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Chaitanya Charan is an acclaimed author, speaker, and monk.
• Author of 25 books on yogic wisdom.
• Author of 4000 inspirational meditations on Bhagavad-gita.
• Speaker at TEDx, World Peace Conference and various prominent
universities and companies.
• Every year, gives 400 talks across 100 cities in 4 continents
Websites:
ChaitanyaCharan.com
GitaDaily.com
Introduction
Why discouraging situations occur –
understand destiny
How to see them - understand your power
How to respond – tap your power with a
new TAB
Summary
Overview
Fact
Fact
Analysis
Current
Actions
Current
Reactions
Destiny
Immediate Karma
Delayed Karma
Further
Delayed
Karma
•Analysis
Vidura-Dhritarashtra
Destiny determines the
consequences of our actions,
not our actions themselves
•Analysis
Transcendence
Transcendence
Transcendence
Expertise
Vasudeva-Kamsa-Devaki
Predestination is no
rationalization for
inaction
Rama
Accepted exile
Altered Sita’s abduction
Expertise
Shift in
Perspective
a
c
e
ACE
acronym
Nature often breaks things to make them
better
• Clouds broken to give rains
• Ground broken to make it tillable for plowing
• Grains broken to produce edible flour
• Edible foods broken to get energy
Our destiny
DIFFICULTIES CAN MAKE US
BETTER
OR
BITTER
BLAMING AND RESENTING
MAKES US BITTER
AND
MAKES THINGS WORSE
TAKING RESPONSIBILITY
MAKES US BETTER
AND
CAN MAKE THINGS BETTER
TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR:
THOUGHTS (T)
ATTITUDE (A)
BEHAVIOR (B)
RESPONSIBILITY FOR
THOUGHTS (T)
THOUGHTFUL OR THOUGHT-FULL
TIME SPENT ON THIKING ABOUT A
PROBLEM
CLARITYFORPROBLEM-SOLVING
RESPONSIBILITY FOR
ATTITUDE (A)
LIFE DETERMINES OUR PROBLEMS,
WE DETERMINE THEIR SIZE
SEE
PROBLEM
AS A BURDEN
OR
AS A DIFFICULT PHASE IN A
HIGHER PLAN FOR OUR EVOLUTION
RESPONSIBILITY FOR
BEHAVIOR (B)
NO MATTER HOW BAD THINGS ARE,
WE CAN MAKE THEM WORSE
WE ARE NEVER AS POWERLESS AS WE THINK !
NO MATTER HOW BAD THINGS ARE,
WE CAN MAKE THEM WORSE BETTER !
LIFE PRESENTS US WITH SITUATIONS,
WE CHOOSE OUR RESPONSE
WE CAN EITHER BE
FRETFUL
OR
FAITHFUL
WE CAN EITHER BE
RESENTFUL
OR
RESOURCEFUL
WE CAN EITHER BE
FEARFUL
OR
CHEERFUL
HOW WE BEHAVE IS UP TO US
DARK TIMES
ARE
LIKE A TUNNEL,
NOT A DUNGEON
UNMANAGEABLY DIFFICULT TIMES
CAN BE BROKEN INTO
MANAGEABLE UNITS OF TIME
OPEN A NEW TAB IN YOUR INNER
BROWSER TO SEE LIFE DIFFERENTLY

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Overcoming discouragement

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