{"id":294,"date":"2015-02-07T13:39:25","date_gmt":"2015-02-07T18:39:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sudlatnid.com\/apps\/wp\/?p=294"},"modified":"2015-02-07T13:39:25","modified_gmt":"2015-02-07T18:39:25","slug":"overcoming-obstacles-swami-chinmayananda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sudlatnid.com\/?p=294","title":{"rendered":"OVERCOMING OBSTACLES – Swami Chinmayananda"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\"Gurudev\"<\/a><\/p>\n

“Some act till they meet obstacles, others act in spite of obstacles, and conquer them; but some act not, fearing the possibility of some obstacles that might arise en route.”<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The very word OBSTACLE<\/strong> indicates to us the attitude required to overcome obstacles. Invoking these attitudes is to invoke the ‘Ganesha’ within us –<\/p>\n

O – Objective Knowledge<\/strong> – “Knowledge is Power.” Gain functional knowledge and skills in your chosen field. Lack of knowhow poses many obstacles.
\nB – Broadmindedness<\/strong> – “life, when properly tuned, can round the sharp edges in our character.” In a broader vision of Life in its entirety, obstacles are stepping stones to cultivate an inner perfection and an outer excellence.
\nS – Sensitivity<\/strong> – “Be like a flower. Give happiness and fragrance to all.” A flower produces fragrance from mud, dirty water, manure, etc.
\nT – Toughness<\/strong> – “The Suffering depends not on the factual happening but on the texture of one’s mind.” Cultivate a ‘tough’ mind through study of the scriptures, faith in a Higher Reality, value – based life, etc.
\nA – Alertness<\/strong> – “Alert and vigilant living is a sadhana by itself.” Alertness helps one to foresee the ‘obstacle’ and nip it in the bud.
\nC – Concentration<\/strong> – “Never complain, about the number of hours you have put in to do a job. How much of you was put into each hour of your daily work ?” The sun’s rays (mind) when unified through a convex lens (concentration), burns away a piece of paper(problems & negativities) below it.
\nL – Love of God<\/strong> – “Don’t tell God how big your problem is. Tell your problem how big God is.”
\nE – Enthusiasm<\/strong> – “Real men of achievement are people who have the heroism to fuel more and more enthusiasm in their work when they face more and more difficulties. Be Aggressively good.”<\/p>\n

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\u2014- With my shashtang namaskarams at the feet of the master and eternal gratitude to him.<\/p>\n

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