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Vedic Oasis for Inspiration Culture and Education, Pune 2 Topics  Defining happiness  The ESCAPE Formula he E Factor he S Factor he C Factor he A Factor he P Factor he E Factor  How are your "PIES"?

Vedic Oasis for Inspiration Culture and Education, Pune 3 What is Happiness? Happiness is the state of mind and the state of being Happiness is NOT the physical acquisitons or the social prestige.

Vedic Oasis for Inspiration Culture and Education, Pune 4 Measuring Happiness Mathematically, Happiness = Resources (R) / Desires (D) Abhyudaya Nihshreyas "Don't kill desires, cure them !"

Vedic Oasis for Inspiration Culture and Education, Pune 5 Measuring Happiness

Vedic Oasis for Inspiration Culture and Education, Pune 6 The ESCAPE Formula Give up unreasonable Expectaions Follow right definition of Success Give up unhealthy Comparisons Appreciate & Accept what GOD has given Be Principled Endure difficulties with Faith

Vedic Oasis for Inspiration Culture and Education, Pune 7 The E Factor Give up unreasonable Expectaions

Vedic Oasis for Inspiration Culture and Education, Pune 8 The E Factor - Hotel vs Hospital Unreasonable Expectation: HOTEL vs HOSPITAL

Vedic Oasis for Inspiration Culture and Education, Pune 9 The E Factor - I'am the Controller Unreasonable Expectation: I AM THE CONTROLLER

Vedic Oasis for Inspiration Culture and Education, Pune 10 The E Factor - Expectations. NOT MET?

Vedic Oasis for Inspiration Culture and Education, Pune 11 The S Factor Give up unreasonable Expectaions Follow right definition of Success

Vedic Oasis for Inspiration Culture and Education, Pune 12 The S Factor - Sprint vs Marathon Wrong Deifinition of Success: 100 m sprint vs 100 km marathon Life goes on The lesson I've learnt in three words can be summarized LIFE is a PROCESS not a PRODUCT

Vedic Oasis for Inspiration Culture and Education, Pune 13 The S Factor - Give Your Best Right Definition of Success: Not only in getting the Best, but also in giving the Best Why you asked me to do something which I can ‘ t? What ‘ s the use of pushing if you can ‘ t move? What did I ask? To push it... When did I ask you to move it? Look at your musceles!!!

Vedic Oasis for Inspiration Culture and Education, Pune 14 The S Factor - External vs Internal Right Deifinition of Success: EXTERNAL or INTERNAL

Vedic Oasis for Inspiration Culture and Education, Pune 15 The C Factor Give up unreasonable Expectaions Follow right definition of Success Give up unhealthy Comparisons

Vedic Oasis for Inspiration Culture and Education, Pune 16 The C Factor - Fern vs Bamboo Give up unhealthy Comparisons FERN vs BAMBOO Fern Bamboo Height Time

Vedic Oasis for Inspiration Culture and Education, Pune 17 The C Factor - Everybody is Unique Compare with yourself and take inspirations from others Everybody is unique in his thoughts, behavior, personalities & nature Give up unhealthy Comparisons

Vedic Oasis for Inspiration Culture and Education, Pune 18 The A Factor Give up unreasonable Expectaions Follow right definition of Success Give up unhealthy Comparisons Appreciate & Accept what GOD has given

Vedic Oasis for Inspiration Culture and Education, Pune 19 The A Factor - Thank GOD Appreciate GOD's blessings If your basic needs are covered, you are richer than 75% of the rest of the world If you have some savings, you are part of 10% of the most prosperous people in the world. If you woke up today with no pain, you are luckier than most people

Vedic Oasis for Inspiration Culture and Education, Pune 20 The A Factor - Thank GOD Appreciate GOD's blessings If you have never known the dangers of war, loneliness of prison, you are better off than 500 million people of the world. If you saw you parents grow old together, you are almost unique If you smile and appreciate life, you are lucky, because lots of people can, but they don ’ t

Vedic Oasis for Inspiration Culture and Education, Pune 21 The A Factor - Thank GOD Appreciate GOD's blessings If you have someone whose hand you can hold, or you can hug, or even just a shoulder to touch, be happy - you will never be lonely If you can read this, you are blessed. Because more than two million people on this world cannot read. They don ’ t have their eyes

Vedic Oasis for Inspiration Culture and Education, Pune 22 The A Factor - Greatful / Great Fool Appreciate GOD's blessings: If you are not greatful, then you are a GREAT FOOL ! ! !

Vedic Oasis for Inspiration Culture and Education, Pune 23 The A Factor - Advertising Industry Appreciate GOD's blessings: Ungratefulness is created by the Advertising Industry Their aim is to create the needs and let people feel that they lack their products

Vedic Oasis for Inspiration Culture and Education, Pune 24 The A Factor - Advertising Industry Appreciate GOD's blessings: Ungratefulness is created by the Advertising Industry Have you ever seen an advertisement for the basic needs like air, water, chapatti, rice, vegetables etc?

Vedic Oasis for Inspiration Culture and Education, Pune 25 The P Factor Give up unreasonable Expectaions Follow right definition of Success Give up unhealthy Comparisons Appreciate & Accept what GOD has given Be Principled

Vedic Oasis for Inspiration Culture and Education, Pune 26 The P Factor - The Horse Story Be Princlipled: Don't try to satisfy everyone !

Vedic Oasis for Inspiration Culture and Education, Pune 27 The P Factor - It's bet'n you & GOD Be Princlipled: It's NOT between you and them, it's between YOU and the GOD! If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfishness and ulterior motives. Be kind anyway.

