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Let us Learn to Live

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About the Author

Acharya Mahashraman is the 11th Acharya of Terapanth sect, who is highly venerable saint, yogi and spiritual leader. Despite being an Acharya of a religious order, his views are liberal and secular. He has a firm conviction to promote nonviolence, moral values and diligent work. With great honour, the Ex-President of India, Smt. Pratibha Patil congratulated Acharya Mahashraman for his contributions towards the social development of the Nation and said, “You are also working for Women development and Environment protection. Greeting your excellent, serene and legislative authorship, we request your cooperation in creating a peaceful society globally.”

About the Book

This Book is of around 72 pages and 12 Chapters. If you go by the name of the Book, You will take this book from the perspective of Spirituality but let me tell you that this Book is not only from the perspective of Spirituality but it is one of the good small book to upgrade yourself as stated below and indirectly it has its take on Business Sector. Remember the golden phrase we were taught “HEALTH IS WEALTH” and here HEALTH does not mean only “Body” but “Mind and Soul” too (refer bottom to know on this and how this suits your Personal Growth leading to Business Growth):
  1. Personality Traits
  2. Personal Ethics
  3. Your Views
  4. Way of Looking
  5. Importance of “SMALL” in your journey
  6. Your way of taking the things
  7. Importance of Word “SELF” in your life
  8. Making Vision and then Mission of your Personal Goals and Business Goals
  9. Relevancy of Thinking and what to think and manner of thinking
  10. How Eating habits describes your Business Pattern
  11. Importance of Tolerance, Awareness Speaking teaches the Management aspect of Business Shell and Cycle
  12. Why it is important for self to give time for self and speak to self
  13. Self is a prefix which is a guarantee for happiness and where there is happiness, success become secondary at all levels or Planet
  14. Introspection – a Key Problem Solver in all modes of life
  15. How rectifying oneself is a key to happiness?
  16. Miracle learning is waste of time and just a short cut to success which eventually never happens
  17. Questioning yourself is the key to success
  18. Who, When, What, Where and Why are the queries one shall ask as it is the path to take concrete decision and upward going?
  19. Introspection is important for self-development and it be done every day and every occasion
  20. With Self – awareness / Self – Observation / Self – Realisation one acquires a positive attitude and steers this attitude in the right direction
  21. Do you know our life is not worth more than two glasses of water?
  22. How a person acts upon the situation is dictated by the intent with which the person views it
  23. The way you want to see the World is seeing like that and if this is your nature, it is the time for self-introspection
  24. Understand the concept of Mindful Walking (Gamanyoga) and lets apply for personal growth
  25. Understand the fact that the person who sits still and listens carefully to a good speaker can improve his language, speaking and problem solving skills
  26. How good sleep is successful mantra for growth of business
  27. How not having a relax sleep can be compared to business downfall and decision making and growth affection?
  28. How being Spiritual is relevant for Business Growth?
  29. How your personal performance standards match with the Business process?
  30. How Sleep is directly related to upliftment or downward for Self – Development?
  31. You shall understand that an economical use of the words is always more effective than using too many

