2. How to define Success?
Success, like beauty, is in the eye of the
beholder
● Material growth for oneself
● Material uplift of others
● Spiritual growth for oneself
● Spiritual uplift of others
3. Success Happiness
Two big traps arise from being goal-oriented:
● Newton's Third Law
● Moving goalposts
7. Practice of Maha Yoga
● Become experientially aware of the
Universal Life Energy (Mother Energy)
within us all
● Not do anything with intent during Sadhan
(meditation)
● Surrender to the Mother energy within;
simply observe what happens
8. Practice of Maha Yoga - Results
● Experience the cleansing process of the
Mother Energy
● Observe the involuntary activities (Kriyas)
that happen
● Gradually, Kriyas diminish and the interval
between thoughts increases
Self Realization
9. Maha Yoga Byproducts
Three areas correlated with perceived success:
● Improved ability to concentrate
● Heightened creativity
● Increased self-confidence
Key to ongoing happiness:
● De-linking of one's action from the fruits of
the action - Becoming a Karma Yogi
10. Maha Yoga Byproducts -
Improved Concentration and
Creativity
● No magic here. Borne out by western
science
● Results from the mind becoming calm
○ Fewer mental distractions leads to improved
concentration
○ Heightened intuition enhances ability to synthesize
from knowledge base, leading to creative solutions
11. Maha Yoga Byproduct -
Increased Self-Confidence
Improved Self-Awareness
+
Confidence that Inner Peace remains
unaffected, no matter what
=
True Self Confidence
12. De-linking action from it's fruits -
Becoming a Karma Yogi
Engaging in action for the joy of the
action itself, not the outcome
Superior Outcomes
+
True Happiness
