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\"RNS_ocean_walk.jpg\"<\/a><\/span>“Imagine there is a puddle. When it rains, the puddle is filled
\nwith water. When it doesn’t, the puddle dries up. Now compare that to
\nthe ocean. The ocean is so deep, it doesn’t matter if it rains above or
\nit is dry weather. Your inner depth should be as much as the ocean, so
\nyou are not fazed by the external praise or criticism. For that, you
\nmust truly do work that is meaningful to you, have love in your heart
\nfor others and help people. And when you achieve inner depth, the
\nexternal world’s rewards won’t matter to you as much.”<\/em><\/b><\/i><\/p>\n

– His Holiness Radhanath Swami<\/a> to bestselling author Chetan Bhagat<\/a><\/div>\n


\nTaken from Chetan Bhagat’s blog entry, The Ocean<\/a>:<\/p>\n

A parting word –<\/strong> I want to end
\nby sharing a small incident. The night before the release of 2 States, I
\nwas super tense. I went to the ISKCON temple in Chowpatty and met His
\nHoliness Radhanath Swami, an American gentleman who moved to India
\nseveral decades ago and devoted his life to serve God. I told him I
\ncouldn’t sleep because of the anxiety over the fact that there will be
\na million judgments on my work, both positive and negative, in the
\ncoming days. He told me this:<\/p>\n

“Imagine there is a puddle. When it rains, the puddle is filled
\nwith water. When it doesn’t, the puddle dries up. Now compare that to
\nthe ocean. The ocean is so deep, it doesn’t matter if it rains above or
\nit is dry weather. Your inner depth should be as much as the ocean, so
\nyou are not fazed by the external praise or criticism. For that, you
\nmust truly do work that is meaningful to you, have love in your heart
\nfor others and help people. And when you achieve inner depth, the
\nexternal world’s rewards won’t matter to you as much.”<\/em><\/p>\n

<\/em>
\nI don’t think I am as deep as the ocean yet. But I am trying.
\nMeanwhile, I just felt I will share this with you, so you may apply it
\nin some aspects of your life. Whatever happens outside, it doesn’t
\nmatter as much if there is a calm stillness in you.<\/p>\n

????  ??????  ??????  ??????<\/p>\n

(may all beings in this world be happy)<\/p>\n

Love and Blessings,
\nMe<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Thank you, Chetan, for sharing this.<\/p>\n

Read the whole post here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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