*The Leaking Bucket*

1. You're a very religious person following divine path but you don't lower your gaze when you see a member of the opposite gender. (A leaking bucket)

2. You wake up early morning trying to do your Pooja / Path but your mind is elsewhere and before you know it, you're done with your prayers (A leaking bucket)

3. You're very kind to outsiders/people in general and speak with them gently but with your own family you're always harsh/rude. (A leaking bucket)

4. You honour and treat your guests well but when they leave, you gossip about them and talk about their flaws. (A leaking bucket)

5. You try to read as much religious books, listen to Satsang /Keertan, participate in social services/ Sewa but you swear,  insult, curse daily. (A leaking bucket)

6. You help others but you're doing it to gain something in return from them and not doing those acts of kindness selflessly. (A leaking bucket)

7. You frequently advice/preach others on religious matters but practice none yourself. 

(A leaking bucket)

8. You slander other devout persons out of hatred/spite when your views do not meet one another. (A leaking bucket)

9. You look down on others and feel more superior than them, judging their level of knowledge about religion based on external appearances (A leaking bucket) 

_We struggle to fill our Jeevans (the bucket) with Kamaayi of religious knowledge (the water), hoping it will retain inside but it is leaked by the many flaws (the holes) that we commit daily._

An excellent reminder for all, to try and patch these holes up so we may progress further on this beautiful path of life.

Focus on Needs rather than Luxuries

In last 10 years 10 major reasons for degradation of financial situation of a family

1. Everyone in a family owns smart phone

2. Vacations under social pressure

3. Buying a car as status symbol

4. Avoiding homemade food and unnecessarily eating hotel food on weekends

5. Brand conscious for saloons, parlours and cloths

6. Trying to make birthday and aniversary special by spending more money rather than time together

7. Grand wedding and family functions

8. Commercialisations of Schools, tutions and eduction

9. Spending what you haven’t yet earned.. loan and credit card

10. Spoiled lifestyle forcibly increases medical expenses.

*Income is not growing at the rate at which expenses is growing... results in more distress and less peace.*

Minimalistic is fantastic and in real sense futuristic.

What we need is:-

*Keep  focus on Needs rather than Luxuries*

3 skills

All relationship problems can be solved if every person would master all of these 3 skills

•     The ability to effectively communicate how they feel and think  abt the present moment
•     The ability to listen deeply to what the other person is saying about their needs n their conflicts
•     Everyone has to realize that nobody owes them anything other than accurate and honest information.

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• "Knowledge comes from learning. Wisdom comes from living."
• I am firm believer that u don’t meet anyone by accident.
• Sometimes v out grow ppl who r not growing….When people say "you've changed"
• If you've never failed, you've never tried anything new
• Cry as hard as u want to. But always make sure : when u stop crying, u vll never cry for the same reason again...Never let an old flame burn you twice 🔥

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• Mark Bustos works fulltime at a boutique salon, where prices start at $150. On sunday, his only day off, mark goes out onto the streets of NY city and gives free haircuts to homeless….Do something for nothing
• U r never going to be 100% ready n it’s never going to be just the right time, but that’s the point. It means that every moment is also the right moment. If you want it, u just have to do it….Anything can start now 🔥
• Some ppl just act like  they r trying to help u… dont be some ppl
• I think one of my favorite feelings is laughing vth someone n realizing half way thru how much u enjoy them n their existence.
• Don't be afraid to give up the good to go for the great. Everything significant requires some sacrifice.

I wish i knew earlier

• Everyone u love is going to die
• We give our lives meaning, if u feel like life is meaningless, that’s ur fault.
• The perfect partner doesn’t exist. Concentrate on finding  someone  who has a lot of qualities u like n the same values n build a fantastic relationship.
• Life is a game. Find the games u want to play, learn the rules, n find a way to be successful at the games u selected.
• Everything ends. Youth, love, life, all end, and that’s what makes them valuable.
• Be romantic about the little things
• Be a realist about the big things. Life is not a movie, u need to have a plan, have an artist’s ambition but an engineer's mindset.

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• Learn more, see more….All great leaders are readers 📚
• We experience great things when we surround ourselves with greatness…..the day that a little dog in mexico walked in the middle of a parade for the pope thinking it was for him
• Never let an old flame burn u twice… Your best teacher is your last mistake
• We are defined by the stories we tell ourselves 📚
• You can't fix yourself by breaking someone else….. Sometimes, hurricanes come thru our lives in the forms of ppl or as lessons. It sucks, v get hit hard n lose ourselves in the path of destruction. But no matter how bad u have been destroyed, just know that u can overcome. No matter how much of u has been broken, just know that u can always put urself together to be a champion again.