Relevant Learning from the Book

 
  • Living is fundamental to ever creature born in this planet [Let us learn to Live]
  • The greatest achievement in life is to master the art of living [Let us learn to Live]
  • Mantra “Whatever I did out of delusion, I shall never repeat” [Art of Living]
  • Possessing the ability to see is one thing, using it is quite another [Art of Viewing]
  • Perspective plays an important role in every action [Value of Vision]
  • Change in intention changes the action even if the action is similar in manner [Value of Vision]
  • False pride and inability to face reality lead to misconception [Value of Human Life]
  • Only by comprehending the nature of things in its real form can right knowledge be attained [Value of Human Life]
  • Only a sense of morality differentiates humans from animals [Value of Human Life]
  • One needs to amend one’s perspective by understanding the importance of being human and striving for perfection through contemplation [Value of Human Life]
  • Food, Sleep, fear and sex are common to both animal and human being. Only Morality and discerning power differentiates man from animal [Value of Human Life]
  • A Small prod can control a huge elephant, a small lamp can remove intense darkness, and a small thunderbolt can destroy big mountains. Therefore “SMALL” should not be ignored. This means that certain attributes might be small but it works wonders and actually can shape one’s life. These includes how to stand, how to sit, how to talk and how to walk [Art of Walking]
  • Walk is not a mere coordination of muscles, it involves many other faculties as well [Walking]
  • To walk means to move. Walking shall be a conscious act. The mind should be engaged in telling you how to walk, when to walk and why [Purposeful Walking]
  • The first thing to consider is the purpose of walking. Walking miles is meaningful only when it has objectives and to walk even a small step without an aim is a waste of time and energy [Purposeful Walking]
  • Walking is not merely a physical act but also reflects one personality [Change your walk to change your personality]
  • Watchfully walking looking down helps avoid violence, find lost objects and spares one from habitual carelessness [Change your walk to change your personality]
  • Walking for a cause can bring about awareness and positive change in society [Global Change through Walking]
  • Be Charaiveti which means to Keep Going = Luck favours those who put forth the most effort whereas a person who sits idle can never be expected to enjoy good fortunes [Internal Walking = Spiritual Progress]
  • Progress in life should not be judged by this or name or fame [Internal Walking = Spiritual Progress]
  • When you adopt the wrong sitting posture you expose your physical weakness and indifference and even disrespect for the place or occasion [Art of Sitting]
  • People who are aware of their sitting posture are more inclined towards meritorious occupations [Art of Sitting]
  • Physical posture is the mirror of the inner or emotional world [Sitting in Mediation]
  • A person is judged by the company he keeps [Sitting in Good Company]
  • The choice you make reflects of your temperament [Sitting in Good Company]
  • Physical energy in the body is stored in the tail of the spine. By sitting erect the energy has easy access to the brain [Sitting in Assembly]
  • Balancing Sleep and wakefulness is crucial to imparting balance to life [Art of Sleeping]
  • Sleep not only keeps the body fit and functional but is also conducive to mental relaxation [Art of Sleeping]
  • Everybody sleeps, but only a few know the art of sleeping [Art of Deep Sleep]
  • Experts believe that sleep deprivation in the early years has a negative [Art of Deep Sleep]
  • A relaxed state of psyche facilitates soothing sleep [Art of Deep Sleep]
  • When rich food is served the Tongue enjoys, but the Stomach suffers [Art of Eating]
  • Importance of Controlled diet is important if compared with controlled business decision. Health is directly proportionate to Wealth [Art of Eating]
  • A controlled diet, comprised of wholesome eatables, procured through righteous means constitutes the right way to eat [Art of Eating]
  • Moun means Silence used to refer to knowledge in Jain Scriptures but now it generally means not speaking [Art of Speaking]
  • Observing Moun for a few hours can be peace rendering, energy saving, and relaxing [Art of Speaking]
  • Maintaining silence may appear easy but it is actually a very difficult practice [Art of Speaking]
  • Talkativeness marginalizes a person whereas silence elevates him. A garland around the neck is for beautification but why are the ankle-bells placed on the feet” [Art of Speaking]
  • Sometimes disregarding the mood and receptiveness of the audience, speakers pour out all they know, and thereby lose their attention. Reading the mood of the audience is the key to mastering the art of public speaking [Art of Speaking]]
  • Silence is important, but knowing when to be silent and when to speak is imperative [Art of Speaking]
  • Analytical speaking is another important aspect of communication [Speaking with Awareness = Speaking Sweetly = Speaking Truthfully]
  • Analyzing while speaking is like chewing while eating [Speaking with Awareness = Speaking Sweetly = Speaking Truthfully]
  • Moderation, Modulation, Truthfulness and awareness are the pillars of artistic speaking which enhances and enlivens all-round personality [Speaking with Awareness = Speaking Sweetly = Speaking Truthfully]
  • Understand Physical Tolerance, Mental Tolerance, Verbal Restraint and Preventing Anger [Art of Tolerance]
  • The mind is the measurement of the spirit [Art of Thinking]
  • The mind can be compared to employee, and consciousness to an employer. If the employee is not property instructed, he/she may not be able to follow directives. Just like it is necessary to train and instruct an employee to perform it is also essential to train and discipline the mind [Art of Thinking
  • To do and to happen are two very different ideas. One can think before doing but one should bear whatever happens with fortitude. After he/she make his/her business decision, he/she begins the business. Whether he makes a profit or loss from his/her business he construes it as “happening” rather than his “doing” [Art of Thinking = Restrained Thinking = Benevolent Thinking]
  • Train Your Tongue = Control Your Emotions = Choose your Language = Prove Your worth = Cultivate Sanskars in the next generation = Practice Preksha Dhyana [Art of Enjoying old Age]
  • Art of Dying = Acceptance is the Key
    Penace = 12 different ways of observing penace  
  • Fasting (Upasava)
  • Reduced Diet (Unodari)
  • Limiting Food Types (Bhikshachari)
  • Abstinence from delicacies (Rasaparityaga)
  • Physical forbearance (Kayaklesha)
  • Controlling the Senses (Pratisanleenta)
  • Repentance (Prayaschitta)
  • Humility (Vinay)
  • Service (Vaiyavritya)
  • Study of the Scriptures (Swadhyaya)
  • Meditation (Dhyana)
  • Physical and Emotional Detachment (Vyutsarga)

A Small Note

  • Body is inclined towards Bestiality
  • Mind is inclined towards Humanity
  • Soul is inclined towards Godliness
    1. When a Human being is inclined to satisfy his physical needs, it is his bestiality that dominates,
    2. When he is filled with humanity, his mind dominates
    3. When he is filled with divinity, his soul dominates

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