Thursday, July 07, 2011
102 - Four Elements to Ultimate Success
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Gita Saraydarian
Human beings have a deeply innate need to be and feel successful. We evolve and survive and enjoy life because we strive to succeed.
We feel successful when we feel effective in our chosen field, when our families are healthy and educated and protected, and when life has a deeper meaning and that deeper meaning continuously feeds us. Material success alone leaves us lonely and devoid of meaning; we are always looking for that internal feeling that signals "success" to us.
Success needs two wings that are in balance. One is the material wing and the other is the spiritual wing.
We must be materially successful - have money, health, a home and family, clothing, and all that we need to be happy. Material success begins when we take necessary actions to respond to an inner vision. This is the power that drives us. Material success grows through our dedicated learning and training, hard work, and a commensurate response to the realities of our surroundings. But all these things will work against our ultimate success if we do not have spiritual success.
Spiritual success takes us a step inward and it consists of our ability to manifest our innermost being, who we truly are, into daily physical, emotional, and mental expressions. To have spiritual success we need to deepen our sensitivity, increase our knowledge of the natural laws of life, purify our heart, organize our mind, and build those bridges in consciousness and awareness that will put us in contact with higher sources of energy and knowledge. The outer signs of success have deep roots in the character and life-expression of our inner life.
There are also two other elements that will eventuate in that rare, and ultimate feeling of success. One is the ability to remove certain obstacles and problems and resistances from our inner life. The other element is to help other people to be successful.
With these four elements - material and spiritual success, elimination of obstacles, helping others to be successful - we can be successful as an individual, family, business, and corporation. The more we make others successful, the more beautiful our life will be.
When we achieve true success, we are in a state of integrity and wholeness and connected to an inner truth. We have an inner joy that cannot be taken away from us. We have realistic optimism and faith about life and the human condition. We look at life from the perspective of the possible, an ever expansive field of choices.
Real success comes about as we consciously adapt our lives and our whole being to higher values and principles. Each step of this level of adaptation changes the very essence of our makeup. Our striving leads us to evolve and to change the very cells of our physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual being.
As we adapt ourselves to increasingly greater values, we concurrently remove life patterns, habits, and attachments that may hinder, derail, or subvert our success. We are creatures of culture, social expectations, and personal habits and belief systems. Yet, there is no need to be imprisoned in these patters for our entire life. There comes a time when life demands from us to discard old forms that no longer serve our greater needs. Nothing imprisons the human heart more than outworn habits.
We all cultivate, to some degree, feelings of fear and regret; of separatism, racism, ego and vanity; hatred and intolerance; crystallized thinking and behaving. If not slowly removed from their roots, these will inevitably lead to our sense of failure. When these elements flood our consciousness, we begin to lose our self value, ensuing in the most deadly kind of self loathing. Success is how we see ourselves, not how others see us.
How do we do the internal work of achieving ultimate success? The key is to learn deep and sane critical thinking and keen observation. To think clearly, balanced between objective and subjective realities, is the greatest gift that you can give to yourself. Thinking clearly involves the expansive, multi-faceted skill of observation - from the material to the subtle, and from the subtle to the material. This is life-skill that is achievable when we take the time to learn true spiritual principles.
Our purpose in life is found when we begin the path of achieving success. Continuous success comes from balancing the material and the spiritual wings of our life. Real success is sustainable, in ever growing spirals, as we remove the obstacles that are ingrained in the depth of our physical, emotional, and mental life. A sense of ultimate success is achieved when we help others to be successful. These four elements constitute the path to success and a life that is happy, healthy, and creative; a life that is full of satisfaction, optimism, and well being.
There is no success without taking our spiritual essence into consideration. Spirituality is simply this: a process to actualize our deepest essence of life in daily expression, and to lift our daily expression to reflect the highest values and principles that are inherent in us. Ultimately, we search for meaning and value in our life that is deeply rooted in our own inner voice, a voice that is connected to others, and also connected with the subtle realities of the universal life.
As I teach about spiritual principles, what I am really teaching is a path of finding your own innate truths and finding the courage to articulate and express them in your personal and professional life. Spirituality is found in our essence. All the outer trappings of success will work against our ultimate success if we do not pursue the spiritual. Our material life will come to a predictable end. But we live in immortality in our essence. Our successes will live forever as we touch the essence of life within us and within others, and look beyond the material life for the depth of meaning and the real definition of success.
__________________
See Dynamics of Success by Torkom Saraydarian for more details on this topic.
Gita Saraydarian is the Founder and President of TSG Foundation, an organization dedicated to the Ageless Wisdom Teachings. See the complete list of past blogs on the TSG Foundation website and also on Gita's new website www.gitasaraydarian.org
-Copyright Notice: Gita’s Blog articles are copyrighted by The Creative Trust, 2011.
- Details on what are the Ageless Wisdom Teachings, and other topics on what is the Teaching are found on http://www.gitasraydarian.org/
We feel successful when we feel effective in our chosen field, when our families are healthy and educated and protected, and when life has a deeper meaning and that deeper meaning continuously feeds us. Material success alone leaves us lonely and devoid of meaning; we are always looking for that internal feeling that signals "success" to us.
