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7/23/2019 Bhagvad Geeta 1 http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/bhagvad-geeta-1 1/11 So get over it. Whatever you’re sulking about, forget it. The job interview that didn’t go well, or the relationship that didn’t work was bound to happen and it happened. Everything happens for a reason. There is a reason you’re going through a bad phase and there is a reason you might be basking in glory - it’s a yle and you need to !uietly aept it. "ou need not worry about the future, nor should you pay attention to the past. "ou only have ontrol over the present, so live it to the fullest. #. "ou have the right to work, but never to the fruit of work.

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So get over it. Whatever you’re sulking about, forget it.The job interview that didn’t go well, or the relationshipthat didn’t work was bound to happen and it happened.Everything happens for a reason. There is a reasonyou’re going through a bad phase and there is a reasonyou might be basking in glory - it’s a yle and you needto !uietly aept it. "ou need not worry about the future,nor should you pay attention to the past. "ou only haveontrol over the present, so live it to the fullest.

#. "ou have the right to work, but neverto the fruit of work.

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'(arm karo, phal ki hinta mat karo’ is the wisestmessage the )hagwad *ita gives us. Today, we areworking only for money, a better house, a ar, and for aseure future. We are so goal-driven, that we doeverything only on thinking about the results. +orinstane, we all work etra hours during our appraisal

time, thinking that our bosses will rate us highly on ourperformane evaluation. This is something we need toavoid. nly beause, if epetations are not met, pain isinevitable. Therefore, keep working and don’t epetanything in return.

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. %hange is the law of the universe."ou an be a millionaire, or a pauper inan instant.

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0ow true1 2othing is permanent in our lives. The earthkeeps revolving, it does not stay stable3 the day endsand the night follows3 after humid summers followrelieving monsoons. This reinfores the fat thatimpermanene is the law of the universe. Thereforebeing proud of your wealth is a sign of immaturity,beause it an vanish into thin air in a minute. 4epting

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hange makes you oherent enough to fae any toughsituations in your life.

5. The soul is neither born, and nor

does it die

We an ahieve nothing if fear is instilled within us. +ear

kills ambition, dreams and even the slight hanes ofprogress. 4 fearless soul has nothing to worry about,beause it knows it annot be aged, and nor an it bestopped. Thus, the fear of death is absurd, as our soulsdon’t die. +ear and worry are two enemies, that aredeterrents to our well-being. We must strive to eradiate

them from our minds ompletely.6. "ou ame empty handed, and youwill leave empty handed.

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We get so attahed to material things that we oftenforget that we won’t be taking them with us to the grave.

We ame stark naked into this world, and we will gowithout taking anything to our graves. 2ot even ourphones1 4ttahment to material things is something weneed to pay attention to, beause we don’t possessthings - things start possessing us.

7. 8ust, anger and greed are the threegates to self-destrutive hell.

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(ama, krodh and lobh have done us no good.9nreasonable raving for se will turn you into a pervert,anger will drive people away from you and greed willnever let you be satisfied.

:. ;an is made by his belief. 4s he

believes, so he is.

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"ou are what you think you are. "our thoughts make anddefine you. $f you think you’re a happy person, youbeome happy. $f you let sad thoughts take over yourmind, you tend to beome a sad person. $f you feel that

you will nail a presentation in a meeting, then hanesare that you will. 0owever, if you’re not prepared andfeel nervous then you might make a blunder.

<. When meditation is mastered, themind is unwavering like the flame of a

lamp in a windless plae.

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We onsider meditation boring. Who an sit still withtheir eyes losed and without vile thoughts= )ut we trulyneed to take out a few minutes from our busy shedulesand sit in dhyana to attain inner peae. Whether it>s a!uiet orner of our osy home, or just a seluded spit inoffie, losing your eyes and sitting in peae will give

you immense peae of mind.

?. There is neither this world, nor theworld beyond. nor happiness for theone who doubts.

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@oubts reate misunderstandings. They onfuse youand fog your mind with unlear thoughts. They also bring

indeisiveness and make you a oward. +or instane, ifyou’re in a relationship and if you have doubts aboutyour partner’s loyalty and love then you will never beable to take your relationship further. 8ove has nodoubts. $f it does, then it’s not love.

AB. We’re kept from our goal not by

obstales, but by a lear path to alesser goal.

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>@ream big> is the message here. $f you’re dreamingabout buying a house, you an’t keep it on hold bydreaming about a motoryle. 4lthough small goals areimportant, forgetting your ultimate goal will only stuntyour growth. @on’t settle for less, strive hard to ahieve

the bigger goals.AA. 4 person an rise through theefforts of his own mind3 or draw himselfdown, in the same manner. )eauseeah person is his own friend orenemy.

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"ou’re your own best friend. $f you have a problem, onlyyou will have a solution to it, and not your friend. To findanswers to your !uestions, you will have to look within.Seeking suggestions from ten different people who you

all 'friends’ is not going to help beause they have tensolutions to one problem, whereas your solution is theultimate answer. )elieve in yourself.