Students Of Success

Happiness is not living in a fool’s paradise. It is not living in oneself oblivious of outside world. Life is not a bed of roses. Here one has to struggle and fight for justice. All our actions are with a view to some results. But often we fail to achieve that result. Sometime we get even opposite results than our expectations. For example, when we do a good turn to somebody and instead of being grateful to use the person accuses us. Failure in achieving our goal often leads us to unhappiness.

What is the solution to it? Gita, the Hindu religious and philosophical text, which is perhaps the only religious book in the world that was delivered amidst battlefield, has a beautiful solution. It says,

‘You have right to action only, never to its results; never be attached to the results of your actions; but don’t take to inaction also.’ Gita (2.47)

How beautiful and unique!

In essence it teaches us that one should do one’s duty without being unduly concerned about its results. It does not mean that one should do whatever comes to one’s fancy without regard to its consequences. In fact, duty means prescribed duty. Its results cannot be undesirable. But the action may result in success or failure. We should not be unduly concerned with this. The cause of all unhappiness is thwarted desires. This does not teach us to be indifferent to the results of our actions and do them indifferently. It teaches us to do our best. If then the results are not as we had expected, we should have faith in God.

Mind you, all this preaching about detachment from the results of one’s action is being taught at the battle field of Mahabharat when a great war is just to be fought. This war is between cousin brothers, and near relatives are fighting on the opposing sides. Arjun has said that he did not want to fight a war in which he has to kill not only near relatives but elders and teachers. Krishna is trying to tell him that it is his duty to fight. The reward is a great kingdom. Yet Krishna is talking of fighting a war at the cost of dying or killing one’s near and dear, and yet doing so without attachment to its results!

Yet, if you come to think of it, it is the best theory about life. Attachment brings uncertainty, worry, and tension. In fact, this non-attachment to the results is very psychological too. Too much worry about the results of our actions affects the latter negatively.

BE HAPPY!

The author, and his wife, are working in the field of Happiness, Health, and Success, including Yoga and Naturopathy. Under their banner The Life Beautiful! they are propagating the message of how to Be Happy! Be Successful! and Be Healthy!

For Happiness, Health, and Success, please visit: www.thelifebeautiful.com

With the value on information rising day by day, one of the
greatest threats to businesses of any size is data loss. If the
data centers in your business have ever experienced a hard drive
disaster, you quicky realized just how valuable the information
lost is.

And then, the situation becomes even worse, when you realize
how much it is going to cost for a disaster recovery specialist
to try and retrieve or restore your data for you.

Here are some basic tips for avoiding such a situation.

1. If you company is using older computers, be sure your tech
support is regulary checking for any problems on your hard
drives. By discovering problems before they have a chance to
wreak havock on your data, they will have an opportuntiy to back
the data up before it is no longer retrievable.

2. Make sure your techies are giving you the old hard disks
when they do hard drive upgrades on your systems. Even when the
information has been copied onto new disks, the old drives still
contain all your valuable data. You don’t want this getting into
the wrong hands. Plus, it is always good to have a backup while
the new hardware is settling in.

3. Especially in a fast paced office environment, the thousands
of computer files can become disorganized over time. Make sure
your computer support is running defragmentation programs on a
regular basis.

4. Keep the operating systems the same across all machines in
your office. This will help prevent hard drive corruption from
various users incorrectly installing programs on a system they
are not familiar with. Better yet, leave program installation,
removal and system partitioning to your tech support.

5. Make sure employess report any problems that crop up on
their machines. If even one computer starts acting strangely,
running slower, or giving error messages, have support run a
scan disk or CHKDSK immediately. Remember, it will be much
cheaper to repair one computer’s hard drive than to pick up the
tab after a total system disaster!

Keeping the following tips in mind when creating your data loss
disaster prevention plan will help limit not only headaches, but
losses to your bottom line.

James B. Allen blogs regularly about disaster recovery
planning. To learn more about data recovery and
other aspects of disaster recovery, visit James at:
DisasterRecoveryData.com.

The choice of fragrances and scents seems to grow wider every
day, as manufacturers fight for our attention and try ever
harder to distinguish their offerings from the competition. With
such a selection to choose from, how does one even begin to know
where to start when it comes to buying perfume?

Broadly speaking, all perfumes fall into one of six different
categories based on their dominant top notes. Different
categories will suit different people or occasions.

Earthy or woody type perfumes evoke smells of the forest, and
are usually very refreshing. They often tend to appeal to the
older generation, and may make ideal gifts.

Oriental fragrances use strong spicy scents, and are ideal for
special social occasions, but be cautious giving them to anyone
you don’t know well - these intense perfumes can be a very
personal choice.

The so-called “greens” are much lighter than the orientals, and
are well suited to more casual wear. Because they make a less
dramatic assault on the nose, they are also safer to give as
gifts!

Modern “oceanic” fragrances are becoming more and more popular,
particularly among younger people who appreciate the intense but
often quite unusual scents, which instantly bring to mind
seaside scenes. Naturally these are an excellent choice in the
warmer months when thoughts turn to holidays.

Spicy fruity perfumes are also a good warm-weather choice, and
can be a good all-round choice for the woman who wants to wear
something with some traditional base-notes but is a little
different to the classic floral scents.

Finally, those classic floral fragrances are suitable for almost
everyone and any occasion. But be wary of cheaper brands; this
most feminine of all the main groups works best when the
ingredients used are of high quality, and that means less
expensive brands can smell exactly that.

Ultimately, choosing a fragrance is a very personal choice, and
many women prefer to stick with what they know and buy the same
thing year after year. But by trying different fragrances from
the same group as your favourite smell, you may just discover a
new gem.