Success needs two wings that are in balance. One is the material wing and the other is the spiritual wing.
We must be materially successful - have money, health, a home and family, clothing, and all that we need to be happy. Material success begins when we take necessary actions to respond to an inner vision. This is the power that drives us. Material success grows through our dedicated learning and training, hard work, and a commensurate response to the realities of our surroundings. But all these things will work against our ultimate success if we do not have spiritual success.
Spiritual success takes us a step inward and it consists of our ability to manifest our innermost being, who we truly are, into daily physical, emotional, and mental expressions. To have spiritual success we need to deepen our sensitivity, increase our knowledge of the natural laws of life, purify our heart, organize our mind, and build those bridges in consciousness and awareness that will put us in contact with higher sources of energy and knowledge. The outer signs of success have deep roots in the character and life-expression of our inner life.
There are also two other elements that will eventuate in that rare, and ultimate feeling of success. One is the ability to remove certain obstacles and problems and resistances from our inner life. The other element is to help other people to be successful.
With these four elements - material and spiritual success, elimination of obstacles, helping others to be successful - we can be successful as an individual, family, business, and corporation. The more we make others successful, the more beautiful our life will be.
When we achieve true success, we are in a state of integrity and wholeness and connected to an inner truth. We have an inner joy that cannot be taken away from us. We have realistic optimism and faith about life and the human condition. We look at life from the perspective of the possible, an ever expansive field of choices.
Real success comes about as we consciously adapt our lives and our whole being to higher values and principles. Each step of this level of adaptation changes the very essence of our makeup. Our striving leads us to evolve and to change the very cells of our physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual being.
As we adapt ourselves to increasingly greater values, we concurrently remove life patterns, habits, and attachments that may hinder, derail, or subvert our success. We are creatures of culture, social expectations, and personal habits and belief systems. Yet, there is no need to be imprisoned in these patters for our entire life. There comes a time when life demands from us to discard old forms that no longer serve our greater needs. Nothing imprisons the human heart more than outworn habits.
We all cultivate, to some degree, feelings of fear and regret; of separatism, racism, ego and vanity; hatred and intolerance; crystallized thinking and behaving. If not slowly removed from their roots, these will inevitably lead to our sense of failure. When these elements flood our consciousness, we begin to lose our self value, ensuing in the most deadly kind of self loathing. Success is how we see ourselves, not how others see us.
How do we do the internal work of achieving ultimate success? The key is to learn deep and sane critical thinking and keen observation. To think clearly, balanced between objective and subjective realities, is the greatest gift that you can give to yourself. Thinking clearly involves the expansive, multi-faceted skill of observation - from the material to the subtle, and from the subtle to the material. This is life-skill that is achievable when we take the time to learn true spiritual principles.
Our purpose in life is found when we begin the path of achieving success. Continuous success comes from balancing the material and the spiritual wings of our life. Real success is sustainable, in ever growing spirals, as we remove the obstacles that are ingrained in the depth of our physical, emotional, and mental life. A sense of ultimate success is achieved when we help others to be successful. These four elements constitute the path to success and a life that is happy, healthy, and creative; a life that is full of satisfaction, optimism, and well being.
There is no success without taking our spiritual essence into consideration. Spirituality is simply this: a process to actualize our deepest essence of life in daily expression, and to lift our daily expression to reflect the highest values and principles that are inherent in us. Ultimately, we search for meaning and value in our life that is deeply rooted in our own inner voice, a voice that is connected to others, and also connected with the subtle realities of the universal life.
As I teach about spiritual principles, what I am really teaching is a path of finding your own innate truths and finding the courage to articulate and express them in your personal and professional life. Spirituality is found in our essence. All the outer trappings of success will work against our ultimate success if we do not pursue the spiritual. Our material life will come to a predictable end. But we live in immortality in our essence. Our successes will live forever as we touch the essence of life within us and within others, and look beyond the material life for the depth of meaning and the real definition of success.
__________________
See Dynamics of Success by Torkom Saraydarian for more details on this topic.
Gita Saraydarian is the Founder and President of TSG Foundation, an organization dedicated to the Ageless Wisdom Teachings. See the complete list of past blogs on the TSG Foundation website and also on Gita's new website www.gitasaraydarian.org
-Copyright Notice: Gita’s Blog articles are copyrighted by The Creative Trust, 2011.
- Details on what are the Ageless Wisdom Teachings, and other topics on what is the Teaching are found on http://www.gitasraydarian.org/
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2 comments:
Gita,
Very timely article, and expertly written.
I couldn't agree more. As a business person, numbers and money often dominate the definition of "success," and business/finance leaders are often programmed to be focused on accumulation of material wealth. When, wealth itself is neither good or bad, because poverty brings few rewards. The analogy of having both material and spiritual wings to be successful is a good one, as it brings balance.
As my experience grows, I have learned that a really good business person needs to be ready to lose it all tomorrow. Because, the really good ones have no fear of creating something new and making money a different way. The more fearful business leaders are, the more they overreact, which causes undue pain to employees, shareholders and customers.
I forwarded it to my wife and kids, as it was written in such a way that people of all ages can understand it.
Fear not!
Thanks again,
JC
Gita,
May God Almighty bless you and yours.
Thank you,
MG