Re: [silk] What does "success" mean?

2015-08-26 Thread Charles Haynes
"Save all sentient beings, overcome all imperfection, completely know the Dharma, attain enlightenment." -- Charles

Re: [silk] What does "success" mean?

2015-08-25 Thread Mohit
Hi, I'm going to play a bit of a spoilsport here... Success is achieving the goals that you set for yourself. In my extremely humble opinion, it encompasses everything that has been written on this thread so far. And it makes it doubly important to make our goals in all spheres of life explicit,

Re: [silk] What does "success" mean?

2015-08-25 Thread Thaths
On Wed, Aug 26, 2015 at 1:34 PM Deepa Mohan wrote: > I'd add having good health to this mix. > My definition of success (based on the campsite rule): To leave the world in a better shape than it was when I came into it. Unfortunately, I have no idea whether I am succeeding or failing in this.

Re: [silk] What does "success" mean?

2015-08-25 Thread Bhaskar Dasgupta
Creation Time: 08/10/2003 16:52:20 02. What Is Success What is success? To laugh often and much; To win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; To earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false

Re: [silk] What does "success" mean?

2015-08-25 Thread Deepa Mohan
I'd add having good health to this mix. SATP (Sorry About Top Posting), but Gmail makes it much easier to do it, alas. On Wed, Aug 26, 2015 at 8:59 AM, Udhay Shankar N wrote: > Interesting and thought-provoking post by my friend Anu. The relevant > bit is reproduced below. What's *your* definiti

[silk] What does "success" mean?

2015-08-25 Thread Udhay Shankar N
Interesting and thought-provoking post by my friend Anu. The relevant bit is reproduced below. What's *your* definition of success? https://anulife.wordpress.com/2015/08/23/defining-success/ I’m not entirely sure, but I do think my solution set encompasses a few things: Something about personal