Self Confidence - The Basis for Faith in God - Prerequisite to Achievement 01

January 14, 2008

Sai Ram

Brother Swamy Mahadevan

Your 'Self Confidence' article on this Pongal and Makhara Sankranthi

day was very very beautiful. I always enjoy reading all your articles

in this group. You have a great insight into Sai Spiritual teachings.

I am very grateful to you for posting such wonderful articles

like 'Peace' & 'Self Confidence' to this group as per my request.

Keep it my dear brother.

Sai Ram

With love

Dr.Pooja Sai Bhatia

Puttaparthi

, " Swamy Mahadevan "

<mahadevanvnswamy wrote:

>

> The early explorers, who left Europe to sail west in search of new

> lands, were filled with confidence. They had faith that they would

> not fall off the " edge " of the world. They were confident of their

> destination and of their ability to reach that destination. As a

> result, they discovered a new world of wonder and wealth.

>

> Self confidence is also an indispensable attribute of the successful

> spiritual explorer. Little, if anything, is accomplished without

> confidence in oneself. We must have confidence that we will

> accomplish the task, that we will travel the path to our

destination.

> Without hope for a successful conclusion, there can be little

> enthusiasm for the journey. We must be convinced of our own innate

> divinity. There is no place for self condemnation, which causes us

to

> question our worthiness to succeed.

>

> " Without self confidence, no achievement is possible. If you have

> confidence in your strength and skill, you can draw upon the inner

> springs of courage and raise yourselves to a higher level of joy and

> peace. For confidence in yourselves arises through the atma, which

is

> your inner reality. The atma is peace, it is joy, it is strength, it

> is wisdom. So it is from the atma that you draw all these equipments

> for spiritual progress " Baba

>

> Without self confidence, we are tossed on the stormy seas of

> confusion and doubt. Without that deep faith in yourselves, we are

> driven from port to port, never finding the rest we seek. The

> fulfillment of our search in the world is found within ourselves.

> Whatever satisfaction we find around us is a reflection of our inner

> contentment.

>

> " The fisrt thing you have to do is develop self confidence. It is

> people who have no confidence in their own self who begin to wander

> about and to waver and to take to various different paths " Baba

>

> Even material progress is based on faith in ourselves, in our own

> ability to accomplish a task. We achieve little if we are swayed by

> the criticisms of the crowd. We must chart a course and then hold to

> it, undisturbed by the inevitable ups and downs along the way. Like

> the early explorers, we may not find exactly what we expect, but we

> are sure to expand our horizons. We must value our own inner vision

> and our ability to manifest that vision in our lives.

>

> " Don't deny the validity of your own experience. Stand on your

> strength, be unmoved either by adulation or denigration. Follow my

> lead; I am unaffected by either, I march on alone, undeterred and my

> own accord. I am my own guide and witness; have full faith in this "

> Baba

>

> Continued..Self Confidence - The Basis for Faith in God -

> Faith in Self, Faith in God Part 02

>

January 14, 2008

SAI RAM CHECK THIS NEW BLOG http://bhagavansathyasaibaba.blogspot.com/ drpooja_sai26 <drpooja_sai26 wrote: Sai RamSai Ram Brother Swamy MahadevanYour 'Self Confidence' article on this Pongal and Makhara Sankranthi day was very very beautiful. I always enjoy reading all your articles in this group. You have a great insight into Sai

Spiritual teachings. I am very grateful to you for posting such wonderful articles like 'Peace' & 'Self Confidence' to this group as per my request. Keep it my dear brother.Sai RamWith loveDr.Pooja Sai BhatiaPuttaparthi , "Swamy Mahadevan" <mahadevanvnswamy wrote:>> The early explorers, who left Europe to sail west in search of new> lands, were filled with confidence. They had faith that they would> not fall off the "edge"of the world. They were confident of their> destination and of their ability to reach that destination. As a> result, they discovered a new world of wonder and wealth.> > Self confidence is also an indispensable attribute of the successful> spiritual explorer. Little, if anything, is accomplished without>

confidence in oneself. We must have confidence that we will> accomplish the task, that we will travel the path to our destination.> Without hope for a successful conclusion, there can be little> enthusiasm for the journey. We must be convinced of our own innate> divinity. There is no place for self condemnation, which causes us to> question our worthiness to succeed.> > "Without self confidence, no achievement is possible. If you have> confidence in your strength and skill, you can draw upon the inner> springs of courage and raise yourselves to a higher level of joy and> peace. For confidence in yourselves arises through the atma, which is> your inner reality. The atma is peace, it is joy, it is strength, it> is wisdom. So it is from the atma that you draw all these equipments> for spiritual progress" Baba> > Without self confidence, we are tossed on the

stormy seas of> confusion and doubt. Without that deep faith in yourselves, we are> driven from port to port, never finding the rest we seek. The> fulfillment of our search in the world is found within ourselves.> Whatever satisfaction we find around us is a reflection of our inner> contentment.> > "The fisrt thing you have to do is develop self confidence. It is> people who have no confidence in their own self who begin to wander> about and to waver and to take to various different paths" Baba> > Even material progress is based on faith in ourselves, in our own> ability to accomplish a task. We achieve little if we are swayed by> the criticisms of the crowd. We must chart a course and then hold to> it, undisturbed by the inevitable ups and downs along the way. Like> the early explorers, we may not find exactly what we expect, but we> are sure to expand our

horizons. We must value our own inner vision> and our ability to manifest that vision in our lives.> > "Don't deny the validity of your own experience. Stand on your> strength, be unmoved either by adulation or denigration. Follow my> lead; I am unaffected by either, I march on alone, undeterred and my> own accord. I am my own guide and witness; have full faith in this"> Baba> > Continued..Self Confidence - The Basis for Faith in God -> Faith in Self, Faith in God Part 02>

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