This document provides principles and instructions for success from the Bhagavad Gita. It covers topics like maintaining a healthy body and mind, overcoming excuses, developing self-confidence, seeing problems as opportunities, focusing one's efforts, controlling the mind, developing good qualities, performing actions without attachment, cultivating determination, understanding spiritual knowledge, and contributing to others. The document emphasizes setting goals, following the Gita's instructions, taking action, and overcoming weaknesses through inspiration from scripture and the spiritual master. It directs the reader to additional resources for coaching on applying these principles.

1. Success Principles

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3.  Verse
 Success principle
 Practical application
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4.  Body health Bg 17.8 (food in goodness)
 Mind Bg 6.6 (greatest friend)
 Soul Bg 2.29 (soul amazing)
 Relationships Bg 5.7 (dear to everyone)
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5. Excuses
 1.28-45 Arjuna’s reasons why not to fight
Ready for success
 Bg 2.7 - Now I am confused about my duty and have
lost all composure because of miserly weakness. In this
condition I am asking You to tell me for certain what is
best for me. Now I am Your disciple, and a soul
surrendered unto You. Please instruct me.
Overcoming lower self
 Bg 2.34 - People will always speak of your infamy, and
for a respectable person, dishonor is worse than death.
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6. Self-perception
 Bg. 2.24 - This individual soul is unbreakable and
insoluble, and can be neither burned nor dried. He
is everlasting, present everywhere, unchangeable,
immovable and eternally the same.
Being Positive
 Bg. 2.40 - In this endeavor there is no loss or
diminution, and a little advancement on this path
can protect one from the most dangerous type of
fear.
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7. Confidence
 One who takes shelter of the Supreme Lord has
nothing to fear, even in the midst of the greatest
calamity. Bg 1.19 P
 A strong faith that by Krsna consciousness one will
be elevated to the highest perfection of life is called
vyavasayatmika intelligence. Bg 2.41 P
 Faith means unflinching trust in something
sublime. Bg 2.41 P
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8. Problem-opportunity
 O Partha, happy are the ksatriyas to whom such
fighting opportunities come unsought, opening for
them the doors of the heavenly planets. Bg 2.32
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9. Potential
 Bg. 2.29 - Some look on the soul as amazing, some
describe him as amazing, and some hear of him as
amazing, while others, even after hearing about
him, cannot understand him at all.
Focus
 Bg. 2.41 - Those who are on this path are resolute
in purpose, and their aim is one. O beloved child
of the Kurus, the intelligence of those who are
irresolute is many-branched.
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10. Self-interest
 Bg. 6.5 - One must deliver himself with the help of
his mind, and not degrade himself. The mind is the
friend of the conditioned soul, and his enemy as
well.
 Bg. 6.6 - For him who has conquered the mind, the
mind is the best of friends, but for one who has
failed to do so, his mind will remain the greatest
enemy.
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11. Raise your standards
 Bg 2.54-72 (transcendental consciousness)
 Bg 12.13-20 (become dear to Krsna)
 Bg 13.8-12 (act with knowledge)
 Bg 14.22-25 (transcend the modes)
 Bg 16.1-3 (develop divine qualities)
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12. Communication skills
 Bg 17.15 - Austerity of speech consists in speaking
words that are truthful, pleasing, beneficial, and
not agitating to others, and also in regularly
reciting Vedic literature.
Mental fitness
 Bg 17.16 - And satisfaction, simplicity, gravity, self-
control and purification of one's existence are the
austerities of the mind.
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13. Knowledge
 Bg 18.20 - That knowledge by which one
undivided spiritual nature is seen in all living
entities, though they are divided into innumerable
forms, you should understand to be in the mode of
goodness.
Action
 Bg 18.23 - That action which is regulated and
which is performed without attachment, without
love or hatred, and without desire for fruitive
results is said to be in the mode of goodness.
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14. Worker
 Bg 18.26 - One who performs his duty without
association with the modes of material nature, without
false ego, with great determination and enthusiasm,
and without wavering in success or failure is said to be
a worker in the mode of goodness.
Understanding
 Bg 18.30 - O son of Prtha, that understanding by which
one knows what ought to be done and what ought not
to be done, what is to be feared and what is not to be
feared, what is binding and what is liberating, is in the
mode of goodness.
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15. Determination
 Bg 18.33 - O son of Prtha, that determination which
is unbreakable, which is sustained with
steadfastness by yoga practice, and which thus
controls the activities of the mind, life and senses is
determination in the mode of goodness
Hapiness
 Bg 18.37 - 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.
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16. Qualities
 Bg 18.42 - Peacefulness, self-control, austerity,
purity, tolerance, honesty, knowledge, wisdom
and religiousness - these are the natural qualities
by which the brahmanas work.
Free will
 Bg 18.63 - Thus I have explained to you knowledge
still more confidential. Deliberate on this fully, and
then do what you wish to do.
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17. Contribution
 Bg 18.68 - For one who explains this supreme
secret to the devotees, pure devotional service is
guaranteed, and at the end he will come back to
Me.
The ultimate success
 Bg 18.69 - There is no servant in this world more
dear to Me than he, nor will there ever be one
more dear.
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18.  Written plan
 Clear results
 Motivation, inspiration
 Daily action
 Challenge: excuses or results
 Reports, accountability
 Bg 18.23 - That action which is regulated and
which is performed without attachment, without
love or hatred, and without desire for fruitive
results is said to be in the mode of goodness.
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20.  Goals
 Instructions
 Tests
 Action
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21.  What do you want?
 Write it down
 Be specific
 Have a deadline
 If you do not know what you want even God
cannot help you
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22.  What BG instructions can help you achieve this
goal?
 What BG instructions can help you pass the tests?
 Bg index, Vedabase
 Ask devotees
 Get ideas from other sources
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23.  Weakness of heart (hrdaya daurbalyam) Bg 2.3
 Lust, anger, greed Bg 16.21
 Laziness, procrastination Bg 18.28
 Fear Bg 5.27-28 P
 social, familial or religious considerations ... some
other impediments. Bg 12.11 P
 objections from family members Bg 12.11 P
 undertake all kinds of risks Bg 3.29 P
 Why such risk? Because they wanted to spread
Krsna consciousness Bg 11.55 P
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24.  I am the ... ability in man. Bg 7.8
 Five factors of action (Supersoul) Bg 18.14
 Before one acts, there is some impetus, which is called
inspiration. Bg 18.18 P
 The inspiration to work is the same if it comes from the
scripture or from the instruction of the spiritual master.
Bg 18.18 P
 One who performs his duty without association with
the modes of material nature, without false ego, with
great determination and enthusiasm, and without
wavering in success or failure is said to be a worker in
the mode of goodness. Bg 18.26
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25.  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. Bg 18.48
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