DESIRE DECISION DETERMINATION

“A DESIRE changes Nothing, A DECISION changes something but a DETERMINATION changes everything.” An AWAKENED person has no material desire; Decide to transform SELF rather than change others; Determination arises out of right vision/knowledge/conduct

HELPING HAND for THE DESERVING

“You have two hands. One to help yourself, the second to help others.”

If your one hand quarrels with another you have none.

Extend the helping hand only to deserving, otherwise you have two hands engaged in destroying.

WANTON ROUTE to ENJOYMENT

“There are two things to Aim in Life. First to get what you want & Second to Enjoy What You get.” Satisfying want leads to more wants and is never ending process. Bliss occurs when it is independent of person and thing and often virtue-oriented.

TRUTH vs SATYA

“Speak sweetly so that if you have to eat your own words back they do not taste bitter" Truth is often biter but SATYA is non-hurting.

Sweet may cause diabetes but Non-hurting does not damage when flung back at you

ARGUE/ADJUST?

“Adjustment with right people is always better than argument with wrong people.”

It is not a question of right/wrong people when it comes to argument/adjustment.

Argue only with logical/rationale people.

Adjust with exploiters, if you cannot avoid them.

L:ALPHA SOUP for PBO

L: ALPHA SOUP for PROSPECTIVE BUSINESS OWNER

Research and think of the relevance of each word

1. LAB
2. LABEL
3. LABOR
4. LACK
5. LACUNA
6. LADDER
7. LAG
8. LAMENT
9. LANDING
10. LASTING
11. LAUGH
12. LAUNCH
13. LAVISH
14. LAW
15. LAY
16. LIABILITY
17. LIASE
18. LIBERAL
19. LIBERTY
20. LIBIDO
21. LICENSE
22. LIE
23. LIFE
24. LIFT
25. LIGHT
26. LIKE
27. LIMB
28. LINE
29. LINK
30. LIP
31. LISTEN
32. LIVING
33. LOAN
34. LOATHE
35. LOCAL
36. LOCK
37. LOCUS
38. LOG
39. LOGIC
40. LONGING
41. LOOK
42. LOOP-HOLE
43. LOOSE
44. LOSS
45. LOT
46. LOT
47. LOTUS
48. LOVE
49. LOW
50. LOYAL
51. LUBRICATE
52. LUCK
53. LUCRATIVE
54. LUDICROUS
55. LUKEWARM
56. LULL
57. LUMINARY
58. LUMP
59. LUNCH
60. LURCH
61. LURK
62. LURK
63. LUST
64. LUXURY
65. LEAD
66. LEAP
67. LEARN
68. LEASE
69. LEISURE
70. LEND
71. LESION
72. LESS
73. LESSON
74. LET
75. LEVERAGE
76. LEVELER
77. LETTER
78. LEVY

W: SOUP for PBO

ALPHA SOUP for PROSPECTIVE BUSINESS OWNERS

Research and think the relevance of each word

1. WALK
2. WALLET
3. WANT
4. WARE
5. WARRANT
6. WASTE
7. WATCH
8. WAVE
9. WAY
10. WEAKNESS
11. WEAR
12. WEB
13. WEEK
14. WEIRD
15. WELFARE
16. WELLNESS
17. WEST
18. WISDOM
19. WISH
20. WIT
21. WITH
22. WIN
23. WIELD
24. WILLING
25. WIND
26. WINDOW
27. WITHER
28. WINK
29. WONDER
30. WORD
31. WORK
32. WORLD
33. WORRY
34. WORTH
35. WOULD
36. WOW
37. WOUND
38. WRITE
39. WRONG
40. WHAT
41. WHEEL
42. WHEN
43. WHETHER
44. WHICH
45. WHILE
46. WHIM
47. WHIP
48. WHISTLE
49. WHO
50. WHOLE
51. WHERE
52. WHY

"“A rich person is not someone who has more, but someone who desires less.”"

To shed desire is the first sign of awakening that makes you rich

"“When you have money in hand, only you forget who you are, but when you do not have any money in hand the whole world forgets who you are.”"

Perhaps this applies better to Power, though It may not be my own experience.

"“It is surprising that we want everything permanent for a temporary life….”"

Soul is permanent and no harm in wanting for the soul.

Everything else is temporary and wanting for the same is of no avail.

"“The greatest mistake of most of human beings, we listen HALF, Understand QUARTER, Think ZERO, React DOUBLE and REMBER FOREVER.”"

Listen and look inwards.

Know Self and understand.

