God - The Creator

God - The Creator

Wednesday 24 September, 2008

Concentration and Strong Will Power

Lord Krishna tells Arjun that a Gyani Bhakt should have a strong will power and deep concentration. He should have strong control over his sensory organs(like to see,hear, smell, taste and touch) and keep reigns of his emotions under control. Then only he can reach upto his goal.
There is an example of Napoleon Bonaparte who had strong concentration and will power. Napoleon Bonaparte had a strong will power. With firm concentration and determination he could win over his enemies. When he was a young student, he was quite poor. He had bought a small room on rent. Everyday he used to work hard and in the evening he would concentrate only on his studies. He was quite handsome and good looking. Near his house a young beautiful woman used to reside. She became friendly with Napoleon. Very often she used to come to his house. She tried to attract Napoleon by her looks and would try all means to divert his attention. But Napoleon did not pay heed to all this. He never gave her an opportunity to talk to him. He would concentrate only on his goal.

Whatever was his goal he tried to achieve it because he had patience and will power. When he became Prime Minister of France he went to the place where the base of his career started. He went to meet the woman who was his neighbour and who had tried to attract him. He met the woman and asked her about Napoleon. The woman replied by saying that there used to be a young boy named Napoleon. She said that he was very handsome, very serious person. He was very nice but there was one drawback in him. He never appreciated beauty, nor music or dance. He was only involved with his books and his work ans sit alone. Is that a life.

When that lady spoke to him like that he said "if I had paid attention to your looks, your music and dance, I would not have reached upto this position. We must have patience and control over our sensory organs and emotions to achieve our goal.

No comments: