धन धान्य प्रयोगेषु विद्यासङ्ग्रहणेषु च
आहारे व्यवहारे च त्यक्तलज्जः सुखी भवेत्
- चाणक्य नीति
Dhana dhaanya prayogeShu vidyaasangrahaNeShu cha
aahaare vyavahaare cha tyakta-lajja-ha sukhee bhavet
- Chanakya Neeti
Meaning: In dealing with money and riches (dhana-dhaanya), earning knowledge (vidyaa), eating (aahaare) and in conduct (vyavahaare)—he prospers, who has discarded shyness (tyakta-lajja) or is not shy!
Very Interesting! If you are shy in business, you will never be able to recover your debts, or even sell your stuff. In fact, you can't conduct a profitable business at all, if you are shy.
Whilst gathering knowledge also, you can not afford to be shy. If you do not ask questions when you have doubts, you will be left with half-knowledge. Like they say, 'Ask the question, and you may feel stupid for a moment, but if you don't, then you will remain stupid for ever!' Even Lord Krishna says in the Bhagwad Geeta that the true method of education is Pari-prashnen sevyaa-haa.
Now this is my favorite—when you sit down to eat... never, never, never be shy! You may look awkward, greedy, brash and downright rude sometimes, but its best to get in your plate what you want, and avoid what you don't!
Even in general conduct, if we can not put forth the ideas that we believe in, then we won't be valued in society. Even though opposing, but people who present ideas are more valued, than people who remain silent and confirm to what others are saying. Shyness in all these situations hinders our prosperity and the resulting happiness.
Though not directly written in this subhaashit, I feel this is most applicable to the Soldiers of God. It's almost a prerequisite for being a loved one to God. It doesn't matter whether we are knowledgeable, rich or influential. What matters most is, can we go out and share our love for God?
Society today doesn't need the thoughts of God. The children of God are seemingly happy & contented in their cocooned cells which they call life. If the Soldiers of God are shy, if they are reticent, reserved, timid & bashful, how will they wake up the society from its slumber?
We have to go out, meet them, talk to them... again and again and again and again... and again, whether they want us or not, whether they welcome us or not, for it is not they whom we speak with, it is their Lord within!
So shun your shyness and speak up. There is no substitute to you!
आहारे व्यवहारे च त्यक्तलज्जः सुखी भवेत्
- चाणक्य नीति
Dhana dhaanya prayogeShu vidyaasangrahaNeShu cha
aahaare vyavahaare cha tyakta-lajja-ha sukhee bhavet
- Chanakya Neeti
Meaning: In dealing with money and riches (dhana-dhaanya), earning knowledge (vidyaa), eating (aahaare) and in conduct (vyavahaare)—he prospers, who has discarded shyness (tyakta-lajja) or is not shy!
Very Interesting! If you are shy in business, you will never be able to recover your debts, or even sell your stuff. In fact, you can't conduct a profitable business at all, if you are shy.
Whilst gathering knowledge also, you can not afford to be shy. If you do not ask questions when you have doubts, you will be left with half-knowledge. Like they say, 'Ask the question, and you may feel stupid for a moment, but if you don't, then you will remain stupid for ever!' Even Lord Krishna says in the Bhagwad Geeta that the true method of education is Pari-prashnen sevyaa-haa.
Now this is my favorite—when you sit down to eat... never, never, never be shy! You may look awkward, greedy, brash and downright rude sometimes, but its best to get in your plate what you want, and avoid what you don't!
Even in general conduct, if we can not put forth the ideas that we believe in, then we won't be valued in society. Even though opposing, but people who present ideas are more valued, than people who remain silent and confirm to what others are saying. Shyness in all these situations hinders our prosperity and the resulting happiness.
Though not directly written in this subhaashit, I feel this is most applicable to the Soldiers of God. It's almost a prerequisite for being a loved one to God. It doesn't matter whether we are knowledgeable, rich or influential. What matters most is, can we go out and share our love for God?
Society today doesn't need the thoughts of God. The children of God are seemingly happy & contented in their cocooned cells which they call life. If the Soldiers of God are shy, if they are reticent, reserved, timid & bashful, how will they wake up the society from its slumber?
We have to go out, meet them, talk to them... again and again and again and again... and again, whether they want us or not, whether they welcome us or not, for it is not they whom we speak with, it is their Lord within!
So shun your shyness and speak up. There is no substitute to you!
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