Keys to living success

Keys to living success

part 1

Everyone wants to be successful in life but where are the keys to success? Do we have to go out and search for those keys, or do we have those potentials already within ourselves? When we begin to examine life, we can see that is divided into two aspects- life within and life without: internal life and external life and we can see that his aspects are of equal importance. Even if we renounced the world, gone far away from civilization and life, and live in the wilderness doing nothing but meditation, we cannot ignore external life. We still have to see that we eat, do our ablutions, and perform our practices on time. So that external world is as important as life in internal world.

        Even one who has renounced the world has to understand the word relationship properly, because life itself is actually relationship. The body is related to the breath and the breath is related to the mind. The body, breath, sense and mind all function together as a unit.  So life virtually means relationship, and thus the art of living and being requires an understanding of one’s relationship to the external world and the relationship within ones self.

Benjamin franklin 13 virtue

Benjamin franklin 13-week

Self-improvement change

 

Energy and persistence conquer all things

Benjamin franklin

Benjamin Franklin’s 13 virtues

Franklin tracked his progress on charts he created. The first letter of each day was listed on the top and the first letter of each virtue was indicated down the left side. HE would add a dot if he felt short of meeting that virtue on a given day. Benjamin Franklin carried these charts with him as a reminder of his personal plan of conduct.

The following 13 virtues continued to be relevant today next to each virtue is franklin’s definition

 

1.       Temperance

 “Eat not to dullness.”

2.       Silence

 “Speak of what `may benefit others or yourself avoiding trifling conversations.”

3.       Order

“Let all your things have their places. Let each part of your business have its time.”

4.       Resolution

” Resolve to perform what you ought. Perform without fail what you resolve.

5.       Frugality

 “Make no expense but to do god to others or yourself:

I.e. Waste nothing.”

      6.  Industry

               “Lose no time. Be always employed in something useful. Cut off all unnecessary actions.”

7.       Sincerity

 “Use no harmful deceit think innocently and justly; and if you speak accordingly.”

8.        Justice

 “Wrong none, by doing injuries or omitting the benefits that are your duty.”

9.       Moderation

 “Avoid extremes.  Forebear resenting injuries so much as you think they deserve.”

 

10.   Cleanliness

“Tolerate no uncleanness body, cloth or habitation

11.   Chastity

“I would never do anything that would disrespect my wife.”

12.   Tranquility

“Be not disturbed at trifles, or at accident common or unavoidable.”

13.   Humility like “Socrates”

 

 

CHOOSE THE RIGHT!!

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