Law of Success by Sri Paramahamsa Yogananda

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Power of Thoughts:

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Problems may persist and if we let it go, it may work itself out. We

must not take rest, but exhibit constant vigil, awareness and

commitment to accomplish the tasks that comes our way. Rest may be

used to contemplate within to correct ourselves and be realigned.

 

Success depends on the determination to grasp oppurtunities presented

to us. Oppurtunities come by design, not by chance created now or in

the past.

 

Success or failure is a trend of thoughts. We work in the world our

past activities have placed us and that can be perceived only by us.

And it can be termed success only if it can " serve " our fellowmen.

 

Positive thinking, will power and continuous activity will reduce the

time to achieve our goals or clear obstacles.

 

Conscious will is a vital force accompanying determination and effort

and it can be strengthened by:

 

a) attempting simple tasks first,

b) choose something constructive and feasible and

c) focus on the tasks one at a time devoting all our abilities and

oppurtunities to accomplish them.

 

Fear exhausts life energy:

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Human brain is the storehouse of life energy. Besides our very

existence, a tremendous amount of life energy is required for our

thoughts, emotion and will.

 

Fear depletes our life energy rapidly and paralyzes our nerves. When

we realize that we have nothing to lose and keep our consciousness on

God always, there is no fear. Then we can see a " wish " transforming

into an " intention " , into a will and to a reality.

 

Failures should act as stimulants to our will power for our material

and spiritual growth. Failures are the best times we sow the seeds of

success. The trick is to always try once more no matter how many times

we fail until we succeed.

 

 

Self-Analysis:

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Introspections is the mirror by which we can see the deep recesses in

our heart normally hidden from us. It helps us diagnose our faults

and failures and assess our good and bad tendencies. Analyzing what

we are, what we want to be helps us decide our mission in our life.

 

Our ultimate goal is to find our way back to God, but we also have to

fulfill certains tasks in the outer world. And will power and

initiative help us identify and fulfill those tasks.

 

If we point a finger at others, three fingers point at us. We should

reverse this attitude by excusing others' faults and examining harshly

our own.

 

Sometimes, it may be necessary to analyze others, in which case we

need to be unbiased and not make any hasty judgements. This way we can

see God in all persons raising beyond the divisions of race,

nationality, caste and creed.

 

We will know the divine love when we identify with the whole human

race and creations and in mutual service, we forget our little self

and merge with the whole.

 

Habits of thoughts:

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Success is expedited or delayed by ones habits. It is not

inspirations or brilliant ideas so much as our normal mental attitude

that control our lives. Habits of thoughts draws us to certain

conditions, people or environment.

 

Good habits can be strenghtened by stimulating them and bad habits can

be weakened by avoiding them.

 

We are given in this life a certain degree of freedom, It lies within

us to make it cherishable and memorable moments. In that power of

self-control lies the seed of eternal freedom.

 

 

Power of Divine Will:

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Attunement with the divine will is the most important factor in

attaining success. It is the Divine Will that moves everything.

Divine Will has no boundaries. It works through the laws known and

unknown, logical and seemingly miraculous ways. It can change the

course of destiny, wake the dead or create a new universe.

 

Since man has the same all-accomplishing will power, it is his highest

obligation to discover through contemplation how to be in Harmony with

the Divine Will.

 

When guided by logic, humans are prone to errors; when guided by

wisdom human will is attuned to Divine Will and there can be no errors.

 

 

From the Ocean of Abundance:

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As all powers lies in His Will, spiritual and material gifts flow from

Him in abundance. In order to receive His gifts, the thoughts of

limitation and poverty are to be eradicated. Since Universal Mind is

perfect and never failing, we should not defocus from the

consciousness of Divinity, especially under adverse conditions. When

we do our part and rely on Him to do His, we find thatsome mysterious

forces come to our aid and fulfill our constructive wishes.

 

Since God is the source of all power, peace and prosperity, we should

NOT will or act first, BUT contact God first. Thus we can harness our

will and energy to achiever the highest goals.

 

It is possible to do so by:

 

a) calming the mind and allowing it to settle, and

b) attuning it to constructive or divine vibrations.

 

If we know how to withdraw our mind from all distractions and place it

on a single object, it is possible to achieve anything.

 

 

Success is measured by Happiness:

 

God has given us the power to reward or punish ourselves by the use or

misuse of our will powe and reasoning. If we transgress the laws of

health, wisdom and prosperity, sufferrings from sickness, poverty and

ignorance will follow.

 

Happiness to some extent depend on external conditions, but mostly on

mental attitudes. To be happy one must have good health,

well-balanced mind, a prosperous life, right work, thankful heart, and

above all wisdom or knowledge of God.

 

 

Put God's Power Behind Your Efforts:

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With strong will power and unflinching determination, if we attune

ourselves with the Creative Spirit, we can tap into the Infinite

Intelligence that can solve all the problems. Source of our being flow

uninterruptedly so that we can perform creatively in any sphere of

activity.

 

We should sit in silence before embarking on any task asking Him for

His Blessing. Then behind our will, will be His Will, behind our mind,

His Mind, behind our power, His Power. And God works through us.

 

When we convince God that we want Him above everything else, we will

be attuned to His Will. When we continue to seek Him no matter what

obstacles arise to take us away from Him, we are using our human will

in its most constructive form. This is how operates the law of

success known to our ancient sages that is understood by all who

acieved true success. As we encompass these goals, we will travel our

path to Self-Realization to our true home in God.