“Purity in heart, Clarity in mind, Sincerity in action and Contentment
is the formula for success and happiness."- Sri Sri Ravi Shankar.
Everyone wants to be successful and happy , GuruDev Sri Sri Ravishankar ( Founder of Art of Living Foundation) has given a simple
formula for success and happiness. Pls find below my interpretation of this
formula.
Lets look at each of the components ...
Purity in Heart – Most of the time we get into negativity or bad behaviour mainly due to ignorance of
the foolishness of the same / or a
desire for some pleasure or gain from the activity despite the risk of negative
consequence.
All the negativities/ impurities
which clog our system will naturally go when our energy levels are high. As Sri
Sri says all the negativity is only at the surface and in our depth all of us
are naturally good and pure . A higher energy level helps us go deep within
ourself which brings about wisdom and a state of bliss and comfort .
Clarity of Mind – Negativity
and confusion in the mind is caused by low energy. Most mistakes/failures
happen because our mind was confused or we were operating on premises/understanding
which is actually wrong/flawed but which
we think is correct. It is later in retrospect when we analyze with a clear
mind that we realize where we went wrong. Thus clarity of mind is essential
requirement for success.
An increase in energy leads to clearing up the clouds of negativity and
confusion which clog up the mind and brings about clarity.
With such a clear mind and pure heart, the intentions or goals which are
taken will naturally be good for the person and the world.
Sincerity In Action
– A person could be pure in heart and clear in mind and take up noble or
sincere goals but if he is not sincere while acting there will be no success.
Laziness, Greed, Fear are some of the
enemies of Sincerity. If a person acts, not getting swayed by any of these
enemies but focusing clearly on the goal, undoubtedly success is assured.
Contentment
– The
final element of the formula is contentment. This mean being satisfied with
whatever results come after the first 3 steps are taken. This will come mainly
thru surrender or faith that whatever results have come , have come thru divine
will and it is for the best for all concerned in the given situation.
Summary- Its been my
experience that whenever a person acts with all the above components in place
i.e. purity in heart, clarity in mind, sincerity in action and contentment with
results, luck or divine grace automatically shines on such a person. His
efforts are easily rewarded and he doesn’t have to struggle much to achieve his
goals
After hearing all the
above steps , a natural thought will come in our mind is how to raise our
energy levels to bring about purity of heart/ clarity in mind/ freedom from
fear and lethargy. This is one of the main goals of Yoga and we will discuss
the same in next knowledge sheet.
For more information on Gurudev Sri Sri Ravishankar and The Art of Living pls see the links below
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