Month: October 2023

Two Quotes from BuddhiDraham who change my life

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“If you use your mind to study reality, you won’t understand either your mind or reality. If you study reality without using your mind, you’ll understand both.”

I don’t know who Buddhi Draham is—an ancient Indian or Pakistani person who settled in China some 2000 years ago. DR Dahani speculated that he might be Pusthoon from northwestern KPK and had moved to China. A lot of Zen teachings belong to him or are attributes of him.

While Indians believe that he was a South Indian who traveled to China,

Buddah means wise one, while dharam means religion. Or way of life.

There is a possibility his name was lost and some honorable name was left.

While traveling to the office, one of his quotes caught my eye on Facebook.

When you don’t understand, you depend on reality. When you do understand, reality depends on you.

So what is reality? Reality is sach, satheya. Your reality. Your current situation

The wise man just said that understanding is everything. What happened to you or the situation that you are facing? Misery you are facing. That is reality, because you cannot understand why this happens or what changes you need to achieve change. What are the mistakes?

So you have to depend on your reality.

Then comes understanding. You have to understand, and then you can change your reality. If you really want to change it,

Most of the time, we are not aware of our situation. Whether it happens from God or from nature, we have to just face it. Live with it as it is. It is designed in a certain way.

There are two types of things or situations we face in life. There are a few things we can change, but a few we cannot. For example, death, illness, old age, gender, and race cannot change.

But we change our point of view on life. How we see things. We can change how much income we have and improve our lifestyle. We can change our fitness. We can change how we treat others. And more importantly, how we treat ourselves.

The second quote is also interesting.

“If you use your mind to study reality, you won’t understand either your mind or reality. If you study reality without using your mind, you’ll understand both.”

Here, what I understand is used for justification. When we start justifying, we cannot understand the actual issue. Instead of justification, we need to understand the reasons for the issue.

The Power of Determination: Overcoming Obstacles to Achieve Success I The Consultant Mindset I Motivation I Mindset I Consultant Mindset I Persistence I Determination

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Hey guys welcome back to our channel consultant mindset. I hope you guys are doing great. The achievement of goals in one’s life is a challenging task. One has to get through all trials and tribulations to achieve what he wants. Dreaming is easy but making those dreams come true is a hell of a task. There are many secret ingredients to the success of the achievement of goals. These elements include determination, persistence, courage to face failures, and the ability to encounter impacts. Determination is an integral element that plays a vital role in the journey. What is that one thing that keeps you going throughout the whole process? Determination is like a blessing in disguise as it helps you to keep up with the challenges and trials. Are you determined towards your goals? Have you guys ever felt that you are giving it your all? If yes, then let me know in the comments section what challenges did you face?

Persistence comes together with determination both of these factors go hand in hand. Persistence is required so you can persist through all the hardships and struggles.  Persistence is defined as never quitting on your goals or achievements.

Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not: nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not: the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.

Calvin Coolidge

What’s the difference between determination and persistence?

Determination is the ultimate marvellous trait that helps you keep going towards your goals. Persistence is that you are resisting the failures and setbacks in the journey to success. In other words, I can say that determination is a more powerful tool than persistence or perseverance.  There are some examples of persistence for students at college. For instance, some students are not naturally capable of comprehending everything that is being taught in the class. Sometimes they have to revise everything at home so that they can grasp the concepts well. Such students pass through all the challenges and overcome those struggles by applying different techniques like revising the whole concept at home.  Improving handwriting is not something that can be done overnight it requires persistence and hard work throughout the whole process. The feelings of constant failures and setbacks can make you give up on the task. But by persisting through all the harsh thoughts one can achieve the destination.  Those students who start preparing for their exams at the end of the semester are the ones who require a great deal of persistence. 

Nothing is impossible in this world. Firm determination, it is said, can move heaven and earth. Things appear far beyond one’s power, because one cannot set his heart on any arduous project due to want of strong will.

Yamamoto Tsunetomo

What are some real-life examples of persistence at home?

The bringing up of a child is a tough task and it needs to be carried out vigilantly. When raising a kid, you have to stay persistent and patient throughout the whole procedure. At times, you may feel like quitting but you have to bear their prudent attitude with patience and perseverance. Likewise, learning a new language is a tough task. When the task is difficult you may feel disappointed and discouraged at some points. It is an incredibly difficult task for adults to learn a new language. You have to pay full attention towards the grammar and vocabulary. This way you can invest time and struggle to learn a novel language. 

How do we remain determined and persistent?

As I have mentioned in one of my previous videos, it’s quite necessary to live a practically possible life. There is no point in living a life of fantasy and Disneyland. Dreams can be fulfilled but the dreams out of human reach is just a mere fantasy. For instance, if a 100kg person wants to lose his weight to 60kgs in  1 month then it is something against the human limit. It is highly advisable to have measurable goals that can be achieved. Most of us set impossible goals and then strive for them. We continue to push our limits but it is something that cannot be achieved so it is just a waste of time and energy with no results.

Focusing on the journey is important. Constantly being worried about the outcome will divert your focus and you won’t be able to invest your full energy. Remaining focused and composed is integral as it will automatically lead you towards the journey.  

Stay focused and stay determined. Don’t look to anyone else to be your determination – have self-determination. It will take you very far.

Justice Smith

Having moral support in life is also the key factor that lets you remain motivated and dedicated. Surround yourself with positive people who never feel embarrassed or ashamed to cheer you up. Sometimes the existence of cheerful people around you can keep you motivated. Being surrounded by negative people, can drain your energy and can lower your self-esteem.  Due to this peculiar reason, you can lose faith in yourself. The greatest tasks are achieved with the greatest minds. To have a strong mindset, one of the key aspects is to be surrounded by optimistic people who prove to be good for your mental health.

Concluding this whole video, determination and persistence are the key aspects that are required to take you to the destination. Hope you guys enjoyed it. Stay tuned for more interesting posts.