Do avoiding Greed, Anger, Manipulation and Ego i.e GAME

Beware of subsidiary sentiments viz. making fun, pleasure, displeasure, sorrow, fear, disgust, sexual craving for male, female and hermephrodite.

soul is the SUN of the human solar system

Passions i.e GAMEs are the Planets and

Sentiments are the satellites.

"“Most of the problems will be resolved if we write them on paper instead carrying in mind.”"

Seeking Opportunity is more important than problem-solving.

"“Search for a beautiful heart, not a beautiful face. Beautiful things are not always good, but good things are always beautiful.”"

Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder and may misguide.

Aim for purity rather than Punya but avoiding the unwholesome deed in any case

"“Journey of life starts with a full bag of luck and an empty bag of experience, The goal is to fill that bag of experience before the bag of luck gets empty.”"

20 years of experience is sometimes 1 year experience repeated 20 times.

Do not waste the precious human life in reinventing the wheel.

"“The Battle of Life is not ever won by one who is most talented…But by the one who does not lose his grip till the Last Breath…”"

Battle may be won but war is lost.

Talent is not the same thing as Idealism

Pay homage to Qualities and not to the cult

"“LIFE is BEST for those who are enjoying it, DIFFICULT for those who are analyzing it and WORST for those who are always CRITICISING…..”"

Criticism, condemnation, complaining and crib are the pasttimes of the ruined lives.

"“A DESIRE changes Nothing, A DECISION changes something but a DETERMINATION changes everything.”"

Awakening has 3 components:

Attitude

1 Non-absolutism
2 non-superstition
3 no doubt in the teachings
4 No delusion with ref. to God, teacher and doctorine
5 No Ignorance about body and soul relationship

Behavior:

1 Equanimity
2 Inner turmoil leading to disenchantment with material things
3 Detachment
4 Compassion sans pity
5 Educated faith in the 9 elements of reality

Characterstics:

1 Inspire and not put to shame the defaulter
2 Promoting stability when others are shaken
3 Illuminating and doing good for others
4 Disinterested affection and service of person striving for the Ideal

Desist:

1 Doubt
2 Desire
3 Disgust
4 Delusion

"“It is not important to go to heaven after we leave, but it is important to create heaven before we leave this world.”"

Liberation is more important than heaven.

"“Well done is better than well said.”"
Doing has to backed by looking inward and Knowing self.

"'Happiness will never come to those who fail to appreciate what they already have.'"

Happiness that depends upon persons and things is illussory.

Bliss is unrelated to possessions.

"“Jab five seconds ki muskaan se photo acchi aa sakti hai, to hamesha muskarane se zindagi acchi kyon nahi ho sakti hai.”"

Smile over your own foolishness and you will be ever smiling.

"“Relations are like a Book. It takes few seconds to Burn, but it takes years to write. So preserve your relations very carefully and never let them end.”"

But always give up the obsolete.

"“LOVE and CARE are very expensive Gifts. So do not expect them from everyone because everyone is not too rich.”"

Yet you can shower them on deserving.

"“Success and excuses do not talk to each other, so if you give excuses forget about success and if you want success forget about excuses.”"

Success is with relation to what you set out to do.

Analysis may be useful bur excuse corrodes.

"“Do not get frustrated doing continuous unresulted efforts, sometime the last key of the bunch opens the lock.”"

Rather feel happy about deeds not rewarded, as it get deposited in your Punya a/c and may enable you to tide over emergencies.

"“Whatever you do, you are creating your own future.”"

There are:

1 Sanchit Karma: from times immemorial
2 Prarabdh: determinining your current GATI and uncontrollables
3 Kriyaman Karma: In your control to decide the future

"“Comparison is the best way to judge our progress… but not with others. Compare your yesterday with your today”."

Cooperate with your PRAKATI and PRAVARTI

"“Mirror is your best friend because when you cry it never laughs”."

Your CHIT is the mirror to reflect to your soul, the seer

"“Life is like playing chess with god. After our every move, he makes the next move. Our moves are called choices and his moves are called challenges."

The curren life is just a comma in a sentence, which is the part of a paragraph, which in turn is an essay.

We are the author of this essay through our deeds.

"“God always likes to know again and again what you want…It is not that he forgets your needs, But he loves to feel the sweetness of your prayes.”"

It is your own A/c of Punya that you draw from, when the prayer is met with.

There are no free Lunches

"“Expectation is the only thing which kills the relationship.”"

Maybe the unexpected as well.

Appreciate the trasitory nature of relationship.

"“Speak only when you feel your words are better than the silence……….”"

People may think , I am a fool, if Ido not speak. I may confirm it, If I open it.

Silence saves energy. Chatter creates bondages

"“Knowing others is intelligence, knowing yourself is true wisdom, mastering others is strength, mastering yourself is true power.”"

