Sunday, August 30, 2009

SUCCESS = DIGNITY

This blog comes after a long break. It is not that I have not written, but most of the scribbling of my though processes, have remain in draft form. Earlier this week, I was in India primarily to participate in the 60th birthday celebration of my mentor. But this week was also quite special for me as one of our best friend from Copenhagen was visiting Pune, while I was here in Pune.

Danish by birth, this beautiful and young lady is Yoga practitioner for past 11 years and now teaches Yoga both in Copenhagen and in Chennai, India. Though it appears strange that western practitioner is teaching here in India (the land where Yoga originated and prospered),it is also a most welcome sign, as this reflects that yoga has pushed its boundaries beyond India, and has become an truly global endeavor now.

During mesmerizing three day stay of this bold, beautiful and spiritually empowered lady in Pune, we conversed on several aspects and shared our life stories. We talked about highs and lows in our respective lives, and also about rise and falls we have experienced so far. I was not only impressed but also inspired with highs and lows she has passed through. When I analyse the bad times that she has been through, and the way she has overcome them and moved ahead in life on path to spiritual freedom, only one thing comes to my mind – DIGNITY.

I now believe that it is the self DIGNITY which has given her the strength to overcome bad, worst within and around her. It is this very self DIGNITY that helped her in awakening godliness within her when she was in the surrounding that only leads you to evilness. From that atmosphere of evilness, she metamorphosed and transformed herself to Yoga practitioner leading all around her to the path of good health, great godly values, unlimited care, and love without any expectation. Ever since, Pradnya and I know this angle, we have felt all these and much more – which without doubt would not have been possible without self dignity for a person who has suffered so much in her most youthful days. I am convenienced that coming out with flying colors from the worst of worst sufferings in ones life can only be possible, if one is to his/her own virtue.

It is the self DIGNITY that gave this beautiful angel strength to fight evil within and around her, and be successful today. It is self dignity that helped this once spoil brat to not only shape her life, but courage enough to touch every life that she comes in contact with. Without self dignity it would not have been possible for her to love herself at first instance, forget loving others. This angle sole to me is a perfect exemplary life demonstrating immense power of self dignity – that can lift you from gutters of hell to the godliness of heavens. Not only that our love, respect and feelings of being proud about has increased by order of magnitude for this beautiful and charming lady, it has confirmed our belief that SUCCESS = DIGNITY. Additionally, close review of her lifescape reveals another essential sutra for success – SUCCESS is directly proportional to DIGNITY.

Love you angle for signify that, SUCCESS = DIGNITY!