Guest guest Posted February 14, 1999 Report Share Posted February 14, 1999 Namaste. I recently came across the following quote attributed to Michael Jordan (the famous basketball player) at one of his news conferences. "Success isn't something you chase. It's something you have to put forth the effort constantly. Then maybe it'will come when you least expect it. Most people don't understand that." That is a profound statement. Change the word "success" to "self-realization" in the above quote and we are with our all-too-familiar understanding. Michael Jordan is success-personified in the materialist world. Although success in the materialist world and Self-realization are not in the same level, they are not mutually exclusive and the recipe stated above by Mr. Michael Jordan for success applies equally well for Self-realization. Regards Gummuluru Murthy ------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 14, 1999 Report Share Posted February 14, 1999 > Gummuluru Murthy <gmurthy > > > Namaste. > > I recently came across the following quote attributed to Michael Jordan > (the famous basketball player) at one of his news conferences. > > "Success isn't something you chase. It's something you have to put forth > the effort constantly. Then maybe it'will come when you least expect it. > Most people don't understand that." > > That is a profound statement. Change the word "success" to > "self-realization" in the above quote and we are with our all-too-familiar > understanding. On the surface, it seems to be so. An athlete puts effort into being a capable athlete and the attitude is one of passion, attachment and expectation. If the effort is successful, success is guaranteed because sports is a matter of business. The criteria are quantitative so progress is known and success is only a matter of waiting. In Self-realization, the effort is to be without effort, a matter of equanimity and detachment. There is nothing to compare the effort with so one never knows when to recognize what never was lost. If one's practice isn't free from expectation it will never happen. Michael Jordan is success-personified in the materialist > world. Although success in the materialist world and Self-realization are > not in the same level, they are not mutually exclusive and the recipe > stated above by Mr. Michael Jordan for success applies equally well for > Self-realization. > > Regards > Gummuluru Murthy Only in a few cases material success and Self-realization can coincide. In order to get promoted, one has to compete, in order to sell products, one has to be on an equal footing with a competitor who for instance uses misleading advertising that barely escapes prosecution. In a profession where one is independent and competition is "fair" or regulated, there is no discrepancy between material success and Self-realization. Another point is the kind of work. For an artist, work is Oneness of performer, the act of performing and the work of art being created. This "mode" of working is beneficial to both material success and Self-realization. Jan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 14, 1999 Report Share Posted February 14, 1999 Greetings Murthygaru: Jordan' quotation reminds me a quotation from Fontanelle (1657-1757): "Happiness is as a butterfly which, when pursued, is always beyond our grasp, but when we sit quietly, may alight upon us." Jordan's statement implicitly contains the essence of Karma Yoga in the most subtlest form! Self-realization is automatic for the True-Seeker! The True-seeker of success, happiness and self-realization will certainly attain the goal! The answer to the question - Who is the True-seeker, is known only to the True-Seeker. I certainly do not know the answer to that question! Ram Chandran Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 15, 1999 Report Share Posted February 15, 1999 Here is another quotation on "success:" Success is like water flow through the water! (Swami Narayan) Source: Hallmark Greeting message! -- Ram Chandran Burke, VA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 15, 1999 Report Share Posted February 15, 1999 Correction: Success is like water flow through the Rocks! (Swami Narayan) Source: Hallmark Greeting message! -- Ram Chandran Burke, VA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 16, 1999 Report Share Posted February 16, 1999 >Gummuluru Murthy <gmurthy > >"Success isn't something you chase. It's something you have to put forth >the effort constantly. Then maybe it'will come when you least expect it. >Most people don't understand that." There is a famous saying " Success comes before work only in the dictionary". Hari Om! Sadananda K. Sadananda Code 6323 Naval Research Laboratory Washington D.C. 20375 Voice (202)767-2117 Fax:(202)767-2623 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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