The
beginning of spring and the beginning of autumn are two very important
junctions of climatic and solar influence. These two periods are taken as
sacred opportunities for the worship of the Divine Mother Durga in Hindu
religion.
Today
is ‘GHATSTHAPANA’, beginning of Navratri festival dedicated to the worship of a
Hindu deity Shakti.
The word Navaratri literally means nine nights in Sanskrit, NAVA meaning nine and RATRI meaning nights. During these nine
nights and ten days, nine forms of Shakti/Devi
are worshiped.
Navarathri
represents celebration of Goddess Durga, the manifestation of Deity in form of
Shakti [Energy or Power]. The Navarathri festival or ‘Nine Nights festival’
becomes ‘ten days festival’ with the addition of the last day, Vijayadashami
which is its culmination.
The 10th day is commonly referred
to as Vijayadashami
– Day to Celebrate the Victory or Success!
To be able to celebrate Vijayadashami
in its truest sense, on this auspicious occasion of GHATSTHAPANA, let us learn
the ‘secret’ of success...!?!
A young man asked Socrates the
secret to success. Socrates told the young man to meet him near the river the
next morning.
They met. Socrates asked the young
man to walk with him toward the river. When the water got up to their neck,
Socrates took the young man by surprise and ducked him into the water.
The boy struggled to get out but
Socrates was strong and kept him there until the boy started turning blue.
Socrates pulled his head out of the water and the first thing the young man did
was to gasp and take a deep breath of air.
Socrates asked, "What did you want
the most when you were there?"
The boy replied, "Air."
Socrates said, "That is the
secret to success. When you want success as badly as you wanted the air, then
you will get it."
There is no other secret...!
A burning desire is the starting
point of all accomplishment. Just like a small fire cannot give
much heat, a weak desire cannot produce great results...
Stay tuned and keep the desire
burning...!
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