Self - Development

Why self-developmentWhat to developHow to developWhen to develop

Why self-development

Why self-development

Goal of human being = Infinite happiness

Happiness/Sorrow = Experience

Experience = Individual + World

Why self-development

Details Self World1 No. of people to develop 1 Infinite

2 Control 100% 0%

3 Possibility to develop X

4 Guarantee of other’s develop’t X

5 Guarantee of happiness X

6 Responsible for happiness Root cause Conducive

7 Law of Causation Cause Effect

8 Conclusion : develop Primarily Secondly

Eg. Sea - surfer

“The first half of my life I was trying to change the world. Rest half of my life I was trying to change my family. Finally I realised if only I would have changed myself, I would have changed my family and the world.”

What to develop

What to develop

Human Being = Outer + Inner personality

What to develop

Outer Personality• Physical muscles• Beauty• Way you walk• Way you talk• External behavior• Eg. vehicle• Effect of your thoughts• Eg. Tree, bonsai

Inner Personality• Thoughts• Inner feelings• Ideas• Controls your actions and

perceptions• Intention• Eg. Driver• Cause of your outer body• Eg. Root of the tree

Human Being = Outer + Inner personality

Conclusion: Develop your inner personality

Inner Personality(Thoughts)

Mind• Indiscriminate thoughts• Feelings• Emotions• Likes and dislikes• Desires • Attachments• Impulses• Eg. Flow of water

Intellect• Discriminate thoughts• Thinking• Reasoning• Analysing• Discrimination• Controlling and

channelising thoughts• Eg. Banks of the river

Conclusion:Develop your intellect ; Purify your mind

Intelligence vs IntellectIntelligence

• Information

• Tuition

• External source

• Herd instinct

• Intelligence doesn’t develop intellect

• No control over mind

• Eg. Scientist infatuation to women or alcohol

Intellect

• Transformation of knowledge.

• Intuition

• Internal effort

• Original thinking

• More intellect you have, less intelligence you required.

• Intellect controls the mind

• Eg. Lawyer – water mark

How to develop

How to develop

Mind : Selfish ► Unselfish ► Selfless

Intellect :► Study and reflection of the eternal laws of life and living.

►Introspection

When to develop

When to develop

After retirement !!!

Right Now

“Conquer your mind, conquer the world”

► Swami Vivekananda