Vedic Oasis for Inspiration Culture and Education, Pune 28 The P Factor - It's bet'n you & GOD Be Princlipled: It's NOT between you and them, it's between YOU and the GOD! If you are successful, you will win some false friends and some true. Succeed anyway. Succeed anyway.

Vedic Oasis for Inspiration Culture and Education, Pune 29 The P Factor - It's bet'n you & GOD If you are honest and frank, people may call you naive, or may cheat you. Be Honest and Frank anyway. We are looking for somebody who thinks big on a small salary. Be Princlipled: It's NOT between you and them, it's between YOU and the GOD!

Vedic Oasis for Inspiration Culture and Education, Pune 30 The P Factor - It's bet'n you & GOD What you sepnd years building, someone could destroy overnight. Build anyway. Be Princlipled: It's NOT between you and them, it's between YOU and the GOD!

Vedic Oasis for Inspiration Culture and Education, Pune 31 The P Factor - It's bet'n you & GOD If you find some serenity and happiness, they may be jealous. Be Happy anyway. Be Princlipled: It's NOT between you and them, it's between YOU and the GOD!

Vedic Oasis for Inspiration Culture and Education, Pune 32 The P Factor - It's bet'n you & GOD The GOOD you do today, people will forget tomorrow. Do GOOD anyway. Be Princlipled: It's NOT between you and them, it's between YOU and the GOD!

Vedic Oasis for Inspiration Culture and Education, Pune 33 The P Factor - It's bet'n you & GOD Give the world the best you have, and it may never be enough. Give the world the best you have anyway. Be Princlipled: It's NOT between you and them, it's between YOU and the GOD!

Vedic Oasis for Inspiration Culture and Education, Pune 34 The P Factor - Don't Forget to Live Be Princlipled: Don't forget to LIVE! BODY HW SOUL USER MIND SW

Vedic Oasis for Inspiration Culture and Education, Pune 35 The P Factor - Viruses of the Soul Be Princlipled: The Viruses of SOUL!.

Vedic Oasis for Inspiration Culture and Education, Pune 36 The P Factor - How Viruses increase Be Princlipled: How these Viruses increase? INTOXICATION When we get intoxicated – by drugs or by liquor - then we lose track of reality. And then we indulge in self destructive activities.

Vedic Oasis for Inspiration Culture and Education, Pune 37 The P Factor - How Viruses increase GAMBLING With the hope of getting quick money, we get addicted and we end up losing more money than what we get. Be Princlipled: How these Viruses increase?

Vedic Oasis for Inspiration Culture and Education, Pune 38 The P Factor - How Viruses increase ILLICIT SEX Be Princlipled: How these Viruses increase?

Vedic Oasis for Inspiration Culture and Education, Pune 39 The P Factor - How Viruses increase MEAT EATING Those who sow the seeds of pain and hate cannot expect to reap the fruits of love and joy. As long as we slaughter animals, we will be slaughtered in the war fields. I feel that purely from the physical affect on human temperament, the humanity will be much better of by shifting to vegetarian diet Be Princlipled: How these Viruses increase?

Vedic Oasis for Inspiration Culture and Education, Pune 40 The E Factor Give up unreasonable Expectaions Follow right definition of Success Give up unhealthy Comparisons Appreciate & Accept what GOD has given Be Principled Endure difficulties with Faith

Vedic Oasis for Inspiration Culture and Education, Pune 41 The E Factor - Which Circle Endure Difficulties through faith O God, please give me the strength to change the things that I can change, the endurance to accept the things that I cannot, and the wisdom to know the difference.

Vedic Oasis for Inspiration Culture and Education, Pune 42 The E Factor - The CAKE Recipe Endure Difficulties through faith GOD's plan may be like The CAKE Recipe Problems cannot be solved at the same level of awareness that created them !

Vedic Oasis for Inspiration Culture and Education, Pune 43 How are your PIES? Physical Quotient - Prasad Intelligence Quotient - Svadhyaya Emotional Quotient - Satsang Spiritual Quotient - Sadhna

Vedic Oasis for Inspiration Culture and Education, Pune 44 PQ - Prasad It's not just the small morsel of sweet handed out after religious rituals, It's the MERCY of the LORD.

Vedic Oasis for Inspiration Culture and Education, Pune 45 IQ - Svadhyaya Real intelligence is not just the ability to process information. Intelligence is the ability to discriminate between the short- term and the long- term, the material and the spiritual and the harmful and the beneficial.

Vedic Oasis for Inspiration Culture and Education, Pune 46 EQ - Satsang Real satsang is the association of those who have sadachara. The ability to responsibly manage our own emotions and maturely respond to the emotions of others comes by observing and imbibing the example of selfless saints

Vedic Oasis for Inspiration Culture and Education, Pune 47 SQ - Sadhna Our daily spiritual discipline, sadhana, rejuvenates us through contact with God and helps us stay focused on our life's goals - spiritual and material The easiest and most effective sadhana in the current cosmic age is chanting of the holy names of God

Vedic Oasis for Inspiration Culture and Education, Pune 48 ABC for Inner Happiness Association of Spiritualists Book Reading Chanting Maha-Mantra

Vedic Oasis for Inspiration Culture and Education, Pune 49 A - Association of Spiritualists "Tell me who your friends are, and I will tell you who you are"

Vedic Oasis for Inspiration Culture and Education, Pune 50 Ralph Waldo Emerson B - Book Reading I owed a magnificent day to the Bhagavad Gita. It was the first of books. Nothing small or unworthy, but the voice of an old intelligence, that in another age had answered the same questions that exercise us today.

Vedic Oasis for Inspiration Culture and Education, Pune 51 A - Association of Spiritualists

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