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2.  nama om vishnu-padaya krishna-
preshthaya bhutale
 srimate bhaktivedanta-swamin iti namine
 namas te saraswate deve gaura-vani-
pracharine
 nirvishesha shunyavadi pashchatya desha
tarine
 śrī-kṛṣṇa-caitanya prabhu-nityānanda śrī-
advaita gadādhara śrīvāsādi-gaura-bhakta-
vṛnda
"I offer my respectful obeisances unto His
Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami
Prabhupada, who is very dear to Lord
Krishna, having taken shelter at His lotus
feet.
Our respectful obeisances are unto you, O
spiritual master, servant of Bhaktisiddhanta
Sarasvati Gosvami. You are kindly preaching
the message of Lord Caitanya deva and
delivering the Western countries, which are
filled with impersonalism and voidism."

3. • SUCCESS
• HAPPINESS
DEFINITION
• SVA-DHARMA – OWN DUTY
• SANATANA-DHARMA – UNIVERSAL DUTY
WHY
• SELF-DISCOVERING
• IKIGAI AND OTHER TECHNIQUES
HOW

4. • SUCCESS
• HAPPINESS
DEFINITION
• SVA-DHARMA – OWN DUTY
• SANATANA-DHARMA – UNIVERSAL DUTY
WHY
• SELF-DISCOVERING
• IKIGAI AND OTHER TECHNIQUES
HOW

5. 4 goals of human life:
Knowledge, self-development
Economic prosperity
Fulfillment of desires
Freedom from all misfortunes
PROPER WAY OF LIFE
MONEY, SUCCESS
HAPPINESS (RELATIONSHIPS,
HEALTH)
FREEDOM
DHARMA
ARTHA
KAMA
MOKSHA

6. DHARMA
ARTHA
KAMA
MOKSHA
SB 4.8.41
dharmārtha-kāma-mokṣākhyaṁ
yah icchet shreya ātmanaḥ
ekaṁ hy eva hareh tatra
kāraṇaṁ pāda-sevanam
Translation:
Any person who desires the fruits of the four principles
religiosity, economic development, sense gratification and, at
the end, liberation, should engage himself in the devotional
service of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, for worship of
His lotus feet yields the fulfillment of all of these.
SB 4.8.59-60
Anyone who thus engages in the devotional service of the Lord,
seriously and sincerely, with his mind, words and body, and who
is fixed in the activities of the prescribed devotional methods, is
blessed by the Lord according to his desire. If a devotee desires
material religiosity, economic development, sense gratification
or liberation from the material world, he is awarded these
results.
If I choose path of bhakti, do I loose my
Purusha-arthas?
BG 9.22 yoga-kshemam vahami aham -
I provide what they lack and preserve
what they already possess.
BG 2.40: Working in this state of
consciousness, there is no loss or
adverse result, and even a little effort
saves one from great danger.
 DHARMA
 ARTHA
 KAMA
 MOKSHA VS

7. WHAT IS PRAYOJANA OF LIFE?
WHAT IS HIGHER PERFECTION OF LIFE?

8. एतावानेव लोके ऽस्मिन् पुंसाुं नन:श्रेयसोदय: ।
तीव्रेण भस्ततयोगेन िनो िय्यर्पितुं स्मिरि ् ॥
४४ ॥
etāvān eva loke ’smin
puṁsāṁ niḥśreyasodayaḥ
tīvreṇa bhakti-yogena
mano mayy arpitaṁ sthiram
Therefore persons whose minds are
fixed on the Lord engage in the
intensive practice of devotional
service. That is the only means for
attainment of the final PERFECTION OF
LIFE.
SB 3.25.44
एतावान् साुंख्ययोगाभयाुं
मवधििपररननष्ठया ।
जन्िलाभ: पर: पुंसािन्ते नारायणमिृनत:
॥ ६ ॥
etāvān sāṅkhya-yogābhyāṁ
sva-dharma-pariniṣṭhayā
janma-lābhaḥ paraḥ puṁsām
ante nārāyaṇa-smṛtiḥ
The HIGHEST PERFECTION OF HUMAN
LIFE, achieved either by complete
knowledge of matter and spirit, by
practice of mystic powers, or by
perfect discharge of occupational duty,
is TO REMEMBER THE PERSONALITY OF
GODHEAD at the end of life.
SB 2.1.6

9. SELF
AIM
Fearlessness
Purity of mind
Spiritual knowledge
Charity
Self-control
Studying scriptures
Simplicity
Ahimsa
Honesty
Absence of anger
Peacefulness
Renunciation
Not seeing faults in others
Compassion
Modesty
Absence of greed
Kindness
Determination
Purposefulness
Forgiveness
Firmness
Purity
Absence of envy
Not striving for fame/honor
SUPREME QUALITIES
Pride
Haughtiness
Vanity
Anger
Being rude
Ignorance
Envy
Greed
Hypocrisy
False prestige
LOWER QUALITIES

