‘sampada rahashyam’-Book release

‘sampada rahashyam’ (Secret of Wealth) of Dr. Warlu, is to be released on 10th December at Ravindrabharathi, Hyderabad. This book contains Sriram Sir's foreword ‘jeevana maargam’(Way of Life). The Hindi version of 'Divinity in Nature', 'jeevana brindavan' is going to be released as per the schedule in Raipur, Chattisgarh on 1st January 2011. Further 'Fragrance of Life' is also likely to be translated into Hindi.

Compete without Competition

There is no need for competition in nature. Nature has everything in abundance and also sufficient enough to meet everyone’s needs. Unfortunately we are unaware of this and we fall prey to the temptation to compete with others. When we fail to achieve, we are disappointed. For that matter even some of the winners are not happy. Does it mean we should not compete with others? No, we can compete. But realize that we get what we deserve. There is nothing wrong in striving to realize your goal. The competition should be healthy. We should realize that no role or position is greater than the other. We should also realize that there will be only one first position. And even the second, third and so on are also as important as the first one. A post of peon or an attendant is as important as an IAS officer. None is superior or inferior to the other. Each has its own unique role. If we are not aware of this fact even our victory does not make us happy. That’s the reason why all the winners are not happy. Comparison is the source of your sorrow. And all the losers are not unhappy because they are aware of the nature’s principle of abundance.

jeevana brindavanam in Hindi

We know that jeevana brindavanam is being translated into Hindi with the same title.
Professor Venkateswar has translated it. This book is likely to be released in Raipur, Chattisgarh on 1st January 2011.
By the way jeevana brindavanam is a free translation of an earlier work titled ‘Divinity in Nature’ of Savitha Kurisinkal. This in turn is a compilation of Sriramsir’s informal talk which he had with a group of friends over an extended lunch.

sir's preface to 'sampada rahashyam'

Sriramsir has recently penned a preface to a Telugu work titled ‘sampada rahashyam’ (Secret of Wealth). He terms his writing as ‘jeevana maargam’(Way of Life).
Dr. Warlu, a renowned personality development trainer and the Director of WISE(Warlu’s Institute of Success Education) is the author of the book-‘sampada rahashyam’ (Secret of Wealth). This book is likely to be released in the third week of November in Hyderabad.

'Jeevana Brindavanam' in Hindi

Sriram sir's jeevana brindavanam is going to be translated into Hindi and is likely to be published soon.

Book Release - Live on ABN Andhra Jyothi Channel

Sriram sir is releasing a song book 'Vasantha Geetham' (jayaraj paatalu)on Sunday. Jayaraj is a poet who is known for his concern for the underprivileged. He is the writer of the popular lyric ‘vaanamma vaanamma…okka saari…’
This event is going to be telecast live on ABN Andhra Jyothi channel on 5th September 2010 from 5 PM onwards. This volume also includes a song on Sriram sir. Do watch this programme.

Here is the song 'vaanamma...vaanamma'

Way is the Real Goal.

Here an attempt is made to summarize the discussion I had with sir recently. I may not be as organized as sir explained it to me. The moot point was whether to have a goal and how well can we be unaffected by it.

Do we need goal? Yes. We need it. Goal is important because it gives a direction to your efforts and makes your life meaningful. Further you need it as your mind is meant to do something and you can not keep it idle. Your body suffers when you don’t do any work or if you work excessively. Similarly your mind also needs something to dwell on. And a goal serves the purpose. Absence of a goal is similar to the absence of work. It doesn’t make you healthy. So it is obvious that there isn’t any harm to have a goal more over it is desirable to have one.
But there are two important aftereffects of having a goal irrespective your success or failure in achieving your objective. The first one is that your journey never ends after the achievement. In other words the realization of one goal leads to another. The happiness one gets after accomplishment is short-lived. The second one is with the non achievers who feel disappointed for not realizing their objective. The happiness of achievers dwindles slowly and they do feel just like non achievers after some time. So whether you achieve or do not achieve, it does not give you happiness permanently.
So what should you do with the goal? Shall you have to get away with it and lead a life with out a goal? No. That is not the right solution. Here the often repeated preaching ‘Do your duty and leave the results to the god’ holds well. But you know that it is practically difficult to remain unaffected, more so when you consider your goal so precious. The alternative is to realize the futility of goal and its limited effectiveness so that you can be least affected by its success or failure. You should realize that the success or your achievement does not stop there it leads to more desires and it is never ending process. The happiness you get is also temporary. On the other hand the failure also brings in disappointment but it is also short-lived. After a while both achievers and non achievers are put exactly on the same footing. So the next question would be do you still need a goal? The answer is yes. You need a goal to have a path that leads to your goal. As it has become clear that accomplishment does not give you joy permanently, you have to derive happiness on your way towards your goal. Goal is essential to the extent that it provides you with a path and direction. Just as in hunger…your joy lies in eating when you are hungry but not after eating. A painter or a player derives pleasure while doing their work. They may have a little sense of accomplishment at the end. But the joy they derive while doing the work is more precious than it. You derive pleasure while watching a movie but not after doing it. You should realize that the real joy is available in the process of achievement, not in the achievement of goal. So your goal is not to achieve the goal but to enjoy the path towards the goal. Once you become aware of these facts, you become free of the ill effects of having a goal.
Way is the real goal. Derive the joy on your way to the goal. We should have a goal only because it gives us a path.