a cheat, a pseudo Godman! What a blunder!' he thought. His sadness turned into anger and he went behind the Yogi in hot pursuit. The Yogi was unable to run fast. He went into all the lanes and by lanes, but finally reached the place from where he had started his run under the tree. The rich man also reached the same place, panting hard. Before he could utter a word, the Yogi said, 'Hey, did you get scared that I would abscond with your wealth? Here, take it! I have no need for it ... keep it for yourself!' and returned the bundle to him.

The rich man was very happy that he got back his 'lost' wealth. 'Here is peace', said the Yogi. The Yogi further added, 'You see, all this wealth was with you even before you came here. But you did not derive joy from them. It is the same wealth that is with you now ... but you have found a great joy in your heart! So where did the happiness come from-from wealth or from within you?'

It is clear from the story that joy and happiness are not outside us. They are within us! 

The Kingdom of heaven is within you, says the Bible.

Just like the rich man who went roaming around with the bundle of wealth, many of us do not realize this truth. That is the reason why we look up to others for our happiness.

When the boss appreciates our work, 'Good, you did a fine job!' we literally float. When he utters a word of criticism, all happiness deserts us! So we become like a football to be kicked by others.

A drunkard lay down in the street, fully intoxicated and senseless. His friend who happened to come by said to him jokingly, 'Hey, I had gone to your house. I found that your wife has become a widow. So go home quickly and console her!'

The drunkard was very upset. 'Oh, no! My wife has become a widow!' He began to cry. 'How can your wife become a widow when you are alive?' consoled a passer by. The drunkard answered, 'But my friend told me that my wife has become a widow. He is my close friend and how can I disbelieve him?' The drunkard continued to cry. Our sorrow is similar to that of the drunkard. Even though he experienced sorrow, it was illegitimate as it was born out of ignorance. In each of us, there is a drunkard. Many things which are not really true make us miserable. At other times, matters which are of no real significance, rob us of our happiness.
- Swami Sukhabodhananda


The kingdom of heaven is within you; do not get lost in the trivial aspects of life.

For every minute you're upset, you loose sixty seconds of joy.

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The Ant and Its Philosophy

This is a typical narration from what recently encountered. A person who met me said, 'I was born in Bombay, and am now settled in New York. I leave home at 7.30 a.m. for work and am back only at 8.30 p.m. I have to achieve my organisational goals and at the same time give quality time to my wife and family. I am tense and I don't know how to go about organising my life... and I find that my life is imbalanced.'

I said, 'The fact of life is, you are busy and have chosen to be in a busy city. It is your choice. Now add one more dimension to your choice in spite of this fact I will learn to be relaxed, balanced and make my relationship work beautifully. Life is like painting and not arithmetic. The painter chooses to create his own world through his art.' 

The person asked, 'What should I do, in spite of my busy schedule, to give quality time to my wife & family, still be relaxed and proactively go about reaching my organisational goals?'

I said, ‘You should observe an ant and learn to organise your life. Ants overcome life threatening obstacles in this vast world.'

'An ant?' he questioned.

If you observe an ant, you can learn a lot.

• Whatever obstacles you place in front of an ant, it is so flexible that either it goes around it, under it or above it. Flexibility is a great quality in an ant.
• An ant never quits and it is focused on its goal. It has the attitude of 'Winners never quit; Quitters never win.'
• When it is summer, it plans for winter ---Tremendous planning ability.
• When it is winter, it waits patiently for summer---Patience.
• At any given point of time, it does all that is possible; it is holistic in whatever it does, however small it is, never invalidates its strengths Commitment to do its best.
• It operates in a TEAM---Team is Together Empowering to Achieve More.
• Ants have the humility to follow the Leader---Humility is Strength; not Weakness.
• United they build an ant hill---an engineering feat---where even cooling effect is taken care of, inside an ant-hill, Team and Team Intelligence. Ants, while moving in a chain, have perfect coordination to send feedback to the ants following them about the path they are treading on. This communication chain has perfect networking--- Communication Chain.

'Can you organise and balance your life like an ant?’ was my advise. I elaborated further saying we can ask these questions by comparing an ant's qualities:

• Flexibility: Are you flexible in giving quality time to your family? Can you appreciate your wife in a way that is life nourishing? Can you see flexibility is the mother of creativity?
• Planning: In summer, when everything is going well, are you planning for winter? Or are you lost in your joy? 
• Patience: In winter, during difficult days, are you wise enough to develop the quality of patience and have an understanding of the seasonal changes?
• Enjoy each moment: Can you consider every incident as joyous and totally rejoice in the present rather than desiring that one or some of your joyous moments be permanent?
• Commitment: Are you giving your best to the present moment? Are you allowing yourself to better your best and make it a habit to be fully involved in everything?
• TEAM: Can you drop the 'I' in you and operate from 'WE' and make your family a team?
• Humility: Can you be humble to follow the rules of life rather than treat rules as binding forces? Can discipline become a harnessing force?
• Networking ability: Can you meticulously network with people in accomplishing higher tasks?

By following this philosophy, let the results speak. Have you created a successful ant hill?
Oh, Mind Relax Please! And allow relaxation to create balance and peace thus making your struggles sacred.


Life is like Painting and not Arithmetic. Create your world of Joy.

Follow the wisdom of the Ants.

What the human mind can conceive, believe and dare, it can surely accomplish.

Our struggles have a cosmic purpose.
-Oh Mind Relax Please, Swami Sukhabodhananda

http://www.pdf-archive.com/2011/03/24/oh-mind-relax-please/oh-mind-relax-please.pdf