To accept what cannot be changed is intelligence.

To be able to transform self is Attitude

To know the difference beween Attitude and Intelligence is the wisdom

"“Person never forgets two faces….First who helps him in critical situation and second who left him in critical situation.”"

Promote stability by efforts to make others secure in convictions when they are shaken, by consoling or material aid at a time of calamity, logical persuation and even criticism of tempting doctorines.

Faults of others need not be endorsed but order has to be maintained and self-imrovements encouraged by protecting from shame.

"“Adjustment and Compromise are crucial in relationships. Adjust when someone wants to be with you and compromise when you want to be with someone.”"

Both are sub-optimal.

Stick to the Core:

Non-hurting

Truth that does not harm

Non-stealing

Learning/Teaching

Limiting possessions,
restricting activities/enjoyments,
refraining from unwholesome

Attaining equanimity
Letgo
Fasting
Offering resources to deserving with humility

"“The aim of the life is not to secure pleasure, but to avoid pain.”"

Pleasure and pain are the two sides of the same coin.

The aim of HUMAN life is to shed the bondages and achieve LIBERATION.

Pain arises out of

Ignorance

Pride in the achievements

Craving

Aversion

Fear of losing

These are obstacles to Liberation.

"“Getting angry is punishing yourself for the mistakes of others….”"

Getting angry is self punishment only if it is arising out of hurt to your material interest.

If it is motivated by Anukampa, it is wholesome

"“People may not believe what you say. They will always believe what you have done. So, prove your excellence in action better than in words”."

Look inwards

Understand

Then do.

Do what is IDEAL and not for proving to self or others

"“A mountain is not higher than your confidence. Because it will be under your feet, if you reach the top”."

Confidence is the educated faith in the reality of the nine building blocks as follows:

Sentient

Insentient

Karmic Influx

Stoppage of Karmic Influx

Unwholesome deeds

Wholesome deeds

Bondage

Disassociation of bound Karma

Liberation

"“No relationship is lifelong, but each relation has its lifelong memories. Life is good when relation lives with it but it becomes best when we live for relation.”"

ANUKAMPA is the only relation worth living the life.

"“Do not expect the circumstances to be always in your favor. Because this world has not been created for you alone”."

The world has been created for BHOG and APVARGA for all.

It is upto you to avail the opportunity offered by the circumstances ARISING

"'You cannot believe in God until you believe in yourself'."

God is someone or something close to IDEAL in a category/class.
He may serve as a role model for you.

He cannot give or take anything from you.

You emerge as GOD as you reach the IDEAL in your class/category.

"“Always respect, honor & pray for those who helped you in your bad time. Also be thankful to bad time for showing you those who are yours”."

RESPECT is the awareness of the basic worth of all beings.
Compassion felt by non-jain is tinged with pity or attachment to its objects.

Anukampa=Compassion-pity/attachment.

Anukampa fills the Jain with an unselfish desire to help other souls towards freedom from bondage.

Ekatva means that your soul only truly yours and not even your own body. Avoid attachment even to your own body and none is yours.

Quid pro quo is the source of bondage and trouble

"“The healthiest response to life is joyful living”."

Bliss has to be experienced.

Pursuit of IDEAL rather than Excellence is the path to Bliss.

Fake it to begin with and gradually you will experience the real.

"“Never regret having chosen or having met wrong people in your life because no one can teach you right lessons better than wrong people……”"

Never regret anything in any case.

Avoid Villains even if you may learn from them. They have imprints that may be damaging.

Seek company of the virtuos even if they fake it.

"“Those who are most slow in making a promise, are the most faithful in fulfilling it.”"

Keeping a promise is INTEGRITY.

Saying the right pleasantly is SATYA which you practice.

SATYA is different from SACH. SACH is truth may be unpleasant or hurting.

You may not incur sin by keeping mum that is not for your material self-interest.

"“Never try to hide your secrets from a person who can read your eyes…, because the one who read your eyes is always a expert in reading your Mind……….”"

Eyes work in present. Close the eyes and the scene disappears. Mind is the coordinator of all senses and ever present in the past and future.
Reading the eyes is a component of mind reading.

Avoid hiding in any case.

"“Success also hurts when you do not have a loved one to wish you………, Failure also looks beautiful, when you have a loved one to support you….”"

Do not confuse Success with happiness. Success is the science of failures. Happiness is the science of Love and work that flows.

"“Difficulties are viewed differently by people. For some people, these are speed breakers & for others these are opportunities to jump.”"

Challenge is to transform difficulties into Opportunities.

"“Expectation is the only thing which kills the relationship.”"

It is easy to kill but difficult to sustain