Today, “success” is the biggest obsession in the world.
Everywhere—books, TV, social media, schools, offices—everyone is selling formulas for success, motivational quotes, “get rich in four steps,” “become great like this”—it’s all for sale.
People rush towards these promises like flies to a bright light, without even thinking what’s really there.
The Emptiness Inside:
In truth, all this running is just an attempt to fill an emptiness within.
People think, “I need more, only then I’ll be happy. I want more, I want better…”
But the more they get, the emptier they feel inside.
It’s a never-ending hunger that never goes away—it just changes shape.
The Business of Success:
Gurus, motivational speakers, spiritual leaders—all are selling success, wisdom, blessings, and motivation.
They say, “This is how Ram became great, this is how Gandhi did it, this is how Ambani got rich—follow these steps and you’ll be successful.”
But these are just surface-level stories.
No truly great person ever became who they are by following a plan or a formula for success.
Just like birth and death, the real events of life simply happen—there is no master plan.
The Mother’s Embrace:
Think of a child. Even if the child is sick, hungry, or naked, when he is in his mother’s arms, he is content, safe, and happy.
But if the child is far from his mother—even with all the comforts and riches—there is always restlessness, fear, and worry inside.
Today, the whole world has moved away from the mother’s embrace.
Everyone is running to “become something,” “achieve something,” “prove something,”
Yet the emptiness, restlessness, and anxiety inside never go away.
The Lie of Success Formulas:
If any guru, teacher, or motivational speaker is selling you a “formula for success,”
Ask yourself: if they are so successful, why are they selling it to you?
Is success really a formula, a rule, a plan?
In reality, the greatest events of life—birth, death, love, joy—never happen because of a plan, knowledge, or struggle.
They just happen—in their own time, in their own way.
True Living:
True living is like a mother’s embrace—no worries, no comparisons, no race.
Just being, just living, just experiencing.
But today’s human has left that embrace behind—
Chasing money, possessions, achievements, and success,
We have lost our inner center, our peace, our mother’s arms.
A Short Poem:
A child sleeps in his mother’s arms,
Naked, hungry, sick maybe—
But still, the happiest of all.
A human runs in the race of the world,
With wealth, status, and “success”—
But still, the most restless.
Questions for Reflection:
- Have you ever truly felt the emptiness inside you?
- Are you really chasing success, or just following the crowd?
- Do you have the peace, comfort, and love of a mother’s embrace in your life?
Renunciation and Attainment: Two Sides of the Same Game
The world is divided into two pursuits—
To gain something,
Or to give something up.
One is called success,
The other, greatness.
But both are just two faces
Of the same game.
Attainment says:
“I have acquired something.”
Renunciation says:
“I have nothing left.”
But in both,
The “I have” remains.
And wherever “I have” exists,
The mind is present.
Attainment expands the mind,
Renunciation contracts it.
But the mind continues its play in both.
The one who attains, displays it.
The one who renounces, also displays it.
One is a show of possessions,
The other, a show of detachment.
The world watches both,
And learns—
How to gain,
Or how to let go.
But no one asks:
Where is life in either?
Attainment is tied to the future—
“When I get it…”
Renunciation is tied to the past—
“What I have left behind…”
But life is neither in the future,
Nor in the past.
Renunciation often becomes very serious,
Because it holds on to its sacrifice,
Remember what was given up.
And this memory
Pushes it back into the game of attainment.
Attainment is never complete,
Renunciation is never final.
Because both move
In the same direction—towards ego.
The day when there is no desire to gain,
And no pride in letting go—
That day, the game ends on its own.
There, neither renunciation remains,
Nor attainment.
Only what is—remains.
This chapter is not against renunciation,
Nor against attainment.
It simply shows—
Where gaining and letting go
Give birth to each other,
Life gets crushed in between.
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Religion's Shallow Surface
In today's world, all religions have become a kind of curse for this era. They carry traditions, but only on the superficial level. Religion now peddles dreams, promises, and blind faith—it doesn't generate true devotion itself; it just instructs: "Develop faith, and you'll be happy." But this idea holds no real value, as even the simplest person understands it instinctively.
The Lack of Scientific Insight in Religion
Religion lacks any scientific understanding today. It offers rituals and practices, yet it can't assess a seeker's true mindset or temperament. It hands out the same mantra or meditation to everyone—like prescribing medicine without diagnosing the illness.
Sermons Without Real Experience
Modern sermons aren't born from personal experience; they're recycled from books. They repeat words etched in the mind but fail to connect genuine spirituality with science and everyday life. This is why religion has turned into a "product"—marketed and sold without centering on true soul growth.
Teaching Scientific Self-Development
If we teach people scientific self-development instead of mere devotion, humanity will naturally embrace the truth within. Ancient sages' scriptures are inspiring, no doubt—but the real priority today is understanding the present moment.
Living in the Now: True Inner Growth
Every joy and bliss happens not in the future, but right now. We must learn to live fully in the present and nurture the growth of our subtle inner body. Results aren't measured by external success, but by inner love, joy, peace, and contentment.
Just as a doctor gives medicine that brings a sense of health from within, the soul should awaken its own light and faith—without clinging to any external crutch. Self-realization happens while laughing, eating, playing, standing, or sitting. No rigid schedules or rules are needed, for inner growth unfolds uniquely in each person, at its own time and in its own circumstances.
Just Living Life
What is living life?
Living life is no achievement.
No art.
No skill.
Living life
Isn't striving toward a goal,
Clinging to meaning,
Or molding yourself to ideals.
Living life
Is simply life happening.
When breath comes in—
And you don't try to make something of it.
When hunger strikes—
And you don't spiritualize it.
When sleep arrives—
And you don't call it laziness.
That's where
Living life begins.
Living life
Happens before thought.
Thought comes later, saying:
"This is right, that's wrong.
This is good, that's bad.
This is success, that's failure."
But life
Has already unfolded before these judgments.
Life is no idea
To be understood.
No problem
To be solved.
No question
To be answered.
When you're sad
And don't try to fix it—
Just witness it.
That's life.
When you're happy
And don't try to hold it—
Just let it flow.
That's life.
Life doesn't resist joy
Or flee from sorrow.
Joy and sorrow happen in life—
Life doesn't happen for them.
Living life
Isn't about becoming better,
Or fearing becoming worse.
Life isn't driven by morality,
Bound by religion,
Or steered by philosophy.
These are layers piled on life.
When the layers fall away,
There's no void beneath.
Just ordinary life.
Living life
Isn't knowing "Who am I?"
Isn't becoming "What should I be?"
Living life
Is accepting that
What is right now
Is already whole.
This wholeness
Isn't an ideal.
Isn't a goal.
It's the simplicity of this moment.
Living life
Is like childhood—
But without ignorance.
In childhood,
You lived without knowing.
Now,
You know—so you fear living.
Just living life
Is freedom from that fear.
When you drop the search for God,
Let go of truth's worry,
Abandon the craving for liberation—
Nothing is lost.
Life becomes light for the first time.
Living life
Requires no practice—
So it can't be taught.
No achievement—
So it can't be attained.
When you stop adding anything—
Life flows on its own.
And that's enough.