10.  HAPPINESS - FEELING OF INNER SATISFACTION
 SUCCESS - INTEGRITY IN THE FRAMEWORK OF SOCIAL AND
PERSONAL MISSION
 PURPOSE/MISSION - THE MAIN TASK OF CREATING YOURSELF IN
HARMONY WITH THE INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL WORLD
 HARMONY = HAPPINESS + SUCCESS
 ECOLOGY OF SUCCESS - WHEN SUCCESS IS NOT MY, BUT EVERY
ONE’S
 WHAT IS NECESSARY TO BE HAPPY AND SUCCESSFUL?
 KNOWLEDGE
 DESIRE TO BE SUCCESSFUL AND HAPPY
 REALIZE MISSION/PURPOSE = HAPPINESS + SUCCESS = HARMONY

11. That which in the beginning
may be just like poison but
at the end is just like nectar
and which awakens one to
self-realization is said to be
happiness in the mode of
goodness.
That happiness which is
derived from contact of the
senses with their objects
and which appears like
nectar at first but poison at
the end is said to be of the
nature of passion.
And that happiness which is
blind to self-realization,
which is delusion from
beginning to end and which
arises from sleep, laziness
and illusion is said to be of
the nature of ignorance
यत्रोपरमते चित्तं
निरुद्धं योगसेवया |
यत्र िैवात्मिात्मािं
पश्यन्िात्मनि तुष्यनत || 20||
…ātmani tuṣhyati
BG 6.20: When the mind,
restrained from material
activities, becomes still by the
practice of Yoga, then the yogi is
able to behold the soul through
the purified mind, and he
rejoices in the inner joy.

12. िात्रामपर्ािमत कौन्तेय
र्ीतोष्णसखद: खदा: |
आगिापानयनोऽननत्या
मताुंस्मतनतक्षमव भारत || 14||
BG 2.14: O son of Kunti, the contact
between the senses and the sense objects
gives rise to fleeting perceptions of
happiness and distress. These are non-
permanent, and come and go like the
winter and summer seasons. O
descendent of Bharat, one must learn to
tolerate them without being disturbed.
सहजुं किि कौन्तेय सदोषिर्प न त्यजेत् |
सवािरम्भा हह दोषेण धूिेनास्ननररवावृता: || 48||
BG 18.48: Every endeavor is covered by
some sort of fault, just as fire is covered
by smoke. Therefore one should not give
up the work which is born of his nature, O
son of Kunti, even if such work is full of
fault.
Flickering
material
happiness
Duty Real
happiness

14. योगस्थ: कु रु कमााणि सङ्गं
त्यक्तत्वा धिञ्जय |
ससद््यससद््यो: समो भूत्वा
समत्वं योग उच्यते || 48||
BG 2.48: Be steadfast in the
performance of your duty, O
Arjun, abandoning
attachment to success and
failure. Such equanimity is
called Yoga.
यदृच्छा लाभ सन्तुष्टो द्वन्द्वातीतो
ववमत्सर: |
सम: ससद्धावससद्धौ ि कृ त्वावप ि
निब्यते || 22||
BG 4.22: Content with
whatever gain comes of its
own accord, and free from
envy, they are beyond the
dualities of life. Being
equipoised in success and
failure, they are not bound
by their actions, even while
performing all kinds of
activities.
अभ्यासेऽप्यसमथोऽसस
मत्कमापरमो भव |
मदथामवप कमााणि
कु वान्न्सद्चधमवाप्स्यसस || 10||
BG 12.10: If you cannot
practice remembering Me
with devotion, then just
try to work for Me. Thus
performing devotional
service to Me, you shall
achieve the stage of
perfection.

15. Action
X Cause
Y
RESPONSIBLEIRRESPONSIBLE
SELFISH
SELFLESS
AXES
Satisfaction
Trust
Self-deception
Distrust
Ignorance
Disgust
Pride/ Depression
Insecurity

16. • CC Madhya 19.149
• kṛṣṇa-bhakta — niṣkāma, ataeva ‘śānta’ // bhukti-mukti-siddhi-kāmī — sakali ‘aśānta’
• “Because a devotee of Lord Kṛṣṇa is desireless, he is peaceful. Fruitive workers desire material enjoyment, jñānīs desire
liberation, and yogīs desire material opulence; therefore they are all lusty and cannot be peaceful.
• Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu (1.1.11)
• anyābhilāṣitā-śūnyaṁ // jñāna-karmādy-anāvṛtam // ānukūlyena kṛṣṇānu-śīlanaṁ bhaktir uttamā
• "One should render transcendental loving service to the Supreme Lord Kṛṣṇa favorably and without desire for material profit
or gain through fruitive activities or philosophical speculation. That is called pure devotional service.“
• Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu 1.1.12
• sarvopadhi-vinirmuktam // tat-paratvena nirmalam hrishikena-hrishikesha // sevanam bhaktir ucyate
• Bhakti, or devotional service, means engaging all our senses in the service of the Lord, the supreme Personality of Godhead,
the master of all the senses. When the spirit soul renders service unto the Supreme, there are two side effects. One is free
from all material designations, and, simply by being employed in the service of the Lord, one’s senses are purified.
• Bhakti-rasāmṛta-sindhu 1.2.255
• anAsaktasya visyAn // yathArham upayunjatah // nirbandhah krshna-sambandhe // yuktam vairägyam ucyate
• When one is not attached to anything but at the same time accepts anything in relation to Krsna, one is rightly situated
above possessiveness.

