The Real Achievement

 

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The Real Achievement

Lots of people talk about self-realisation, God-realisation and spirituality but they have no clue as to the amount of effort, grace and blessings that are required for attaining that goal. One practices hard – day and night – and becomes an Olympic champion winning all kinds of medals. One can also become a statesman, diplomat, wealthy businessman, professional through one’s own efforts and hard work. That’s easy, anybody who has the will power and commitment can do that – and you can see that a lot of people are doing it all over the world.

The real achievement is in doing something that everyone else is not doing. There are lots of pinnacles in the world and all of them have more or less been conquered by people – these are all achievements in the physical, mental or academic spheres.

It takes an extraordinary person, an extraordinary mind, a super-human to achieve the highest goal. There is no point in thinking of the highest goal if one is not willing to commit to make the greatest of efforts. One can think of small goals and keep an achieving them and feeling happy! “I want a medal”. Or, “I want to become rich”. Or I want to make a name for myself.”

The grandest goal – the goal for which we all take birth – is the spiritual goal, the goal of self or God-realisation. But those who choose to become seekers think this is as easy and simple as getting a sports medal or an educational qualification. Nope! Not all! It is not at all easy. If one tries on one’s own, it will take one a life-time or two to achieve that goal. One needs a Guru’s Grace and blessing to cut through the hard work.

There are people who have been working birth after birth after birth but are still far from the goal. The first step is to make up your mind and say this is my goal and I will do whatever it takes to achieve it. If one does not find a Guru, it is best to go to the Samadhi place of a Guru like, Shirdi Sai Baba, Akkalkot Maharaj, Gajanan Maharaj etc and plead for a Master to come into your life. In due course, a Master will appear in your life and you will be guided on to the path of meditation and thence to self-realisation.

To reach that goal under the Master’s guidance, one has to meditate regularly without fail, watch layer after layer of much being cleansed from the soul, the past truly becomes history as you learn to forgive and forget. Life comes alive in the present moment, nothing else exists. One learns to live in complete awareness with joy and bliss as companions. Let us all attain the real goal – that will be the real achievement!