The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success (Part 1) - September 2, 2008 -

An Enlightened Approach To Success

What does success mean to you? Are you successful right now and if not why not? Can it be that we are all looking for and striving for is only an illusion? In The Seven Spiritual Laws Of Success, Deepak Chopra addresses some of the most pressing and unanswered questions regarding success and he offers a unique and insightful approach to an age old desire that we all seem to be born with.

In The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success, Deepak Chopra defines success as the continued expansion of happiness and the progressive realization of worthy goals. This definition is quite different to societys rules for success which is almost always connected to material gain or external recognition. Although these things are often the result of success, it is by no means the cause or even the definition of success.

A recent explosion is so-called success literature flooded a whole lot of ideas into the popular culture. Human natures desire for success and having more sends us all flocking to the bookshops to soak up the latest tips and tricks for gaining more success. Although most of these books send out a very positive message, very few of them ever drill down to the very nature of success and what it really takes to be successful as a human being. What makes Deepak Chopras Seven Spiritual Laws Of Success so unique is that it is a completely different approach to success that is not based on strategies but on the inner laws that govern your very being.

While most of the success literature on the market focuses on the mind, psychology and actual how-to advice, The Seven Spiritual Laws draws on Deepak Chopras background in the healing arts and the ancient spiritual wisdom of the East. In the rational western society we tend to focus on things and stuff and no matter how much we get, the more we want and the idols and role models in our society end up either in rehab or in an early grave. Something seems to be missing in our very definition of success and what we aspire to as a society.

One of the most fundamental lessons in The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success is that true and lasting success is an internal process and that it has very little to do with what goes on outside of you. When you realize that who you really are is not your body, but that you are essentially a spiritual being having a human experience, you can start to shift your attention to creating not just success but that sense of inner piece, fulfillment and joy that is the very purpose of your life here on earth. Living with an inner sense of peace every day of your life, having harmonious and joyous relationships, contributing to life and having energy, enthusiasm and eagerness towards life is what the Seven Spiritual Laws Of Success is all about.

Success is not something that is fixed at any given point in time. It is an ongoing process and it is not defined by definitive moments or events. As clichd as it may sound, success is a journey and a process. Remember that the purpose of traveling is not to reach a destination, but to travel and to experience everything along the way with joy and appreciation. As long as your success is limited to things and stuff you will never be successful as you will always need more of it just to feel successful. When you draw your success and fulfillment from inside you, and when you realize that your spiritual need for success is what you are really aiming to satisfy, ironically, all the things and stuff will start coming to you in amounts greater than you ever thought possible.

What so many people fail to grasp is that all the material wealth and success is the result of what you are as a person. To be truly successful in all aspects of life, you first have to become a success before you can have what many perceive to be a definition of success. In The Seven Spiritual Laws Of Success, Deepak Chopra outlines the seven laws and how you can use and apply these laws in your life to create whatever you desire. In Part 2 we will briefly look at each of the seven laws.

Article by Deon Du Plessis from ONtrack
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