Keys for successful living

Keys for successful living part 1

 

Everyone wants to be successful in life, but where are the keys to success? Do we have to go out and search for those keys, or do we have those potentials already within ourselves? When we begin to examine life, we can see that it is divided into two aspects – life within and life without; internal life and external life – and we can see that these aspects are of equal importance. Even if we have renounced the world, gone far away from civilization, and live in the wilderness doing nothing but mediation, we cannot ignore external life. We still have to see what we eat, do our ablutions, and perform our practices on time. So life in the external world is as important as life in the internal world.

Even one who has renounced the world has to understand the world relationships properly, because life itself is actually relationship. The body is related to the breath, and the breath is related to the mind. The body, breath, senses, and mind all function together as a unit. so life virtually means relationship, and thus the art of living and being requires and understanding of one’s relationship to the external world and the relationships within oneself.

All human begins have inner potentials, but many people are not aware of those potentials and do not know how use them to have a successful life. Those who are not happy internally can never be happy externally; those who are not happy within themselves can never make others happy. Those who do not love themselves can never love others.

 

Benjamin franklin 13- week

The Benjamin franklin 13- week self-improvement change

Energy and persistence conquer all things. Benjamin franklin

Benjamin franklin, scientist, inventor and a principal architect of the United States declaration of independence and constitution, may have been the first self-improvement expert, too.

In 1726, a young 20-years-old franklin was crossing the Atlantic to England back to Philadelphia. During his 80-day journey, Benjamin franklin used the time to develop a personal plan of conduct. His plan consisted of 13 virtues listed below.

Franklin committed to focusing on one virtue per week. At the end of the 13^th week, he would start the process over again; thus, cycling through the plan four times a year. Ben franklin followed the plan until his death at age 79. He found comfort and happiness in each of the virtues and used these to guide his entire life.

Benjamin franklin’s 13 virtues

Franklin tracked his progress on charts he created. The first letter of each day was listened on the top and the first letter of each virtue was indicated down the left side. He would add a dot if he felt he fell short of meeting that virtue on a given day. Benjamin franklin carried these charts with as a reminder of his personal plan of conduct.

The following 13 virtues continue to be relevant today. Next to each virtue is franklin’s definition.

1.       Temperance

“Eat no to dullness.”

2.       Silence

“Speak not but what may benefit others or yourself. Avoid trifling conversation.”

3.       Order

“Let all your things have their places. Let each part of your business have its time.”

4.       Resolution

“Resolve to perform what you ought. Perform without fail what you resolve.”

5.       Frugality

“Make no expense but to do good to others or yourself: i.e. waste nothing.”

6.       Industry

“Lose no time. Be always employed in something useful. Cut off all unnecessary actions.”

7.       Sincerity

“Use no hurtful deceit. Think innocently and justly; and, if you speak, speak accordingly.”

8.       Justice

“Wrong none, by doing injuries or omitting the benefits that are your duty.”

9.       Moderation

“Avoid extremes. Forebear resenting injuries so much as you thing they deserve.”

10.   Cleanliness

“Tolerate no uncleanness in body, clothes or habitation.”

11.   Chastity

“I would never do anything that would disrespect my wife.”

12.   Tranquility

“Be not disturbed at trifles, or at accidents common or unavoidable.”

13.    Humility

Like “Socrates.”

 

 

my first post

my first week in HPIAM was very good but i miss a lot my old school and all my friends!!