What is success and what is failure? We understand that to be successful is to arrive, to get somewhere and so we worship success. When a poor boy grows upto become a multi-millionaire, or an average student becoems the prime minister one day, he’s feted for being successful.
Is success an absolute or is it an idea we pursue? Because the moment one arrives’, there’s always a point further ahead at which one has yet to arrive. In the pursuit of success we are faced with challenges and conflicts. Even when you have “arrived”, there’s no rest for you because now you want to go still ahead; you want more. The pursuit of success is the desire for ‘more’, and a mind that’s constantly demanding ‘more’ is not an intelligent mind; on the contrary, it’s a mediocre, stupid mind, because its demand for ‘more’ implies a constant struggle in terms of the pattern which society has set for it.
What’s contentment, and what’s discontent? Discontent is hankering for ‘more’, and contentment is the cessation of that struggle; but you cannot come to a state of contentment without understanding the whole process of the ‘more’, and why the mind demands it.
If you fail an examination, for example, you would perhaps take it again. But by themselves, examinations and your performance in them don’t really reveal your true worth. Passing an examination is largely a feat of memory, or it may be a matter of chance; but you strive to pass your examinations, and if you don’t succeed, you keep at it. With most of us it’s the same process in everyday life. We’are struggling to achieve something, and we’ve never paused to enquire if the way we are dealing with it is the right way. It’s only when we’ve understood the significance or insignificance of wanting ‘more’ that we cease to think in terms of failure and success.
We’re all so afraid to fail’, to make mistakes, not only in examinations but also in life. To make a mistake is considered terrible because we’ll be criticised for it. If we’re afraid of making mistakes, we’ll never learn. The ideal of success is held up for us to follow; and success is always in terms of respectability. Even the saint in his so-called spiritual achievements must become respectable, otherwise he has no recognition, no following.
So we’re always thinking in terms of success, in terms of ‘more’, and the ‘more’ is a relative ideal dependent on what prevailing social norms consider to be respectable. If you do not live up to that societal ideal, you are likely to be called a failure. But if you love to do something with all your being, you are then not concerned with success and failure. However, very few have the evolved perspective that allows them space to think intelligent person is to see things as they are and understand the problem - which is not necessarily about bracketing action in terms of being orienged towards success or failure. It’s only when we don’t really love what we’re doing, that we think in those terms. Didn’t a wise person say. “Success is a relatrive term; there’s nothing absolute about it?”
What we think of as success today might be thought of as failure in another time and situation and vice versa. It would be in our best interest to view both what we call success and failure as relative states, and so treat both success and failure with equanimity.

BENEFITS OF AMLA

* To Improve eyesight, have amla juice mixed with honey, Amla juice also helps people who have cataract.

* Amla or goosebery, as it’s also known, is rich in chromium, which makes it very beneficial for diabetics. It is known to stimulate the isolated group of cells that secrete the hormone insulin. This decreases blood sugar.

* Want to have a healthy heart, Have plenty of gooseberries. They’re known to strengthen heart muscles, which in turnpump more blood in your body and make you healthy.

* Since amla is rich in antibacterial qualities, it helps the body fight infection. It builds up immunity, which makes people more resistant to diseaeses.

* Suffering from an upset stomach? opt for the amla. With its powerful laxative qualities, amla is great for curing diarrhoea and dysentery.

* It is a commonly used ingredientin several hair tonics because it is known to curb hair loss, stimulate growth and strengthen the roots.

* Studies say that having amla powder mixed with honey and butter before a meal will improve appetite.

* To get relief from acidity, mix one gram of amla powder with sugar and add it to a glass of water or milk and drink it twice a day.

* Amla is extremely rich in Vitamin C as well as calcium, phosphorus, iron, and Vitamin B, which makes it a very healthy option to include in your diet.

* Amla is also great for food absorption and will help you digest your meals better.