Once upon a time, two bees were wandering in a beautiful flower garden enjoying honey from all the varieties of flowers. One of the bees dreamt of gathering fresh honey for its partner bee. It flew to a nearby lake that had beautiful lotus flowers. It loved the sweet honey, took a bit too much of it and fell asleep inside the flower. By the time the bee woke up, it was past sunset, and the lotus flower closed its petals.

The bee was very sad and waited for the next morning for the sun to rise to fly out. As the sun rises, lotus flower petals blossom. Unfortunately, a troop of elephants came to the lake to take a late evening bath, plucked that lotus stem out of the water and threw it on the shore! That was it. The bee’s life ended!

How can I overcome hurdles in life, similar to those which the bee faced?

Prakruthi, or nature is know as ‘maya’. Ma:ya works in ways that are beyond common comprehension, it is truth at a higher level. For example…

A tiny seed sprouting and growing into a giant tree is ‘maya’!
When water drops from our hands, it falls immediately. However, a cloud is able to carries tons of water and let it fall when ready. This is ‘maya’!
A single cell growing into an immense body is ‘maya’!

Hundreds of such examples show how nature is ‘maya’, beyond our comprehension. Lord is named as ‘mayavi’, one who has control over this ‘ma:ya’!

The only way to be in unison with nature is to seek the help of the universal master, Lord Himself. Connect with Lord. Seek His blessings; you and nature will automatically align; You will attain your goal without any blockers from nature because nature cooperates for its master’s friends, not its master’s foes!

Assume nature cooperates, what about my own luck or other factors blocking my success?

Bad luck causes pain because it blocks us from enjoying the desired state. Any pain is a result of God’s disappointment with us. If someone follows His instructions, that someone attains his desired goals. God is thus happy because when we are happy, that enhances His eternal bliss.

When one disobeys His instructions, then he is not in sync with this surrounding nature. That causes disappointment to Lord which results in what we call ‘bad luck’ or a ‘hurdle’. The scriptures refer to the this ‘bad luck’ or ‘hurdle’ as ‘karma’ or ‘paapam’. We must have acquired loads of bad karma in the past and that impacts our current state too.

How can I get rid of this ‘karma’ that is blocking my success?

Only God’s grace can burn one’s karma. Gurus enlighten us on questions like who God is, what is the relationship between God and us, and where He exists. This knowledge enhances your abilities to make right choices thereby setting right goals and desired success in them.

janma:nthara sahasre:shu
thapo: jna:na sama:dhibhi hi
nara:na:m kshi:ra punya:na:m
krishne: bhakthi hi praja:yathe:

It takes crores of lives, meditation, knowledge, and more to develop love for Lord Krishna.
Don’t miss the opportunity to learn about Lord from a right Guru!

I do not know anything about God. Why can’t I rely on my strengths, advanced science, and its techniques to help me succeed?

Today’s science and its “advancements” are great if they do not deviate you from knowing what you truly are, what your limitations are, what your ultimate goal of life is etc. But that does not seem to be the case today.

Science is marching its way towards luxuries over necessities, artificiality over naturality, and away from the core of life. A scientist nor anyone else cannot unveil a nest that is built by a sparrow without spoiling a twig or leaf.

How can one expect science to unveil the laws of nature governed by the Supreme power, God?!

Goda Devi, a female saint, and foremost Vedic poet, in the world’s best literary and spiritual work called Thiruppavai ( 30 songs composition revered as the seed of all Vedas), states in her 5th song to never doubt your path to success.

She proved that trusting in God can attain the ultimate result, God Himself. Anything in life is simple with the support of God. She guides all the gopikas to stop questioning success and start singing God’s qualities which liberate one from all limitations, thereby making success simple to attain! This is the success mantra!

samsaya:tma vinasyati
trust in God, quit doubting, start working for your goal…

– From the discourse of Sri Chinna Jeeyar Swamiji
– 21^st Dec 2020, Thiruppavai