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Seven Steps to
Right & Quick Decision
Making
(Based on Bhagwad Gita)
Swami Atmananda Saraswati
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Step -1
HAVE
BUBBLING ENTHUSIASM
Bubbling enthusiasm to live
a complete & successful life alone opens the floodgates for all
learning & hard work. It alone provides energy. So come what may,
resolve to live a full life. Remain inspired & enthused to live a
complete, healthy & successful life. Never let the drive die.
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Step - 2
HAVE A CLEAR
GOAL
Have a clear goal which
tickles your heart, attaining which you visualize yourself to be a fully
contended man. Think Big. Never be a blind follower of the world, look
within to discern your goal. What YOU want is more important, because
that alone will guarantee your full involvement, integration & love.
With the goal very clear the means will definitely be found and decisions
will always be very easy to make.
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Step - 3
ENTERTAIN A
QUIET MIND
All decisions are taken by
our minds. A quiet mind alone can be conscious of various aspects of any
situation and it alone is free to act. An unquiet mind is a conditioned
mind, it knows just to react - only to regret later. It is never free. If
necessary sleep over the problem to have a re-look at it with a quiet
mind. Never decide on any thing impulsively, take your own time, see its
different facets and then - act decisively. Take out some time daily to
for proper relaxation & meditation.
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Step - 4
GET THE BEST
KNOWLEDGE
Always remember right
knowledge is the greatest of all powers. Cultivate an inquisitive mind.
Remain in touch with the latest. Always take out your time to study
various good literature. The most important of
all is to understand your own Self - herein lies the greatest of all
treasures. Be fully confident that with right understanding every problem
can be turned into a mere situation or even a stepping stone.
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Step - 5
LEARN TO
STAND APART
Learn to look at your life
objectively. One who can stand apart sees the truth of any thing
immediately. Never react to fleeting pleasures or pains. Equanimity is
the basis of all creativity & decision-making. Abiding in the
fullness of your Self learn to remain untouched in & through all the
situations, you will be able to take even big decisions easily &
immediately.
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Step - 6
HAVE THE
BEST MOTIVATION
Right motivation opens the
floodgates of our potentials & perception. A person who is bogged
down with his selfish considerations, insecurities and the choking sense
of insufficiency within can never be expected to take right or big
decisions. Egocentric motivations just guarantee your mediocrity. They
will never take you to top. Join the exclusive club of those rare few who
can dare to live, think & feel for others. Enjoy serving &
helping all you can – through your own profession.
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Step - 7
HAVE HOLISTIC
VISION
A fragmented vision
dissipates our time & energy and also mars our perception. It brings
baseless fears & insecurities, and is the main cause of the sense of
limitation and the subsequent egocentricity. Base your life on facts, and
be blessed with the perception of truth, a sense of fullness and love.
With a mind which can see all the aspects of a situation simultaneously
every decision cannot but be spontaneously right.
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Reference of above Gita Quotes :
1 - 18/26, 2 -
18/10, 3 - 6/27, 4 - 2/49,
5 - 14/24, 6 - 5/25, 7 - 18/20
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