It is hard to remain motivated all the time. Motivations brings out the selfishness within oneself.
The question now is how to be motivated selflessly?
I found a convincing answer from Bhagawat Gita. When Arjuna was demotivated and depressed, "Lord Sri Krishna said: You have a right to perform your prescribed duty, but you are not entitled to the fruits of action. Never consider yourself the cause of the results of your activities, and never be attached to not doing your duty. Perform your duty equi-poised, O Arjuna, abandoning all attachment to success or failure. Such equanimity is called yoga."
Our motivations should be channelized and focused towards our duty. If this can be done on a daily basis then it creates the selfless motivation.
Once I read Gita things get clearer to me, but then Confucius comes and confuses me !!
"The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential... these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence-Confucius
The question now is how to be motivated selflessly?
I found a convincing answer from Bhagawat Gita. When Arjuna was demotivated and depressed, "Lord Sri Krishna said: You have a right to perform your prescribed duty, but you are not entitled to the fruits of action. Never consider yourself the cause of the results of your activities, and never be attached to not doing your duty. Perform your duty equi-poised, O Arjuna, abandoning all attachment to success or failure. Such equanimity is called yoga."
Our motivations should be channelized and focused towards our duty. If this can be done on a daily basis then it creates the selfless motivation.
Once I read Gita things get clearer to me, but then Confucius comes and confuses me !!
"The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential... these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence-Confucius
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