17.  BG 18.3: Some learned people declare that all kinds of actions should be given up as evil, while others maintain that
acts of sacrifice, charity, and penance should never be abandoned.
 BG 18.7: Prescribed duties should never be renounced. Such deluded renunciation is said to be in the mode of
ignorance.
 18.45-46 - sva-karmana abhyacarya siddhim vindati – man can attain perfection through performing his own work
 SB 11.18.44 mam sva-dharmena bhajet – one should worship me by his own duties/dharma
 18.47=3.35 - shreyan sva-dharma vigunaH..na apnoti kilbisham – better to do your duty imperfectly than someone
else’s, so you will not get sinful reactions
 BG 18.48 - saha-jaḿ karma kaunteya sa-doṣam api na tyajet - Every endeavor is covered by some fault, just as fire is
covered by smoke. Therefore one should not give up the work born of his nature, O son of Kunti, even if such work is
full of fault.
 2.31 – sva-dharma..na vikampitum – do not hesitate to fulfill your duties
 BG 3.9: yajna-arthat karma - Work must be done as a yajña (sacrifice) to the Supreme Lord; otherwise, work causes
bondage in this material world. Therefore, O son of Kunti, perform your prescribed duties, without being attached to
the results, for the satisfaction of God.

18. Happiness is Success

20. • SUCCESS
• HAPPINESS
DEFINITION
• SVA-DHARMA – OWN DUTY
• SANATANA-DHARMA – UNIVERSAL DUTY
WHY
• SELF-DISCOVERING
• IKIGAI AND OTHER TECHNIQUES
HOW

21. WHAT IF I CAN NOT REALIZE MY GOAL/ PURPOSE/ AIM?
ACTIVITY INLINE WITH PSYCHO-PHYSICAL
NATURE IN MATERIAL WORLD – varna and
ashrama, moral and ethic rules to preserve
cosmic and social order
ACTIVITY INLINE WITH SPIRITUAL
NATURE = WHICH IS SELFLESS LOVE
and SERVICE
IT MIGHT BE DIFFICULT TO FIGURE OUT DEFINITELY THE SVADHARMA –
ACTIVITY/GOAL IN THIS LIFE, BUT ONE ANYWAY SHOULD FOLLOW
SANATANA-DHARMA – WHICH ITSELF WILL LEAD TO FULFILLMENT AND
HELP TO FILL THE GAPS AND FIND THE BEST WAY IN MATERIAL WORLD

22. LOVE WHAT YOU DO
AND DO WHAT YOU LOVE
IN CASE IF YOU HAVEN’T DECIDED YET:
LOVE WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO
AND TRY TO DO WHAT YOU LOVE ON YOUR FREE TIME

23. • SUCCESS
• HAPPINESS
DEFINITION
• SVA-DHARMA – OWN DUTY
• SANATANA-DHARMA – UNIVERSAL DUTY
WHY
• SELF-DISCOVERING
• IKIGAI AND OTHER TECHNIQUES
HOW

24. LIFE PURPOSE IN 5 MINUTES

25. LIFE PURPOSE IN 5 QUESTIONSACTIVITY I

26. ACTIVITY II

27. I LIKE DO IT
AND I CAN PERFORM IT NICELY
I LIKE DO IT
BUT I CAN’T PERFORM IT NICELY
I DON’T LIKE TO DO IT
BUT I CAN DO IT NIECLY…
I DON’T LIKE TO DO IT
AND I CAN’T DO IT NICELY
(sometimes people have to do
what they don’y like and what
they can’t)
ACTIVITY III

28. THANK YOU
PLEASE,CHANT
FOLLOWYOURMISSION
ANDBE HAPPY

29.  SETTING CLEAR GOALS
 PRACTICAL STRATEGIC PLANS TO REACH THE GOALS
 HARD WORK AND ENDURANCE
 TAKING SUPERIOR GUIDANCE

30. ACTIVITY #1
PLEASE, WRITE 3-5 AIMS WHAT YOU
WANT TO ACHIEVE IN THIS LIFE.
WHAT IS SUCCESSFUL IN IT?
SHARE IN PAIRS. KEEP YOUR LIST FOR
THE FUTHER EXERCISE.
5 MIN TO PREPARE
10 MIN TO SHARE

31. ACTIVITY #2
PLEASE, TAKE YOUR 3-5 AIMS AND WRITE
DOWN A PLAN HOW YOU GONNA ACHIEVE
THEM. KEEP YOUR LIST FOR THE FUTHER
EXERCISE.
10 MIN. INDIVIDUAL
(WILL SHARE AT THE END OF THE
SESSION)

32. ACTIVITY #3
PLEASE, TAKE YOUR AIM-LIST AND FIND OUT THE
SATISFACTION PARTS IN YOUR SUCCESSES.
SHARE IN PAIRS.
LET YOUR PARTNER SHARE YOUR STORY ALOUD.
5 MIN TO PREPARE
10 MIN TO DISCUSS
10 MIN TO SHARE